Marks Park, Emmarentia – JOHANNESBURG – Saturday 29 July 2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Tickets on Sale From Friday 28 April at 9am<\/p>\n Pre-register for tickets now at http:\/\/breakout.nutickets.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Wednesday 26 April:<\/u><\/strong> Legendary Australian rock band and agitators Midnight Oil today announced their first show in South Africa in over two decades. They also unveiled plans to release three archival box sets including a collection called \u201cThe Overflow Tank\u201d which will contain more than 14 hours of previously unreleased and rare material.<\/p>\n The Johannesburg show is included as part of the SOLD OUT \u201cThe Great Circle 2017\u201d World Tour, featuring the group in its classic lineup. The world tour kicked off in mid-April and Midnight Oil will be performing over 30 gigs around the world reaching Johannesburg on Saturday the 29th<\/sup>of July. During the world tour they will share festival stages with artists like Arcade Fire, Sting and The Pixies.<\/p>\n These will be Midnight Oil\u2019s only shows in the last 15 years. It will also be the group\u2019s most extensive world tour since their classic late 80\u2019s\/early 90\u2019s albums like \u201cDiesel & Dust\u201d, \u201cBlue Sky Mining\u201d and \u201cEarth & Sun & Moon\u201d sold over 10 million copies around the globe.<\/p>\n All info on the Johannesburg concert is listed below. Extensive anti-scalping measures are being taken around this tour so fans are also formally advised to only buy tickets from the official ticket agencies listed on the band\u2019s website to avoid possible fraud and needless overpayment via so called \u201creselling\u201d sites<\/u>.<\/p>\n The band have also announced the impending release of a remastered CD box set called \u201cThe Full Tank\u201d featuring all of their existing albums and EP\u2019s plus a mammoth new 4 CD\/8 DVD trove called \u201cThe Overflow Tank\u201d which will include over 14 hours of previously unreleased and rare material. Both of these box sets will be housed in replica miniature water tanks like the one featured onstage at so many \u2018Oils\u2019 gigs. The band also unveiled their first ever complete Vinyl collection which will feature 11 remastered LP\u2019s and two 12\u201d EP\u2019s all cut at Abbey Rd Studios in London. The three box sets will be released around the start of the tour but full track-listings and pre-orders are available now via www.midnightoil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anyone with even a passing knowledge of music knows the basics of Midnight Oil\u2019s story and how these musical innovators and social justice brought us anthems like \u201cBeds are Burning\u201d, \u201cThe Dead Heart\u201d, \u201cBlue Sky Mine\u201d, \u201cForgotten Years\u201d and \u201cSay Your Prayers\u201d plus a string of other hits. Their music makes you feel<\/em>. Their lyrics make you think<\/em>. And the combined impact live onstage is nothing less than a call to action<\/em>.<\/p>\n In a dangerously warming world of Trump, Hanson, Petry and Le Pen the voice of Midnight Oil clearly takes on renewed relevance; they have always been a band that both reflects and shapes \u201cthe temper of the times\u201d. Clarion calls like \u201cit\u2019s better to die on your feet than live on your knees\u201d may have been intended for earlier eras but they resonate more than ever in these days of \u2018alternative facts\u2019.<\/p>\n In keeping with the band\u2019s longstanding commitments, their carbon footprint during \u201cThe Great Circle\u201d World Tour will, of course, be fully offset and sustainability initiatives will be undertaken at all shows. Midnight Oil will also continue their collaborations with local and international environmental organizations including Greenpeace, supporting their campaigns on crucial issues like dangerous climate change and the imminent threats to Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n At one level \u201cThe Great Circle 2017\u201d simply reflects the geographic reality that the tour will loop around the world and circle Australia. At another level the name clearly implies the planet itself but it has a further meaning too. Sailors, and airmen use \u201cthe great circle\u201d to navigate the globe because on a sphere the shortest distance between two points is not usually a straight line. How appropriate for a group who has always been deeply engaged with the world around them but whose career path has never been linear.<\/p>\n Midnight Oil is more than just a rock\u2019n\u2019roll band. In 2017 they will finally bring things back to where they all began. The circle remains unbroken.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>MIDNIGHT OIL:<\/strong><\/p>\n Rob Hirst \u2013 Drums + Vocals<\/p>\n Martin Rotsey \u2013 Guitar<\/p>\n Peter Garrett \u2013 Lead Vocals<\/p>\n Jim Moginie \u2013 Guitar, Keyboards + Vocals<\/p>\n Bones Hillman \u2013 Bass + Vocals<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n EVENT INFO:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n MIDNIGHT OIL<\/strong><\/p>\n Supported By 947<\/strong><\/p>\n Date:<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saturday 29 July 2017<\/p>\n Venue:<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marks Park, Emmarentia, Johannesburg<\/p>\n Gates Open:<\/u> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>11:00 \/ Concert Ends 17:00<\/p>\n SUPPORT ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED<\/strong><\/p>\n Ticket Prices: Pre-register for tickets now – http:\/\/breakout.nutickets.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n Ticket Sales open Fri 28 April @ 9am – http:\/\/breakout.nutickets.co.za\/midnightoil<\/a><\/p>\n No Transfers. No refunds. Ticket Sales Limited to 10 tickets per person.<\/p>\n Facebook Event – https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/events\/1903128806640777<\/a><\/p>\n THE BOX SET COLLECTIONS released 5 May through Sony Music<\/strong><\/p>\n Available for pre-order now from <\/strong>www.midnightoil.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>www.midnightoil.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n www.facebook.com\/midnightoilofficial<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n twitter.com\/midnightoilband<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n www.instagram.com\/midnightoilband\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marks Park, Emmarentia – JOHANNESBURG – Saturday 29 July 2017 Tickets on Sale From Friday 28 April at 9am Pre-register for tickets now at http:\/\/breakout.nutickets.co.za JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Wednesday 26 April: Legendary Australian rock band and agitators Midnight Oil today announced their first show in South Africa in over two decades. They also unveiled plans to … Continue reading MIDNIGHT OIL Live In South Africa For One Show Only!<\/span>
\n<\/u>General Admission Standing: R495 (excl R25 ticket service fee)
\nGolden Circle Standing: R745 (excl R25 ticket service fee)<\/strong><\/p>\n