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John Farnham, photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Farnham, photo by Ros O'Gorman

First Two John Farnham Red Hot Summer Shows Sell-out

by Paul Cashmere on March 19, 2019

in News

John Farnham will return to work this weekend after being forced to cancel four shows while recovering from an infection. He is back for Red Hot Summer this weekend.

The Batemans Bay show this Saturday (23 March) and Baulkham Hills the following week (30 March) are both sell-outs.

Farnham has been performing an all-hit setlist with a chunk of his iconic Whispering Jack album as the centre-piece.

John Farnham setlist

We Will Rock You (Queen cover from One Voice, 2003)
Hearts On Fire (from Romeo’s Heart, 1996)
Age of Reason (from Age of Reason, 1988)
Chain Reaction (from Chain Reaction, 1990)
Every Time You Cry (from Anthology 1, 1997)
Reasons (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
No One Comes Close (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
Love to Shine (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
One Step Away (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
Trouble (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
A Touch of Paradise (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
Pressure Down (from Whispering Jack, 1986)
That’s Freedom (from Chain Reaction, 1990)
Playing To Win (from Little River Band, Playing to Win, 1985)
You’re The Voice (from Whispering Jack, 1986)

It’s a Long Way to the Top (if you want to rock n’ roll) (AC/DC cover)

John Farnham’s Red Hot Summer dates also feature Daryl Braithwaite, Jon Stevens, Vanessa Amorosi, Thirsty Merc and Dragon.

The Red Hot Summer dates are:

23 March, Batemans Bay, NSW
30 and 31 March, Baulkham Hills, NSW
6 April, Mt Gambier, SA
13 April, Noosa, Qld
20 April, Rockhampton, Qld
27 April, Cairns, Qld

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