MIDNIGHT OIL - OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

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“RESIST is Midnight Oil’s 15th studio release since they first exploded out of the post-punk scene back in 1978, blazing a singular trail of blistering gigs from Australia’s pubs and clubs to arenas and festivals around the world. It is a fitting, forward looking, statement for a band whose clarion call has always been “it’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”. Featuring stellar production by Warne Livesey (DIESEL & DUST, BLUE SKY MINING, CAPRICORNIA) RESIST will be accompanied by some special live performances that will comprise the group’s final concert tour.

 

This new album was actually recorded in late 2019 and thus features long-time bass player, Bones Hillman, who sadly passed away 12 months later. Those sessions yielded 20 songs, but their release was delayed by the Covid pandemic. The first taste of this new work landed in late 2020 as THE MAKARRATA PROJECT – a mini-album featuring some of Australia’s finest First Nations musicians, and based on the themes of reconciliation, justice and truth-telling written in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. It debuted at #1 in the band’s homeland on the same weekend that Bones passed away and went on to be nominated for five ARIA Awards. Lead single ‘Gadigal Land’ (feat. Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs and Bunna Lawrie) received the prestigious APRA Song Of The Year.

 

From the northern beaches of Sydney to the streets of Manhattan, Midnight Oil has stopped traffic, inflamed passions, inspired fans, challenged the concepts of “business as usual” and broken new ground. In 2017 the band returned from a 15-year hiatus for their Great Circle World Tour that encompassed 77 shows in 16 countries. The extraordinary audience and critical response to those shows lead to more European dates and an Australian outback gig in 2019 which then flowed into

the recording sessions where RESIST was created. The album’s much anticipated release will therefore literally close the circle on this chapter of a truly extraordinary career.

 

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. It will see them performing classic Midnight Oil songs from across their repertoire while also showcasing some urgent new works.”

 

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RESIST album cover (courtesy @elevenmusic)

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THE MAKARATTA PROJECT album cover

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MO TOUR DATES 2022

@frontiertouring

 

Wednesday 23 February 2022

Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, NSW

Guests: William Crighton

 

Saturday 26 February 2022

Heifer Station, Orange, NSW*

Guests: Busby Marou and Emily Wurramara

 

Wednesday 2 March 2022

WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, NSW

Guests: William Crighton

 

Saturday 5 March 2022

Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong, VIC*

Guests: Goanna and All Our Exes Live In Texas

 

Wednesday 9 March 2022

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC

Guests: Amyl & The Sniffers

 

Saturday 12 March 2022

All Saints Estate, Rutherglen, VIC*

Guests: Hoodoo Gurus and All Our Exes Live In Texas

 

Saturday 26 March 2022*

Nikola Estate, Swan Valley, WA

Guests: Goanna and Stephen Pigram

 

Wednesday 30 March 2022

Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA

Guest: Jack River

 

Saturday 2 April 2022

Darwin Amphitheatre, Darwin, NT

Guests: Busby Marou and Emily Wurramara

 

Wednesday 6 April 2022

Convention Centre Arena, Cairns, QLD

Guest: King Stingray

 

Saturday 9 April 2022

Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast, QLD

Guests: Goanna and Jack River

 

Wednesday 13 April 2022

Riverstage, Brisbane, QLD

Guests: Busby Marou

 

FRI 15 April 2022

Bluesfest | Byron Bay NSW

 

Tuesday 19 April 2022

Stage 88, Canberra, ACT

Guests: Emily Wurramara and Jack River

 

Thursday 21 April 2022

Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW

Guests: King Stingray

 

 

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POSTED 19 March 2022

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