Rage (stylised as rage) is an all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC Television since 1987, hosted by a large number of guest presenters since 1990. This article lists the presenters to date.
Background
Starting with Andrew Denton in 1990, Rage has a long tradition of inviting a band or artist host the show for the Saturday night episode. The hosts select and introduce their favourite music videos from the Rage library. This gives an insight into the bands' and artists' influences, which are highly regarded by fans whose tapings of the program are highly sought after. Rage has had hundreds of artists host the show over its vast history, as well as politicians, comedians, writers, TV hosts and other figures in the music and entertainment industry. Janet English and Bernard Fanning have programmed the show the most, having each appeared on six different occasions. They are followed by Mike Patton, Paul Dempsey and Tex Perkins, who have appeared five times apiece.
Rage often filmed their guest presenters in various hotels, backstage green rooms, bars, and parts of the ABC building, including the triple j conference room in Ultimo, Sydney. They now mostly film out of their own purpose-built rage studio in ABC Ultimo, Sydney, but also at music festivals and occasionally in musician's homes and hotels.
From March 2020, when COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began to be rolled out in Australia, rage permitted select artists to guest program the show over video call. The nearly two-year-long studio filming hiatus for international guests lasted from March 18, 2020, until March 9, 2022, when Gavin Rossdale from Bush filmed a guest program in the rage studio to coincide with Australia's first international tour since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Under The Southern Stars concert series.
Multiple-time guest programmers
Artists and groups that have guest programmed Rage three or more times include:
As of 2026, Evan Dando holds the record for longest gap between Rage hostings, having hosted on 6 January 1994 and then again 31 years later on 27 September 2025.Evan Dando guest programs rage - ABC Rage
Guest programmers by year 1990 Jan 6: Andrew Denton Jan 7: Amanda Brown from the Go-Betweens Jan 12: Kate Ceberano Jan 13: Ed Kuepper Jan 19: Rob Hirst from Midnight Oil Jan 20: Neil Murray from the Rainmakers and Warumpi Band Jan 26: Alannah Russack from the Hummingbirds Jan 27: Damien Lovelock from the Celibate Rifles Mar 3: Maynard F# Crabbes Apr 7: Mark Seymour from Hunters & Collectors May 26: Claudia Castle Aug 11: Mike Patton from Faith No More Oct 6: Steve Tyler, Joe Perry & Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith Nov 24: Jimmy Barnes Dec 15: Concrete Blonde Source:
1991 Jan 4: Flavor Flav from Public Enemy Jan 5: Stephen Cummings Jan 11: Reg Mombassa from Mental as Anything Jan 12: Jenny Morris Jan 18: Suzie Higgie from the Falling Joys Jan 19: Tex Perkins from the Cruel Sea Jan 25: Hard-Ons Jan 26: James Valentine Feb 23: Pop Will Eat Itself Mar 16: Billy Joel Apr 6: Bob Geldof from the Boomtown Rats Apr 20: Christina Amphlett from Divinyls May 4: Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles May 18: Paul Kelly Jun 1: Mike Edwards from Jesus Jones Jun 22: Lemmy from MotörheadLemmy guest programs rage (1991) Jul 13: Capital Q from Dream Warriors Sep 7: Siouxsie & the Banshees Sep 14: Elvis Costello Sep 21: Derry Brownson from EMF Sep 27: Turbo B from Snap Oct 12: Vince Neil from Mötley Crüe Oct 19: Posdnuos from De La Soul Nov 2: Gary Clail Nov 9: Lars Ulrich from Metallica Source:
1992 Jan 3: Mandawuy Yunupingu from Yothu Yindirage NAIDOC Special Jan 4: Jon Stevens from Noiseworks Jan 10: Deborah Conway from Do-Re-Mi Jan 11: Ratcat Jan 17: Richard Pleasance Jan 18: Helen Razer from Triple J Jan 24: Dave Faulkner from Hoodoo Gurus Jan 25: The Clouds Feb 1: Tortelvis from Dread Zeppelin Feb 8: Pat DiNizio from the Smithereens Feb 15: Ned's Atomic Dustbin Feb 22: The Violent Femmes Mar 7: Neil Finn, Paul Hester & Nick Seymour from Crowded House Mar 21: Henry Rollins Mar 28: Fishbone Apr 11: Joe Elliot from Def Leppard Apr 18: Mick Harvey and Nick Cave from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds May 2: Mick Jones from Big Audio Dynamite II and the Clash May 9: Julian LennonJulian Lennon guest programs rage (1992) May 16: Billy Bragg May 23: Steve Kilbey from the ChurchSteve on ABC's Rage Oct 10: Kylie Minogue Source:
1993 May 8: Michael Hutchence from INXS Aug 28: Winner of the Rage/Triple J Video Hottest 100 competition Sep 4: World Party Sep 11: Vernon Reid from Living Colour Sep 18: Baby Animals Oct 2: Tex Perkins and Ken Gormly of The Cruel Sea Oct 9: Siouxsie & the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees guest program rage (1993) Oct 16: Dean and Gene Ween from Ween Oct 30: Ice-T from Body Count Source:
1994 Jan 6: Evan Dando from the Lemonheads Jan 13: Tiny Tim Jan 20: Terence Trent D'Arby Jan 27: Layne Staley from Alice in ChainsLayne Staley guest programs rage (1994) Feb 12: The Breeders Feb 19: Chris Cornell from Soundgarden Feb 26: Kirsty MacColl Apr 2: k.d. lang Apr 16: Elvis Costello May 28: Ice cube & Others Jun 4: Billy Thorpe from Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs Jun 11: Fiona Horne from Def FX Jun 25: DIG Jul 2: Matt Deighton from Mother Earth & Eddie Piller Aug 13: Bad Brains Aug 27: BeckBeck guest programs rage (1994) Sep 3: Ru PaulRuPaul guest programs rage (1994) Sep 10: Max Cavalera & Andreas Kisser from SepulturaMax Cavalera & Andreas Kisser from Sepultura guest program rage (1994) Sep 17: Lydia Lunch Oct 1: Triple J's Jaslyn Hall Oct 8: Frank Black from the Pixies Oct 15: Page Hamilton from Helmet Oct 22: Beastie BoysBeastie Boys special on rage Nov 12: Michael Franti and Mary Harris from Spearhead Nov 19: Diesel Dec 24: Nick Cave from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and the Birthday PartyPlaylist: Nick Cave Rage Guest Programmer in 1994 Source:
1995 Feb 4: Grant Lee Buffalo Feb 11: Mike Mills from R.E.M. Feb 18: Ian Astbury from the Cult Mar 11: Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf Der Maur & Patty Schemel from Hole Mar 18: Aki & Dave from Fun-Da-Mental Apr 1: Slash from Guns N' Roses and Snakepit Apr 8: Paul Barker from Ministry Apr 15: Throwing Muses Apr 22: Mark Lanegan & Van Conner from Screaming Trees Apr 29: Edwyn Collins May 6: Ed Kowalczyk and Patrick Dahlheimer from Live May 20: TISMTISM guest program rage (1995) May 27: Primal Scream Jun 3: Jennifer Finch and Suzi Gardner from L7 Jun 17: William and Jim Reid from The Jesus and Mary ChainThe Jesus And Mary Chain guest program rage (1995) Jul 1: Mike Muir from Suicidal Tendencies Jul 8: Massive Attack Jul 22: Richie Lewis and Lenny Curley from Tumbleweed Aug 5: Robb Flynn and Logan Mader from Machine Head Aug 19: Chris Isaak & Kenney Dale Johnson Sep 2: Mike Patton and Roddy Bottum from Faith No More Sep 9: Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou from SilverchairSilverchair guest program rage (1995) Sep 16: Ray Manzarek from the Doors & Danny Sugarman (The Doors manager/biographer) Sept 30: You Am I Source:
1996 Jan 6: Butch Vig from Garbage Feb 17: Dave Graney and Clare Moore Mar 9: Perry Farrell from Porno for Pyros Mar 16: Maxim, Keith Flint, Leeroy Thornhill & Liam Howlett from the Prodigy Apr 6: Buffalo Tom Apr 13: Justine Frischmann and Donna Matthews from Elastica Apr 20: The Tea Party Apr 27: Ian Brown from the Stone Roses May 4: k.d. lang May 11: Fear Factory May 18: Paul D'Amour from Tool Jun 1: James Hetfield and Jason Newsted from Metallica Jun 22: James Iha and D'arcy from the Smashing Pumpkins Jul 13: Malcolm McLaren Aug 10: Quan Yeomans, Ben Ely & Martin Lee from Regurgitator Aug 17: The Presidents of the United States of America Aug 24: Pollyanna Sept 14: Robert Forster from the Go-Betweens Sep 21: Custard Oct 5: Insurge Oct 12: Everclear Oct 19: Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug & John Collins from Powderfinger Oct 26: Neneh Cherry Nov 9: Shirley Manson and Steve Marker from Garbage Nov 16: Stan Ridgway Nov 30: Brian Bell & Matt Sharp from Weezer Dec 7: Coxy, Doug & Doctor from The Fauves Dec 14: Ash Dec 21: Gavin Rossdale & Nigel Pulsford from Bush Source:
1997 Feb 8: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean & Pras Michel from the FugeesFugees guest program rage (1997) Feb 15: Barry Adamson Feb 22: Gavin Rossdale & Nigel Pulsford from Bush (repeat of 21 Dec 1996 episode) Mar 15: Greg Graffin & Jay Bentley from Bad Religion Mar 22: Spiderbait Mar 29: Gaz Coombes & Mick Quinn from SupergrassSupergrass Special - ABC Rage Apr 5: Henry Rollins & Chris Haskett from Rollins Band Apr 12: Tracey Thorn & Ben Watt from Everything but the Girl Apr 26: Bis May 10: Local H May 17: Adalita, Dean Turner & Adam Robertson from Magic Dirt May 24: Jonathan Davis, Brian Welch & Reginald Arvizu from Korn May 31: Ed Kowalczyk & Patrick Dahlheimer from Live (repeat of 6 May 1995 episode): Jun 21: Paul Kelly Jul 12: Rail Jul 19: Josie Scott & Kim Scott from The Mark of Cain Aug 9: Screamfeeder Aug 16: Steve Malkmus & Mark Ibold from Pavement Aug 30: Sidewinder Sep 6: The Blackeyed Susans Sep 20: Alice Cooper Oct 11: Ben Folds Five Oct 18: Dave Faulkner and Brad Shepherd from Hoodoo Gurus Oct 25: Nina Gordon & Louise Post from Veruca SaltVeruca Salt guest program rage (1997) Nov 1: Jimmy Pop & Lupus Thunder from the Bloodhound GangBloodhound Gang guest program rage (1997) Nov 8: DevoDevo guest program rage (1997) Nov 15: John McCrea, Greg Brown, Vince DiFiore & Todd Roper from CakeCake guest program rage (1997) Nov 29: Mike Patton, Roddy Bottum & Mike Bordin from Faith No More Dec 6: Jebediah Source:
1998 Feb 14: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Mar 7: Phil & Ed from Radiohead Mar 14: Phil & Joe from Grinspoon Mar 21: Dave Grohl & Franz Stahl from Foo Fighters Mar 28: Stone Gossard from Brad/Pearl Jam & Regan Hagar from Brad Apr 4: The Whitlams Apr 11: Devo (repeat of 8 November 1997 episode) Apr 18: Tanya Donelly Apr 25: Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool & Mike Dirnt from Green Day May 2: Ammonia May 9: Arkarna May 23: Les Claypool from Primus May 30: Warren Ellis, Jim White & Mick Turner from Dirty Three Jun 13: Frenzal Rhomb Jun 27: Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge & Scott Raynor from Blink 182 Jul 25: Tex Perkins & James Cruickshank from the Cruel Sea Aug 8: Natasha Schaade (Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time winner) Aug 22: Dicky Barrett & Joe G from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Sep 12: Snout Sep 19: Janet English & Quan Yeomans from Happyland Oct 3: Paul McDermott & Mikey Robins Oct 17: Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth Oct 31: Marcy Playground Nov 7: The Living End Nov 14: The Cruel Sea (repeat of the 25 July 1998 episode) Nov 21: The Dandy Warhols Nov 28: Richard Kingsmill from Triple J radio (Australian Music Month special) Dec 12: Sarah McLeod, Stuart Rudd & Paul Berryman from The Superjesus Dec 19: Slayer Source:
1999 Feb 6: Marilyn Manson Feb 13: Ben Lee Feb 20: Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur and Samantha Maloney from Hole Feb 27: Pauline Pantsdown and Vanessa Wagner Mar 20: Huey from Fun Lovin' Criminals Mar 27: James and Nicky from Manic Street Preachers Apr 3: Tim Rogers from You Am I Apr 17: Not from There Apr 24: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion May 1: Billy Bragg May 8: Robert Forster & Grant McLennan From the Go-Betweens May 15: Placebo May 22: Gerling May 29: Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur and Samantha Maloney from Hole (repeat of the 20 February 1999 episode) Jun 5: Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool from Green Day (repeat of the 25 April 1998 episode) Jun 12: Mix Master Mike Jul 3: Something for Kate Jul 10: Marilyn Manson (repeat of the 6 February 1999 episode) Jul 17: Custard Jul 24: Derrick Green & Igor Cavalera from Sepultura Jul 31: Reef Aug 7: Moby Aug 14: Merrick and Rosso Aug 28: Richard and Geno from Filter Sep 4: Silverchair