Throwback Thursday: Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett hit by beer can during Bega gig in 1980

Alasdair McDonald
Updated July 28 2016 - 5:20pm, first published 5:00pm

The year was 1980 and a five-piece pub rock band, formed in the northern suburbs of Sydney, was quickly making an impression on fans.

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