The band will farewell fans Saturday, March 12 at All Saints Estate performing their biggest hits as well as tracks from their new album Resist.
Resist features 12 new songs the band recorded with long time bass player Bones Hillman before his passing late last year.
The album will be Midnight Oil’s 15th studio release since the band exploded out of the post-punk scene back in 1978, blazing a singular trail of blistering gigs through Australia’s pubs and clubs.
In the four decades since they have created an unparalleled string of classic tracks including I Don’t Wanna Be The One, Power & The Passion, US Forces, Best Of Both Worlds, The Dead Heart, Blue Sky Mine, and Forgotten Years.
While this will be the band’s final concert tour, it does not mean the end of the Oils. Each of the members will continue their own projects over the years ahead and agree they are open to recording new music together in future and supporting causes in which they are passionate about.
“We all know time refuses to stand still for anyone but after many years together the band’s spirit is deep, the music and words are strong, and our ideas and actions as bold as we can make them,” Peter Garrett said.
“We’ve reached people in ways we never could have imagined. Our desire to create and speak out is undimmed. We hope everyone who hears this album and gets to one of the shows will come away charged up about the planet’s future, saying ‘why stop now?’. Having always tackled every tour like it’s the last – this time it actually will be.”
A day on the green member pre-sale kicks off from 11.00am on Tuesday, November 30 before the general public on-sale starting 12noon local time on Wednesday, December 1. Tickets from adayonthegreen.com.au/midnightoil
Further ticket and tour information can be found at:
www.adayonthegreen.com.au
www.frontiertouring.com
www.midnightoil.com
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