{"id":617636,"date":"2026-10-01T17:40:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/617636\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:40:31","slug":"silverchair-makes-decision-amid-pleas-to-reunite-for-special-performance-at-nrl-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/617636\/","title":{"rendered":"Silverchair makes decision amid pleas to reunite for special performance at NRL grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie music<\/a> legends Silverchair have taken to social media to address calls for them to reunite for Sunday\u2019s NRL<\/a> grand final between the Newcastle Knights<\/a> and Sydney Roosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sadly for fans of the rock band behind Freak, Anthem for the Year 2000 and Straight Lines, there appears no Tomorrow for the three-piece, who announced an \u201cindefinite hiatus\u201d in 2011.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Silverchair rules out NRL grand final reunion performance<\/p>\n

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Former frontman Daniel Johns hosed down appeals for them to reform as a one-off, but said that \u201cfor the first time in ages, the three of us actually agree wholeheartedly about something. GO KNIGHTS.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about the Knights this weekend. We love how footy brings this community together and it\u2019s pretty special watching the whole Steel City get behind the boys,\u201d Johns said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to everyone who\u2019s asked if we\u2019re playing before the game.<\/p>\n

\"DanielDaniel Johns, centre, with former Silverchair bandmates Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou. Credit: View<\/p>\n

Newcastle legend Andrew Johns famously \u201ckidnapped\u201d his namesake in the wake of the Knights\u2019 maiden premiership win in 1997, dragging the then 18-year-old frontman out of bed with his own rendition of the band\u2019s chart-topper, Freak.\u201cWe\u2019re too rusty, so sorry, no can do.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won\u2019t be taking the stage, but we\u2019ll be supporting as loudly as everyone else and there in spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johns, along with brother Matthew, said earlier this week he had attempted to make contact with Daniel in a bid to pull off one of rock\u2019s more unlikely reunions.<\/p>\n

The band have not performed since 2010 and announced their split the following year.<\/p>\n

Bassist Chris Joannou and drummer Ben Gillies \u2014 in their 2023 memoir Love and Pain \u2014 described the final years of Silverchair as an \u201cemotional rollercoaster\u201d, claiming they didn\u2019t know the band was ending until an alert from their management that a press release was imminent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to scream,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t have ended like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the very least, we owed it to ourselves to have a face-to-face adult conversation and make the decision together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johns said previously: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t even get Silverchair back together again for $1 million<\/a> and a gun to my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AndrewAndrew Johns famously \u2018kidnapped\u2019 Daniel Johns. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

The NRL has faced criticism about its grand final entertainment after talks with Tones and I broke down<\/a>, and Kylie Minogue<\/a> grabbed headlines with her performance at the AFL<\/a> grand final.<\/p>\n

On Monday NRL supremo Pater V\u2019landys\u00a0teased a mystery 11-minute slot<\/a> before kick off at Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n

And the league will honour Jai Arrow<\/a>, who has become one of the public faces of the fight against MND in Australia.<\/p>\n

Arrow will complete a lap of honour while Aussie musicians perform the iconic song You\u2019ll Never Walk Alone.<\/p>\n

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