Midnight Oil Will Play '10-1' In Full At Special Final Shows

Midnight Oil will play their iconic album 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 in its entirety at two newly announced shows in Melbourne and Sydney. The band have also announced an additional benefit show in each city labelled One For The Planet.

Melbourne will finally experience Midnight Oil playing their classic album 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 in its entirety at the Palais Theatre on Monday, September 12 under the banner One For The Planet. The band had originally announced this special idea for a benefit show back in March, but Covid got in the way so, like their other cancelled gigs, they are now making good on that earlier promise.  

Two nights later, on Wednesday, September 14, the Oils will play a final show at the Palais under the banner One For The Road. This extra Melbourne date will see the band performing the entire show and delivering an extended set that will include classics from every Midnight Oil album and EP across their storied career. 

Sydney will experience these same two special shows a few weeks later, as RESIST: The Final Tour ends with a bang back in the band’s hometown. One For The Planet (featuring 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1  in its entirety) will be staged at the Luna Park Big Top on Wednesday, September 28. Then One For The Road (an extended concert including classics from every album and EP) will celebrate the end of Midnight Oil’s touring career on the Labour Day public holiday – Monday, October 3 – at the famous Hordern Pavilion where the band staged some of their most memorable Sydney gigs back in the day. 

"The shows we’ve just done overseas have been some of the best and most enjoyable of our career”, said Midnight Oil guitarist/keyboardist, Jim Moginie. “Every gig on this last tour has had extra emotion around it so we’re looking forward to bringing those feelings back home again.” 

“We’ve always supported causes that we believe are important during our tours so these four extra gigs are partly a way of doing that”, explains frontman, Peter Garrett. “They will allow the band and the audience to have a different experience each night by digging deep into the back catalogue in venues that are a bit smaller than the ones we’ve usually been playing in over recent years.” 

“From the opening track on our first album through to the last song on our new one, we’ve always been blessed to have fans who are really passionate about what we do”, observed drummer Rob Hirst. “One For The Planet" and “One For The Road” are our way of acknowledging that connection over 45 years. We’ve all shared an amazing journey together, so we want to celebrate that by playing something for everyone in places that feel special”. 

The newly announced shows will be the final dates on their last ever tour, a run that has seen them play shows in Australia, North America and Europe, in support of their final studio album Resist which debuted at number one.

The final leg of this epic run kicks off this week with the Mundi Mundi Bash near Broken Hill, followed by rescheduled gigs in Cairns, Darwin, New Zealand, Perth and Canberra to make up for various climate and Covid disruptions earlier this year. In addition, this final leg will include shows at Broome’s Stompem Ground Festival (after a 20-year hiatus) and a new WA gig in Busselton.

A portion of proceeds from each of these new gigs will be donated to environmental and Indigenous causes. The Frontier Members and Midnight Oil presales for these five new shows kick off from 10 am local time, on Thursday 18 August before the General Public on sale starting 10 am local time on Monday 22 August. Tickets from frontiertouring.com/midnightoil