INXS | Midnight Oil | Stop The Drop Concert 1983

1. INXS - Black And White
2. INXS - Stay Young
3. INXS - To Look At You
4. Midnight Oil - Place Without A Postcard
5. Midnight Oil - Short Memory
6. Midnight Oil - U.S. Forces
7. Midnight Oil - Armistice Day

[@bufferlow7369]

I was at this gig, fucken awsome day. We didn’t bring food or water but we did bring winnie blues because 14 year old boys have priorities mate

[@nathoilboy2053]

Not too many that had a stage presence like Michael... RIP.

[@rexmcleod5479]

The 70s and 80s was absolutely the best era for both pop and rock music. An era when mostly bands ruled the airwaves, unlike the crappy solo artists of recent times.

[@bouzoukiman5000]

Actually that era still rules music. Disco (edm), punk look and attitude on pop stars, metal still sells out arenas, funk is everywhere, and rap is the most popular. All from the 1970's

[@rodwilliams4170]

Place Without a Postcard - my personal favourite Oil’s album

[@altercharmeur2554]

INXS legends, The Oils so awesome. Peter Garrett is a charismatic and energetic Rock'nRoll hero. Michael Hutchence was the heart and soul of INXS. R. I. P.

[@brysimm404]

Damn Michael Hutchins was such an amazing singer. “To Look At You” has been one of my favorite songs forever, but is rare to see captured live 👍

[@aussiegreek4993]

Fucken awsome just saw myself as a 17 year old not a care in the world loved the oils & the angels in the early 80’s.

[@germancaperarojas4023]

Wow, wow, wow. INXS at its best. Here you can find what did make later this band so famous. Flawless performances, polish sound and the looks that girls of the time liked.

[@Mangoyoyo385]

Bloody hell. How good did we have it, and it's just gone down ever since

[@kelbell9312]

I was at this concert. Very young and very excited at the strength of numbers and undeniable charisma of performers who cared deeply about the environment.xx

[@LiquidAudio]

You bloody legend being at this one, I’m so envious!!

[@cycologist7069]

Was this in Melbourne or Sydney?

[@Kate-1stJan2024]

@@cycologist7069They were in all States in Australia as far as I remember, to raise awareness and to protest the use of nuclear weapons that both Russia and the USA threatened to use in the Cold War. No-one wins. Just Stop the Drop! At the same time a movie came out called The Day After which showed average civilians facing the aftermath of nuclear war. It shocked and educated the audience and gave me a sense of doom. I thought as a young person, what’s the point if it’s likely to happen….

[@cycologist7069]

@@Kate-1stJan2024 I'm sure they were touring all over Australia at that time period, but I was curious where this particular concert being filmed was held.

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

It would've been good to have been alive at these shows. But when you were born around this time (like me), these songs and sounds carry a certain added mystique. I think this is why the 80s keeps coming back: the music was phenomenal.

[@ABGilber75]

Was only 8 myself at the time of this concert! Great to see it here! I agree, the era of the great bands needs to return! A return to rock!!!

[@leonardoqueirozoliveira7488]

Stop The Drop Concert 83's INXS-Black And White 0:01 INXS-Stay Young 4:51 INXS-To Look At You 8:56 Midnight Oil-Brave Faces 13:00 Midnight Oil-Short Memory 18:05 Midnight Oil-U.S. Forces 22:40 Midnight Oil-Armistice Day 26:40 INXS Band Andrew Farriss: Keyboards, Guitar Tim Farriss: Guitar Jon Farriss: Drums Michael Hutchence: Vocal Gary Gary Beers: Bass Kirk Pengilly: Guitar Midnight Oil Band Peter Garrett: Vocal Rob Hirst: Drums Jim Moginie: Guitar Martin Rotsey: Guitar Peter Gifford: Bass

[@SkiRacingOz]

Hadn’t Bones replaced Giffo by now

[@leonardoqueirozoliveira7488]

@@SkiRacingOz Yes it was still Giffo the bassist of Midnight Oil he was going to be replaced between the end of 1985, and Giffo left the band for health reasons

[@coldacre]

@@SkiRacingOz nope, that was around 86 after Diesel & Dust

[@leokimvideo]

Best era of The Oils, Boiler suit outfits and God knows how Jim Moginie found a purple one back in the 80's

[@jamesedwards7844]

Anyone that lives on, A freedom we can draw from, today is not everyday, but can you scream & still be understood. .That',s a yes in my book, just wow as I see the people in the crowd, they are all legendary, they came out for something greater, than their individual selves. What a show they got. Amen

[@chrisdavies3589]

INXS were brilliant, but the Oils smashed it. Garrett was a force of nature.

[@dirkusmckirkus]

He still is. I saw them in Camden on Saturday.

[@marcoortiz8046]

@@dirkusmckirkus Cheers. I caught them once here in the US. Santa Fe NM 1985. ❤❤ to them and INXS, #LongLiveMichael&Bones

[@geopolitic316]

He still is! Saw them at the Brixton Academy a few years ago and the Oils have lost none of their power or magic.

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

It took me a while to figure out what "the drop" was. When I finally see closer that it's a mushroom cloud, I was like "oh!". 1983 was the year some Soviet radar centre detected a bunch of incoming ICBMs and the operator, Stanislav Petrov, made a decision he was very unsure of: he decided that it was a malfunction.

[@STOKEOZ1967]

Great memories of seeing inxs and the oils in Australia live in 1985, and here in England a few years later, and midnight oil in 2019 in Manchester, England. I loved a whole heap of oz/nz bands from my time in Australia from 81/86, best time to have been there I reckon🎸🇭🇲

[@SuperCroc69]

Reckon you are right.

[@dirkusmckirkus]

I was there 81/83, great music scene in Oz then. Many happy memories.

[@user-wp7fe2nu6j]

Спасибо за видео! Молоденькие совсем 😅 Очаровательные ❤❤❤

[@skunkwguitar]

Was still doing year 11 high school when I went to this show with a couple of mates. INXS we’re great, the Oils were freakin’ awesome. 😮

[@elcasho]

Wow would pay a lot to time travel to this gig!

[@jussikankinen9409]

Or kill Stalin not to have Putin

[@gregbell3559]

Me too INXS came to Vancouver I had to work I was pissed

[@rubenmartinezhernandez6916]

Me too, to see the best band: MIDNIGTH OIL 😄.

[@daktari9]

love the early INXS and the Oils are the best

[@nataliecolbourne3703]

Saw the Oils in NZ and in Vancouver in the late 80s ..incredible memories of 2 years down under... it always included their music..

[@kazjeffs1]

rob hirst is one of the best drummers god put in breath to

[@janene224]

Rob Hirst is a left handed drummer. How cool is that! Check out him playing the Snare and the High Hat (on the right not the left) Only found out a few days ago. All those years ago and I never even noticed. (Bragging Rights) Rob gave me and my friend Tickets for the Fisthermans Wharf Concert on the Gold Coast. after being kicked out of Festival Hall in Brisbane but (got back in care of our "Oils" most keyboards' brilliant. ONE OF THE BEST, ORIGINAL AND MOST TALENTED DRUMMER ON THE PLANET (including song writing brilliance.) Yes I AM A FAN!!! CJ (Watch ya gramma') Words and drums are great buddies........peace (The NSPI)

[@BlueHopi144]

i love his play

[@paulsnow2509]

Been alive to see Bonham.

[@martyhargroder2481]

Bonham Allie

[@Jako8557]

I used to watch how much effort he put into a show, a really hard working drummer.

[@KenOath1234]

Midnight oil rocked in that!

[@masteryoda498]

Thanks for the upload, Aussie rock at its finest.

[@Inside_The_Music]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for Watching!

[@cathsalazar9930]

Definitely ❤️from🇺🇸

[@cathsalazar9930]

@@Inside_The_Music Ty’s 4 posting! Happy new subscriber in 🇺🇸

[@35sixer]

Love early INXS always.. This is some rare footage.. Thanks of posting.

[@gregbell3559]

Me too ...

[@rattler4102]

Amazing!! First time viewing this recording! Just Wow!!

[@AxlHeisenberg]

Midnight OIl, what a fucking underrated awesome band

[@cycologist7069]

They were not underrated in their home country.

[@grwood]

I was there in "83, we were all young and free, great concert, problem is, the title more relevant now, than it was then.

[@JasonArstell]

I think Midnight Oil are the most important band Australia has ever produced. Also amazing musicians and such a tight band

[@warrencoombes4258]

i was at that concert, there used to be a lot of concerts at the Bowl in the 80's. Oil's rocked!

[@Inside_The_Music]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for Watching!

[@peteb1206]

There was no other large venue in Melbourne at this time, that's why nearly everything was at the Bowl. The Olympic pool became the first major indoor venue when it was converted into the Sports and Entertainment Centre (Glasshouse) in the mid-1980s.

[@blakxr8]

The Angel's where there as well if my memory serves me well.

[@itsamee3897]

Peter is the best dancer in the world. Never get tired of watching him get into it.

[@jeffreysearch]

yep he was a better dancer .. than a politician ... he couldnt handle the heat of politics

[@vanessa11]

He pulls the funniest faces at this concert watch closely lol I love.peter garrett he is super sexy

[@hebiennousnsommespasdanslm6452]

@@jeffreysearch But he is graduate by Science politic school and when him father and mother gones when he was young, he take the charges and responsabilitys of his brothers. After he have a mondial success with the band, militant for green peace and finally hes a politician for ecology. If you are better you can talk... OR SHUT UP

[@BIGKEV57]

Watch the Hordern Pavillion Gigg with the famous Expolding Head Hat....Garrett off Chops...that wasnt Vitamin C he pops...lol

[@katjar.5675]

Peter is still a great dancer & fantastic singer🙏

[@John-jw8mh]

Oils live rendition of us forces was always gonna be the highlight with Australians annoyance of always being America's lap dog and the off kilter riffs just make it even better everyone in the front row chanting Pete's lines.

[@roxy9225]

Attractive voice, beautiful face. Michael !!

[@kazabushy]

How I wish the Oils were more Globally successful. Of all the bands I've paid to see live, Peter makes me mesmerised everytime. Him and Bon. Michael was sexy eye candy. Michael matured as INXS progressed through the 80s. BUT Bon was there wowing us at day one in the 70s with his cheek, wit and connection to the crowd. Angus was his court jester and brilliant. We upsettingly lost Bon. 😢 Then comes along this powerhouse of an entertainer and activist called Peter Garrett who makes you just stop and watch. His dancing, his command, his take over of the entire stage. Fucking Amazing! Michael became a music video clip success. He had the looks. Peter and Bon had the raw stuff and God so great. Funnily enough, I have watch those dumb American KZbin mojo polls amongst others. Peter and Michael rank nothing as frontmen. Bon is lucky to get a foot in. I wish I knew how to make my own videos from an Aussie perspective to set this wrong straight.

[@cycologist7069]

Don 't forget Doc Neeson.

[@kazabushy]

@@cycologist7069 Yes. Absolutely. That man is a legend and I kick myself for not mentioning him when I wrote that. Also one for the ladies is the legendary Chrissie Amphlett.🍻✌🇦🇺

[@cycologist7069]

@@kazabushy The Angels were off the charts.

[@ericschenher5526]

As an American, I agree, we underestimate the Australian greats!

[@cycologist7069]

@@kazabushy saw the divinyls in this same year at the US Festival.

[@rebeccaflowerbeck9894]

Michael is sooo young 😻😎

[@purchville]

Title of the first Oils song is Brave Faces (from the album Place Without a Postcard). Cool vision. Thanks

[@briankennedy1192]

Great album, basement flat classic

[@francrisp6614]

Wow a young inxs a star in the making here Michael working hard with his band

[@68lemonk]

AAaaahh,c'etait le bon temps,on etait jeunes et beaux....Dire que j'ai partager un joint avec Michael a Strasbourg en 1986....Bon,nous on est toujours vivant!

[@gilsib]

AMAZING!

[@yodaloveyo]

Didn’t need a smartphone to have fun. Remember it very well. Thanks for uploading.

[@buretehudesi]

thank you for this beautifull preformance!!!!!!!!!!

[@pilarquartino3947]

Excelentes músicos !!

[@mluisatur5582]

Un jovencisimo Michael, que ya conquistaba con su voz y carisma.

[@angelabdul1848]

El legendario INXS... ❤

[@anthonynicholls9908]

Remember it vividly , problem is that now makes me really fkn old

[@kong3]

Our own Me Too old guy

[@janene224]

@@kong3 Amen to that!

[@vanessa11]

It's awesome music regardless of age

[@BlueHopi144]

how old ? 56 ? lol

[@JobsByJames]

Those girls dancing to MO turned out to be pretty cool moms I guarantee.

[@haydenwittig8877]

To look at you inxs finest hour. Gee how good were the concerts back then not like that now.

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

I'm not even much of an INXS song, but I absolutely love that song.

[@haydenwittig8877]

@@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns Joseph google To Look At You Remastered HQ with HI RES headphones what a sound.

[@haydenwittig8877]

@@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns Their best Goth song.

[@tinajimenez-spalding6804]

Thank U. My best friend " lizzy SCHAFER "❣️

[@simonburns1055]

What a performance from the oils hot too

[@jaypalmer7358]

Australian Rock nothing like it and the crowd good times the 80s

[@user-jn3wr7if1y]

Best Australian music along with the Warranpi Band forever timeless

[@thedozer1969]

the good old 80s

[@joshuas6251]

This is what I want to see at the entry gates of Heaven!

[@timmcgrath3995]

Great quality video! I love this version of To Look at You

[@sylvainlaporteAMOUR777]

Awesome Midnight Oil

[@cezarromeucastilho4799]

Two big austraian Band... Forever

[@ladyvincenza]

It was really cute when Michael put the streamer on his face:) He doesn't usually get silly like that.

[@gregbell3559]

Australian bands kick ass

[@MatthiasS-jr8mx]

4. Midnight Oil - Brave Faces Brave Faces is the second song of the album "Place Without A Postcard".

[@Leonardo.Barreto]

INXS ❤️❤️❤️

[@niallsmith808]

Concert to speak out against the prospect of nuclear war. 40 years on what have we learnt? "Stop The Drop was held at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Feb 13, 1983, and was put together to bring awareness to the growing dissent amongst Aussies at the thought of a nuclear war between major players on the world scene (namely USA and Russia).". (Triple M)

[@cathsalazar9930]

Fabulous Ty’s for posting! ❤️from🇺🇸

[@lozarok]

Great tunes before it all went crazy - cheers

[@sandraritakilim3428]

Michael hutchence.... inesquecível ....INXS melhor banda do mundo...amooo❤❤

[@ajo3085]

I continue to live in hope the Oils will follow Chisel with an official bootleg series and if so the full Stop The Drop gig will finally see the light of day.

[@anniereardon9761]

Oh good god I WAS AT THIS with mates Itv was greatttttttt

[@mickc6370]

Michael was off his tree but still managed to make it work as all the greats did !

[@hendrixjames2457]

I was at the concert too you won't see a concert like that again never short memory

[@silvinoperalta7049]

INXS por siempre 😎

[@ericlebrun1640]

eeeeehhhhhhhh giffo the best bassman of oils ever!!! before bones....

[@FernandoMartinez-bt8pq]

The first song of the Oils is Brave Faces, not Place without a postcard. Thanks for uploading this incredible record

[@simonalyneenderz3247]

Wow! This is a find!!!

[@apd8339]

good concert Vale Micheal Hutchence.

[@susstrofa8829]

Es alucinante ver a dos de mis bandas favoritas juntas en un escenario!!! Y MO tocando "Short Memory".... Thaaa mates!

[@kayvazquez9787]

The best 😍😍😍😍

[@diamondd2778]

Just amazing.....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@haydenwittig8877]

Nobody with a bloody smartphone refreshing isn't it.

[@AnalogAfrica]

Very refreshing indeed

[@kong3]

Hey I'm watching on my phone n I'm old.. lol

[@gdaym8635]

Hayden Wittig only thing is.. your typing this comment on a device.

[@andysmith6218]

G’day M8 I think the point he’s making is that there aren’t 17,000 fucking iPhones being waved around, pointed at the stage. Peeps are actually enjoying the gig.

[@gdaym8635]

Andy Smith don’t get me wrong! It is annoying, personally I wouldn’t film a show, I would sit and enjoy the moment, but him typing that comment.. you could technically say he’s being a hipper critic.

[@hendrixjames2457]

I Was There To Go😮

[@edwingomez5442]

Aquellos años maravillosos yujuuu ahora se escucha mucha música basura, estos si eran verdaderos conciertos que pena que el cantante de INXS se haya ido 😢❤️

[@livianegidius9772]

OILS 4EVER

[@leftleaf3590]

Livia Negidius Saw theses jokers in 83 live in The Old Melbourne in Perth . Twice. Re living . It was ' unreal ' !!!😁

[@gustavobro2484]

❤️michael

[@davidnorton7052]

bands that could play live without miming

[@rubenmartinezhernandez6916]

Las 2 bandas son buenas, pero sin dudarlo opto por mi favorita: Midnight Oil 😃

[@kong3]

Yes Midnight Oil

[@mickker841]

Wish they also had Goanna and Redgum on this as well . Remember having this on VHS back in the day

[@damo1140]

awesome

[@psalmblues]

Maralinga or Tin Legs & Tin Mines as the finale would have been really brilliant for this concert, but anyway- it was high power rock.

[@alexbizz]

I was there with my mate Greg

[@mayemcdonald9111]

What a treat to see Hutch at the beginning of the video!

[@sergeymarkov3662]

это сильно!

[@David-mc9tj]

top of the top !

[@colkellahan6676]

Wathareckon was INXS an Australian version of Duran Duran, SPOOKIE

[@PauloPereira-rdghst]

The first Midnight Oil song is called "Brave Faces" not "Place Without a Postcard".

[@Boogiebot5]

Insane

[@andrewsaliba4051]

Aussie bands kickd ass on the 80s spys gurus BCO mentals stevie wright rads angels acdc etc etc saw them all live loud and ifing sweatyvenues

[@apd8339]

good concert.

[@claudiapimenta5692]

15:01 Bass com a bandeira do Brasil..🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏👏👏

[@wallisliss]

80’s Oil. Sublime. 12345678910

[@tonyleach6028]

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[@bahabobby8118]

You produced this concert video...Awesome. Do you have any more early INXS from Australia? ... Austin Texas INXS fan since the Swing tour'84 in Club Cardie's North Austin

[@Jobotubular]

one year later -- still has ads. Of course, that doesn't mean the uploader makes any money from it, because this is YT