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==History==
===1993–1995: Early years===
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Regurgitator was originally a 3-piece [[indie rock]] [[rock band|band]] with Quan Yeomans (guitar and vocals), Ben Ely (bass and vocals) and Martin Lee (drums).<ref>{{cite web|title=REgurgitatOR|url=http://www.myspace.com/regurgitators|work=Myspace|publisher=Myspace LLC|access-date=2 September 2012|author=REgurgitatOR|date=28 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="The Music July 2023"/> The three had purportedly met on a bus in inner Brisbane. At this time, all three were already in several bands - Pangaea, Zooerastia, Precision Oiler, Brazilia among others. Regurgitator at this time was not considered to be the main focus of any members, rather as a side-project to their other bands.

[[File:Quan Yeomans and Ben Ely (right and middle) of the Australian band Regurgitator relaxing with a friend during the Cow Bay Festival in 1995.jpg|thumb|Ely and Yeomans (middle and right), prior to the band's performance at the Cow Bay Festival in 1995.]]

The band released its [[Regurgitator (EP)|debut self-titled EP]] in October 1994. With the emergence of Brisbane's underground music scene in the early 1990s, major labels, such as [[Warner Music Group]], took the initiative to expand its Australian music roster. A&R representative Michael Parisi initially pursued [[Pangaea (band)|Pangaea]], a popular and established band in Brisbane's underground that Ben Ely fronted. It wasn't until Parisi was supplied with Pangaea recordings by their manager Paul Curtis that he discovered Regurgitator, whose material was also presented as part of a potential Valve label P&D deal. Ironically, Parisi would push for the less-established band to be signed because "it was the hook that Pangaea, for all the excitement [it] had generated on stage, had lacked."<ref>"Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden" By Andrew Stafford, Published by University of Queensland Press, 2004, p.274</ref>

The band signed with Warner early in 1995, who re-released its debut EP in February 1995, which charted at number 45 on the ARIA singles chart. Regurgitator quickly released another EP, titled ''[[New (EP)|New]]'', which featured radio hits "Track 1" and "[[Blubber Boy]]". ''New'' peaked at number 30 on the ARIA singles chart.

===1996: ''Tu-Plang''===
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Following the success of their first two EPs, the band made an unusual move by travelling to Thailand to record their first full-length album. Made on a comparatively small budget<ref>"Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden" By Andrew Stafford, Published by University of Queensland Press, 2004, p.280</ref> at a famed pop studio in [[Bangkok]], ''[[Tu-Plang]]'' (ตู้เพลง; Thai for 'Jukebox'), largely featured a mixture of [[rap metal|rock and hip hop]], which was particularly evident on its third single release "[[Kong Foo Sing]]". The band also experimented in a number of genres including [[techno]], [[Elevator music|musak]], [[surf rock]] and [[Dub music|dub]]. Yeomans gained notoriety for his uniquely cynical and obscene lyrical style, most notably the controversial pop-rock tune "[[I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am]]", which was attacked by Australian radio identity [[Alan Jones (talkback host)|Alan Jones]], who campaigned to have it removed from airplay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danny.oz.au/freedom/music/immedia-article.txt |title=Music Censorship – In Music and Media Magazine Guest Editorial |publisher=Danny.oz.au |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> ''Tu-Plang'' peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts, was certified platinum and won [[ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album|Best Alternative Release]] and [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist – Album|Breakthrough Artist]] at the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1996]].

===1997–1998: ''Unit''===
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The band recorded their second studio album in a warehouse in Brisbane which they affectionately named "The Dirty Room". In contrast with their rock-oriented works of the past, the band moved on with a more electronic and pop based sound. The band openly acknowledged their stylistic change with the album's opening track, ironically titled "I Like Your Old Stuff Better Than Your New Stuff". The band released "[[Everyday Formula]]" as the first single, with Yeomans and Magoo later admitting it was a conscious decision to ease their fans into the new sound with a heavier track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/media/s2409418.htm |title=The Album Series – Regurgitator: Unit &#124; media &#124; triple j |date=4 November 2008 |publisher=Abc.net.au |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> The single release in October 1997 peaked at number 41 on the ARIA Charts. ''[[Unit (album)|Unit]]'' was released in November and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts. "[[Black Bugs]]", "[[Polyester Girl]]" and "[[! (The Song Formerly Known As)]]" (an homage to 1980s era [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]) were all released as singles and gained significant amounts of airplay. ''Unit'' is Regurgitator's most commercially successful album, going platinum three times in Australia. Whilst it no doubt increased the popularity of the band, fans of their first generation of work are still divided in their responses to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/1567/Regurgitator--Unit.htm |title=Regurgitator – Unit on |publisher=Fasterlouder.com.au |date=5 January 2005 |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucc.asn.au/~tommo/unit.html |title=Album Review: Regurgitator – Unit |publisher=Ucc.asn.au |access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>

During the Unit tour in late 1997 drummer Martin Lee had failed to appear at a show at the [[University of Western Australia]]. After disappearing from a [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] nightclub, he was found the next day, unconscious, and was taken to hospital where he remained comatose for a week. No-one, including Lee once he had recovered, had any recollection of the circumstances that had landed him there. [[Jon Coghill]] of Brisbane rock band [[Powderfinger]] was his fill-in for the rest of the tour, though the arrangement purportedly caused a rift between the two bands as Coghill and Lee were high school friends and, as Yeomans explained in a 2011 interview, "...those guys (Powderfinger) are kind of from a different scene I guess, if you like. Almost a different social strata in a weird way; they're all private school boys so we never had that much in common".<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Quan Yeomans (Regurgitator)|url=http://reviewedmusic.com/2011/interview-quan-yeomans-regurgitator/|work=ReviewedMusic|access-date=2 September 2012|author=Nils Hay|date=25 August 2011}}</ref>

At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1998]], ''Unit'' won 5 [[ARIA Music Awards|Awards]], including [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[ARIA Award for Producer of the Year|Producer of the Year]].<ref name="Producer">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Producer-Of-The-Year?view=list|title=Winners by Award – Producer of the Year|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="ARIA Awards Pandora">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040222130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/40484/20040223-0000/aria_awards/main.htm | url = http://www.aria_awards.com.au/main.htm | title = 17th Annual ARIA Awards | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association | archive-date = 22 February 2004 | access-date = 5 November 2016 | url-status = dead }} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'.</ref>

===1999–2000: ''...art'' and Martin Lee's departure===
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After a short break in 1998 working with respective side projects (Quan formed [[Happyland (band)|Happyland]] with Spiderbait's Janet English and Ben Ely revived [[Pangaea (band)|Pangaea]]) the band moved into Wategoes Beachhouse at [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]] on the [[New South Wales]] coast to begin recording their third album, ''[[...art]]'', which was released in August 1999 and peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Chart. Having rebuilt "The Dirty Room" studio with the assumption it would be used for the recording, Lee felt undervalued when Yeomans made it clear he needed a change in working environment.<ref>"Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden" By Andrew Stafford, Published by University of Queensland Press, 2004, p. 288.</ref> Ely admitted that tension had always existed between the two.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regurgitator|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/mag/blogs/s3277309.htm|work=triple j|publisher=ABC|access-date=2 September 2012|author=triple j|year=2010}}</ref> Since the ''Unit'' sessions he had felt excluded from the creative process as his material would rarely be used and he was often replaced by a drum machine in the studio.<ref>"The Sell In" by Craig Mathieson, Published by Allen & Unwin 2000, p. 232.</ref> After an extended absence during the album recording and a string of absences on the supporting tour schedule it was announced in late 1999 that Lee would be leaving the group due to 'creative differences'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/a/weheartmusic.com/vu/reviews/regurgitator---love--paranoia-2008|title=Regurgitator - Love & Paranoia (2008) - We Heart Music News|website=sites.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.take40.com/artists/1292/regurgitator/bio |title=Regurgitator - Biography, Overview, Music Video & Songs, Facts - Take 40 |access-date=2013-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103213541/http://www.take40.com/artists/1292/regurgitator/bio |archive-date=3 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He formed [[The Boat Show (band)|The Boat Show]] with Matthew Strong of [[Custard (band)|Custard]] when Custard disbanded.<ref>"Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden" By Andrew Stafford, Published by University of Queensland Press, 2004, p.288</ref> Lee was replaced by [[Front End Loader]] and [[Hard-Ons]] drummer, Peter Kostic in late 1999.

===2001–2003: ''Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks'' and ''Jingles''===
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The band's fourth album, ''[[Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks]]'' was released in July 2001; a hip-hop-focused album that Yeomans and Ely recorded and produced in London. At this time, a turbulent relationship commenced with the Warner label who were unable to grasp the band's lack of motivation and refusal to compromise for the sake of commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|title=The three stooges|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/28/1098667893066.html|access-date=2 September 2012|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=29 October 2004|author=Jack Marx}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092765006375.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Reality check for boys in the bubble | date=22 August 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/regurgitator/2007/09/28/1190486522218.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Regurgitator | date=28 September 2007}}</ref> After the fourth album, discussions led to a mutual request to end the deal, and the compilation album ''[[Jingles (album)|Jingles]]'' was released.

===2004–2005: Band in a Bubble and ''Mish Mash!'' and ''#?*!''===
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In 2004, Regurgitator created and participated in the ''[[Band in a Bubble]]'' project; a new reality TV-inspired media stunt sponsored and broadcast by Australian music channel, [[Channel V]]. The band entered a small glass recording studio, built in [[Federation Square]] in the centre of [[Melbourne]], to record their new album; their first on new label [[Valve Records]]. Pedestrians could look into most rooms of the "bubble" and could watch the band work, or tune into a 24-hour digital cable television channel and watch their work on that. Nobody could enter or leave the bubble, a la ''[[Big Brother (TV series)|Big Brother]]''. In addition to the three band members, their longtime Australian producer [[Lachlan Goold|Magoo]], engineer Hugh Webb and Channel V host [[Jabba (presenter)|Jabba]] were all also locked into the bubble with the band.

The first single from the session was released in October 2004 as "[[The Drop (Regurgitator song)|The Drop]]" and the album, ''[[Mish Mash!]]'' was released in November 2004 and it peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Charts.

In August 2005, the band released the ''[[Pillowhead|#?*!]]'' (or ''Pillowhead'') EP which contained B-sides from ''Mish Mash!''.

===2006: Break===
Regurgitator took a break in 2006, during which time Ely began working on his project [[Jump 2 Light Speed]] and Yeomans worked on establishing a solo career. The band also licensed their ''[[Band in a Bubble]]'' concept to Initial TV in the UK. In 2007, Yeomans released an EP with Sydney-based musician Spod called Blox.

===2007–2010: ''Love and Paranoia'' and ''Distractions''===
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In 2007, the band reunited and recorded their sixth album in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil. ''[[Love and Paranoia]]'' was released in Australia on 15 September 2007 and peaked at number 74. It features 80s style keyboard-driven poprock tunes, with new member [[Seja Vogel]] on keyboards. Two singles were released from the album, "Blood and Spunk" and "Romance of the Damned".

In 2008, Regurgitator supported the album with a tour of UK and Asia. It was the first time in 5 years that the band had toured the UK. Simultaneously, Ben Ely and [[Quan Yeomans]] both launched solo projects with "Ben Ely's Radio 5" becoming his second solo project while Yeomans's album ''Quan: The Amateur'' was his debut solo album which was recorded in Hong Kong.

At the beginning of May 2010, Regurgitator announced on the news section of their website that they had begun work on new music and would release music 'as they go along' instead of an album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/regurgitator-back-business/636867/|title= Regurgitator is back in business|website=Northern Star|date= 16 September 2010|access-date=7 October 2019}}</ref> 
In August 2010, the band released the single "Making No Sense"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airit.org.au/Regurgitator-Make-No-Sense.html|title=Makes No Sense – single| website= AIRIT|date=August 2010|access-date=7 October 2019 }}</ref> and in September, a four-track EP titled ''[[Distractions (Regurgitator EP)|Distractions]]''. In December 2010, the band released another single titled, "Nrob Bmud".

===2011–2013: ''Super Happy Fun Times Friends'' and ''Dirty Pop Fantasy''===
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In July 2011, the band released "One Day", the lead single from their seventh studio album ''[[Super Happy Fun Times Friends]]'' in August 2011. The album debuted on the AIR chart at No.&nbsp;18 and the ARIA chart at No.&nbsp;91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |title=ARIA Charts : Australia's Official Music Charts |access-date=2017-06-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119103528/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |archive-date=19 November 2010 }}</ref>

In June 2012, it was announced that Regurgitator would be playing their first two albums, ''Tu Plang'' and ''Unit'', in their entirety in an Australian tour named ''RetroTech''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regurgitator announce tour, playing 'Tu Plang' and 'Unit' in full|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/33036/Regurgitator-announce-tour-playing-Tu-Plang-and-Unit-in-full|work=FasterLouder|publisher=FasterLouder Pty Ltd|access-date=2 September 2012|author=tom mann|date=28 June 2012}}</ref>

In early 2013, the band announced that they were working on their eighth studio album in Hong Kong. Entitled ''Dirty Pop Fantasy'', the album was released on 6 September 2013 through Valve Records. The album was streamed online on 23 August 2013 on the Deezer website.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regurgitator stream new album 'Dirty Pop Fantasy|url=http://www.bombshellzine.com/blog/2013/08/regurgitator-stream-new-album-dirty-pop-fantasy/|work=Bombshell Zine|access-date=22 September 2013|author=Bomber|date=26 August 2013}}</ref> During the band's keynote address at the Big Sound music conference in early September 2013, the band explained that the lower level of productivity during the latter part of their career is due to the geographical spread of the two primary band members, Ely and Yeomans—Ely is based in Melbourne, Australia, while Yeomans resides in Hong Kong. A post on the band's Facebook page on 18 September 2013 then revealed that Regurgitator will enter a period of indefinite hiatus following a national Australian and Asian tour that ended in December 2013 due to the birth of Yeomans's first child.<ref>{{cite web|title=So we have some good news... and some not so good news.|url=https://www.facebook.com/regurgitators/posts/643635432335145 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/138397379525622/643635432335145 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|work=Regurgitator on Facebook|publisher=Facebook|access-date=22 September 2013|date=18 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Regurgitator going on indefinite hiatus|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/37009/Regurgitator-going-on-indefinite-hiatus|work=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|access-date=22 September 2013|author=Jody Macgregor|date=20 September 2013}}</ref> Their last show for the foreseeable future was in Beijing on 7 December 2013 as part of the Converse Rubber Tracks event with touring friends Chinese band New Pants.

===2014–2018: Hiatus and ''HEADROXX''===
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In May 2015, following an 18 month hiatus commencing in September 2013, Regurgitator announced their Cheap Imitations tour-ché across Australia from August to September 2015.<ref name="Marsh">{{cite web | url = http://ripitup.com.au/music/regurgitator-return-from-two-year-hiatus-with-new-tour | title = Regurgitator end two year hiatus with new tour along with a double vinyl (& CD/digital) release of a live album recorded at the Melbourne HiFi in Oct 2012. | last = Marsh | first = Walter | work = Rip It Up | date = 29 May 2015 | access-date = 8 May 2016 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160602214541/http://ripitup.com.au/music/regurgitator-return-from-two-year-hiatus-with-new-tour | archive-date = 2 June 2016 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In April 2016, they performed at the [[National Gallery of Victoria]] covering Velvet Underground's debut album, ''[[The Velvet Underground and Nico]]'' as part of the Andy Warhol-Ai Weiwei exhibition.<ref name="Mathieson">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/regurgitator-bring-the-velvet-underground-and-nico-to-ngv-20160412-go1ooy.html | title = Regurgitator bring ''The Velvet Underground and Nico'' to NGV | last = Mathieson | first = Craig | author-link = Craig Mathieson | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | publisher = Fairfax Media | date = 14 April 2016 | access-date = 8 May 2016 }}</ref> Regurgitator's line-up was Yeomans, Ely, Kostic and joined by Seja Vogel on keyboards/vocals and Mindy Meng Wang on [[guzheng]].<ref name="Mathieson"/> In homage to Prince, they added a cover of his song, "[[When Doves Cry]]" to their set list on 22 April.<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web | url = http://dailyreview.com.au/regurgitator-does-velvet-underground-at-warhol-weiwei/40946/ | title = Regurgitator does Velvet Underground at Warhol—Weiwei | last = Oliver | first = Melinda | work = Daily Review | access-date = 8 May 2016 }}</ref>

In October 2017, Regurgitator performed a special one-off show at the [[Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre]] as a part of [[EB Games Expo]], celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1997 album Unit. The concert was also filmed and was later released on DVD in 2019.

2018 saw the release of the band's 9th studio album, ''[[Headroxx]]''.

===2019-2023: Regurgitator's Pogogo Show, ''Quarter Pounder'' and Touring===
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In 2019, the group announced their new [[children's music]] spin-off project ''Regurgitator's Pogogo Show''. Their debut offering, ''[[The Really Really Really Really Boring Album]]'' was released on 1 March 2019.<ref name="music.apple.com">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-really-really-really-really-boring-album/1450453482|title= The Really Really Really Really Boring Album|website=iTunes Australia|access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2019]], ''The Really Really Really Really Boring Album'' was nominated for [[ARIA Award for Best Children's Album|Best Children's Album]].<ref name="ARIA noms 2019">{{cite web | url = https://ariaawards.com.au/news/2019/2019-aria-awards-nominated-artists-revealed | title = ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 10 October 2019 | access-date = 10 October 2019 }}</ref>

In October 2019, the group released a best of album titled ''[[Quarter Pounder: 25 Years of Being Consumed]]'', alongside a national tour. In May 2023, Regurgitator toured around Australia for 25 years of ''Unit'', with [[Custard (band)|Custard]], [[DZ Deathrays]], [[Butterfingers (Australian band)|Butterfingers]] & [[Glitoris]]. In October of that same year, they opened for [[Weezer]] for their two headlining Australian shows in early October 2023. The two bands also supported [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] at their last Australian concert at [[Stadium Australia|Accor Stadium]] in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weezer, Regurgitator & The Delta Riggs to Support KISS at Their Final Australian Show |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/weezer-regurgitator-the-delta-riggs-to-support-kiss-at-their-final-australian-show/ |website=Music Feeds |publisher=Evolve Media}}</ref>

===2024–present: ''Invader''===
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In 2024, Regurgitator announced their 11th studio album ''[[Invader (Regurgitator album)|Invader]]''. A supporting tour began soon after the album's release. The ''It's So Invasive Tour'' started in Hobart, Tasmania, and ended in Cairns, Queensland, with 23 dates. Supporting acts across the tour included Party Dozen, the Subculture Clique, Displeasure, [[Cry Club]], Wolfpack, Monster Zoku Onsomb!, and Dubbzone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.regurgitator.net/dates|title=Regurgitator... Tour dates|website=regurgitator.net}}</ref>

In 2025, Regurgitator will be supporting [[Grinspoon]] at select shows in November and December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bluntmag.com.au/music/grinspoon-announce-australian-30th-anniversary-tour/|title=Grinspoon 30th Anniversary Tour|website=bluntmag.com.au}}</ref>