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Formed early in the new millenium by Joel O'Keeffe on vocals and his
younger brother, Ryan, on drums, Airbourne hails from the rural Victorian
town of Warrnambool, AUSTRALIA.
Instantly convinced that their futures lay in Rock 'n' Roll, it would
take the O'Keeffe brothers several years to find like-minded musicians
in their hometown. After a few false starts that saw the band perform
as a three-piece with a now long-gone bass player, Joel was introduced
to guitarist David Roads when the two worked at the Hotel Warrnambool.
Bringing their guitars to work and after their shifts, jamming on song
ideas, Roads was soon asked to join the O'Keeffe brothers for a jam at
their house. Bassist Justin Street completed the picture in 2003.
One year later the quartet released the appropriately-titled "Ready
To Rock", their 8-track EP debut.
Already having slayed audiences on the main stage at the 2006 Big Day
Out, Airbourne have also shared the stage with The
Rolling Stones, Motley Crue, The
Living End to name drop a few. In 2006 the group got their biggest
break yet when, after a huge amount of interest from several international
labels, they relocated to Los Angeles to begin work on what would become
their first full-length album, "Runnin' Wild"; the 11-song set
was released in Australia in June 2007 and is due for a worldwide re-release
on Roadrunner Records in early 2008; it includes the single "Too
Much, Too Young, Too Fast".
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