Citizen Band (music band)

Citizen Band
Citizen Band performing live, 1978
Background information
Origin	New Zealand
Years active	1978–1982, 2016
Past members	Geoff Chunn Mike Chunn Greg Clark Brent Eccles Roland Killeen

Citizen Band were a New Zealand band formed by the brothers Geoff and Mike Chunn, both of whom had previously been members of Split Enz.

Geoff played guitar, sang, and wrote most of the songs. Mike played bass. Other members were guitarist Greg Clark and drummer Brent Eccles, both of whom were former members of New Zealand glam-rock band, Space Waltz. Formed in 1977 after Mike Chunn left Split Enz due to his struggles with agoraphobia, the band played concerts around Auckland including a free concert in Albert Park and a one-day rock festival. The band recorded their first album Citizen Band at Mandrill studios, produced by the band and Glyn Tucker Jnr.

Their second album Just Drove Thru Town was also recorded at Mandrill Studios from June 18–30, 1979. The Album was produced by Jay Lewis and engineered by Glyn Tucker Jnr. Two singles were released from the album, "Rust In My Car"/"Dig That Tex" and "No Stereo"/"SOS".

After the band moved to Australia, Mike Chunn left the band, and was replaced by Roland Killeen. Eventually the band broke up in 1982.

In its original lineup, Citizen Band could generally be regarded as a New Zealand supergroup - both Chunn brothers were former members of Split Enz, whereas Clark and Eccles were formerly part of New Zealand glam-rock band Space Waltz.

On Friday 27-May-2016, Citizen Band reformed for a one-off concert at the inaugural Sounds Session organised by The Sound radio station at the Tuning Fork in Auckland. Tickets could only be obtained by winning them from the radio station via a TXT message sent when an earlier named New Zealand song was played (May is New Zealand Music Month).