In the wake of last week’s acclaimed Tasmanian gigs, Midnight Oil today unveiled the full line up for each show of their imminent mainland tour. The dates will feature a broad palate of Australian sounds, from buzzing pub punks, Amyl and The Sniffers through the young surf rock of Darwin’s King Stingray to the mighty Hoodoo Gurus just as they launch their new album. Acclaimed singer/songwriters Jack River, William Crighton, Emily Wurramara, Stephen Pigram and Busby Marou will also appear, as will “Best Blues & Roots” ARIA winners, All Our Exes Live In Texas. Plus, the tour will feature a handful of rare reunion appearances by fellow 1980’s trailblazers, Goanna.
MIDNIGHT OIL
RESIST: THE FINAL TOUR
Wed 23 Feb 2022 Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW
Guests: William Crighton SOLD OUT
Sat 26 Feb 2022 Heifer Station, Orange, NSW
Guests: Busby Marou and Emily Wurramara
Wed 2 Mar 2022 WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW
Guests: William Crighton SOLD OUT
Sat 5 Mar 2022 Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong, VIC
Guests: Goanna and All Our Exes Live In Texas
Wed 9 Mar 2022 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Guests: Amyl & The Sniffers
Sat 12 Mar 2022 All Saints Estate, Rutherglen, VIC
Guests: Hoodoo Gurus and All Our Exes Live In Texas
Sat 26 Mar 2022 Nikola Estate, Swan Valley, WA
Guests: Goanna and Stephen Pigram
Wed 30 Mar 2022 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA
Guests: Jack River
Sat 2 April 2022 Darwin Amphitheatre, Darwin, NT
Guests: Busby Marou and Emily Wurramara
Wed 6 April 2022 Convention Centre Arena, Cairns, QLD
Guests: King Stingray
Sat 9 April 2022 Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Guests: Goanna and Jack River
Wed 13 April 2022 Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Guests: Busby Marou SOLD OUT
Tue 19 April 2022 Stage 88, Canberra, ACT
Guests: Emily Wurramara and Jack River
Thu 21 April 2022 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Guests: King Stingray
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26 November 2021
In 2017 Midnight Oil returned from a long hiatus with a sweat drenched pub gig at the legendary Sydney venue, Selinas. In the middle of that special set, frontman Peter Garrett borrowed some famous lines, exhorting “rage, rage, against the dying of the light”. And that’s exactly what they’ve done ever since. They sold out 77 shows in 16 countries on their epic “Great Circle” tour. They toured Europe again, did a memorable gig in the outback, then returned to the studio for the first time in over 18 years and recorded 20 new songs. The first batch of that material, The Makarrata Project, debuted at #1 on the same weekend that longtime bass player Bones Hillman sadly died. Despite that profound blow, and a global pandemic, the band and their First Nations Collaborators still mounted their acclaimed “Makarrata Live” shows early this year – championing the Uluru Statement and highlighting ongoing injustices suffered by First Nations people.
Today Midnight Oil announced that this chapter of their career will come to a memorable close next year with the release of the other 12 new songs they recorded with Bones and a series of big gigs. Both are aptly titled Resist.
The band also announced that this will be their final concert tour while making it clear that this does not mean the end of the Oils. Each of the members will continue their own projects over the years ahead. They remain very open to recording new music together in future and supporting causes in which they believe, but this will be their last tour.
MIDNIGHT OIL
RESIST
THE FINAL TOUR
A DAY ON THE GREEN
Sat 26 Feb 2022 | Heifer Station, Orange, NSW (Lic. All Ages)
Sat 5 Mar 2022 | Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong, VIC (Lic. All Ages)
Sat 12 Mar 2022 | All Saints Estate, Rutherglen, VIC (Lic. All Ages)
Sat 26 Mar 2022 | Nikola Estate, Swan Valley, WA (Lic. All Ages)
FRONTIER TOURING
Wed 23 Feb 2022 | Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW
Wed 2 Mar 2022 | WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW
Wed 9 Mar 2022 | Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Sat 30 Mar 2022 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA
Sat 2 April 2022 | Darwin Amphitheatre, Darwin, NT
Wed 6 April 2022 | Convention Centre Arena, Cairns, NT
Sat 9 April 2022 | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, QLD
Wed 13 April 2022 | Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD
Tue 19 April 2022 | Stage 88, Canberra, ACT
Thu 21 April 2022 | Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW