The special 40th Anniversary Edition collection is released today via Mushroom Music, on CD, cassette and 2LP vinyl – the first time the album has been on two records since it hit the shelves in 1985.To celebrate the anniversary, Working Class Man (Ballad Version) is also available digitally today.
For The Working Class Man also includes seven reworked songs from his chart-topping solo debut Bodyswerve, including No Second Prize, Daylight and Promise Me You’ll Call.
*FREE shipping Australia wide from 10am AEDT today until 11:59 AEDT, Monday 17 November when purchasing from the Official Jimmy Barnes Store.
To celebrate his landmark album For The Working Class Man, JIMMY BARNES is hitting the road for the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour, proudly presented by MG Live and Face To Face Touring.
And due to overwhelming demand, the year’s biggest party just got bigger, with the addition of three more shows – Saturday 21 March at Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point, QLD; Saturday 28 March at Centennial Vineyards, Bowral NSW; and Friday 10 April at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.
JIMMY BARNES has today announced that opening each show (aside from the Sydney Opera House and Rod Laver Arena) will be a very special guest – JOHN ROONEY.
John and Jimmy have a very special connection. On the night that Jimmy married Jane, Cold Chisel were doing a gig at the Comb and Cutter Hotel in Blacktown. The support act was a band called The Lonelyhearts – fronted by JOHN ROONEY. While Jimmy’s career remained on stage, John’s did a detour and he went on to become one of Australia’s best orthopaedic surgeons.
“This man got me up dancing again when he operated on my hips, not once, not twice but three times,” Jimmy reveals. “John Rooney will get you up dancing too.”
IMPORTANT PRESALE TICKETING INFORMATION
An email with access links to the exclusive fan presale will be sent out on Tuesday 18 November at 6pm AEDT, to members of the Jimmy Barnes mailing list. Sign up for presale access here: https://www.jimmybarnes.com/mailinglist/
PRESALE runs 24 hours from: Wednesday 19 November at 11.00am local time
NB: Please keep an eye on your inboxes, and check your junk folder if you do not receive an email with presale access information by 8pm AEDT on Tuesday 18 November.
GP ONSALE: Friday 21 November at 12.00pm local time
*ALL TOUR DATES LISTED, BELOW.
FOR WORKING CLASS MAN – BEHIND THE SONGS
Click to watch all ‘Behind The Song’ videos
JIMMY BARNES
WORKING CLASS MAN 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS ICEHOUSE, IAN MOSS, KATE CEBERANO & JOHN ROONEY
NOVEMBER 2025 – APRIL 2026
Presented by MG Live and Face To Face Touring
Saturday 22 November
Mount Duneed Estate | Geelong, VIC
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Lic. All Ages
Saturday 29 November
Sirromet | Mount Cotton, QLD
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Saturday 6 December
Bimbadgen | Hunter Valley, NSW
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Wednesday 10 December
On The Steps at Opera House Forecourt, Sydney, NSW
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Lic. All Ages
*Special Guest Kate Ceberano only
Saturday 17 January
The Regatta Grounds | Hobart, TAS
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Lic. All Ages
Saturday 31 January
Peter Lehmann Wines | Barossa Valley, SA
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Lic. All Ages
Saturday 7 February
Sandalford Wines | Swan Valley, WA
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Lic. All Ages
Saturday 21 March NEW SHOW JUST ANNOUNCED
Sandstone Point Hotel | Sandstone Point, QLD
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18+
Saturday 28 March NEW SHOW JUST ANNOUNCED
Centennial Vineyards | Bowral, NSW
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Lic. All Ages
Friday 10 April NEW SHOW JUST ANNOUNCED
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
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Lic. All Ages
**John Rooney not performing