Tag: Peter Garrett

Rob Hirst’s posthumous book World Is Almost At Peace collects his complete lyrics and the first detailed look at how Midnight Oil’s best-known songs were written, released 27 October alongside a Hamer Hall celebration of his drum kit.

Thirty years on, we revisit Midnight Oil and the stripping back of their signature sound on the atmospheric 1996 record Breathe.

Golden Plains has dropped the line-up for its nineteenth edition, placing Underworld, Geese and Peter Garrett on the single stage at Meredith in March 2027. The second ballot closes Monday night.

Former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett will return to the stage for a rare run of Australian pub shows this November, backed by The Alter Egos and featuring Midnight Oil guitarist Martin Rotsey.

Rob Hirst’s final book, World Is Almost At Peace, will be published in November 2026, offering an inside look at the songwriting behind Midnight Oil’s most enduring songs.

Peter Garrett joins The Presets for a powerful APRA Awards tribute to Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst with a live performance of Power And The Passion.

Peter Garrett has premiered a new song. This one is a cover of World Party’s ‘God On My Side’.

Peter Garrett brought his other band The Alter Egos to Melbourne over the weekend for a free performance on the beach for the St Kilda Festival.

The St Kilda Festival has revealed Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos, Cub Sport and Jem Cassar-Daley will perform at the 2025 event. The full line-up will be revealed on 18 January 2025.

Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett has been commissioned to lead an inquiry into the debacle caused by former CEO Sophie Galaise’s censoring of musician Jayson Gillham’s comments about Gaza at a recent concert.

Peter Garrett has played two solo shows so far in 2024 with a fairly even divide between the solo songs and his Midnight Oil catalogue.

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett has announced his second solo album ‘The True North’ will be released in March 2024. The titles track is out now and tour days are set for next year.

Walk For Yes events will happen all over Australia this Saturday and Sunday with Australia’s music community showing support for the Yes vote in the upcoming referendum to put an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Peter Garrett will resurrect his short-lived side-project The Alter Egos for a second show for 2023 for the Clearly Festival in Kiama in November.

Happy 70th to Noel Crombie, an early member of Split Enz and Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil.

Midnight Oil’s Canberra show at Stage 88 in Commonwealth Park has been stopped due to Canberra’s severe weather conditions.

Midnight Oil have once again performed The Saints classic ‘Know Your Product’ as a tribute to Chris Bailey who died at 9 April 2022 at age 65.

Midnight Oil have cancelled two shows on the ‘Resist’ tour because Peter Garrett has tested positive to Covid.

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.

Jimmy Barnes and Peter Garrett were special guests of Steve Van Zandt with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul rolled through Sydney this week.

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, A.B. Original’s Briggs as well as Christine Anu have been added to the Spinifex Gum concerts for Adelaide and Melbourne in March.

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.

It is great to have Peter Garrett active on stage. His comments about Trumpinstan and Turbullstan carry far greater weight at a rock concert than from a political party room.

Peter Garrett kicked off his first solo tour in Perth last weekend this week took the show to Brisbane.

Peter Garrett has released a biting message to Australia about Hope vs Corporate Greed in his ‘It Still Matters’ video.

Major new titles coming out this week include: Peter Garrett, 9Electric, Jeff Beck, and the Ghostbusters soundtrack.

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos are in the first artist announcement for the Queenscliff Music Festival for 2016.