Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy said, “I’m really looking forward to getting back on stage with my band again. I’m so proud of this new record – all the songs mean a lot to me and I can’t wait to share them with you.  It’s going to be some serious fun!”
 
Frontier Member presale commences Wednesday 26 February, 11am local time before tickets go on sale Friday 28 February, 10am local time.  Tickets via:  frontiertouring.com/jimmybarnes
 
Never one to slow down, Jimmy Barnes has always been a fighter…the son of a Scottish boxing champion, a survivor of a violent childhood and was once part of an Adelaide band who battled tooth and claw for six years, so it’s only fitting his new album and tour is appropriately DEFIANT.  Having notched up an unprecedented 21 #1’s on the Australian album charts (15 as a solo artist and 6 with Cold Chisel), the DEFIANT TOUR follows Cold Chisel’s triumphant The Big Five-O anniversary 2024 tour, and sees Jimmy hitting the road with his 9-piece band as he brings his DEFIANT album to life.  
 
The first taste of the album being released tomorrow is the double-single ‘New Day’ (via Mushroom Music – available Monday 24 February here), including the accompanying music video directed by Paul van Kan starring Troy Cassar-Daley and Laurel Edwards and ‘Beyond the River Bend’ – inspired by the Barnes’ family home in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales where “hope keeps flowing like water”. It’s a thread which weaves through this music as it does through Jimmy’s life.
 
These are clearly the songs of a man who still has a point to prove: raw and inspiring. And he is in career-best voice – riding and driving an emotional rollercoaster from soothing croons to wailing abandon. They are the sounds of a singer who has finally arrived at the point of complete instrumental control.
“Despite heart surgery just a few months ago, Barnes is roaring” – 100% Rock Magazine
“superhuman vocals from Jimmy Barnes anchor immortal songs in triumphant tour opener” ★★★★★ The Guardian
“The man can command a room. He took every punter in the room on a journey with him through his life and his passion.” – The Music
“the rock icon delivered a vocal masterclass in melodic screaming that whipped the audience into a frenzy. A true man of the people.” – The Note
“embodying the very essence of Australian rock music.” – The Rockpit

About Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes is the heart and the soul of Australian rock and roll. His name evokes the sound of ear-splitting rock classics plus signature readings of soul standards. He has enjoyed twenty-one #1 albums here – more than The Beatles – and sold more records in this country than any other local artist. For well over 45 years he has delivered some of our most intense and iconic live performances and sung unforgettable hits like ‘Working Class Man’, ‘Flame Trees’, ‘No Second Prize’, ‘Khe Sanh’ and ‘Shutting Down Our Town’. From a wild youth fronting the legendary Cold Chisel to his more recent years as a beloved family man, Jimmy has been through it all and literally lived to tell the tales. He is truly in a league of his own, having been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame … twice. 
 
Don’t miss the mighty DEFIANT Jimmy Barnes with his 9-piece band live this June!
 
JIMMY BARNES
DEFIANT TOUR
AUSTRALIA
JUNE 2025
Presented by Frontier Touring, MG Live, ANZ & Triple M
 
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