THEY were at the heart of two of New Zealand's most successful bands and have now united musically again for a UK tour that will arrive in Ipswich later this year.

THEY were at the heart of two of New Zealand's most successful bands and have now united musically again for a UK tour that will arrive in Ipswich later this year.

Neil and Tim Finn, who enjoyed success as members of Split Enz and Crowded House during the eighties and nineties, will be performing together at the Regent on October 29. Tickets for the hotly anticipated gig go on sale tomorrow morning.

The brother's UK tour will coincide with the release of their first collaborative studio album in nearly ten years, Everyone is Here.

Neil said: "The last time we did a Finn Brothers record (Finn in 1995) it was kind of a side project in many ways in the timing of it. "We only toured for a few weeks and we only took four weeks to make the album.

"This one we've been a lot more deliberate about and we want to give it its due and spread the word. We feel very, very proud of it."

Tim said: "Our roots are in live music, even if it's just me and Neil playing acoustic guitars together."

Both Tim and Neil have enjoyed solo musical success but they remain synonymous with the bands in which their careers truly began.

Split Enz, were renowned in the eighties for their theatrical brand of pop, wearing unusual costumes, facial make-up and including a spoons player in the line up.

Crowded House however enjoyed widespread international success in the early nineties with albums Woodface and Together Alone and a number of smash hit singles including Don't Dream It's Over, Weather With You, Fall At Your Feet and Distant Sun

Neil and Tim Finn will be at Ipswich Regent on October 29. Tickets, priced £26.50, go on sale tomorrow morning and will be available at the Central Box Office, in Princes Street, Ipswich, by calling 01473 433100 or 0870 400 0688 or online at www.ipswich-ents.co.uk