Hooster

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Hooster

Origin| Christchurch, New Zealand
Genres| Kiwi rock
Years active| 1998–2005[1]
Labels| Failsafe Records
Members| Ed Loughnan
Kris Giles
Kayne
Past members| Al Evans
Website| www.hooster.com

Hooster was a three piece rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] The band released its first album, Rotate, in 2003.[2]

The band won a recording grant in 2003, to record one song from NZ on Air.[citation needed] In 2004 they took part in the National Anthem charity telethon.[3] In 2005, they went on to win a contest to be opening band at the Big Day Out Auckland music festival.[citation needed]

## Line-up

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The band's original members were:

* Ed Loughnan – guitar and vocals
* Kris Giles – bass guitar and vocals
* Al Evans – drums

In 2004, Evans moved to a different city and was replaced by new drummer Kayne. Evans drums on all but one of the songs appearing on the recordings.

## References

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1. ^ a b Mayes, Rob, "New Zealand Music History", Failsafe Records, Christchurch, archived from the original on 23 September 2023, retrieved 5 February 2024
2. ^ Mayes, Rob, "Failsafe Records Catalogue", Failsafe Records, archived from the original on 18 January 2024, retrieved 5 February 2024
3. ^ Barry, Rebecca (27 May 2004), "Rock around the clock for musical fund-raiser", NZ Herald, retrieved 5 February 2024

## External links

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* Official Hooster web site

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