Midnight Oil Returns To The Road

Midnight Oil is back – and in a big way. The Australian alternative rock band has unveiled the routing for “The Great Circle 2017,” marking its first tour in 15 years. The world trek features more than 50 dates.

– Midnight Oil’s The Great Circle Tour

The band’s classic lineup is on board for the outing: Peter Garrett on lead vocals, Rob Hirst on drums and vocals, Martin Rotsey on guitar, Jim Moginie on guitar, keyboards and vocals, and Bones Hillman on bass and vocals.

Although it’s been quite a while since Midnight Oil’s last tour, the band should quickly feel right at home. After all, that’s how Midnight Oil made a name for itself, by putting in lots of time on the road and shunning TV shows like Australia’s “Countdown.”

The tour will kick off in mid-April in Sydney with an intimate local pub gig. Details will be announced closer to the date. Next is a run of gigs in Brazil, followed by a North American excursion. Midnight Oil heads to Europe in late June and will play its first gigs in New Zealand in 20 years in September. The band returns to Australia in October for 18 homecoming concerts – bringing the tour full circle.

During a press conference on Sydney Harbour today Midnight Oil announced that in addition to the tour, it would also be releasing The Full Tank, a remastered CD box set featuring all of its albums and EPs, along with a four CD/eight DVD collection called The Overflow Tank with 14 hours of previously unreleased and rare material. Plus, the band is releasing its first-ever complete vinyl collection. The box collection is due out due out May 5 through Sony. Preorders are ongoing.

Here’s the confirmed routing for The Great Circle 2017:

April 25 – Porto Alegre, Brazil, Pepsi on Stage
April 27 – Curitiba, Brazil, Live Curitiba
April 29 – Sao Paulo, Brazil, Head West Presents
April 30 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Vivo Rio
May 2 – Brasilia, Brazil, Net Live
May 6 – Atlanta, Ga., Center Stage Theater
May 9 – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring
May 11 – Boston, Mass., House Of Blues Boston
May 13 – New York, N.Y., Webster Hall
May 16 – Glenside, Pa., Keswick Theatre
May 18 – Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre
May 20 – Toronto, Ontario, The Danforth Music Hall
May 23 – Denver, Colo., Paramount Theatre
May 25 – Los Angeles, Calif., The Wiltern
May 27 – Oakland, Calif., Fox Theater
May 29 – Portland, Ore., Revolution Hall
May 31 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre
June 2 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Commodore Ballroom
June 21 – Cologne, Germany, E-Werk
June 23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Paradiso
June 25 – Berlin, Germany, Huxleys Neue Welt
June 27 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Amager Bio
June 29 – Oslo, Norway, Rockefeller Music Hall
July 01 – Gavle, Sweden, Furuviksparken
July 04 – London, United Kingdom, Eventim Apollo
July 06 – Paris, France, Olympia
July 07 – Herouville, France, Chateau de Beauregard (Festival Beauregard)
July 09 – Argeles, France, Les Deferlantes Festival Grounds (Festival Les Deferlantes)
July 12 – Zurich, Switzerland, Volkshaus
July 14 – Divonne Les Bains, France, Esplanade Du Lac (Musilac Festival)
July 16 – Carhaix-Plouguer, France, Les Vieilles Charrues (Festival Les Vieilles Charrues)
July 18 – Frankfurt, Germany, Batschkapp
July 21 – Ostrava Zabreh, Czech Republic, City Centre (Colours Of Ostrava Festival)
Sept. 9 – Auckland, New Zealand, Vector Arena
Sept. 11 – Christchurch, New Zealand, Horncastle Arena
Oct. 2 – Alice Springs, Australia, Anzac Oval
Oct. 4 – Darwin, Australia, Darwin Amphitheatre
Oct. 7 – Kuranda, Australia, Kuranda Amphitheatre
Oct. 10 – Townsville, Australia, Entertainment Centre
Oct. 12 – Rockhampton, Australia, Great Western Hotel
Oct. 14 – Sunshine Coast, Australia, Big Pineapple Complex
Oct. 15 – Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane Riverstage
Oct. 19 – Coffs Harbour, Australia, Stadium Drive Hockey Fields
Oct. 21 – Pokolbin, Australia, Hope Estate Winery
Oct. 24 – Canberra, Australia, AIS Arena
Oct. 26 – Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Oval
Oct. 28 – Perth, Australia, Perth Arena
Nov. 1 – Glenorchy, Australia, Derwent Entertainment Centre
Nov. 3 – Wodonga, Australia, Gateway Lakes
Nov. 4 – Woodend, Australia, Hanging Rock
Nov. 6 – Melbourne, Australia, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Nov. 8 – Wollongong, Australia, Win Entertainment Centre
Nov. 11 – Sydney, Australia, The Domain

Special guests on the tour include Australian artists such as John Butler Trio, AB Original, Adalita, The Living End, The Jezabels, and Dan Sultan.

Fans who sign up for the band’s mailing list in the next few days can access a presale for the Australian shows that begins Feb. 23. A Frontier Touring members presale also starts next Thursday. Tickets go on sale to the general public Feb. 27.

Midnight Oil will be fully offsetting the carbon footprint of the tour, as well as undertaking sustainability initiatives at all shows. The band has also committed to continuing its collaborations with local and international environmental organizations including Greenpeace.

Visit MidnightOil.com for more information.