Aussie music fans around the country got a punch right in the feels yesterday after it turned out that rumours of AC/DC approaching legendary homegrown groups Powderfinger and Silverchair to reform turned out to be bogus.

As Tone Deaf reported, an anonymous industry source told Triple M that AC/DC were offering up a “mountain of cash” to get Powderfinger, Silverchair, or Jet to reform and support them on their upcoming Rock or Bust national tour.

However, a cheeky Facebook post from Jet, arguably the most likely of the three to be reform, soon cemented them as the reunion frontrunners, should the rumour turn out to have a slither of truth behind it.

But if that wasn’t enough to crush the hopes of Silverchair fans everywhere, frontman Daniel Johns recently shared his thoughts on the rumour and confirmed that your chances of seeing Silverchair get back together are very slim.

“I literally read [about the rumour] as I was walking in to do this interview,” Johns told The Music. “Like, literally was reading it and that’s the first I’d heard of it… So, yeah, I don’t know anything about that, but I can 100 percent guarantee that won’t be happening.”

Johns, who is preparing the release of his full-length debut as a solo artist, said he is “adamant” about focusing on his solo career, that a decision to reform Silverchair would not be “about the cash”, and that if it did happen, it would be in the distant future, “if ever, to be honest”.

“I don’t want to blur that line,” said Johns. “I’ve been pretty adamant, pretty serious about having a really interesting career as an artist, a solo artist too, so to release a solo record and then reform for an AC/DC thing, that’s just blurring a line for me.”

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“So, I think you can safely print that that won’t be happening,” he added. “Not even for a million bucks.” In a statement to The Music, Johns’ label confirmed that the singer “is completely engaged with his new solo album release this year”.

Meanwhile, Powderfinger took themselves out of the running after bassist John Collins said, “My management or agent has not spoken to me, and I was with Haugy [guitarist Ian Haug] last night — I was the one who told Haugy about it — so I would say it’s a big fat lie, if you want my opinion.”

However, some hope remains for Jet fans. The band haven’t played together since 2010, but the band took to Facebook earlier this week to share a link to Triple M’s report on the reunion rumours along with the comment, “Rumours???”

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