Midnight Oil are excited to announce leading First Nations vocalists Dan Sultan, Alice Skye, Troy Cassar-Daley, Tasman Keith & Leah Flanagan will join the band for all Makarrata Live dates. Midnight Oil will also be joined onstage at all shows by backing vocalist Liz Stringer and saxophonist Andy Bickers. Coloured Stone’s legendary frontman, Bunna Lawrie**, will also feature at the WOMADelaide performance.
In addition to appearing as part of the Oil’s set, Dan Sultan, Troy Cassar-Daley, Leah Flanagan and Alice Skye will also perform special guest slots of their own songs on select dates.
MIDNIGHT OIL
FIRST NATIONS COLLABORATORS PRESENT
MAKARRATA LIVE
AUSTRALIA
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2021
Sunday 28 February 2021 | Sirromet Wines | Mount Cotton, QLD
Plus special supporting sets from
Troy Cassar-Daley & Leah Flanagan
Monday 8 March 2021 | WomAdelaide
Joined by Bunna Lawrie
Plus a special supporting set from The Teskey Brothers
Saturday 13 March 2021 | Hope Estate | Hunter Valley, NSW
Plus special supporting sets from
Troy Cassar-Daley & Alice Skye
Wednesday 17 March 2021 | Stage 88 | Canberra, ACT
Plus special supporting sets from
Dan Sultan & Leah Flanagan
Saturdfay 20 March 2021 | Mt Duneed Estate | Geelong, VIC
Plus special supporting sets from
Dan Sultan & Alice Skye
ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES
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9 December 2020
In early 2021 Midnight Oil will perform a handful of special outdoor concerts called Makarrata Live. At each show, the band will be joined on stage by an incredible line up of First Nations collaborators for a unique concert event featuring music from their #1 mini album The Makarrata Project plus iconic Midnight Oil songs of Reconciliation from throughout their career.
These gigs will seek to elevate The Uluru Statement From The Heart which calls for a Makarrata – or “truth telling” – to account for the theft of lands and displacement of First Nations people. The shows will take place in strict accordance with each state’s Covid19 protocols. Due to the huge logistical challenges involved, these events will only be staged at one venue in SA, QLD, NSW, VIC & ACT making them each a unique live experience. The band is aware that many fans will be disappointed that the tour is visiting such a limited number of locations but Midnight Oil will tour in their own right later in 2021 by which time large indoor shows can hopefully be staged safely and without compromise throughout Australia and New Zealand at least.
MIDNIGHT OIL
FIRST NATIONS COLLABORATORS PRESENT
MAKARRATA LIVE
AUSTRALIA
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2021
Sunday 28 February 2021 | Sirromet Wines | Mount Cotton, QLD
Monday 8 March 2021 | WomAdelaide
Saturday 13 March 2021 | Hope Estate | Hunter Valley, NSW
Wednesday 17 March 2021 | Stage 88 | Canberra, ACT
Saturdfay 20 March 2021 | Mt Duneed Estate | Geelong, VIC
ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES