28 Days are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1997, by mainstay members Jay Dunne as lead vocalist, guitarist Simon Hepburn, and bassist Damian Gardiner. Their second studio album Upstyledown (July 2000), peaked at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. Their singles, "Rip It Up" (May 2000), "Say What?" (November 2001) and "What's the Deal?" (October 2002), all reached the associated ARIA Singles Chart top 40. After declining popularity following their 2004 album, Extremist Makeover, the band released a greatest hits album 10 Years of Cheap Fame (March 2007) before separating later that year. They reformed in 2009 to support long time friends Bodyjar on their End is Now Tour. 28 Days have released no new material since "Unmarked Graves" (April 2015). Their drummer, Scott Murray, died after being struck by a car in November 2001, aged 22.
History
1997–1999: Formation to Kid Indestructible
28 Days were formed in Frankston, Victoria in October 1996 by James "Jay" Dunne on lead vocals, Simon Hepburn on lead guitar (the pair had worked together both on graffiti and in several punk and hardcore bands including Mindsnare, S.I.C., and Self Reliance), Damian Gardiner on bass guitar and Adam Nanscawen ( Adam Bomber) on drums.
Their self-titled debut album, was released independently in March 1998 via Stubble Records. National youth radio Triple J played its tracks, "Kool" and "La Tune", on high rotation. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Tonuma was nominated for Engineer of the Year for his work.
2000–2002:Upstyledown and Stealing Chairs
28 Days released another five-track EP, Here We Go (February 2000), which included the single, "Sucker". The EP debuted at number 21 on the ARIA Charts. "Rip It Up" was released in May and peaked at number 12. Two further singles were released from the album, "Goodbye" and "Song for Jasmine".
Vince Jukic joined in August 2002 as Murray's replacement on drums. The band released "Take Me Away", in that month, as the lead single from their third studio album, Stealing Chairs (September 2002). The damage was allegedly in response to an open letter that the Drugs' lead singer, Ian Baddley (Matt Downey), had posted on his band's website. A report in The Age concluded that Baddley was "accusing [Dunne] of being homophobic and using hateful labels." In March 2006, the band self-released a six-track EP, Bring 'Em Back, and another DVD, When Dickheads Snap 3 which was only available at 28 Days shows. The band announced their 10 Years of Cheap Fame Tour and a compilation album of the same name appeared in March 2007. The band retired late in 2007.
Discography
Studio albums
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! scope="row" |Stealing Chairs
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- Released: September 2002
- Label: Sputnik / Mushroom (335712)
- Format: CD, CD+DVD
| 6 || —
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- ARIA: Gold
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! scope="row" |Extremist Makeover
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- Released: October 2004
- Label: Sputnik / Mushroom (338275)
- Format: CD
| 31 || —
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Compilation albums
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! scope="row" |10 Years of Cheap Fame
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- Released: March 2007
- Label: Rebelscum Records (28D0010)
- Format: CD, Digital download
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Extended plays
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|rowspan="3"|Upstyledown
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! scope="row"| "Goodbye"
| 50
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! scope="row"| "Song for Jasmine"
| 57
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! scope="row"| "Say What?"
|2001
| 23
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|rowspan="3"| Stealing Chairs
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! scope="row"| "Take Me Away"
|rowspan="2"|2002
| 42
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! scope="row"| "What's the Deal?"
| 32
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! scope="row"| "Like I Do"
|rowspan="3"|2004
| 69
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|rowspan="3"|Extremist Makeover
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! scope="row"| "Use It"
| 75
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! scope="row"| "Birthday"
| 66
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! scope="row"| "Boom"
| 2006
| —
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|Bring 'Em Back
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! scope="row"| "Sing It to Me"
| 2010
| —
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|rowspan="2"|Lost Songs
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! scope="row"| "Amber Afternoons"
| 2013
| —
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! scope="row"| "Unmarked Graves"
| 2015
| —
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Notes
Awards and nomination
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. 28 Days were nominated for five awards.
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| 1999 || Kalju Tonuma for Kid Indestructible|| Engineer of the Year ||
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| rowspan="3"| 2000 ||rowspan="3"| "Rip It Up" || Breakthrough Artist – Single ||
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| Best Alternative Release ||
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| Single of the Year ||
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| 2001 || Upstyledown|| Breakthrough Artist – Album ||
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