Editing INXS (section)

===2005–2011: J.D. Fortune era===
[[File:My photo of JD Fortune at Mystic Minnesota.jpg|thumb|right|[[J.D. Fortune]] performing with the band in July 2011]]{{See also|Switch (INXS album)|Original Sin (INXS album)}}
With Fortune as lead singer, INXS released the single "Pretty Vegas" on 4 October 2005. The single reached No.&nbsp;5 on the [[iTunes Store]] ranking of daily most downloaded songs on its first day. It peaked at No.&nbsp;9 in Australia<ref name="AusCharts"/> and No.&nbsp;37 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name=AMGSingles/> and became a huge radio airplay hit in Fortune's native Canada. On 29 November 2005, ''Switch''—the band's first album with Fortune as lead singer—was released in the United States via [[Epic Records]]. The band's new line-up started a world tour in support of ''Switch'' in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockbandlounge.com/rock-star-inxs/jd-fortune.asp|title=J.D. Fortune:: Rock Star INXS|publisher=Rock Band Lounge|access-date=5 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131094041/http://rockbandlounge.com/rock-star-inxs/jd-fortune.asp|archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> In September 2006, INXS and Epic Records parted ways.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57210/sudden-switch-inxs-parts-ways-with-epic |title=Sudden 'Switch': INXS Parts Ways With Epic|magazine=Billboard |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=18 September 2006 |access-date=5 March 2008}}</ref> The band then performed at the [[2006 NRL Grand Final]].

INXS toured Australia and New Zealand in March 2007, with [[Simple Minds]] and support band [[Arrested Development (hip hop group)|Arrested Development]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21455851-5007184,00.html |title=Fortune 'pressured' in INXS |date=27 March 2007 |agency=AAP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225065730/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0%2C23663%2C21455851-5007184%2C00.html |archive-date=25 February 2009 }}</ref> After the cancellation of a 31 August 2007 show in [[Cleveland]], Ohio, INXS placed a statement on their website saying "Due to ongoing medical issues with Garry Beers' hand, the band's doctor has urged the band to not play more than three shows in a row or risk permanent damage to Garry's hand."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inxs.com/news/news.php?uid=2319|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012150848/http://inxs.com/news/news.php?uid=2319|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-12|title=Cleveland show|date=2007-10-12|website=INXS.com|access-date=2016-10-07}}</ref>

The band signed with Petrol Electric Records in December 2008, reuniting them with former manager Chris Murphy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 March 2009
|last=Bosso |first=Joe |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-tale-of-jd-fortune-and-inxs-gets-weirder-198685 |title=The tale of JD Fortune and INXS gets weirder
|publisher=Music Radar}}</ref> On 16 February 2009, [[J.D. Fortune]] told [[Entertainment Tonight Canada]] that INXS had let him go from the band with a shake of the hand at an airport in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw6Cu6CSJU4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/Iw6Cu6CSJU4| archive-date=2021-10-29|title=Link to the interview|work=YouTube| date=16 February 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 23 February 2009, Chris Murphy, INXS creative director and global business strategist and former manager, in an interview with ''The Daily Telegraph'', said J.D. was not sacked and, in fact, "the band made it known to him that they had not ruled out seeing a return by Fortune." He also stated J.D. was next on his list to call regarding a major recording contract he was negotiating for the band.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25091739-5013560,00.html |title=Chris Murphy says INXS did not dump JD Fortune at airport |access-date=22 February 2009 |first=Sydney |last=Confidential |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=23 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225144403/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0%2C28383%2C25091739-5013560%2C00.html |archive-date=25 February 2009 }}</ref> 
In an interview with ''Sun Media'' published on 6 March 2009, J.D. Fortune clarified his claim that he had been fired at an airport. After returning to Canada from Hong Kong, Fortune believed there were still two more legs of the INXS 2007 tour to complete. When the rest of the tour was cancelled and the band did not return his calls for 10 months, he believed he was out of the band.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 2009 |last=Stevenson |first=Jane |url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/entertainment/2009/03/05/8653061.html#/entertainment/music/2009/03/06/pf-8647211.html |title=J.D. sets record straight ... |work=Winnipeg Sun}}</ref>

On 30 November 2009, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, and Kirk Pengilly performed an acoustic version of "Don't Change" with the Qantas Choir at the Pride of Australia Awards.<ref name="PrideOfAustraliaYouTube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNaNigEwssQ | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211029/ZNaNigEwssQ| archive-date=2021-10-29|title=INXS & QANTAS Choir Perform Don't Change |publisher=YouTube |date=4 January 2010 |access-date=1 July 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 8 December 2009, INXS announced they would be embarking on a world tour commencing with a performance in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.<ref>{{Cite news
 |date=8 December 2009 
 |last=Patch 
 |first=Nick 
 |url=http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/sports/article/391244--inxs-plans-new-album-world-tour-with-guest-vocalists-to-begin-in-vcr 
 |title=INXS plans new album, world tour with 'guest vocalists,' to begin in Vcr 
 |publisher=Metro News 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103113725/http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/sports/article/391244--inxs-plans-new-album-world-tour-with-guest-vocalists-to-begin-in-vcr 
 |archive-date=3 January 2010 
}}</ref> The band announced on 11 February 2010 that J.D. Fortune would be vocalist for the performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but that it would be a one-off performance; they added that a vocalist for the upcoming world tour had yet to be announced.<ref>{{Cite news
|date= 11 February 2010
|last= Patch
|first= Nick
|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hnhCWtUi2RJgg-DzMgQQ_VnIZGcA
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215085314/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hnhCWtUi2RJgg-DzMgQQ_VnIZGcA
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=15 February 2010
|title= Canadian J.D. Fortune will rejoin INXS for gig at Vancouver Olympics
|publisher=Canadian Press}}</ref> The band performed at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on 24 February 2010 with guest singers J.D. Fortune and Argentine singer Deborah de Corral.<ref>{{Cite news
|date= 26 February 2010
|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/be-our-guest-singer-say-inxs/story-e6frfmqr-1225834499573
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100227131442/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/be-our-guest-singer-say-inxs/story-e6frfmqr-1225834499573
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=27 February 2010
|title= Be our guest singer, say INXS
|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> 
[[File:INXSreidpark.jpg|thumb|left|INXS live in [[Townsville]], Australia in 2010]]
On 22 April 2010, INXS announced that Fortune would again front the band for a performance on 10 July 2010 at [[Townsville]], Queensland and also on 16 July 2010 in [[Broome, Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite web
 |title=JD and INXS are Coming to Townsville 
 |url=http://inxs.com/newsdetail.aspx?id=9 
 |work=inxs.com 
 |date=22 April 2010 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430094033/http://www.inxs.com/newsdetail.aspx?id=9 
 |archive-date=30 April 2010 
}}</ref> During a radio interview with Kirk Pengilly and J.D. Fortune in July 2010 just before the Broome concert, Pengilly confirmed that Fortune had returned as the band's permanent singer. In August 2010, Petrol Records issued Australian radio stations with a one-track promo "Never Tear Us Apart" featuring Ben Harper on vocals, a preview from the upcoming INXS Michael Hutchence tribute album ''[[Original Sin (2010 album)|Original Sin]]''. On 25 September 2010, the band performed before the [[2010 AFL Grand Final]]. On 19 October 2010, it was announced in the Courier Mail that INXS, fronted by J.D. Fortune, would tour as part of the A Day on the Green winery concerts in February."<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author=Cameron Adams |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/inxs-rework-old-classics-with-guest-vocalists-in-new-album/story-e6freq7o-1225940886762 |title=INXS rework old classics with guest vocalists in new album |work=Courier Mail|date=19 October 2010 |access-date=1 July 2011}}</ref>

The band recorded an album in memory of Michael Hutchence titled ''[[Original Sin (2010 album)|Original Sin]]''. Released in November 2010, the album featured well-known singers from Australia and around the world, including [[Ben Harper]], [[Patrick Monahan]], and [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]].<ref>{{Cite news
 |date         = 30 July 2009
 |last         = Vaziri
 |first        = Aidin
 |url          = http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/News/rob%2Dthomas%2Djoins%2D730/
 |title        = Rob Thomas Joins INXS in the Studio
 |publisher    = Gibson
 |access-date  = 30 July 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090804204617/http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/News/rob%2Dthomas%2Djoins%2D730/
 |archive-date = 4 August 2009
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}}</ref><ref name="RollingStoneCoverAlbum">{{Cite magazine
|date= 24 February 2010
|last= Bliss
|first= Karen
|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/24/inxs-recruit-brandon-flowers-ben-harper-to-cover-their-big-hits/
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100226185054/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/24/inxs-recruit-brandon-flowers-ben-harper-to-cover-their-big-hits/
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= 26 February 2010
|title= INXS Recruit Brandon Flowers, Ben Harper to Cover Their Big Hits
|magazine=Rolling Stone }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
 |date      = 2 April 2010
 |last      = Anderson
 |first     = Kyle
 |url       = http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/04/02/inxs-pat-monahan-rob-thomas/
 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131091146/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/04/02/inxs-pat-monahan-rob-thomas/
 |url-status  = dead
 |archive-date = 31 January 2013
 |title     = INXS Re-Making Old Hits With Singers From The Killers, Train, Matchbox Twenty
 |publisher = MTV
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
|date= 17 May 2009
|last= Moran
|first= Jonathon
|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25493044-5012327,00.html
|title= Ash's mark on INXS
|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

In March 2011, INXS confirmed they would return to the UK and headlining with support from New Zealand band [[Shihad]] for an outdoor event called Southern Sounds on Clapham Common, London on Saturday 11 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skiddle.com/festivals/southernsounds/|title=Southern Sounds 2011|work=Skiddle.com|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-date=5 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105140032/http://www.skiddle.com/festivals/southernsounds/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The event was an all-Australian, New Zealand and South African celebration lineup, with INXS fronted by [[J.D. Fortune]]. INXS toured extensively throughout 2011 with singer J.D. Fortune to support the album ''Original Sin''.