MIDNIGHT OIL JOINED BY MISSY HIGGINS FOR PENULTIAMTE PERFORMANCE AT OUTBACK FESTIVAL LOCATION WHERE ‘BEDS ARE BURNING’ WAS FILMED

Midnight Oil and Missy Higgins

Midnight Oil and Missy Higgins – two cross-generational legends of Australian music – joined forces on stage last night for a once-in-a-lifetime performance at Outback NSW’s biggest ever live music event – the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash.

Taking the stage before 8,000 roaring fans on the spectacular Mundi Mundi Plains where Midnight Oil filmed their legendary Beds Are Burning and Diesel And Dust film clips, The Oils performed electrifying renditions of Australian anthems from their revered five-decade career including Power And The Passion, Redneck Wonderland and US Forces.

The Oils’ Mundi Mundi Bash performance marked one of the last chances for Australian fans to see the legendary rock outfit on home soil before their retirement – and the only chance to see them on the red dirt of the Australian outback.

To make the night even more memorable, the band invited several special guests to perform with them on stage including Missy Higgins and her band members Alana Stone, Sarah Belkner and Zoe Hauptmann; Leroy Johnson and the Waterbag Band; and Broken Hill band Tha Boiz, who accompanied the Oils with didgeridoo on The Dead Heart.

Just over half-way through their set, Missy Higgins joined Midnight Oil for a rendition of the band’s iconic One Country. Higgins performed the part of beloved late band member Bones, who passed away in November 2020.

Higgins then stayed on stage to perform backup vocals for the band on several of their tracks.

Earlier on in the evening, Higgins performed solo – enjoining fans in a singalong of her most beloved hits including Scar, The Special Two, Steer and more. In a special moment, Higgins was joined on stage by the Wilcannia Public School choir, who backed her in a performance of Big Kids, under the direction of ARIA award-winning Music Teacher of The Year, Sarah Donnelly.

The school choir became an uplifting viral sensation during the 2020 COVID lockdown with their rendition of Paul Kelly’s From Little Things Big Things Grow. They travelled more than two hours through the Outback from their home in Wilcannia to join Higgins on stage at the remote desert festival.

The Mundi Mundi Bash continues today with performances by Jon Stevens, the Rolling Stones Review Starring Adalita, Tex Perkins & Tim Rogers, The Black Sorrows, Sarah McLeod, Eurogliders, Mick Thomas and Melanie Dyer.

Day 2 of the festival will also feature Doggie ‘Fashions on the Plains, sunrise yoga, camel rides and a Mundi Undi Fun Run to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

For more information on the Mundi Mundi Bash, visit www.mundimundibash.com.au