Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos are touring the east coast together.
The Midnight Oil legend and the band, which includes the Oil’s legendary guitarist Martin Rotsey, will play a rare handful of pub shows in Sydney, Brisbane, and Brunswick Heads this November, leading up to Garrett’s recently announced co-headlining slot at Queenscliff Music Festival (see full dates below).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 30th at 10am AEST.
For the short tour, The Alter Egos will consist of Rotsey, Kram from Spiderbait (drums), Heather Shannon from The Jezebels (keyboard), Zoe Hauptmann (bass), and Grace and May Garrett (backing vocals).
“You don’t have to doom scroll for too long these days to know that we urgently need to change how we treat our country and each other,” Garrett says. “Music has always been a vital way to express thoughts and feelings about the world around us and while a fair bit of my time is now spent on these other roles I really can’t wait to get back onstage for a few nights and make some sweet noise with my mates.”
In addition to tracks from Garrett’s two solo albums, A Version of Now and The True North, the band will perform the odd Midnight Oil classic as well as a few other left-field choices.
In other Garrett news, he was recently announced as the new Chair of Landcare Australia, a community of volunteers, bush and coast carers, and farmers and conservationists dedicated to fostering productive and sustainable landscapes around Australia.
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He also stepped up to lead the crowdfunded AUKUS Public Inquiry earlier this month, which will examine the $368 billion nuclear-powered subs plan, alongside commissioners including former head of the Australian Defence Force, Admiral Chris Barrie, and the ex-premier of Western Australia, Carmen Lawrence.
Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos 2026 Australian Tour
With special guests
Presented by Select Music & Eleven: A Music Company
Ticket information available here
Friday, November 20th
Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney, NSW
Thursday, November 26th
Distillery Road Market, Eagleby, QLD
Friday, November 27th
Hotel Brunswick, Brunswick Heads, NSW
Saturday, November 28th
Queenscliff Music Festival, Queenscliff, VIC
