Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil were an Australian rock band known for their driving hard rock sound, superb live performances and their overt left-wing political activism. Peter Garrett, the former lead singer, is an active campaigner for social and environmental issues (currently a member of the Australian Parliament) and this is reflected in many of the band's songs, although the band's early status as icons of leftist polemicism has since been undercut by the revelation that both guitarist (and main songwriter) Jim Moginie and singer Peter Garrett are both "born-again" Christians.

Dissolution and reunion

Garrett decided to quit the band on December 2, 2002 to focus on his political career. He won the safe Labor seat of Kingsford Smith at the 2004 federal election. The other members of the band resolved to continue working together, but not under the Midnight Oil name, bringing the band's career to a close.

Related Topics:
December 2 - 2002 - Labor

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The members of the band, including Garrett, reunited to perform at the WaveAid concert on January 29, 2005 to raise funds for the victims of the recent tsunami. The concert, took place at the Sydney Cricket Ground, also included performances by Powderfinger, silverchair, Nick Cave, the John Butler Trio and others. The only other show the group has performed since breaking up was a warm up gig the night before WaveAid at the Manly Leagues Club. Their are no current plans to reunite the band.

Related Topics:
WaveAid - January 29 - 2005 - Recent tsunami - Sydney Cricket Ground - Powderfinger - Silverchair - Nick Cave - John Butler Trio

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