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INXS, Midnight Oil, Men At Work Touring Together

Australian '80s pop-rock heavyweights to hit road in North America from late May to late June.
By archive-Eric-Schumacher-Rasmussen
March 27, 2001 / 3:05 PM

Three Australian '80s pop-rock heavyweights — INXS, Midnight Oil and Men at Work — will take to the road for a 22-date North American tour, kicking off May 28 in Atlanta and ending June 27 in Las Vegas.

New Zealander Jon Stevens will replace Michael Hutchence, who died in 1997, as INXS' lead singer on what's being billed as the Great Australian Bite tour. Stevens has performed several shows with the group, including the Olympics' closing ceremony in Sydney, Australia, in September. The band is set to release a 42-song compilation, Shine Like It Does (1979-1997) in June.

The politically charged Midnight Oil will alternate in the closing spot each night with INXS. Led by frenetic frontman Peter Garrett, who ran for a seat in the Australian parliament in 1984, the group's biggest U.S. hit was 1988's "Beds Are Burning" (RealAudio excerpt), which highlighted the conflict over aboriginal rights in Australia.

Wild-eyed singer Colin Hay and saxophonist Greg Ham are the only two remaining original members of Men at Work, best known for their hits "Who Can It Be Now?" (RealAudio excerpt) and "Down Under" (RealAudio excerpt).

INXS/Midnight Oil/Men at Work tour dates, according to INXS' publicist:

  • 5/28 - Atlanta, GA @ Chastain Park Amphitheatre

  • 5/29 - Raleigh, NC @ Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek

  • 5/31 - Camden, NJ @ Blockbuster-Sony E Center

  • 6/1 - Garden State, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center

  • 6/2 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach

  • 6/4 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheater

  • 6/5 - Montreal, QC @ Molson Centre

  • 6/7 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center

  • 6/8 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

  • 6/9 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center

  • 6/11 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Arts Complex

  • 6/12 - Columbus, OH @ Polaris Amphitheater

  • 6/14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom

  • 6/15 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater

  • 6/16 - Bridgeview, IL @ World Dome

  • 6/17 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Riverport Amphitheatre

  • 6/19 - Spring, TX @ C.W. Mitchell Pavilion

  • 6/20 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre

  • 6/22 - Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre

  • 6/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre

  • 6/26 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

  • 6/27 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel - The Joint

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