Airdate: Oils at the Reef

MAX will screen a one-off Midnight Oil concert, Oils at the Reef next month.

The intimate performance was recorded Live in Cairns at the Tank Arts Centre earlier this month to create awareness of the current state of the Great Barrier Reef.

Peter Garrett said, “We want to explain to people that there are strong scientific, economic, moral and environmental reasons why Australia should put protecting the Great Barrier Reef (first). Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are heating up the planet and not opening any more massive, giant coal mines is the most important thing that we can do.”

Fraser Stark, Group Channel Manager of Foxtel’s Arts & Music channels, said: “It was a privilege to be part of the audience when Midnight Oil performed their unique and intimate gig, Oils at the Reef. The room was full with very appreciative fans, and MAX was there to capture it all. For the channel, it was an honour to have such iconic performers take the time to include us in the band’s ongoing mission for goodness. We are very much looking forward to sharing the Oils’ message of reef preservation, and their great music, with our viewers next month. ”

All funds raised were donated directly to Great Barrier Reef Legacy and the Australian Marine Conservation Society.

MAX’s exclusive, 90-minute broadcast of the concert will feature hits like Blue Sky Mine and US Forces and will also be an opportunity for Oils fans to see the band perform lesser known and more obscure songs including Surfin’ With A Spoon and Koala Sprint, making it a rare showcase that every Oil fan will want to see.

Saturday, November 11 at midday on MAX.