Midnight Oil Announce Great Barrier Reef Benefit Gig Ahead Of Aussie Tour

Just seven days before they kick off the long-awaited Australian leg of their The Great Circle world tour, Midnight Oil have today announced a Great Barrier Reef benefit gig. 

Taking place at Tank Arts Centre in Cairns on 6 October, the concert, dubbed 'Oils At The Reef' will be performed in front of an intimate crowd and recorded and filmed for later broadcast by Triple M and Foxtel's MAX.

"Midnight Oil have always used our music to talk about things we believe are important," frontman Peter Garrett said.

"We believe the future of the Great Barrier Reef is clearly on the line. We’re at the eleventh hour for our most important natural asset. As the largest living organism in our world the reef is a treasure of extraordinary beauty itself but it’s also a symbol of greater questions we all have to answer.

"Some parts of the Reef are already being killed off by catastrophic climate change and other parts would be damaged by bad federal government policy that prioritises short term corporate profit above all else.

"So we’re looking forward to getting together with our friends in Cairns and all doing our bit to share some information, provoke more conversation and make change while there’s still time."

Tickets go on sale from 10am this Wednesday (27 September) and are limited to strictly two per buyer. 

For more details on the show and a full look at their Australian tour dates, click on theGuide.