Six Ft Hick

{{Short description|Australian musical group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = SixFtHick

| origin = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| genre = Alternative rock, punk, swamp rock

| years_active = 1995–2024

| label = Spooky, Valve

| associated_acts = The Tremors, Gentle Ben and his Sensitive Side, Shifting Sands

| website = [http://www.myspace.com/sixfthick Official MySpace]

| current_members = Geoff Corbett
Ben Corbett
Dan Baebler
Tony Giacca

| past_members = Fred Noonan

}}

SixFtHick is an Australian swamp rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1995, noted for the unpredictable antics of its two singers, brothers Geoff and Ben Corbett.{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoff.com.au/html/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7306:sixfthick&catid=11:features&Itemid=29 |title=Sixfthick |publisher=timeoff.com.au |accessdate=2011-02-28}} Formed in 1995, the band have released four albums to date,{{cite web|url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/news/national/sixfthick_15th_birthday_7_launch |title=SixFtHick 15th Birthday 7' Launch |publisher=thedwarf.com.au |accessdate=2011-02-28}} relentlessly touring Australia and supporting artists such as The Jesus Lizard, Fugazi, The White Stripes, Beasts of Bourbon, TISM and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.{{cite web|url=http://www.spookyrecords.com/SixFtHickPress%20Info.html |title=Six Ft Hick Press info - from Brisbane, Queensland - Australia |publisher=Spookyrecords.com |accessdate=2011-02-28}}

On 5 November 2010, 6ft Hick: Notes From The Underground premiered as part of the Brisbane International Film Festival,{{cite web|url=http://tix.stgeorgebiff.com.au/session2.asp?sn=6ft+Hick%3A+Notes+From+The+Underground |title=St.George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival |publisher=Tix.stgeorgebiff.com.au |accessdate=2011-02-28}} the documentary centers around the band's third tour of Europe for which they performed fifteen shows in just eighteen days.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764142/|title = 6ft Hick: Notes from the Underground|website = IMDb|date = 5 November 2010}} It was first screened on Australian TV on the ABC 2 channel 16 February 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/tv/docs/6foothick.htm |title=triple j tv : docs : 6 Foot Hick |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=11 February 2010 |accessdate=2011-02-28}} and has been shown internationally as part of various European film festivals.{{cite web|url=http://6fthicknotesfromtheunderground.com/screenings.php |title=Screenings :: 6FtHick - Notes From The Underground |publisher=6fthicknotesfromtheunderground.com |accessdate=2011-02-28}}

Drummer Fred Noonan died of cancer on 9 May 2024.[https://loudmag.com.au/brisbane-punk-legend-fred-noonan-has-died/ Brisbane Punk Legend Fred Noonan Has Died] Loud Online