▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally , ▁appearing ▁on ▁British ▁television ▁and ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁After ▁initially ▁struggling ▁to ▁gain ▁success ▁in ▁Australia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁DA AS ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁to ▁perform ▁on ▁the ▁ABC ▁show ▁The ▁Big ▁G ig , ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁feature . ▁ ▁They ▁appeared ▁frequently ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁group ▁premier ed ▁their ▁own ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁ABC , ▁DA AS ▁Kap ital , ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁two ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Mc D erm ott ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁liked ▁performing ▁with ▁DA AS ▁because ▁it ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁his ▁interests — he ▁got ▁to ▁write , ▁perform , ▁sing , ▁create ▁cost umes ▁and ▁paint ▁back dro ps . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁split ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁after ▁a ▁final ▁fare well ▁tour ▁of ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Rum ours ▁of ▁a ▁falling ▁out ▁among ▁the ▁tri o ▁pers isted ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁but ▁all ▁three ▁maintained ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁part ed ▁on ▁good ▁terms ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁simply ▁been ▁time ▁to ▁move ▁on , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁purs ue ▁care ers ▁in ▁different ▁directions . ▁Fer g us on ▁has ▁since ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁break - up ▁was ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁being ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁multiple ▁s cl eros is ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the