Journey with Chris as he explores a 240 gigabyte archive comprised entirely of live Neil Finn. Every second week a new episode of performance highlights and Finn related musings. Live Neil Finn from across the decades; we are talking Crowded House, Finn Brothers, Split Enz, solo Neil....all that good stuff!
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Ep 85 - Crispy Band (Crowded House, Palais Theatre Melbourne, 29 Oct 2025) (01:53:27)
Chris crosses the Tasman into the mighty city of Melbourne for multiple nights of Crowded House at the Palais Theatre. Melbourne local Darryl put his audiance mics to work at the show and a few weeks later we put our heads together to listen back to first night (29/10/25). Lots of new material to digest! Performances include: Too Good For This World, In My Own Shell, It Was A Small Detail, At The Station, Pearly Shells, The Howl, New York Mining Disaster, Sweet Dreams, Last Summer. Plu...
Ep 84 - Eternally Repentant (Neil Finn - Melbourne, Festival Hall, Dec 12 1998) (02:12:56)
Greg Cooper joins us from Melbourne to reconnect with the Try Whistling This era and to go deep diving with Neil Finn & his band live at Festival Hall Dec 12 1998. Performances include: King Tide, Sinner Faster Than Light, Four Seasons In One Day, Fingers of Love, Loose Tounge, Try Whistling This Astro, When You Come, Suffer Never. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the mo...
Ep 83 - Enz To End (Second Thoughts) (01:51:36)
Time to drop your lovers noose and swing! The next episode in the ENZ TO END series is upon us. The mighty Second Thoughts from 1976 is up for discussion. Dave, Chris & Adam give you all their thoughts on the album including a rating for every song. Hopefully all this enthusiasm and excitement spurs you on to go buy the remixed/remastered boxset of Mental Notes/Second Thoughts/Beginning Of The Enz out Nov 14th. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a ...
Ep 82 - Losing Blood & Getting More & More Remote (Crowded House Melbourne, 2 Dec 2008, pt 2/2) (01:26:24)
Darryl returns to finish the job in the second part of Crowded House in Melbourne 2 December 2008. Performances include: Lucky Lola, Cars Collide, Private Universe, Throw Your Arms Around Me. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hosting fees, riverside video chat platform, editing software & cloud space. Big thank yous if you are in a position ...
Ep 81 - If You Bleed Enough You Start To Hallucinate (Crowded House -2 December 2008, The Forum, Melbourne) (01:14:40)
Darryl dials in from Melbourne to discuss his #1 Crowded House show; 2 December 2008 at The Forum in Melbourne. The audio is stellar from this show, in part due to Darryl's labour of love remastering a bunch of underappreciated Finn shows. This episode is part 1 of 2. Performances include World where you live, Isolation, Pineapple head, Amsterdam, Bernards magic shop & Chocolate cake. Your humble host's band Cowboy Dan also just dropped their debut album Dreams That Feel Like Falli...
Ep 80 - Many Different Moods, All Of Them Good (Split Enz, Sound Relief, Melbourne 2009) (00:53:47)
Amongst word of the Split Enz 2026 reunion excitement, Chris revisits the most recent Enz appearance, Sound Relief Melbourne 14 March 2009. Performances include Shark Attack, Message To My Girl, Dirty Creature, Pioneer/Six Months In A Leaky Boat, History Never Repeats, I See Red. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hosting fees, riverside video ch...
Ep 79 - Mass Collective Will (Crowded House, Pinkpop Festival 23 May 1994) (01:21:18)
Jamilah dials in from New Jersey buzzing from having attended multiple Bad Religion shows during the week. She successfully turns her focus to Neil Finn, artists taking firm politcal stands and the merits of Crowded House live at Pinkpop festival 23 May 1994. Performances include Fingers Of Love, Private Universe, There Goes God and Weather With You. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards ...
Ep 78 - This Place Sucks For Astronomy (Neil Finn, Reverb, Toronto 17 Nov 1998) (01:54:06)
Charles dials in from Toronto to share his very own, wonderfully captured, recording of Neil Finn live at Reverb 17 November 1998. Performances include Message To My Girl, Distant Sun, Ultra Marine, Souvenir, Spirit Of The Stairs, Snake Charm Boogie, Its Only Natural. Episode cover: It's Only Natural by Crawlspace. Give youself some spooks and check out Charles' macabre fiction output over at: https://tombstonealley.ca Get ready to salivate with Charles over at Ficken Chic...
Ep 77 - Enz To End (Mental Notes with special guest Mike Chunn) (02:05:37)
Mike Chunn joins Chris, Adam & Dave to talk 50 years of Mental Notes. Mike shares reflections and insights regarding the writing and recording of Mental Notes before contributing his own 0-5 ranking for every track on the record. After bidding Mike farewell, Dave Chris & Adam continue for another hour in spirited disagreement to explain and defend their own scoring for each track. Where does it all land? Join us and find out. Enjoy Frenz! Episode cover is Time For A Change sent in by...
Ep 76 - Enz to End (The Beginning Of The Enz) (01:56:40)
240 is pivoting for a series of episodes... Presenting 'Enz To End.' A series where Dave, Adam and Chris dive into a track by track breakdown of every album, scoring the tunes accordingly. Thus we find ourselves at the very start of the discography; 'The Beginning Of The Enz'. Enjoy friends. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hostin...
Ep 75 - Pile Of Maggots (Songwriters Circle, Neil Finn with Ryan Adams & Janis Ian, Bush Hall, London, October 2011) (01:06:31)
Jamie joins us again to reflect on his first hand experience of the Songwriters Circle gig at London's Bush Hall October 2011. He talks to the atmosphere, the performances and of course, the elusive and frequently discussed fall out between Neil Finn and Ryan Adams. Juicy. Performances include Distant Sun, Golden Child, Don't Dream Its Over and Weather With You. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes direc...
Ep 74 - High Risk Strategy (Neil Finn, Bush Hall, London 3 Feb 2010) (01:31:34)
Jamie from Yorkshire dials in to express the collective joy that was Neil Finn at Bush Hall in London on 3 February 2010. This sold out fan-club only show was filled with requests, spontaneous deep cuts, collaborations with audiance members and gentle renditions of soon to be released Intriguer tunes. Performances include Try Whistling This, Anytime, Last To Know, Love You Til The Day I Die, Twice If You're Lucky, Elephants & I Feel Possessed. Listener cover : Anytime by Jonathan & ...
Ep 73 - Work In Progress (Finn Brothers, Auckland Tabac, 14 May 2003) (01:39:52)
An intimate performance at the Neil Finn owned bar Tabac, sees the Finn Brothers workshopping songs for Everyone Is Here prior to heading overseas to lay them down with Tony Visconti. Louis from Brighton joins the chat to highlight the curiosities and help give what became album b-sides their day in the sun. Performances include: Tell me come on, Land torments the sea, Homesick, A Life between us, Faraway children, Gentle hum, Sunset swim, Way back down, Everyday Alright. Episode cover: Don't...
Ep 72 Orange men of the good kind (Crowded House, Isle Of Wight, June 21 2024) (01:18:24)
Louis dials in from Brighton to talk Crowded House, Isle of Wight festival, 21 June 2024. Performances include World Where You Live, Teenage Summer, Pineapple Head, When You Come, The Howl, Weather With You. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hosting fees, riverside video chat platform, editing software & cloud space. Big thank yous if ...
Ep 71 - Young Thighs Trembling (Finn Brothers Los Angeles KCRW Feb 29 1988) (01:16:20)
Finn Brothers, 29 February 1988, Los angeles KCRW's SNAP. Performances include: Six Months in a Leaky Boat, Throw Your Arms Around Me, Fraction Too Much Friction, Charlie, Coca Cola Kid Jingle, She Got Body She Got Soul, Message to My Girl, Show a Little Mercy, Better Be Home Soon, Bye Bye Love, The Jazz Butcher, Dirty Creature, Poor Boy, I Hope I Never, Song for Noel, Whaling, You Send Me, Now We're Getting Somewhere, Goodnight Irene, Pokarekare Ana You can significantly support the continua...
Ep 70 - Motorbloating (Split Enz, Pinkpop festival, November 23 1980) (01:53:22)
Enz friend Si Barker dials in to talk through a killer soundboard recording of Split Enz live in Holland at Pinkpop festival November 23 1980. Featured performances include: Poor Boy, My mistake, I wouldn't dream of it, I hope I never, Nobody takes me seriously, I see red, Horse to water, Shark attack. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hosting f...
Ep 69 - Word Painting (Neil Finn & APO, Auckland 10 March 2018, part 2 of 2) (01:33:02)
Buenos Aires' finest, Patricio, graces the episode to examine the second half of Neil Finn's Out Of Silence showcase at Silo Park, 10 March 2018. Performances include: Widows Peak, Second Nature, Law Is Always On Your Side, Terrorize Me, Where's My Room, Impressions, One Step Ahead, Four Seasons In One Day, Better Be Home Soon. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly co...
Ep 68 - Existential Angst (Neil Finn & APO, Auckland 10 March 2018) (01:16:16)
Patricio dials in from Buenos Aires to enhance our musical knowledge while breaking down the piano-centric performance by Neil Finn & the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. Silo Park, Auckland, 10 March 2018. Out of Silence fans unite! Performances include Love is emotional, Independence day, Chameleon days, More than one of you and Alone. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towar...
Ep 67 - Great Teachers (Finns & Eddie Vedder performances 1995 - 2024) (01:39:01)
My old pal and like minded musical obsessive Chris Jeffs dials in from Melbourne. We attempt to sustain the afterglow of November's Pearl Jam tour by exploring a handful of recordings where the Finn family have shared the stage with Pearl Jam, or where Eddie Vedder has crashed a Crowded House/Neil Finn show. Throw Your Arms Around Me (Auckland 2024), Not Given Lightly (Auckland 2009), I Got You, Better Be Home Soon (Christchurch 2009), Habit (Auckland 2014), History never repeats (Auckland 1...
Ep 66 - A Slightly Expanding Girth (FM Radio Appearances 1992, 1996) (01:07:24)
A lazy, but on schedule, episode compiling three glorious promotional radio appearances. Dubbed from radio to cassette and transferred to digital after all these years! Crowded House, England, Radio 1, 18th June 1992. Performances include Don't Dream It's Over, Weather With You, Four Seasons In One Day. Crowded House,Toronto, The Edge, 1996. Performances include Instinct, I Feel Possessed, Don't Dream It's Over. Finn Brothers, San Francisco, KROG, 1996. Performances include Suf...
Ep 65 - Three Wise Owls (Finn Brothers, Nov 15 2004, Wellington) (01:17:16)
Act 2 of Finn Brothers live at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington on November 15 2004. Greg Cooper joins from Melbourne to partake in the brotherly love. Performances include Luckiest Man Alive, Disembodied Voices, A Life Between Us, I Got You, Won't Give In. Check out Greg Cooper's South Of The River EP on Spotify at the link below. https://open.spotify.com/album/6JTMQAye5wCN1ZNURoshOc?si=hezIONDlSQ6lUD1qGGdMIw Episode cover: It's Only Natural by Louis Evans, Chris Cl...
Ep 64 - Deft Chunder (Finn Brothers, Nov 15 2004, Wellington) (01:01:48)
Greg Cooper dials in from Melbourne to explore the themes of Everyone Is Here and to listen back on the highlights of the Finn Brothers live at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on November 15 2004. Performances include Anything Can Happen, Nothing Wrong With You, Edible Flowers. Check out Greg Cooper's South Of The River EP on Spotify at the link below. Greg's cover of Private Universe is included in the episode. https://open.spotify.com/album/6JTMQAye5wCN1ZNURoshOc?si=he...
Ep 63 - Fangale (Solo acoustic Fang Radio 2020, 2021) (00:51:40)
Time for the finale. Rob D dials me one last time to help break down the best of the solo acoustic Neil Finn performances on Fang Radio in 2020 & 2021. Performances include Last To Know, Elephants, Fall At Your Feet & Gentle Hum. Bloody marvelous. You can significantly support the continuation of the 240 podcast for a donation of just a couple dollars per month. This goes directly towards covering the monthly cost of buzzsprout hosting fees, riverside video chat platform, edit...
Ep 62 - That's a dark song. Sucks to be you. Selfie? (Fang Radio solo performances 2020/2021) (01:44:24)
Rob D dials in from Richmond for a deep dive into a final handful of solo live performances on Fang Radio in 2020 & 2021. Conversation centres around the arrangements, lyrical interpretation, music theory and comparison to the original studio versions. Performances include World Where You Live, Hole In The River, Missing Person & Dizzy Heights. Chris is also recently back from multiple nights of Crowded House at the Sydney Opera House. He reflects on the experience with help fr...
Ep 61 - The Willy Banjo (Crowded House, Manchester Oct 8 2024) (01:50:55)
North Yorkshire's most loveable metalhead Rob D completes his conversion into the Crowded House initiated by attending the show at Manchester's Co-op Live. Being the top bloke that he is, he made the effort to bootleg that shit and discuss the recordings with me after. Big thanks to his brother Andy and his mates Paul & Brooke for their voices and willingness to share their words! Songs featured in some capacity: Weather with you, Recurring dream Teenage summer, Fall at your feet, to the...
