Midnight Oil - Black Rain Falls poster

Midnight Oil - Black Rain Falls poster

Midnight Oil - Black Rain Falls

1990 45m 8Movie

Music

On May 30, 1990, Midnight Oil interrupted its North American tour for a “special guerrilla action” on the crowded Avenue of the Americas in midtown Manhattan. The agit prop event was a live concert from the back of a flat-bed truck that eventually drew more than 10,000 people at the high noon hour. The Australian band took this chance to make public its feelings on the planet’s crumbling environment

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Lawrence Jordan

Director

Top Cast

Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett

Himself - Lead vocals

Dwayne Hillman

Himself - Bass, backup vocals (as Bones Hillman)

Martin Rotsey

Martin Rotsey

Himself - Guitars, backup vocals

Rob Hirst

Rob Hirst

Himself - Drums, backup vocals

Jim Moginie

Jim Moginie

Himself - Guitar, keyboards, backup vocals