Editing INXS (section)

===1997–2003: Transitional years===
{{See also|Elegantly Wasted}}[[File:Jon Stevens.jpg|alt=|thumb|The members of INXS collaborated with several Australian singers before settling on [[Jon Stevens]] as a replacement for Hutchence.]]
After Hutchence's death, INXS did not perform publicly for almost a year, and then only made a few one-off performances with different guest singers until 2000.<ref name="Howl"/> On 14 November 1998, they played at the [[Mushroom 25 Live|Mushroom 25 Concert]] with [[Jimmy Barnes]] fronting for two songs: "The Loved One" and "Good Times".<ref name="Howl"/><ref name="Take40Bio"/> On 12 June 1999, they headlined the opening of [[Stadium Australia]] in Sydney, with US singer-songwriter [[Terence Trent D'Arby]] and [[Russell Hitchcock]] as guest vocalists, they performed "New Sensation", "Kick", "Never Tear Us Apart" and "What You Need".<ref name="Howl"/><ref name="Take40Bio"/>

In December 2000, INXS performed a concert with singers [[Suze DeMarchi]] and [[Jon Stevens]] sharing the spotlight. DeMarchi was reportedly offered the role of permanent singer in the band.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.contactmusic.com/inxs/news/suze-demarchi-was-offered-inxs-role_3704520 | title=Suze Demarchi Was Offered Inxs Role | date=5 June 2013 }}</ref> The former lead singer of Australian band [[Noiseworks]], Jon Stevens began singing with INXS on a regular basis.<ref name="Howl"/> INXS played as one of the headline acts at the Sydney [[2000 Olympics]] and then toured through South America and Europe in 2001.<ref name="Take40Bio"/> Stevens was officially named a member of INXS in 2002, and the band started recording new material in November.<ref name="Howl"/> He left the band in October 2003 to pursue a solo career,<ref name="Howl"/> and only recorded a contractual obligation song called "[[I Get Up]]".