Six & Out is an Australian

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consisting of five former

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ers. Formed in 1999, the band released two studio albums and played around 300 gigs on the live music circuit until its dissolution in early 2005. Almost two decades later, Six & Out reunited at the request of

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, and continued its reunion with a series of live shows across late 2023 and early 2024. The band's name is derived from the

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rule of 'six and out', which specifies that if a player hits a ball for

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that causes the ball to be lost, the player is automatically dismissed from further batting.

History

The band's genesis developed midway through the 1990s, when cricketing teammates Brad McNamara and

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began practising guitar while on tour in the

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. Fellow cricketers Gavin Robertson—already an accomplished musician in his own right—and Richard Chee Quee were later joined by

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, who could not play any instruments at the time. In August 1999, a snippet in ''

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'' announced the launch of Six & Out's debut single "Be a Part of It" as the theme song for the New South Wales Blues

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squad, from which all band members were active players. The band found burgeoning success on the live music circuit and by February 2000 were performing to 2000-strong crowds in metropolitan

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. During the Australian winter, Six & Out entered the recording studio to craft an album of originals and covers, concluding recording by October that year in preparation for the release of their first single "Can't Bowl, Can't Throw". The single, which was released in 2000, peaked at number 100 on the

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and referenced the infamous cricket incident involving

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, Scott Muller and 'Joe the Cameraman' during the second

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between

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and

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in 1999; Joe provided backing vocals on the song.The ARIA Report, Issue 566 Six & Out launched its self-titled debut record on 13 November 2000 at One World Sport bar in

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, much to the chagrin of Muller, who had launched an official complaint to the

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head

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about the lead single's content. ''Six & Out'' was officially released one week later via

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, and included guest appearances from cricketer

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, sports commentator

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, and musician

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. The single "Can't Bowl, Can't Throw" was released on the same day. After a year of solid touring, Six & Out released a follow-up recording in January 2002, a five-track

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entitled ''Bring It On!''. The EP featured vocals from

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and the Angels frontman

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. In 2023, Australian Prime Minister

invited the band to reunite for a one-off performance. Having enjoyed the experience of performing together again, Six & Out announced an Australian tour commencing in January 2024. On 19 January 2024, cricketer

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was hospitalised following the Six & Out concert at The Gov, a popular

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venue in

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. The concert was also attended by

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and other

team members such as Steve Smith and Alex Carey

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commenced an investigation into the incident. Maxwell was in Adelaide for a

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.Cricket Australia investigates after Glenn Maxwell hospitalised following Six & Out concert

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, 2024-01-23

Members

* Richard Chee Quee – lead vocals *

– bass guitar, vocals *

– guitar, vocals * Brad McNamara – guitar, vocals * Gavin Robertson – drums, vocals

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

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