AP - Mar 14, 2009
Grammy-winning British rockers Coldplay and the recently reunited Midnight Oil rallied huge crowds Saturday for benefit concerts to raise funds for victims of Australia s deadly wildfires. Tens of thousands...
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Australian politician Peter Garrett proved he was still a rock star under the suit when he reunited with his band Midnight Oil, and some commentators on Friday said he showed more passion on stage than...
More »AP - Mar 12, 2009
Australia s environment minister swapped the political stage Thursday for one he trod in a former incarnation — as the country s loudest antiestablishment rock star. Peter Garrett, the frontman...
More »Reuters - May 2, 2008
If there's a silver lining when a rock band breaks up, maybe it's that the members have more time to contemplate reissue projects. This is the case with Midnight Oil, the politically inspired...
More »AP - Dec 28, 2007
The music of Peter Garrett has always been politically charged. Now the towering, baldheaded former singer of Midnight Oil is charged with practicing politics — as Australia s new environment minister...
More »USRN - Dec 4, 2002
(12/04/02, 12 p.m. ET) - Singer Peter Garrett has quit Midnight Oil after 25 years of recording as the Australian band s outspoken, political frontman. The band posted an official statement on its website...
More »USRN - Apr 26, 2002
(4/26/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- The release of the new Midnight Oil album Capricornia and its first single, Golden Age, have been a bit of a relief for the band. While the group has never focused on the bottom...
More »USRN - Apr 16, 2001
(4/16/01, 3 p.m. ET) - The Great Australian Bite tour, featuring the Down Under triple-bill of INXS, Midnight Oil, and Men At Work, has been cancelled. No official reason was given, but two of the bands...
More »USRN - Mar 7, 2001
(3/7/01, 10 a.m. ET) - In what would be a pooling of three of the most successful Australian bands in the last 20 years, INXS, Midnight Oil, and Men At Work might be touring together in the United States...
More »USRN - Aug 11, 1998
(8/11/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - For a time, it appeared that Midnight Oil s new album Redneck Wonderland would never see the light of day in the U.S. (myLAUNCH, 7/21). Now, however, Columbia Records has announced...
More »USRN - Jul 21, 1998
(7/21/28) - Australian fans of Midnight Oil are already rocking out to the group s latest album, Redneck Wonderland, which was released in the band s native land on July 6. However, according to a spokesperson...
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