18K views · 1.3K reactions | Resist. The Final Tour. Full list of dates + tickets: www.midnightoil.com/tour | Midnight Oil | Facebook

13K views · 1.1K reactions | With only a fortnight until their new album release, the Oils have just dropped a cranking anthem called “At The Time Of Writing”. The song continues the band’s climate action advocacy with verses reflecting our current hopes and choruses set in a bleaker future if we don’t take our chance … “we’ve only got one”. Click here to hear it: https://midnightoil.lnk.to/ATTOW | Midnight Oil | Facebook

MIDNIGHT OIL. ‘RESIST’ - THE FINAL TOUR. Sign up before Monday 5pm for access to MO fan pre-sale on Tuesday 30 November: www.midnightoil.com/newsletter | Midnight Oil

11 reactions | Midnight Oil, formed in Sydney in 1972 Early Years...

Midnight Oil, formed in Sydney in 1972 Early Years and Formation 1972: Founding members Rob Hirst (drums) and Jim Moginie (guitar, keys) started making music together in school, initially as the band Farm. 1975: Singer Peter Garrett joined the band. 1976: The band changed its name to Midnight Oil, and Martin Rotsey (guitar) became a member. Debut Album (1978): The band released its self-titled debut album, "The Blue Meanie," earning a cult following in Australia but facing little mainstream acce

Today, Friday 30 May 2025, marks 35 years since Midnight Oil’s iconic protest against Exxon Oil on the streets of New York City - a defining moment for the band in environmental activism. Midnight Oil drummer and Green Music Australia Patron Rob Hirst recently sat down with broadcaster and Green Music Chairperson Tracee Hutchison for an in-depth conversation on the band’s powerful legacy using music as a force for change. Watch the full In Conversation interview now: http://greenmusic.org.au/mid