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| background = group_or_band

| origin = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia

| genre = [[punkPunk music|punkPunk]]<ref name="WLIIA"/>

| years_active = 2016–present

| label = {{hlist|Marco Chan Records|Roolette Records|Damaged|Still On Top Records }}

| website =

| associated_acts =

| current_members = Chris Penney<br />Aidan McDonald<br />Milla Holland<br />Anthony Biancofiore<br />Lauren Hester<br />James Macleod

| past_members = Joe Hansen<br />PJ Russo<br />Allan Stacey

}}

'''Private Function''' are an Australian [[punk music|punk]]<ref name="WLIIA">{{cite web|url= https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-announce-new-album-whose-line-is-it-anyway-2696987|title= Private Function announce new album ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ |website=[[NME]]|date=28 June 2020 | access-date=8 May 2023|author=Alex Gallagher}}</ref> group. They have released threefour studio albums and are known for their [[larrikin]] humor, high-energy live performance style and unorthodox [[Gimmick|marketing gimmicks]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-27 |title=Private Function: Still On Top |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/private-function-still-on-top-15426/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==History==

In 2016, the group released their debut EP ''Six Smokin' Songs'' which featured Bryan Curtis, the face of Australia's anti-smoking campaign, portrayed as being at death's door until he heard the band's music.<ref name="RS20aug2020">{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/private-function-still-on-top-15426/|title= Private Function: Still On Top|website=[[Rolling Stone Australia]]|date=20 August 2020|access-date=8 May 2023|author=Tyler Jenke}}</ref>

In 2017 they released a track titled "I Wish Australia Had Its Guns Again",<ref>{{cite web | last=Wallen | first=Doug | title=Private Function – ‘370HSSV 0773H’ review: gleefully unpredictable and irresistibly fun | website=NME | date=30 March 2023 | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/private-function-370hssv-0773h-album-review-3420770 | access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> a satirical take on to [[US gun laws]], which became a crowd favourite.<ref>{{cite web | last=Jenke | first=Tyler | title=Private Function: Still On Top | website=Rolling Stone Australia | date=27 August 2020 | url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/private-function-still-on-top-15426/ | access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> The track was used in [[Warwick Thornton]]'s 2021/2-2022 vampire TV series, ''[[Firebite]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=New TV Series To Showcase Aussie Artists To Millions Worldwide | website=[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]] | date=16 December 2021 | url=https://themusic.com.au/news/firebite-australian-vampire-tv-series-soundtrack/3HvEzvHw8_I/16-12-21 | access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

In November 2017, a second EP titled ''Rock In Roll'' was released on independent record label Roolette Records.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

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On 16 August 2019, the group released their debut studio album titled, ''St. Anger'' with both the title and artwork replicating [[Metallica]]'s divisive album [[St. Anger|of the same name]].<ref name="RS20aug2020"/>

In June 2020, the group announced the release of their second studio album ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''<ref name="WLIIA"/> The album debuted at number 9 on the [[ARIA Charts]].<ref name="AUS Albums"/> The release of the album included a limited-edition “Mystery Bag” vinyl variant which purportedly contained small plastic bags of [[Amphetamine|speed]] pressed inside the clear records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Ben |date=2020-07-10 |title=Mysterious bags pressed into Private Function’s new vinyl, probably speed |url=https://happymag.tv/mysterious-bags-pressed-into-new-private-function-vinyl-probably-speed/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Happy Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2021, the group announced the compilation of early EPs titled, ''The First Two Tapes On a 12"''.<ref name="compile">{{cite web|url= https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/private-function-tapes-vinyl-release/|title= Private Function have compiled their early tapes for a new vinyl release|website=Tone Deaf|date=6 July 2021|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

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In October 2021, founding member Joe Hansen was removed from the group following allegations of sexual assault.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Alex |date=2021-10-21 |title=Private Function part ways with guitarist Joe Hansen |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-part-ways-with-guitarist-3073627 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=NME |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Feeds |first=Music |date=2021-10-19 |title=Private Function Part Ways With Guitarist Joe Hansen Following Allegations |url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/private-function-part-ways-with-guitarist-joe-hansen-following-allegations/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Music Feeds |language=en-US}}</ref> Hansen was replaced with Anthony Biancofiore and Lauren Hester.<ref name= "Feb2023NME"/>

In February 2023, the band have announced the release of their third studio album, ''370HSSV 0773H'', released on 31 March 2023 via their own Still On Top Records. The album was proceeded by the single "I'm This Far Away (From Being the Worst Person You've Ever Met)" and "Seize and Destroy".<ref name= "Feb2023NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/private-function-announce-new-album-370hssv-0773h-with-scratchie-record-sleeves-3391494 |title= Private Function announce new album ‘370HSSV 0773H’ with scratchie record sleeves |website=[[NME]]|date=3 February 2023|access-date=8 May 2023|author=Alex Gallagher}}</ref> The first 3000 vinyl copies of the album featured a [[Scratchcard|scratch card]] album cover. The winning cover revealed three matching icons and its owner won a signed test pressing of the album, $2999 in cash and a photo of their face printed on all future pressings of the album.<ref name= "Feb2023NME"/> The winner of the scratch competition was found in June 2023 as a [[Queensland]] man named Mitch. The album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Charts.<ref name="AUS Albums" /> The band also released a limited-edition “Gold” vinyl variant of the album filled with the band members' [[urine]], limited to 50 copies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=2023-03-27 |title=Australian band Private Function releasing vinyl record filled with urine |url=https://consequence.net/2023/03/vinyl-urine-lp-private-function/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-27 |title=Private Function Release First-ever Urine-filled Vinyl |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/private-function-release-first-ever-urine-filled-vinyl/cXHPZWRnZmk/27-03-23 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2025 the band released the album ''¯\_(ツ)_/¯'' which included a limited-edition "[[Goop (company)|Goopy]]" [[Scratch and sniff|scratch'n'sniff]] vinyl variant scented like [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]'s [[vagina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-22 |title=Punk band unleashes vinyl that smells like Gwyneth Paltrow's vagina |url=https://consequence.net/2025/05/private-function-vinyl-smells-like-gwyneth-paltrow-vagina/ |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=Consequence |language=en}}</ref>

The first 3000 vinyl copies of the album featured a [[Scratchcard|scratch card]] album cover. The winner cover revealed three matching icons and its owner won a signed test pressing of the album, $2999 in cash and a photo of their face printed on all future pressings of the album.<ref name= "Feb2023NME"/> The band also released a vinyl variant of the album filled with the band members' [[urine]], limited to 50 copies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=2023-03-27 |title=Australian band Private Function releasing vinyl record filled with urine |url=https://consequence.net/2023/03/vinyl-urine-lp-private-function/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-27 |title=Private Function Release First-ever Urine-filled Vinyl |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/private-function-release-first-ever-urine-filled-vinyl/cXHPZWRnZmk/27-03-23 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=themusic.com.au |language=en}}</ref> The winner of the scratch competition was found in June 2023 as a [[Queensland]] man named Mitch. The album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Charts.<ref name="AUS Albums"/>

==Members==

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions

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! scope="col" style="textwidth:3em; font-alignsize:center;90%" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS Albums">{{cite web|last=Steffen|first=Hung|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=private+function&cat=a|title=Discography Private Function|work=Australian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>

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! scope="row" | ''St Anger''

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* Format: LP, cassette, digital

* Label: Disdain (DR-1LP / DR-1CS)

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| align="center" |

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! scope="row" | ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?''

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* Format: LP, cassette, CD, digital

* Label: Damaged Record (DRC-002LP / DRC-002CS / DRC-002CD)

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| align="center" | 9

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! scope="row" | ''370HSSV 0773H''

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* Format: LP, digital

* Label: Still On Top Records (ZEROZERO1)

| align="center" | 11

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! scope="row" | ''¯\_(ツ)_/¯''

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* Released: 23 May 2025

* Format: LP, digital

* Label: Still On Top

| 43<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2025-06-02|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=2 June 2025|access-date=30 May 2025}}</ref>

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===Compilation albums===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of compilatiocompilation albums, with selected details

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Album details

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===Extended plays and singles===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of EPs and singles, with selected details

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Album detailsDetails

|-

! scope="row" | ''Six Smokin' Songs''

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* Released: 2016<ref name="RS20aug2020"/>

* Format: cassette

* Label: Private Function / Marco Chan Records (MCR-100)

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! scope="row" | ''Rock In RollFrantic''

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* Released: March 2017 (erroneously stated as being released in 1994 on disk label)

* Format: [[Floppy disk|3.5" Floppy Disk]]

* Label: Private Function / Marco Chan (MCR-002)

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! scope="row" | ''Rock in Roll''

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* Released: November 2017

* Format: cassette

* Label: Roolette Records (RR003)

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! scope="row" | ''Six Smokin' Songs: Live Onon Bin Night''

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* Released: July 2018

* Format: cassette

* Label: Marco Chan Records (MCR-003)

* Note: Limited to 50 copies

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! scope="row" | ''Six Smokin' Songs: Live at the 1997 Carols By Candlelight''

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* Released: December 2021

* Format: cassette

* Label: Marco Chan (MCR-001)

* Note: Limited to 50 copies

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