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The Barking Spiders – The Legendary Five-Piece Returns

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Gnarly five-piece mystery supergroup, The Barking Spiders have announced a special one-off gig at Anita’s Theatre in Thirroul next Wednesday, October 2. Tickets go on sale at 10am AEST today from here… Yes, today…10am AEST… ‘you’ve got to move’ quickly, this will sell-out in minutes… Please note: there is a strict ticket[…]

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Jimmy Barnes confirms sixth book, Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round – to be released on Wednesday 16 October

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From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales of the imagination, no one tells a story quite like Jimmy Barnes. Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way round is a new collection of stories from the award-winning author and musician, set to be released on Wednesday, 16[…]

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Cold Chisel sell out 16 huge shows within hours!

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Over 150,000 tickets have been snapped up for “The Big Five-0 Tour” – celebrating Cold Chisel’s 50th Anniversary. 16 Australian concerts sold out completely today, including two huge ‘circus tent’ shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, a second Sandalford Wines in Perth plus newly added dates at Mornington Racecourse (VIC) and QUDOS Bank Arena(Sydney). Fans who sign up to waitlists[…]

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Jimmy Barnes announces Bluesfest Byron Bay performance, a limited edition Flesh and Wood vinyl release, and a new ‘Hell of a Time’ tour.

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EXCLUSIVE ONE-OFF FLESH AND WOOD 30TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW ADDED TO BLUESFEST BYRON BAY’S 35th ANNIVERSARY LINE UP BLOODLINES TO RELEASE 30TH ANNIVERSARY FLESH AND WOOD ALBUM VINYL  JIMMY ANNOUNCES HIS RETURN TO THE STAGE FOR THE “HELL OF A TIME” NATIONAL TOUR RED HOT SUMMER TOUR RESCHEDULED SHOWS CONFIRMED  Jimmy[…]

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Red Hot Summer Tour Announcement

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With Jimmy Barnes currently recovering from open heart surgery and unable to perform at the Red Hot Summer Tour shows at Kiama Showground (NSW) on Saturday 6 January, Mornington Racecourse (VIC) on Saturday 13 January and Mary Ann Reserve in Mannum (SA), we’re thrilled to announce the expanded line ups[…]

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COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS WITH JIMMY BARNES!

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2023 EXPANDED EDITION OF CHART-TOPPING BLUE CHRISTMASOUT NOW + TUNE IN TO ABC NEWS BREAKFAST ALL THIS WEEK TO WATCH JIMMY PERFORM CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES With only 7 sleeps to go until the big day, get into the Christmas spirit with Jimmy Barnes! Tune in to ABC News Breakfast all this[…]

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A Statement From Jimmy Barnes

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“Unfortunately I got some bad news late yesterday … despite everyone’s best efforts the bacterial infection I’ve been battling over the last fortnight has apparently now spread to my heart. It’s infected an otherwise healthy valve that was replaced some years ago due to a congenital defect, so I’ll be[…]

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By The C festival heading to Cronulla

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I’m happy to announce that By The C is now heading to Cronulla on Sunday 29 October. Really looking forward to getting back out on the road to do these shows with this line up (tag artists). Register for presale tickets: https://bit.ly/42HEhjz General public on sale this Saturday 10am AEST.

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Jimmy Barnes to play By The C in Torquay

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TORQUAY – BY THE C IS BACK IN 2023! By The C is back in 2023 to deliver an epic tidal wave of live music to some of the most scenic locations in the country!  Headlined by Aussie rock legend, JIMMY BARNES, with a massive line-up that includes THE LIVING END, BIRDS OF[…]

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Jimmy Barnes Announces Red Hot Summer Tour 2023/24

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I’m really happy to announce that I’ll be hitting the road for the Red Hot Summer Tour together with The Living End, Birds Of Tokyo, Peter Murray, Kasey Chambers, and my daughter, Mahalia Barnes & The Soulmates. It’s going to be great to be out of the road again playing[…]

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JIMMY BARNES WITHDRAWS FROM SUMMER TOURING DUE TO SURGERY

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Jimmy Barnes announced today that he requires back and hip surgery which will unfortunately prevent him from performing live for several months. He is completely confident of making a full recovery and hitting the road again in the second half of 2023. “I’ve been jumping off PA’s and stomping around stages[…]

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Jimmy Barnes Blue Christmas Competition

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What’s your favourite thing to do to bring Christmas cheer?? Is it singing carols, making a thoughtful gift for someone, cooking up something from a family recipe, dressing up as an elf, or just wearing the best ugly Christmas sweater you can get your hands on!? We want to see[…]

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WIN a backyard concert with Jimmy Barnes

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Jimmy and Jane could be heading to your backyard to sing a few songs from Blue Christmas. Tune into WSFM 101.7 and enter their Box Office competition to go in the draw to win. The competitions run on air, every hour from 9am – 5pm on weekdays, and closes on[…]

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Pre-order to WIN an Harman Kardon Home Audio System + More.

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Blue Christmas is available for pre-order now, and if you pre-order your copy from shop.jimmybarnes.com you’ll go in the draw to win an awesome prize pack, which includes a HarmanKardon home audio system valued at over $2,000. The winner will also get: Signed Merch pack, including Blue Christmas on vinyl,[…]

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Soul Deep 30 OUT NOW

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ALBUM OUT TODAYLISTEN HERE ON TOUR NOW “More than 30 years on, Soul Deep is still too big to hide and can’t be denied” – STACK “A refreshing take on some classic Motown songs” – AllMusic Featuring the singles ‘Soothe Me (with Sam Moore)’ and ‘Do You Love Me (with Josh Teskey)’.  WATCH: Jimmy Barnes – ‘Soothe[…]

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JIMMY BARNES CONFIRMED FOR THE TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS

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The TV WEEK Logie Awards today confirmed an all-star line of Australian music greats – Jimmy Barnes, Jessica Mauboy and Tim Minchin – to perform at this year’s event on the Gold Coast next Sunday 19 June. Australian icon Jimmy Barnes is currently celebrating 30 years of Soul Deep, the[…]

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‘I GOTCHA (ROCK VERSION)’ – OUT NOW!

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I Gotcha was the lead single of Soul Deep when I first released the album. For Soul Deep 30, we shook it up with a few guitars, see what you think. The single is out today, and you can listen to it HERE. We’ve been in rehearsals with the band this[…]

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Jimmy Barnes in isolation for next 7 days

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Sorry to advise that I’ve returned two positive RATs for Covid-19. I’m not feeling too bad so far, but I need to isolate for seven days. This means we’ll have to postpone this Saturday’s show in Mackay. The new date will be August 27. So please hold onto your tickets and thanks[…]

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Jimmy Barnes announces NZ dates on his Soul Deep 30 Tour

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Jimmy Barnes will be debuting his new album in arenas and theatres across Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington this July; Kicking off on Wednesday July 20 at The Town Hall in Dunedin, the Soul Deep 30 tour heads to Christchurch Arena on Thursday July 21, Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday[…]

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‘Where The River Bends’ – Out Now

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‘Where The River Bends’ is officially out now, and is available in all good book stores. It’s been a long time coming, but we’re so proud to have our cookbook out in the world. These are all a collection of recipes that have been very close to our family over[…]

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‘Rosie The Rhinoceros’ OUT NOW

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‘Rosie The Rhinoceros’ is officially out today! You can get yourself a copy in store or online from all good book retailers, which you can find listed here: www.harpercollins.com.au/jimmybarnes/. You can also purchase your signed copy from the JB store, here: https://shop.jimmybarnes.com/tag/books. We’d like to congratulate Jimmy on releasing his[…]

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JIMMY BARNES FLESH AND BLOOD AUS SEPTEMBER 2021 TOUR CANCELLED

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2022 TOURING PLANS EXCLUSIVE FLESH AND BLOOD TOUR MERCHANDISE OFFER Frontier Touring regretfully advises that due to the uncertainty of border restrictions around the current COVID outbreaks across Australia, Jimmy Barnes’ September Flesh And Blood Tour is cancelled and unable to be rescheduled. Excited at the thought of touring his[…]

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JIMMY BARNES New Album Out Today

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+ ANNOUNCES LIVE STREAM THIS SATURDAY NIGHT Jimmy Barnes’ 20th studio album Flesh And Blood is out today – available HERE Jimmy and his family will host an online album launch this Saturday night, live-streamed on his Facebook The video for the next single ‘Around In Circles’ is out now[…]

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JIMMY BARNES ADDS SECOND AND FINAL MELBOURNE SHOW

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JULY NATIONAL FLESH AND BLOOD TOUR – FIRST ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE & SYDNEY SHOWS SOLD OUT – Second and final Melbourne show confirmed for Friday 23 July– Second Melbourne pre-sale starts Monday 31 May (12noon AEST) and public on-sale Wednesday 2 June (12noon local)– Flesh And Blood Tour will visit Perth,[…]

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NEW ZEALAND’S FAVOURITE AUSSIE RETURNS!

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JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES NEW ZEALAND DATES ON THE FLESH AND BLOOD TOUR! The borders are open and our favourite Aussie is coming back! It would take more than a mere global pandemic to stop Jimmy Barnes. While most of us spent 2020 bingewatching TV shows, Jimmy and his wife Jane[…]

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ANNOUNCING AUSTRALIAN “FLESH AND BLOOD” TOUR + NEW ALBUM

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Flesh And Blood Tour will visit Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney this July Fan Pre-sale starts May 3 and On-sale May 5 Flesh And Blood Album will be released July 2 through Bloodlines Heading to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney this July, the Flesh And Blood Tour will appropriately feature many[…]

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2020 Wrap Up In Time For Christmas

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What a year it’s been. There have been times where I thought that the world was shutting down around us folks. But I must say that we are resilient. We are still here and we are fighting back against all that’s been thrown at us. Everything from bushfires, floods, ridiculous[…]

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‘Killing Time’ Virtual Book Launch Event

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To celebrate the launch of my upcoming book, Killing Time, Jimmy’s throwing an online party and you can all join in for FREE.  He’ll be talking through some of the stories in the book, playing some songs, and will be answering some of the questions you’ve been asking on social media. We’re[…]

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Story Time With Jimmy Barnes – Podcast Series Ep.1 Preview

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Kathy McCabe, National Music Writer, News Corp. THE night Jimmy Barnes met legendary American civil rights activist Rosa Parks kicked off with an awkward semi-naked encounter, the Australian rocker reveals in his new podcast. In the first episode of his Story Time with Jimmy Barnes podcast, which debuts this weekend, Barnes[…]

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JIMMY BARNES TO HEADLINE TOP END BREAKOUT SHOW

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The heart and soul of Australian rock n’ roll, Jimmy Barnes, will return to the Northern Territory on Saturday 26th September to perform his dynamic show at The Darwin Ski Club. Barnes has sold more records in Australia than any other local rock & roll artist and is best known[…]

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Duet For Jimmy And Jane Competition

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Jimmy and Jane would like to invite you all to enter the #DuetforJimmyandJane competition where you could WIN a signed acoustic guitar and one of a few Merch packs. This should be done in the spirit of the nightly videos they’ve been sharing with you all each night on social[…]

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Jimmy Barnes announces title of new book – ‘Killing Time’; Short stories from the long road home

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From the rock legend turned master storyteller, this collection of non-fiction short stories is vintage Jimmy. Stories of adventure, misadventure, love and loss from the #1 bestselling author of the critically acclaimed memoirs Working Class Boy and Working Class Man. Outrageous, witty, warm and wise, Killing Time is a collection of more than[…]

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The Jimmy Barnes Isolation Playlist

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Seeing as Jane and I have now reached the 7th Day of Isolation, I’ve made a playlist for a lonely hearts party to help us all get through these crazy times. There’s a couple of requests here from Jane…. I wonder which ones? Click here to LISTEN ON SPOTIFY now.

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Jimmy Barnes Live Album ‘Modus Operandi’ – OUT NOW

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Jimmy Barnes |’Modus Operandi’ OUT NOW After just finishing the massive ‘Shutting Down Your Town’ national tour of Australia and New Zealand, Jimmy Barnes hasn’t paused for breath as he announces a special and limited re-package of his #1 album ‘My Criminal Record’.  For a strictly limited time, the album[…]

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“From Where I Stand” Fan Photo Competition

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“From Where I Stand” FAN PHOTO COMPETITION Live Album ‘Modus Operandi’ Coming Soon Photo: Brett Schewitz Jimmy here, I’m looking for the best fan photos from the ‘Shutting Down Your Town’ Australia & New Zealand Tour. I’m sure those who went took some great ones, so I know you’ll accept the call.[…]

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JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE VENUE UPGRADE DUE TO HUGE DEMAND – ONLY SHOW FOR 2019!

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JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES MELBOURNE VENUE UPGRADE DUE TO HUGE DEMAND – ONLY SHOW FOR 2019! ‘Tough and vulnerable Barnsey at his best’ – Bernard Zuel, The Guardian ★★★★ Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has announced that due to extraordinary public demand, the current Melbourne show at Margaret Court Arena, with special guests Jet, will be moved[…]

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‘MY CRIMINAL RECORD’ DEBUTS AT #1 ALBUM

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JIMMY BARNES BREAKS RECORD FOR THE MOST #1’s IN ARIA CHART HISTORY ECLIPSING U2 & MADONNA ‘MY CRIMINAL RECORD’ IS BARNES’ 16TH #1 ALBUM ‘Tough and vulnerable Barnsey at his best’ – Bernard Zuel, The Guardian (****) Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has secured a staggering sixteenth #1 album today with his critically[…]

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Tour Announcement: Jimmy Barnes is shutting down your town.

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JIMMY BARNES IS SHUTTING DOWN YOUR TOWN. ROCKER’S BIGGEST TOUR THIS CENTURY – WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JET & ESKIMO JOE Tickets on sale 9.00am local times, on Friday, 31 May 2019. New Album, My Criminal Record, out Friday 31 May Jimmy Barnes has today announced his biggest headlining tour of this century – Shutting Down Your Town –[…]

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JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES BOOK LAUNCH EVENT DATES

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With just over a month to go until the second volume of Jimmy’s autobiography hits stores, his publisher, HarperCollins, today announced a massive schedule of JIMMY BARNES BOOK LAUNCH EVENTS. Fans can get their books autographed by Jimmy at a series of “Signings” and/or hear him interviewed live during some[…]

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JIMMY BARNES ANNOUNCES ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND SHOWS

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ANNOUNCES ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND SHOWS #Working Class Man        #WorkingClassBoy Jimmy Barnes is the heart and the soul of Australian rock ‘n roll. After 40 years on stages of all kinds, Jimmy is an icon – his nickname “Barnesy” conjures up thoughts of rock music at an ear-splitting volume, and of[…]

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Selwyn Sounds Gig Announcement

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JIMMY BARNES TO HEAD ICONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Australian rock ‘n roll legend, Jimmy Barnes, is set to head a stellar cast of Kiwi music legends when Selwyn Sounds returns to the Lincoln Domain on March 3rd next year. Jimmy Barnes is the heart and the soul of Australian rock &[…]

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Jimmy Barnes receives Australia Day Honour

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Jimmy Barnes receives Australia Day Honour Working Class Boy ‘Stories & Songs’ show wins Sydney Theatre Award #WorkingClassBoy Rock icon and bestselling author, Jimmy Barnes, has today been appointed as an Officer of the General Division of the Order of Australia for ‘distinguished service to the performing arts as a[…]

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Jimmy Barnes at his poignant best in SA leg of “Working Class Boy: An evening of Stories and Songs” tour – Craig Cook, Sunday Mail

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FROM a boy born in the backblocks of Glasgow named James Dixon Swan to an Australian rock icon called Jimmy Barnes this show is a moving, exhilarating and brilliantly produced night out. “Barnesy” is front and centre throughout delivering the raw, uncensored version of a violent childhood, a delinquent youth[…]

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Jimmy Goes From #1 Albums To #1 Bestselling Author

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SYDNEY, 29 Sept. 2016: HarperCollins Australia congratulates Jimmy Barnes on a record-breaking debut week of book sales on the publication of his critically acclaimed childhood memoir, WORKING CLASS BOY. Currently in the middle of his Australian book tour, Jimmy has been overwhelmed by the enormous public support for his story[…]

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New Zealand shows added to ‘Stories and Songs’ tour

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Following the recent announce of dates for his first ever ‘spoken word’ tour of Australia, Jimmy Barnes has now added a further nine shows, which will see him ’ tour throughout New Zealand in February 2017. WORKING CLASS BOY: An Evening of Stories and Songs will see Jimmy leaving behind the[…]

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Working Class Boy – Video Book Trailer

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Here’s a preview of my book, Working Class Boy, which is out this Monday 19 September. Family violence is every Australian’s business. Stand with Rosie Batty and all victims so they are Never Alone. http://neveralone.com.au To pre-order the book, and for info on book signings and book events see: http://bit.ly/WorkingClassBoy[…]

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Jimmy Barnes Father’s Day Gift Packs

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We’ve put together a Father’s Day pack on the JB online store and i’ll be personally signing cards for those who purchase a pack for their dad. As a gift from us to you, we’re also going to include a free upgrade from regular parcel post to express post so[…]

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Jimmy Barnes WORKING CLASS BOY – BOOK EVENTS

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With the release of the first volume of my autobiography – “Working Class Boy” – one month away, I’m happy to announce a series of intimate events at various booksellers around the country. I’ll be signing copies of the book in local bookstores – these are all called “Signings” in the schedule.[…]

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Soul Searchin’ Tour Kicked Off

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We kicked off the Soul Searchin’ tour over the weekend and it was great to be able to start off in my hometown of Adelaide before heading on to Perth. Both shows felt great, my soul ensemble were brilliant as always, and I absolutely loved the energy from the audience.[…]

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Sydney Soul Searchin’ Show Now SOLD OUT!

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Tickets to my Sydney show are now SOLD OUT. Make sure you grab your tickets to a show on the tour while you can here: http://bit.ly/SStourTix It all kicks off on August 12th in my home town, Adelaide, so I hope to see a bunch of familiar faces in the crowd. See[…]

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