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Legends On The Lawn Announces Jimmy Barnes Led Line-Up For 2026 Mackay Event

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes headlines the 2026 Legends On The Lawn festival in Mackay, joined by Jon Stevens, Birds Of Tokyo, Baby Animals, Busby Marou and Bachelor Girl.

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The Jane Barnes Band

The Jane Barnes Band Returns For Australia-Wide Tour With Jimmy And Mahalia Barnes

by Paul Cashmere

fter a sold out 2023 tour, The Jane Barnes Band is back on the road with Jimmy and Mahalia Barnes, performing across five Australian states in 2026.

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Jimmy Barnes Expands Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour With Three New Shows

by Noise11.com

Jimmy Barnes has added three new shows to his Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour, performing the iconic 1985 album in full with Icehouse, Ian Moss and Kate Ceberano.

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Jane And Jimmy Barnes Cook Up A Feast With Seasons Where The River Bends

Jane And Jimmy Barnes Serve Up A Second Helping With ‘Seasons Where The River Bends’

by Noise11.com

Jane and Jimmy Barnes return to the kitchen with Seasons Where The River Bends, a new cookbook inspired by their Southern Highlands garden, out 28 October through HarperCollins.

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On The Steps 2025 line-up announced for Sydney Opera House Forecourt

On The Steps 2025 Announces Full Sydney Opera House Forecourt Line-Up

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation has revealed the full line-up for On The Steps 2025, a 13-night concert series at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt this December featuring Chet Faker, Franz Ferdinand, Parcels, Jimmy Barnes, SIX60, and more.

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Photo of Swanee alongside brothers Jimmy and Alan Barnes, celebrating their first-ever recording together on the new single “Brother of Mine”, from the album Believe.

Swanee Unites With Jimmy Barnes And Alan Barnes On Historic First Recording “Brother Of Mine”

by Paul Cashmere

Swanee has achieved a lifelong dream by recording with brothers Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes for the first time ever. Their new track “Brother of Mine” forms the emotional core of Swanee’s album Believe, a release that has already topped ARIA charts despite being physical-only.

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Jimmy Barnes Photo Credit Jesse Lizotte

Jimmy Barnes To Perform For The Working Class Man On The Sydney Opera House Forecourt

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In the pantheon of Australian rock, few records have etched themselves as deeply into the nation’s cultural memory as Jimmy Barnes’ For The Working Class Man.

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Jimmy Barnes Photo Credit Jesse Lizotte

Jimmy Barnes Marks 40th Anniversary Of ‘For The Working Class Man’ With National Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will head out on a national tour in November to mark the 40th anniversary of the ‘For The Working Class Man’ album.

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Jimmy Barnes Working Class Man movie promo shot

Jimmy Barnes, Butthole Surfers, Jeff Buckley Movies To Premiere At Melbourne International Film Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Movies about Jimmy Barnes, Jeff Buckley and Butthole Surfers will be featured at the 2025 Melbourne Internation Film Festival.

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Swanee Believe

Swanee Posts Heartfelt Video For ‘Believe’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Swanee has posted a heartfelt video thanking everyone involved with his first album in over a decade ‘Believe’. He has his brothers Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes on the record and said he would have had his sister Linda had she not passed away.

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Jimmy Barnes Defiant

Jimmy Barnes Plays First Defiant Tour Show And Premieres A Chunk of The New Album Live

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has played the first show of the Defiant tour in Adelaide, South Australia, on the day his 21st solo album ‘Defiant’ was released and showcases how ‘Defiant’ is an album from show ready songs to play live.

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Swanee Believe

Swanee To Release All-Star Duets Album And First Album In 11 Years

by Noise11.com

John Swan (Swanee) has been working for the last few years on a special project. ‘Believe’ is a duets album featuring John famous friends and family and we have Brian ‘Frog’ Harris at Songland Records in Canberra for making it all happen.

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Jimmy Barnes Defiant

New Music from Jimmy Barnes ‘That’s What You Do For Love’

by Paul Cashmere

With Jimmy Barnes’ 21st solo album ‘Defiant’ just a week away, here is another preview. The opening track ‘’That’s What you Do For Love’.

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Jimmy Barnes Takes Us Four Songs Deep Into ‘Defiant’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Defiant’, the 21st studio album for Jimmy Barnes, will be released 6 June 2025.

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Ruby Rodgers photo by Jesse Lizotte

Ruby Rodgers Premieres ‘Family Tree’ from ‘Crisis’ EP

by Paul Cashmere

Ruby Rodgers is taking the family tradition into a third generation with her new song ‘Family Tree’.

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Taylor Sheridan

Taylor Sheridan To Tour With Jimmy Barnes

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Jimmy Barnes has handpicked Taylor Sheridan to open for his Defiant tour shows in June.

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Jimmy Barnes Defiant

Jimmy Barnes To Release 21st Album ‘Defiant’ and Tour In June

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will be back on the road in June for the ‘Defiant’ tour and there is a new album called ‘Defiant’ to go along with it.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jimmy Barnes To Play One-Off Soul Deep Show At Blues On Broadbeach

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will perform a one-off Soul Deep show at Blues on Broadbeach in Queensland in May.

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Bruce Howe of Fraternity from Fraternity website

Bruce Howe of Fraternity Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Howe, the bass player for Fraternity, has died at the age of 77. Fraternity was a pioneering Aussie rock band with singers at various stages including Bon Scott (before AC/DC), Jimmy Barnes (before Cold Chisel) and Swanee.

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Ruby Rogers

Jimmy Barnes Granddaughter Ruby Rodgers Premieres Her Debut Song ‘Hits The Heart’

by Paul Cashmere

Ruby Rodgers, the 15-year old daughter of Mahalia Barnes and Ben Rodgers and the granddaughter of Jane and Jimmy Barnes, has released her debut single ‘Hits The Heart’.

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Cold Chisel Produce Signed Limited Edition Run of The Big Five-O Tour Posters

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have produced a limited run of 600 signed posters of The Big Five-O tour for sale with proceeds going to Foodbank.

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Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Cold Chisel Play The Third Show of The Big Five-O Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have played the third show of ‘The Big Five O’ tour hit the Gold Coast on Tuesday night and three nights in so far we are seeing a different setlist ever night.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Barking Spiders To Play One Night Only In Wollongong Next Week

by Paul Cashmere

The legendary Barking Spiders will perform a special one-off show at Anita’s Theatre in Thirroul on Wednesday October 2.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jimmy Barnes Is Out Of ICU And On The Road To Recovery

by Paul Cashmere

Jane Barnes has updated us all on the health of Jimmy and so far so good. Jimmy is now out of Intensive Care.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. photo by Ros O’Gorman

Jimmy Barnes Postpones Shows After Sudden Procedure

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has been forced to postpone more of his solo shows following a sudden hospital procedure after performing in Dunedin, New Zealand on Thursday (1 August, 2024) and returning to Australia.

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Troy Cassar-Daley On Writing With Don Walker, Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes

by Paul Cashmere

Troy Cassar-Daley first worked with Don Walker on the Cold Chisel song ‘HQ454 Monroe’ from the 2012 album ‘No Plans’. Since then he has written more with Don as well as individually with Jimmy Barnes and with Ian Moss.

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Cold Chisel photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cold Chisel Mark Their Big Five-O With Biggest Shows Ever

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel will regroup in October to mark the 50th anniversary of when they first got together with the biggest shows they have even done, and all thanks to Face To Face Touring.

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Neil Finn and Jimmy Barnes Host Incredible Family and Friends ‘Infinity Sessions 1’ Show

by Paul Cashmere

On Friday May 10, 2024, Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland became a Family and Friends event with the Infinity Session 1 taking place with Jimmy Barnes.

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Jimmy Barnes Return Is Like He Never Left

by Paul Cashmere

When Jimmy Barnes had emergency surgery just before Christmas 2023, for a moment it was touch and go. Jimmy underwent the life threatening condition and has now bounced back as good as he has ever been.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jimmy Barnes Returns To Victoria For Red Hot Summer Tour In Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will make his first appearance back in Victoria since his heart surgery this weekend when he headlines Red Hot Summer in Bendigo.

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