Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil Poster Bid Reaches $1500

Bidding for the signed Midnight Oil poster from Songland Records’ RSPCA auction has reached $1500.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Brian Frog Harris, Canberra, Midnight Oil, record store, rock, RSCPA, Songland Records, Weston

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Signed Midnight Oil Collectible Auction To Benefit RSPCA

by Paul Cashmere

A poster signed by the members of Midnight Oil is being auctioned to raise funds for the Weston RSPCA.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Brian Frog Harris, Canberra, Midnight Oil, record store, rock, RSCPA, Songland Records, Weston

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Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey and Shane Howard Perform at Uluru Closure

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett and Martin Rotsey as well as Goanna’s Shane Howard have performed at the foot of Uluru as the rock in ‘The Dead Heart’ of Australia’s has been closed to tourists forever.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Goanna, Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, rock, Shane Howard, Uluru

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Jim Moginie Midnight Oil 6 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie has a new video for ‘Say Goodbye Vera Lynn’

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil co-founder and guitarist Jim Moginie has surprised fans with a new video for the song ‘Say Goodbye Vera Lynn’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, country, Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil, rock

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Busby Marou Join Midnight Oil for Yothu Yindi Cover In Birdsville

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil were joined by Queensland’s Busby Marou for a cover a Yothu Yindi’s ‘Treaty’ at the Big Red Bash in Birdsville this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Busby Marou, Midnight Oil, rock, Yothu Yindi

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Heidi Lenffer of Cloud Control Launches FEAT. With Vance Joy, Midnight Oil

by Paul Cashmere

Heidi Lenffer of Cloud Control has launched FEAT., a solar fund for artists to fund new and existing solar farms around Australia.

Tagged as: Australia, Big Scary, Breathe, Cloud Control, Cub Sport, FEAT, Heidi Lenffer, Jack River, Little May, Mansionair, Midnight Oil, music industry, Peking Duk, Regurgitator, Set Mo, The Jezabels, The Rubens, Urthboy, Vallis Alps, Vance Joy, Washington

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Midnight Oil Performs Diesel and Dust Live for Canberra

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil treated Canberra to a complete performance of the iconic ‘Diesel and Dust’ album last night (27 May 2019).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil debut ‘Tarkine’, their first new song since 2002

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil have debuted their first song since 2002 at their warm-up show in Wollongong on Thursday night.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil Announce Two More Final 2019 Shows in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil will perform for Wollongong and Canberra bringing their total 2019 dates to three.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil to play live again in the Simpson Desert in 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil will perform again at The Big Red Bash in the Simpson Desert in 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Peter Garrett Midnight Oil 6 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Midnight Oil are selling their Music Gear

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil are clearing out the cupboards. The band will list nearly 40 pieces of music gear for sale at reverb.com from next Friday 16 November, 2018.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Midnight Oil, music gear, reverb.com, rock

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Jim Moginie Releases Very Midnight Oil Sounding ‘Blind Devotion’

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil guitarist Jim Moginie has released a new song ‘Blind Devotion’ under Jim Moginie and the Family Dog.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil, rock, The Family Dog

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Midnight Oil Sydney Show Heads To DVD and Blu-Ray

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil’s Sydney show will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray as ‘Armistice Day: Live At The Domain’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Armistice Day, Australia, Blu-Ray, DVD, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil 1984 To Be Released On DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil’s recent ‘Midnight Oil: 1984’ film will be released on DVD on July 4.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Patti Smith Is Performing Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning On Her Current Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith has added the Midnight Oil classic ‘Beds Are Burning’ to her current European tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, Patti Smith, rock, USA

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Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Armand Van Helden, Midnight Oil Nominated For Helpmann Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Amand Van Helden and Midnight Oil are just some of the artists nominated for Helpmann Awards for 2018.

Tagged as: Amand Van Helden, Australia, Ed Sheeran, Helpmann Awards, live music, live performance, Live Performance Australia, Midnight Oil, music industry, Paul McCartney

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Paul Kelly Wins APRA Song of the Year, A.B. Original Is Songwriter of the Year

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly ‘Firewood and Candles’ was won Song of the Year at the APRA Awards in Sydney beating out songs by Jessica Mauboy, Ainslie Wills, Amy Shark and Gang of Youths.

Tagged as: A.B. Original, APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, Midnight Oil, music industry, Paul Kelly, rock

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Midnight Oil To Receive Ted Albert Award

by Noise11.com

APRA will recognise Midnight Oil’s cultural contribution by awarding the band the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the upcoming APRA Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, Midnight Oil, music industry, rock

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Midnight Oil 1984 Documentary Is Heading To Cinemas

by Noise11.com

Midnight Oil 1984’, a concert film by Ray Argall, will screen in Australian cinemas in May.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, Midnight Oil 1984, Ray Argall, rock

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Midnight Oil Rarity – Jim Moginie’s ‘Lost’ “No Vans Mary’ Surfaces For Limited Time

by Paul Cashmere

‘No Vans Mary’, a 2009 unreleased album by Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie, has been made available for a limited time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil, rock

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Rob Hirst Is The Second Oil’s Member In A Month With Solo Music

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst has dropped his new solo E.P. ‘Powerful Owls’ just a month after new music from Jim Moginie.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, rock

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Jim Moginie Returns To Active Duty In Midnight Oil

by Paul Cashmere

Jim Moginie sat last night’s Midnight Oil concert in as he recovers from his hamstring injury.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil Shows To Go Ahead As Planned Following Jim Moginie Mishap

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil will finish the Great Circle World Tour this week although lead guitarist Jim Moginie will be seated for his duties after pulling a hamstring at Wednesday night’s Melbourne show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil, rock

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Jim Moginie Injured In Fall At Second Midnight Oil Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil lead guitarist Jim Moginie is recovering after falling and injuring himself at the second Melbourne Midnight Oil show last night (8 Nov 2017).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil, rock

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REVIEW: Midnight Oil Rips Melbourne A New One In Power-Packed Show

by Paul Cashmere

There is no denying Midnight Oil is the greatest live band Australia has ever produced.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil Continues To Warn The World About Environmental Terrorists Adani

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil wants fans to urgently sign the petition against environmental terrorists Adani who the Australian government is giving carte blanche to cause irreversible damage.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Marco Gandolfi Reviews Midnight Oil In London

by Music-News.com

I last saw Midnight Oil in 1993 unplugged at Ronnie Scott’s having been lucky in a radio phone-in. I never thought it would take me 24 years to see them again but here I am with the excitement of youth flowing yet again.

Tagged as: 70, 80s, 90s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil Play First Show Outside Australia Since 2002

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil kicked off the international start to their reunion ‘The Great Circle Tour’ with their first show outside Australia since 2002 in Brazil.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, Photo By Tim Cashmere

Midnight Oil Play First Official Show Of World Tour In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil have performed the first official and full show of their reunion tour The Great Circle 2017 with a crack setlist featuring some of their best songs and some of their rarest.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, rock

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Midnight Oil Played A Surprise Gig At The Marrickville Bowlo

by Paul Cashmere

Those in the know were treated to a rarity on Sunday afternoon when Midnight Oil played their first show since 2009 at the Marrickville Bowling Club in Sydney.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, rock

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