Midnight Oil return to Canada after 15 years

The last time Midnight Oil played a show in Calgary the Flames had missed the playoffs, finishing 4th in the old Northwest Division and Al Duerr had 6 months left in his 12 year run as our Mayor.

More than 15 years will have passed since that MacEwan Hall show when the Oils hit the BMO Centre on September 2nd with Matthew Good.

WATCH: Midnight Oil live in Toronto

Saturday night 1,100 fans packed a Toronto hall for the band’s first Canadian show since May 2002.

It was evident immediately that the Aussie agitators’ legendary power and passion had not gone away during their lengthy sabbatical.  The 2 hour set featured 22 songs, including 2 encores.  As expected, current world events provided plenty of subject matter for iconic lead singer – and former member of Australian parliament – Peter Garrett.

Based on Saturday night, if you’re a fan this is definitely a tour you’ll want to see when it hits town.