The D4 was assembled in the North Shore suburbs of Auckland in 1998. The band then started playing at the legendary Frisbee Leisure Lounge parties. They have also played at the Big Day Out and at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX.
Facts about The D4:
– Formed 1998, original line-up included Rich Mixture (drums) and Jake Harding (bass)
– 1999 signed to Flying Nun and released EP (Girl, Come On!, Outta Blues, What U Want). Multiple tours of New Zealand.
– 2000 first overseas self funded trips to Japan & Australia
– 2001 Album 6Twenty released in New Zealand
– 2002 Invited to SXSW Music festival in Austin, Texas on self funded tour of US East Coast which marks beginning of international interest. Final band lineup confirmed.
– 2002-2003 Album released in England (Infectious Records) / Europe (PIAS) / USA (Hollywood Records) / Japan (Sony) / Australia (FMR).
– Festival shows included Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, Pukkelpop, Fuji Rock, Livid, Big Day Out and more.
– Live TV show appearances in USA included Letterman, Last Call with Carson Daly & the Jimmy Kimmel Show.
– 2004 band heads to UK to work on second record, spends 4 months in South London writing and recording demos. Album proper recorded at Jacob’s in Farnham with ‘the Dirty Geezers’ & at Eden’s in London with Alan Molder. Includes one track recorded/engineered and produced by The D4 in secret location in Auckland.
– Aug 2004 the band invited to Little Stevens Underground Garage festival in NYC to play with the likes of New York Dolls, Bo Diddley, Chocolate Watch Band, Iggy & the Stooges, Dictators and many more…
– Nov 2004 first single Sake Bomb from up coming record released.
– 2005 Out Of My Head released…
– 2024 Aotearoa Summer Tour announced in celebration of their first ever vinyl pressing of sophomore album Out Of My Head, dropping February 7, 2025 via Warner Music.
Photo Credit: Alexander Hallag
The D4 are:
Jimmy Christmas (guitar, vocals)
Dion Lunadon (guitar, vocals)
Jake Harding (bass)
Daniel ‘Beaver’ Pooley (drums)
