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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 }}

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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> 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"/>

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>

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

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* Format: LP, digital

* Label: Still On Top Records (ZEROZERO1)

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! scope="row" | ''¯\_(ツ)_/¯''

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* To be releasedReleased: 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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{| 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

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! 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" | ''Frantic''

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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 Records (MCR-002)

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! scope="row" | ''Rock Inin 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 Atat Thethe 1997 Carols By Candlelight''

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* Released: December 2021

* Format: cassette

* Label: Marco Chan Records (MCR-001)

* Note: Limited to 50 copies

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