Almost two decades later, Six & Out reunited at the request of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and continued its reunion with a series of live shows across late 2023 and early 2024.
The band's genesis developed midway through the 1990s, when cricketing teammates Brad McNamara and Shane Lee began practising guitar while on tour in the United Kingdom.
[1] In August 1999, a snippet in The Sun-Herald announced the launch of Six & Out's debut single "Be a Part of It" as the theme song for the New South Wales Blues cricket squad, from which all band members were active players.
[7] Six & Out was officially released one week later via ABC/EMI, and included guest appearances from cricketer Steve Waugh, sports commentator Ray Warren, and musician Daryl Braithwaite.
The concert was also attended by Australian captain Pat Cummins and other Test team members such as Steve Smith and Alex Carey Cricket Australia commenced an investigation into the incident.