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Peter Scott Poitras pete.poitras@the-spa.com
Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:39:05 -0500


Not that this is really "news" to us, but nice to see it reported in
somewhat of a mass medium...



Tuesday 6 November 10:45 AM

Midnight Oil to spend 2002 in the Northern Hemisphere
Midnight Oil will be spending most of 2002 away from Australia. The band
have
decided to give a serious concert injection back into America and Europe and
attempt to rekindle their reputation as one of the world's great live acts.

As part of the "all new rejuvenated Oils" plan, they have left longterm
label
Sony in the USA and signed with the new BMG imprint Liquid 8.

The band have recorded a new album "Capricornia" and will shortly release
the
first single "Golden Age".

It is currently unclear what the bands commitments to Sony will be globally
in 2002. Their original contract bypassed Sony Australia and was inked with
Sony UK. While the band considers their future, their future with Sony is
also
being questioned. A short statement from The Oils office says "Sony Music in
Europe are considered as part of the negotiation". Midnight Oil have
announced
they will be consolidating their international agreements.

The band plan to spend the first half of next year in America and it is
their
intention to spend the latter half of 2002 performing across Europe.

by Paul Cashmere