Private Function

{{short description|Australian punk band}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2023}}

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| name = Private Function

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| origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| genre = Punk

| years_active = 2016–present

| label = {{hlist|Marco Chan Records|Roolette Records|Damaged|Still On Top Records }}

| current_members = Chris Penney
Aidan McDonald
Milla Holland
Anthony Biancofiore
Lauren Hester
James Macleod

| past_members = Joe Hansen
PJ Russo
Allan Stacey

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Private Function are an Australian punk{{cite web|url= https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-announce-new-album-whose-line-is-it-anyway-2696987|title= Private Function announce new album ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ |website=NME|date=28 June 2020 | access-date=8 May 2023|author=Alex Gallagher}} group. They have released four studio albums and are known for their larrikin humor, high-energy live performance style and unorthodox marketing gimmicks.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-27 |title=Private Function: Still On Top |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/private-function-still-on-top-15426/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}

==History==

In 2016, the group released their debut EP Six Smokin' Songs which featured Bryan Curtis, the face of Australia's anti-smoking campaign, portrayed as being at death's door until he heard the band's music.{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/private-function-still-on-top-15426/|title= Private Function: Still On Top|website=Rolling Stone Australia|date=20 August 2020|access-date=8 May 2023|author=Tyler Jenke}}

In 2017 they released a track titled "I Wish Australia Had Its Guns Again",{{cite web | last=Wallen | first=Doug | title=Private Function – ‘370HSSV 0773H’ review: gleefully unpredictable and irresistibly fun | website=NME | date=30 March 2023 | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/private-function-370hssv-0773h-album-review-3420770 | access-date=6 September 2024}} a satirical take on to US gun laws, which became a crowd favourite.{{cite web | last=Jenke | first=Tyler | title=Private Function: Still On Top | website=Rolling Stone Australia | date=27 August 2020 | url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/private-function-still-on-top-15426/ | access-date=6 September 2024}} The track was used in Warwick Thornton's 2021-2022 vampire TV series, Firebite.{{cite web | title=New TV Series To Showcase Aussie Artists To Millions Worldwide | website=The Music | date=16 December 2021 | url=https://themusic.com.au/news/firebite-australian-vampire-tv-series-soundtrack/3HvEzvHw8_I/16-12-21 | access-date=6 September 2024}}

In November 2017, a second EP titled Rock In Roll was released on independent record label Roolette Records.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

On 16 August 2019, the group released their debut studio album titled, St. Anger with both the title and artwork replicating Metallica's divisive album of the same name.

In June 2020, the group announced the release of their second studio album Whose Line Is It Anyway? The album debuted at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. The release of the album included a limited-edition “Mystery Bag” vinyl variant which purportedly contained small plastic bags of speed pressed inside the clear records.{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Ben |date=2020-07-10 |title=Mysterious bags pressed into Private Function’s new vinyl, probably speed |url=https://happymag.tv/mysterious-bags-pressed-into-new-private-function-vinyl-probably-speed/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Happy Mag |language=en-US}}

In July 2021, the group announced the compilation of early EPs titled, The First Two Tapes On a 12".{{cite web|url= https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/private-function-tapes-vinyl-release/|title= Private Function have compiled their early tapes for a new vinyl release|website=Tone Deaf|date=6 July 2021|access-date=8 May 2023}}

In October 2021, founding member Joe Hansen was removed from the group following allegations of sexual assault.{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Alex |date=2021-10-21 |title=Private Function part ways with guitarist Joe Hansen |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-part-ways-with-guitarist-3073627 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Feeds |first=Music |date=2021-10-19 |title=Private Function Part Ways With Guitarist Joe Hansen Following Allegations |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/private-function-part-ways-with-guitarist-joe-hansen-following-allegations/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Music Feeds |language=en-US}} Hansen was replaced with Anthony Biancofiore and Lauren Hester.

In February 2023, the band have announced the release of their third studio album, 370HSSV 0773H, released on 31 March 2023 via their own Still On Top Records. The album was proceeded by the single "I'm This Far Away (From Being the Worst Person You've Ever Met)" and "Seize and Destroy".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-announce-new-album-370hssv-0773h-with-scratchie-record-sleeves-3391494 |title= Private Function announce new album ‘370HSSV 0773H’ with scratchie record sleeves |website=NME|date=3 February 2023|access-date=8 May 2023|author=Alex Gallagher}} The first 3000 vinyl copies of the album featured a scratch card album cover. The winning cover revealed three matching icons and its owner won a signed test pressing of the album, $2999 in cash and a photo of their face printed on all future pressings of the album. The winner of the scratch competition was found in June 2023 as a Queensland man named Mitch. The album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Charts. The band also released a limited-edition “Gold” vinyl variant of the album filled with the band members' urine, limited to 50 copies.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=2023-03-27 |title=Australian band Private Function releasing vinyl record filled with urine |url=https://consequence.net/2023/03/vinyl-urine-lp-private-function/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-27 |title=Private Function Release First-ever Urine-filled Vinyl |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/private-function-release-first-ever-urine-filled-vinyl/cXHPZWRnZmk/27-03-23 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}}

In May 2025 the band released the album ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ which included a limited-edition "Goopy" scratch'n'sniff vinyl variant scented like Gwyneth Paltrow's vagina.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Punk band unleashes vinyl that smells like Gwyneth Paltrow's vagina |url=https://consequence.net/2025/05/private-function-vinyl-smells-like-gwyneth-paltrow-vagina/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Consequence |language=en}}