The Living End are an award-winning Australian band, based in Melbourne, Victoria. To date, they have released four studio albums and one singles compilation in Australia; two of which have reached the #1 spot on the Australian Album Chart chart. They have also gained notable success in the United States and Europe. The band are annually adding to their collection of Jack Awards, continually winning awards for Best Drummer, Best Male Performer, Best Live TV Appearance and Best Band to name a few.

The Living End formed in 1994 after lead singer/guitarist Chris Cheney and bassist Scott Owen were introduced to each other by their older sisters at Wheelers Hill Secondary College in Melbourne. Cheney, obsessed with 80s rockabilly group the Stray Cats, convinced Owen to learn the double bass instead of the piano and they started playing gigs under the name Runaway Boys after the title of a Stray Cats song. The group went through a succession of drummers before settling on Joe Piripitzi. The Li