Biography
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Years Active
1982 – present (42 years)
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Founded In
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Members
- Chris O'Connor
- Darren Garth
- Mick Morris
- Paul Stewart
- Vladimir Juric
Painters and Dockers were formed in Melbourne, Australia around 1982. They were regulars on the Pub circuit. The unusual name was chosen early in the bands career when playing at a pub frequented by the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union, the band had no name and chose Painters and Dockers for the event. The Painters and Dockers released six albums between 1984 and 1994, which featured a selection of sarcastic and amusing singles, such as "Die Yuppie Die" from 1988's Kiss My Art and pro-queer and anti-monarchy "I Know Better Queens Than That" from 1994's The Things That Matter. Their greatest chart success was achieved with 1985's Nude School which received air play on a number of commercial radio stations and which was marked by its controversial lyrics and video clip.
In the earlier years, they were the headline act at the Port Melbourne Festival, and in a Government initiative called Rockin' The Rails, played songs from the back of a train, as it stopped at various Melbourne stations, including Ringwood, Camberwell and Flinders St.
There has never been another Painter and Dockers ;)
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