Former Crowded House member Neil Finn headed back to Australia this week following the death of the band's former drummer **Paul
Hester**.
Neil
Finn and brother Tim were on tour in London when the news of
Hester's suicide broke earlier in the week, and have interrupted the tour to return to Melbourne for the private funeral on Sunday.
Some of the Finn Brothers' European shows will be rescheduled but some have been cancelled altogether. Finn paid tribute to
Hester at a concert earlier this week at London's **Royal Albert
Hall**, and fellow musicians Kevin Garant and John Clifforth are in the process of planning a memorial event of music performances and anecdotes about Hester.
Hester, who was found hanged in a tree in Elsternwick Park on Saturday afternoon, was said to have been working on solo material, but had cherished hopes of getting back together with Crowded House.
According to reports the drummer had eight years of therapy for depression after leaving the group. His former long term partner and his daughters recently released a statement saying
"We would like Paul to be remembered as the loving father he was, and for the way in which he celebrated life. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him."