Jimmy Barnes

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

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

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Returns To The Stage With Help From Moss, Fanning, Teskey and Emmanuel

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has returned to work. Jimmy played his first show since his heart surgery at Byron Bay on Sunday. It was his first stage appearance since Mushroom 50 on 26 November. Days later, he was fighting for his life after a bacterial infection spread to his heart.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Hell of a Time, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Adds A Couple Of Extra Red Hot Sumer Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has added a few more Red Hot Summer shows for Noosa and Cairns when he returns to work in April.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Jimmy Barnes Announces Flesh and Wood 30th Anniversary Hell of a Time Tour After Red Hot Summer Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has revealed that his next tour will be the ‘Hell of a Time’ tour to mark the ‘Flesh and Wood’ album 30th anniversary. The tour will commence in Perth in June.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Cold Chisel, Flesh and Wood, Hell of a Time, Jimmy Barnes, live music, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

Bird of Tokyo Switch To Rock Star Mode For Red Hot Summer Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The last time I saw Birds of Tokyo perform most of the songs they played at Red Hot Summer they were a much bigger band. There were about 60 of them.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Ian kenny, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jon Stevens and Mahalia Barnes at Red Hot Summer 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Mahalia Barnes Achieves A Remarkable Tribute To Her Father Jimmy At Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

What started as a last moment rushed together event at the end of 2023 has become an incredible tribute to Jimmy Barnes, and we have his daughter Mahalia to thank for it.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Mahalia Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Mahalia Barnes Says Jimmy Is Going Well and The Supergroup Is Sounding Great for Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is home and doing well recovering from his recent heart operation of in the interim Jimmy’s daughter Mahalia has taken over the family business, the band, for Red Hot Summer.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Miley Cyrus Covers Journey Classic ‘Faithfully’

by Paul Cashmere

Miley Cyrus has uploaded a video of her cover of the Journey classic ‘Faithfully’, recorded on 21 November at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood.

Tagged as: 00s, Faithfully, Jimmy Barnes, Jonathan Cain, Journey, Miley Cyrus, pop, USA

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Palais in St Kilda Melbourne on Saturday 18 July 2015 as part of the Flesh and Wood Tour 2015.

Jimmy Barnes To Perform Again For Red Hot Summer on April 6, 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will be back on stage on 6 April, 2024 performing his first show since his heart surgery for Red Hot Summer at Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes “Supergroup” To Fill-In For Jimmy On Initial Red Hot Summer 2024 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

A Jimmy Barnes supergroup, featuring Jimmy’s whole live band fronted by Mahalia Barnes and featuring Oz Rock royalty: Jon Stevens, Chris Cheney, David Campbell (Mannum only) and his legendary Cold Chisel bandmate, Ian Moss, will fill-in for Jimmy in Kiama, Mornington and Mannum for the first three Red Hot Summer dates of 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, live, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Jimmy Barnes Is Out Of Surgery And On The Mend

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has completed his heart surgery for a replacement value damaged during his recent bacterial infection.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Undergoes Urgent Heart Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes is having urgent heart surgery today to replace a valve infected with his recent bacterial infection.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Bron Robinson

By The C Adjusts Torquay Event With Jimmy Barnes Still Out of Action

by Paul Cashmere

As Jimmy Barnes is still recovering from bacterial pneumonia, A Barnes supergroup and Jon Stevens have been announced as last minute replacement.

Tagged as: Australia, By The C, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, music festival, rock, Torquay

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Jimmy Barnes Rests Up As He Fights Off Bacterial Pneumonia

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is resting up after being treated for bacterial pneumonia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, By The C, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Throws Some Rarities Into The Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes fans are being treated to some rare songs his current shows. ‘Wheels In Motion’ from 1993’s ‘Heat’, ‘Walk On’ from ‘Freight Train Heart’ (1987) and also from ‘Freight Train Heart’, the hit song ‘Waitin’ For The Heartache’ and being heard for the first time in a long time.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Expands The Tin Lids With His Grand Lids

by Paul Cashmere

In 1991, The Tin Lids, the children of Jimmy and Jane Barnes, Mahalia, Eliza-Jane, Jackie and Elly-May, released their Christmas album ‘Hey Rudolph’. It was a Platinum selling album giving the youngest Elly-May her first hit record at age two.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Blue Christmas, Eliza-Jane Barnes, Elly-May Barnes, Jackie Barnes, Jane Barnes, Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia Barnes, rock

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Red Hot Summer Bendigo Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has another sell-out show for Bendigo for Series one of the upcoming summer season.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Elly May Barnes Signs To ABC Records

by Paul Cashmere

Elly May Barnes, the youngest daughter and Jimmy and Jane Barnes, has been signed to ABC Records.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Elly-May Barnes, Jane Barnes, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Mushroom 50th Live Line-Up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

he line-up and date for the Mushroom 50th Live concert has been revealed. Sunday, 26 November, 2023, is the day Australian music fans will get to celebrate the iconic Mushroom Group’s successes with the concert set for Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: Always Live, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Matt Gudinski, Mushroom 50th, music industry

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Australia’s Touring Companies Group for Now & Forever Concert for the Yes Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

Australian rapper Briggs and his Bad Apples Music company together with Live Performance Australia and Dungala Kaiela Foundation have brought together touring companies Frontier Touring, TEG Live and Live Nation for a concert to support the Yes campaign at the upcoming Australian referendum.

Tagged as: AB Original, Australia, Baker Boy, Barkaa, Briggs, Emma Donovan, Hilltop Hoods, Jimmy Barnes, Mo’ju, Paul Kelly, Yes Campaign

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One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday 27 November 2016 with Russell Morris, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes.

Red Hot Summer Is Coming To Mildura In November

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has added an extra show with Mildura scoring a Jimmy Barnes’ headline event in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes, Mildura, music festival, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, rock, Sam + Sam, The Living End

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Jimmy Barnes Has Put Together A Robbie Robertson Playlist as a Tribute To Robbie

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has put a Robbie Robertson playlist together following the sad news of Robbie’s passing this week at age 80.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Bob Dylan, Canada, Jimmy Barnes, Robbie Robertson, rock, The Band, USA

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Jimmy Barnes Performs Legends on the Lawn Show In Queensland

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is back pumped and live with a headline performance for Legends on the Lawn in Queensland this weekend.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Legends on the Lawn, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up Another Sold Out Show In Western Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer’s November show At Sandalford Wines in Western Australia has been declared a sell-out.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes, music festival, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, rock, Sam + Sam, The Living End

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Red Hot Summer Mornington Is A Sell-Out Six Months Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer’s 13 January 2024 date for Mornington has sold out already, exactly six months before the event takes place.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Mornington, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up Its First Sold Out Show For 2024 For Mannum South Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The first Red Hot Summer show to sell-out for 2024 is the South Australia, Mannum event at Mary Anne Reserve on 20 January, 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Red Hot Summer, The Living End

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By The C Adds A Cronulla Show

by Paul Cashmere

Hey, you there in The Shire. Yes you, and you, and you. Barnesy is coming to play for you with a new By The C show added for Cronulla.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Jimmy Barnes, live music, rock

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Australian Songwriter Eris O’Brien Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Eris O’Brien, a long-time songwriting collaborator with Ross Wilson, has died.

Tagged as: Australia, Eris O'Brien, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Ross Wilson, songwriter, Vika & Linda

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Torquay To Host Jimmy Barnes By The C

by Noise11.com

Jimmy Barnes took the summer of 2022 off to recover from back surgery and will make up for lost time across the summer of 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, By The C, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, rock

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Jimmy Barnes To Headline Red Hot Summer 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer is back for 2024 (well, and a little bit of 2023), with Jimmy Barnes as the Red Hot headliner once again.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Duane mcDonald, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes and the Soulmates, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, The Living End

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