Career
Originally Haug was the lead vocalist before Bernard Fanning joined. Mainstays Haug and bass guitarist John Collins formed the band in Brisbane in 1989. Ian Haug and Grant McLennan formed the Far Out Corporation in 1996 and made one record - and performed a handful of shows to critical acclaim.
During a hiatus (2004–2006) in "s career, Haug worked on a side project,, with Collins and original member Steven Bishop on drums and vocals.
During all live Predators shows Ross Mclennan played drums while Steven Bishop stepped to the front of the stage. In April 2010, announced it would disband after their final tour in September–October. was formed in 1989 by vocalist and guitarist Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer Steven Bishop, who took their band"s name from the Neil Young song "".
Before the band"s formation, Haug had played in other Brisbane-based outfits. The band later sought an extra guitarist, Bernard Fanning, who Haug had met in a university class.
Fanning took over the role of lead vocals from Haug, and at the same time Jon Coghill joined, replacing Bishop.
"s final line-up change came with the addition of guitarist Darren Middleton. The line-up of Coghill, Collins, Fanning, Haug and Middleton has remained unchanged since 1992. In 2004, decided to take some time off to allow the band members to begin families and pursue side projects.
In this downtime Haug formed with the original lineup of drummer/vocalist Steven Bishop and bassist John Collins.
The band, like the other side projects for, was signed to the Dew Process record label. released a six track European Parliament in 2006 and were joined live by drummer Ross McLennan. In 2007, Haug reunited with to release their sixth studio album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence.
They followed with their seventh studio album, Golden Rule in 2009. In April 2010, announced it would disband after their final tour in September–October.
In 2013, following the departure of guitarist Marty Willson-Piper, Haug joined Australian band and during the early parts of 2014 they recorded an album, Further/Deeper, which was released in October 2014 and toured in Australia in the latter part of that year.
Haug then toured with the band on their United States tour as of February 2015.