Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] [Vid: Fw: Kink 1877]

Magnus Holmgren oznut@swipnet.se
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 3:59:41 +0200


Workers,

Excerpt from the Kinks mailing-list.

> Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 20:03:19 -0700
> From: Fred Villanueva <villanueva@cox.net>
> Subject: Midnight Oil
> 
> I saw and heard Midnight Oil booed almost off the stage at Red Rocks about
> 1981, their first U.S. tour, when they opened for several Reggae groups.  It
> was a bad mix of music.  I and about 13 others in the entire audience were
> there for Midnight Oil (they were totally unknown at the time).  Peter
> Garrett grabbed the micophone and screamed at the crowd that they hadn't
> come 5,000 miles not to play.  They proceeded to kick ass and win over the
> mostly stoned reggae fans.  They were awesome.


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