The Sunsets Farewell Tour was a 2010 concert tour of Australian rock band Powderfinger

Powderfinger

Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....

. This was their last concert tour following the announcement on 9 April 2010, that they would be breaking-up after their "Sunsets" tour, saying it would be their last ever as the band had musically said everything they wanted to say. It coincided with the release of their final album, Golden Rule, released on 13 November 2009.

In a statement read by Bernard Fanning, the band said:

"With the completion of our last album, Golden Rule, we feel that we have said all that we want to say as a musical group. We firmly believe that it is our most complete and satisfying album and can't think of a better way to farewell our fans than with music that we all believe in and also with, hopefully, our best tour to date."

The band also stated, regarding the setlist, that their first album Parables for Wooden Ears

Parables for Wooden Ears

Parables for Wooden Ears was the debut studio album released by the Australian band Powderfinger. It was released on 18 July 1994 by Polydor Records, after recording at Melbourne's Metropolis Studios in February 1994....

probably wouldn't feature so much, Fanning laughing while saying, "we're going to play that in its entirety." Most of the songs performed were from their most successful albums Internationalist

Internationalist (album)

Internationalist is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band, Powderfinger. The album was released on 7 September 1998 and was often labelled Powderfinger's most adventurous work, with greater experimentation than in previous works....

, Odyssey Number Five

Odyssey Number Five

Odyssey Number Five is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, produced by Nick DiDia and released on 4 September 2000. The album was the band's shortest yet, focusing on social, political, and emotional issues that had appeared in prior works, especially Internationalist.The...

and Vulture Street

Vulture Street

Vulture Street is the fifth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Music on 29 July 2003. Produced by Nick DiDia, Vulture Street was certified platinum, and spent 47 weeks on the ARIA Charts and peaked at #1...

as well as singles "These Days

These Days (Powderfinger song)

"These Days" is an alternative rock song from Powderfinger's fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five, which was released in 2000. The song was also released on Powderfinger's 2004 compilation album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000....

" and "Bless My Soul

Bless My Soul

"Bless My Soul" is a single from Powderfinger's first "best of" album, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000. The other new song on the album, "Process This," was not released as a single...

".

Tour Dates

1 September - Newcastle

3 September - Gold Coast

4 September - Brisbane

5 September - Brisbane

7 September - Tamworth

9 September - Wollongong

10 September - Melbourne

11 September - Melbourne

13 September - Hobart

16 September - Adelaide

18 September - Sydney

19 September - Sydney

22 September - Perth

23 September - Perth

24 September - Perth

26 September - Darwin

28 September - Cairns

29 September - Cairns

1 October - Townsville

2 October - Townsville

3 October - Mackay

7 October - Rockhampton

8 October - Caloundra (Music Festival)

9 October - Toowoomba

12 October - Canberra

13 October - Albury

15 October - Bendigo

16 October - Ballarat

29 October - Melbourne

30 October - Adelaide

6 November - Sydney

10 November - Brisbane

12 November - Brisbane

13 November - Brisbane

Setlist

Main Set

Love Your Way

Love Your Way

"Love Your Way" is a 2004 single from Powderfinger's fifth studio album Vulture Street. It was the second single released from Vulture Street and reached #37 on the Australian music chart....

Lost and Running

Lost and Running

"Lost and Running" is a song by Australian rock group Powderfinger. It was released as the first single from the group's sixth studio album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. It is the band's twenty-second single and peaked at No. 5 on the Australian chart, the group's second highest charting...

Burn Your Name

Burn Your Name

"Burn Your Name" is the second single off the band's seventh and final album Golden Rule. The song was written by Powderfinger and the music video features the band in Thailand.-Track listing:...

Sunsets

Sunsets

"Sunsets" is a song released as the third single from Australian rock band Powderfinger's fifth studio album, Vulture Street. The single was released on 4 January 2004 in Australia and New Zealand....

Bless My Soul

Bless My Soul

"Bless My Soul" is a single from Powderfinger's first "best of" album, Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000. The other new song on the album, "Process This," was not released as a single...

Sail the Wildest Stretch

Sail the Wildest Stretch

"Sail the Wildest Stretch" is the third single from Golden Rule and the second-last single by alternative rock band Powderfinger.On 15 May 2010, "Sail the Wildest Stretch" was used as the credit song to the special Australian program featured on Channel 9 titled Homecoming, of Jessica Watson's...

Thrilloilogy

Already Gone

Already Gone (Powderfinger song)

"Already Gone" is a song from Powderfinger's third studio album Internationalist. It was released as a single on 12 February 1999.Australian Idol's first season runner-up Shannon Noll performed "Already Gone" in the 22 September episode of Australian Idol 2003 as his contribution to the Australian...

, My Kind of Scene

My Kind of Scene

"My Kind of Scene" is a song by Australian rock band Powderfinger. the song was initially written for their fourth studio album Odyssey Number Five however the band was requested to contribute a song to the soundtrack for the 2000 film Mission: Impossible 2...

, Living Type

Living Type

"Living Type" is the third single released from Powderfinger's second album Double Allergic. The single was released on 11 November 1996. The song, written by Bernard Fanning, the band's lead singer, concerned the victims of Charles Manson. The song was well received by the public, who voted it...

 or The Metre

Small Stage

Like a Dog

Stumblin'

Stumblin'

"Stumblin" is a song released as a promotional single from Australian rock group Powderfinger's first live album These Days: Live in Concert...

, Rockin' Rocks, Jewel, Iberian Dream or Belter

Main Stage

Whatever Makes You Happy or Nobody Sees

Nobody Sees

"Nobody Sees" is a song by Powderfinger from their sixth album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. It is the third single from the album and was released in Australia on 1 December 2007...

Private Man or (Return of) The Electric Horsemen

My Happiness

Passenger

Passenger (Powderfinger song)

"Passenger" is a song from Powderfinger's third studio album Internationalist. It was released as a single on 9 August 1999, and reached #30 on the Australian music chart. The single was nominated for Single of the year in 2000 at the Australian ARIA Music Awards...

Encore #1

Capoicity

Pick You Up

Pick You Up

"Pick You Up" is the first single released from Powderfinger's second album Double Allergic. The single was released on 13 April 1996, and was Powderfinger's first moderate success both on commercial and Indie radio stations, and the most successful single from the album reaching #23 on the ARIA...

(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind

(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind

" On My Mind" is a song on Powderfinger's fifth studio album Vulture Street. It was released as a single in 2003 and reached #9 on the Australian music chart, the band's third highest charting single to date.-Background:After two albums of Powderfinger releasing singles that were either acoustic...

Encore #2

These Days

These Days (Powderfinger song)

"These Days" is an alternative rock song from Powderfinger's fourth studio album, Odyssey Number Five, which was released in 2000. The song was also released on Powderfinger's 2004 compilation album Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000....