Betchadupa

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title: "Betchadupa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["new-zealand-pop-rock-groups", "musical-groups-established-in-1997", "flying-nun-records-artists"] description: "New Zealand pop/rock group" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betchadupa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary New Zealand pop/rock group ::

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Field	Value
name	Betchadupa
image	Liam Finn shot by Kris Krug.jpg
caption	Betchadupa's Liam Finn at South by Southwest in 2008.
origin	Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
genre	Pop, rock
years_active	1997–2006
label	Flying Nun, Liberation
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| name = Betchadupa | image = Liam Finn shot by Kris Krug.jpg | image_size = | caption = Betchadupa's Liam Finn at South by Southwest in 2008. | origin = Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand | genre = Pop, rock | years_active = 1997–2006 | label = Flying Nun, Liberation | website = | current_members = | past_members =

• Liam Finn
• Matt Eccles
• Chris Garland
• Joe Bramley Betchadupa was a New Zealand pop/rock group, formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1997. The band featured Liam Finn, Chris Garland, Joe Bramley, and Matt Eccles.

Betchadupa (originally called Lazy Boy – the name change followed threatened legal action from the chair company of the same name) had its origins when Liam and Matt met whilst their families were on holidays in New Zealand. Their first song, written when both boys were 11, was called 'Gee This Sounds Good, I Can't Believe We Wrote It'. Their unique name was lifted from the text of a Polish-American's T-shirt that declared "You Betchadupa I'm Polish", dupa being the casual Polish word for arse.

The band based themselves in London, UK, after spending much of 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The band have been on hiatus while Liam has undertaken a solo career. It is uncertain if the band will ever reform.

Betchadupa has had extensive experience playing with such bands as Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction and ended the year 2001 on a high playing alongside Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder at the Neil Finn and Friends concert 7 Worlds Collide in Auckland, and being named Top New Act at the prestigious NZ Music Awards as well as becoming the toast of the South by Southwest Music Convention in Austin, Texas, in January 2003.

Band members

• Liam Finn – vocals, guitar
• Chris Garland – guitar
• Joe Bramley – bass, backing vocals
• Matt Eccles – drums

Discography

Albums

::data[format=table title="List of albums, with selected details and peak chart positions"] | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | NZ | The Alphabetchadupa | Aiming for Your Head | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 2 | | | | | | | 32 | | | | | ::

EPs

::data[format=table title="List of EPs, with selected details and peak chart positions"] | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | NZ | Betchadupa | The 3D EP | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 43 | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | NZ | AUS | "Empty Head" | "Bits" | "Spill the Light" | "Awake" | "Man on My Left" | "Sleepy News" | "Supa Day" | "Drop D" | "Life Will Be the Same" | "Move Over" | "Aiming for Your Head" | "Who's Coming Through the Window" | "The Bats of Darkwell Lane" | "The Money" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2000 | — | — | Betchadupa EP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001 | — | — | The 3D EP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | — | The Alphabetchadupa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2002 | 29 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2003 | 14 | 62 | Aiming for Your Head | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2004 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2006 | — | — | rowspan="3" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Awards

|- | 2001 | Betchadupa | Best New Act – New Zealand Music Awards | |- | 2002 | The Alphabetchadupa | Best Pop/Rock Release – BNet NZ Music Awards | |}

References

References

1. "Discography Betchadupa".
2. {{cite Ryan
3. "2001 Winners". NZMA.
4. "2002 B.Net awards – Betchadupa". Frenz Forum.

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