Midnight Youth came together while at Rangitoto College in Auckland's North Shore with three members of the band playing together in New Zealand's high school Rockquest competition.
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Midnight Youth's debut album, The Brave Don't Run, was released in New Zealand on April 27, 2009, and peaked at number two on the New Zealand Album Chart.
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Skyline Studios(Drums) in Manhattan, GoodleString (Guitars,Drums,Vocals,Bass)in Brooklyn, The Buddy Project (guitars and vocals) in Queens and (Grand Piano) City College's Sonic Arts Center concert hall were all unique recording environments Dover selected for their debut record The Brave Don't Run".
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Midnight Youth were nominated for 8 awards in the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards, including Best Album "The Brave Don't Run", Best Single "All On Our Own" and Best Group.
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Their debut album, The Brave Don't Run, was released in 2009 in New Zealand and Australia.
On both 9 and 10 January 2010, Piha Beach was also one of several beach venues around New Zealand for The Edge FM and Coca Cola's Band's on the Beach tour with performances from local artists Dane Rumble and Midnight Youth.
Sonic Youth | Midnight Oil | Hitler Youth | Youth | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games | 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth system | European Youth Olympic Festival | World Youth Day | Midnight Club: Los Angeles | Tema Youth | Midnight's Children | Midnight Cowboy | FA Youth Cup | 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship | World Festival of Youth and Students | Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports | Fountain of Youth | 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship | Youth Novels | Free German Youth | Democratic Youth Federation of India | 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship | World Youth Day 2002 | Wangan Midnight | National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain | National Youth Orchestra | Midnight Run | Midnight Phantom | Midnight Confessions |
Bands currently successful in New Zealand include Evermore, Elemeno P, The Naked and Famous, Phoenix Foundation, Fat Freddy's Drop, Goldenhorse, Shihad (aka Pacifier), The Datsuns, Luger Boa, Steriogram, The Feelers, Flight of the Conchords, Goodnight Nurse, Blindspott, Black River Drive, Zed, Midnight Youth and Opshop.