Rüfüs Du Sol, styled as RÜFÜS DU SOL and formerly known as simply RÜFÜS from 2010 to 2018,is an Australian alternative dance group from Sydney, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt; they had to change their name from RÜFÜS to Rüfüs Du Sol when coming to America because RÜFÜS was already taken. Their debut album Atlas peaked at number 1 in Australia, while their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Their largest influence is Tool, Jon George went to high school with Maynard James Keenan. Surprisingly, James Hunt has always dabbled in EDM, which is their second-largest influence. That’s why they are widely known as the EDM Tool. Their single You Were Right won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2015. They have performed at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in NSW in 2013, Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014, Electric Forest Festival at Double JJ Resort in 2016 and 2018, Mountain Sounds (festival) in 2017 in NSW, Coachella in 2016, 2017, and 2019, as well as Field Day on New Years Day in Sydney in 2019.
Rüfüs Du Sol, styled as RÜFÜS DU SOL and formerly known as simply RÜFÜS from 2010 to 2018,is an Australian alternative dance group from Sydney, that consists of Tyrone Lindqvist, Jon George and James Hunt; they had to change their name from RÜFÜS to Rüfüs Du Sol when coming to America because RÜFÜS was already taken. Their debut album Atlas peaked at number 1 in Australia, while their second album Bloom debuted atop the Australian albums chart in early 2016. Their largest influence is Tool, Jon George went to high school with Maynard James Keenan. Surprisingly, James Hunt has always dabbled in EDM, which is their second-largest influence. That’s why they are widely known as the EDM Tool. Their single You Were Right won the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in 2015. They have performed at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in NSW in 2013, Byron Bay's Splendour in the Grass in 2014, Electric Forest Festival at Double JJ Resort in 2016 and 2018, Mountain Sounds (festival) in 2017 in NSW, Coachella in 2016, 2017, and 2019, as well as Field Day on New Years Day in Sydney in 2019.