Jimmy Barnes and his rock band are confirmed to headline the Red Hot Summer Tour rescheduled shows at Roche Estate in the NSW Hunter Valley (6 April), the Country Club Lawns in Launceston (13 April) and Bendigo Racecourse (27 April). These shows feature an incredible line up of Aussie bands including Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates, Kasey Chambers, Pete Murray, Birds of Tokyo and The Living End.
Saturday, 6 April 2024 | Roche Estate, Hunter Valley NSW
Saturday, 13 April 2024 | Country Club Lawns, Launceston TAS
Saturday, 27 April 2024 | Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo VIC
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21 May 2023
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is gearing up for a massive 2024, kicking it all off with a huge Series One announcement headlined by Jimmy Barnes, with The Living End, Birds of Tokyo, Pete Murray, Kasey Chambers & Mahalia Barnes and the Soulmates. The Series launches in Western Australia at the end of 2023, and rolls into 2024 with shows in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.
RED HOT SUMMER TOUR – SERIES ONE 2024
Jimmy Barnes, The Living End, Birds of Tokyo
Pete Murray, Kasey Chambers, Mahalia Barnes and the Soulmates
Saturday 11th November 2023 | Sandalford Wines, SWAN VALLEY WA
Saturday 6th January 2024 | Kiama Showground, KIAMA NSW
Saturday 13th January 2024 | Mornington Racecourse, MORNINGTON VIC
Saturday 20th January 2024 | Sounds By The River | Mary Ann Reserve, MANNUM SA
Saturday 27th January 2024 | Mackay Park, Batemans Bay NSW
Saturday 3rd February 2024 | Roche Estate, Hunter Valley NSW
Saturday 10th February 2024 | Bendigo Racecourse, BENDIGO VIC
Saturday 17th February 2024 | Country Club Lawns, LAUNCESTON TAS
For tour promoter Duane McDonald, the announcement of Series One is the start of what will be one of the biggest years for the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR yet. “We are so excited to start off the 2024 RED HOT SUMMER TOUR with Jimmy Barnes and friends,” he says. “Thank you to everyone who continues to support live music at the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR year after year. We look forward to seeing you again this summer!”
Jimmy Barnes, affectionately known by all as Barnesy, is the heart and soul of Australian rock and roll. He has 20 #1 albums under his belt, more than The Beatles, has sold more records in Australia than any other rock and roll artist, and for over 40 years, he has delivered some of our most intense and iconic live performances. He is truly in a league of his own. His third book, Killing Time: Short Stories from the Long Way Home, was released in 2020 and debuted at #1 on the non-fiction book charts, as did its predecessors, Working Class Boy and Working Class Man. Never one to slow down, Jimmy also has penned two books – a children’s book, Rosie the Rhinoceros, and a cookbook with his wife Jane, Where the River Bends.
Jimmy Barnes says he is looking forward to the Series One shows. “I’m very happy to be hitting the road with the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR,” he says. “After my surgery, I am happy to announce that not only am I back on my feet, I’m fitter and stronger than I’ve been in years. So, let’s get ready to rock! We’re being joined on these shows by The Living End, Birds of Tokyo, Pete Murray, Kasey Chambers and my fabulous daughter Mahalia Barnes and her band the Soulmates. It’s a great line-up and it will be a killer tour. I look forward to seeing you all there.”
The Living End are considered Australian rock legends, and for good reason. Their blistering live performances have seen them perform far and wide, and their reputation precedes them, they rock from the first note to the last. When The Living End first smashed onto the scene in 1997 with their double-A single ‘Prisoner of Society’ and ‘Second Solution’, they embraced a new Australian sound and fans and critics sat up and listened. Since then, they have released seven studio albums, two of which have debuted at #1 on the ARIA Chart – four of those are Platinum and two are Gold. They have been nominated for an incredible 27 ARIA Awards.
Birds of Tokyo are considered the soundtrack of contemporary Australia. With three chart topping albums, jam-packed with Top 10 hits such as ‘Good Lord’, ‘Plans’, ‘Unbreakable’, and ‘Lanterns’, they have grown from independent roots to become one of our most popular bands. They’ve performed at the AFL Grand Final twice, the NRL State of Origin and performed with the likes of Bon Jovi, Muse and Midnight Oil. They are one of Triple J’s three most played artists of the millennium and the only to have won Rock World of the Year on five separate occasions at the APRA Awards.
Pete Murray is one of the only few Australian artists with more than 1.2 million album sales. A multi-platinum selling performer, he has received 17 ARIA nominations, has released 7 album and 2 Eps. His first three albums were all #1s on the Australian music charts, and his debut album ‘Feeler’, not only reached #1, but it also remained in the Top 100 for two and a half years.
Kasey Chambers is one of Australia’s most revered singer-songwriters. Her album ‘The Captain’ in 1999 is still considered one of the most extraordinary and lauded debuts from any artist, and she hasn’t stopped since. Her follow-up – ‘Barricades & Brickwalls’ – saw her become the first Australian country artist to have a simultaneously #1 single and album. She also continued to win accolades, drawing music fans in with her honesty. Kasey hasn’t stopped since and is considered one of Australia’s gifted and enduring talents.
Born into Australian rock royalty and influenced by the music her father, Jimmy Barnes, recorded and played, Mahalia Barnes naturally began singing at a very young age. As an artist, she’s drawn to guitar-driven gusty soul, rock and blues, and inspired by acts like Tina Turner and legendary Queen of soul Aretha Franklin.
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR always sells out around the country and Series One of the 2024 line-up is already highly anticipated. More dates for the 2024 RED HOT SUMMER TOUR will be announced in the coming weeks