Aussie-specific Rock Band track pack unveiled

That was painfully lame.

Thank god its an april fools joke. Thank god.

Shame, Shame... Australia only has terrible bands to tell the truth. I live here, and the most talented artist to emerge over the last ten years from this country is Ben Lee. Seiriously, who wants AC/DC??! they suck. Rock band needs some classic Progressive to get me interested. Some Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, ELP and Marillion wouldn't hurt anyone.

silverchair, icehouse, grinspoon, the living end.. HELL YEA!! but... the wiggles.. shannon noll, kylie.. seriously wtf!??!

LOOOOLLL!!! KEVIN BLOODY WILSON!!!!

this gave me the sh*ts lol. at least put some cold chisel on there! maybe a bit of johnny farnham?! i understand its a joke but come on... could of at least put some decent songs on there :P

would be nice, but happy april fools

posted on the 2nd April....

The Wiggles... must be an April fools joke

im calling bs too....april fools

Kev Bloody Wilson?? Sant Clause you C*nt where's me F*cking bike? I looked at all my other stuff and there's nothing here I like! April Fool people. Nice one!

Wake Up Jeff - lmao!

I DARE someone to try and explain to me, how the likes of Kylie and Bardot qualify as "rock band" material. No instruments = no band! (And The Wiggles? C'mon, someone's just being stupid now) At best there's The Living End (the thought of rocking out PoS is pretty tempting) and Grinspoon, but where in the name of holy hell are Karnivool(Themeta, Shutterspeed & L1FELIKE) Birds of Tokyo(Silhoutetic, White Which & Broken Bones) or so many of the other great Aussie rock bands out there. (Trial Kennedy - Colour Day Tours!!!!)

lol, the Wiggles and Bardot. I know this is a joke and all, but last week they ACTUALLY released Spongebob songs on Rock Band DLC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP2_b6EqpGw&feature=channel_page Who knows, The Wiggles might actually make it on Rock Band.

I call shenanigans!! Happy April 1st everybody!

omg i cant wait

Sweet! No more air drumming to Wake up Jeff. Cant wait!

I heard there were plans for a wobbleboard controller in the Aussie bundle, but they were abandoned when negotiations for "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" fell through.

by GameSpot AU staff, 1 April 2009

It's no secret that when it comes to MTV/Harmonix's mega music franchise Rock Band, Australia hasn't exactly been a lead territory. The first game in the series was released down under close to a year after the US release date, and there's still no word on when Rock Band 2 will ever grace our shores. But it seems the cries of Aussie wannabe rockers haven't gone unheeded, however, with confirmation today that Australian acts will be the first to get their own country-specific track pack under the new On The Road Rock Band label.

Rock Band: On The Road will group together various acts from one country in a stand-alone track pack, similar to AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack and the first two track packs released for the PS2 versions of the game. While Harmonix has confirmed that other country track packs are on the way, it seems Australia will be the first nation under the On The Road banner, with Rock Band: On The Road -- Australia scheduled for release sometime in Q4 this year. While MTV/Harmonix has not disclosed just how many songs we can expect from Australia, the company has released a preliminary list of artists which span almost five decades of Aussie music (see below). Harmonix Lead designer Dan Teasdale, an Aussie himself, has previously stated his desire to see more Australian acts on Rock Band. Previously, the only Aussie artists to appear on Rock Band were AC/DC, Jet, Wolfmother and Airborne. One surprise inclusion in the list was former Australian Idol Shannon Noll with his hit, Drive. Noll, in an email interview with GameSpot AU, said he was "honoured to be included with other bands such as Crowded House and Powderfinger".

The songs announced so far are:The Living End -- Prisoner of SocietyRegurgitator -- Kong Foo SinghGrinspoon -- Hard Act To FollowSilverchair -- TomorrowCrowded House -- Mean To MeHunters and Collectors -- Holy GrailPowderfinger -- (Baby I've Got You) On My MindMen at Work -- Down UnderIcehouse -- Electric BlueThings of Stone and Wood -- Happy Birthday HelenBardot -- PoisonKevin Bloody Wilson -- Hey Santa ClausSlim Dusty -- Pub With No BeerKylie Minogue -- I Should Be So LuckyShannon Noll -- DriveThe Wiggles -- Wake Up JeffJoe Dolce -- Shaddap You FaceSex Dirt -- Learn To Fly

Check back with GameSpot AU for more updates on Rock Band: On The Road -- Australia.The story above is (obviously) an April Fool's Joke, and is intended as humor and/or satire. It is not a statement of fact, nor does it represent the opinion of GameSpot or its parent corporation, CBS Interactive. If you were fooled by it, well that's your problem