"Power and the Passion" Midnight Oil 1982 Capitol Theatre

   I wasn't yet a Midnight Oil fan when this legendary concert happened in Sydney, but I've been to many similarly charged shows, right from the first drum beat... if not before... as support acts leave the stage chastened by the increasingly loud chant of "Oooiiilllsss Oooiiilllsss!!" as the crowd anticipate losing a bucket of sweat and getting bruised feet dancing along in a packed venue...
   I think all three of these guitars are on display at Newcastle Museum until 10 May this year!! Not sure if this clip will roll onto the next as some of them do now on youtube but the whole concert is up there somewhere... filmed by David Bradbury for Radio 2JJJ [note Peter's exploding head t-shirt earlier in the show!! No band I've seen generates this kind of energy from song one and maintains it through a live gig...