Editing Crowded House (section)

===Saying farewell (1994–1996)===
{{Main|Finn (album)|Recurring Dream|Farewell to the World}}

Crowded House were midway through a US tour when Paul Hester quit the band on 15 April 1994.<ref name="Howl"/> He flew home to Melbourne to await the birth of his first child and indicated that he required more time with his family.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> [[Wally Ingram]], drummer for support act [[Sheryl Crow]], temporarily filled in<ref name="Howl"/> until a replacement, [[Peter Jones (drummer)|Peter Jones]] (ex-Harem Scarem, [[Vince Jones]], [[Kate Ceberano]]'s Septet) was found.<ref name="McF"/> After the tour, the [[Finn Brothers]] released their album ''Finn'' in November 1995. In June 1996, at a press conference to announce the release of their greatest hits album ''[[Recurring Dream]]'', Neil revealed that Crowded House were to disband. The June 1996 concerts in Europe and Canada were to be their final performances.<ref name="sss"/>

[[File:Crowded kroon.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Two men holding guitars onstage. Man at left is looking downward, right hand strummings strings, left hand on fret board. Second man is half turned with his left hand high on the fret board.|Crowded House at the Café De Kroon, [[Amsterdam]], June 1996. Neil Finn (left) and Mark Hart]]''Recurring Dream'' contained four songs from each of the band's studio albums, along with three new songs. The album debuted at number one in Australia,<ref name="AusCharts"/> New Zealand<ref name="NZCharts"/> and the UK<ref name="UKCharts"/> in July 1996. Early copies included a bonus CD of live material. The album's three new songs, which were released as singles, were "[[Instinct (song)|Instinct]]", "[[Not the Girl You Think You Are]]" and "[[Everything Is Good for You]]", which featured backing vocals from [[Pearl Jam]]'s [[Eddie Vedder]]. Paul Hester returned to the band to play drums on the three new tracks.<ref>Green, Peter & Post, Liz [http://www.frenz.com/crowdedhouse/timeline.html "Timeline – The Crowded House Refresher Course"] frenz.com</ref>

Worried that their goodbye had been too low-key and had disregarded their home fans, the band performed the ''Farewell to the World'' concert on the steps of the [[Sydney Opera House]] on 24 November 1996, which raised funds for the [[Sydney Children's Hospital]]. The concert featured the line-up of Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mark Hart and Paul Hester. Tim Finn and Peter Jones both made guest appearances. Support bands on the day were [[Custard (band)|Custard]], [[Powderfinger]] and [[You Am I]]. The concert had one of the highest live audiences in Australian history with the crowd being estimated at between 120,000 and 250,000 people.<ref name="sss"/><ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Farewell to the World|title-link=Farewell to the World|others=Crowded House|year=2006|first=David |last=Hepworth |author-link=David Hepworth |publisher=[[Parlophone]]}}</ref> ''Farewell to the World'' was released on VHS in December 1996. In 2007, a double CD and a DVD were issued to commemorate the concert's tenth anniversary. The DVD featured newly recorded audio commentary by Finn, Hart and Seymour and other new bonus material.<ref name="linernotes"/>