Today, Friday 30 May 2025, marks 35 years since Midnight Oil’s iconic protest against Exxon Oil on the streets of New York City – a defining moment for the band in environmental activism.
Midnight Oil drummer and Green Music Australia Patron Rob Hirst recently sat down with broadcaster and Green Music Chairperson Tracee Hutchison for an in-depth conversation on the band’s powerful legacy using music as a force for change.
Watch the full In Conversation interview now, here: greenmusic.org.au/midnightoil
Video Description: Video of Rob Hirst, drummer of Midnight Oil and Patron of Green Music Australia, speaking directly to camera. The video is overlaid by footage of the band performing on the streets of New York City with a banner behind them reading “Midnight Oil Makes You Dance, Exxon Makes Us Sick.”
