Group
Absent Friends
Sydney, Australia band
- From
- Sydney, Australia
- Active
- 1989–1990
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 5
About
Absent Friends were an Australian band from Sydney. The band was relatively short lived, forming in 1989 and disbanding in 1990. It featured a number of notable Australian musicians including Sean Kelly (Models, The Dukes), Andrew Duffield, James Valentine (both also ex-Models), Garry Gary Beers (INXS), Geoffrey Stapleton (GANGgajang) and Wendy Matthews.
Members
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John Mackay background vocals, percussion, membranophone
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Nicole Ainslie background vocals, keyboard
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Andrew Duffield keyboard
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James Valentine saxophone
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Garry Gary Beers background vocals, electric bass guitar
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Sean Kelly guitar, lead vocals
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Michael King lead vocals
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Michael King guitar
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Wendy Matthews background vocals, lead vocals
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James Valentine saxophone
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Ron Francois electric bass guitar
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Geoffrey Stapleton keyboard
Discography
Links
Concerts
Also known as
Sean Kelly & His Absent Friends
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- e8af3a46-ff34-4e8c-b33f-ac065fcf07fe
- ISNI
- 0000000107203802
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.