Jimmy Barnes has today announced his biggest headlining tour of this century – Shutting Down Your Town – playing all his classic hits plus highlights from his acclaimed new album, My Criminal Record, released Friday, 31 May 2019 on Bloodlines.
This tour will be Jimmy’s first headlining gig at Sydney’s iconic Hordern Pavilion since the late 1980’s and his first ever headlining appearance at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena and Brisbane’s Riverstage. Special guests for most of these big shows will be Melbourne rockers JET and Jimmy will be joined on other dates by Freo’s finest, ESKIMO JOE.
‘Barnesy’ is the heart and soul of Australian rock & roll. Over recent years his bestselling memoirs Working Class Boy and Working Class Man, and their accompanying sold-out theatre tours, have struck a deep chord across his homeland. Now it’s time to finally return to what he loves most – electrifying audiences with one of the greatest catalogues in the history of Oz rock with the Shutting Down Your Town Tour featuring Cold Chisel anthems, solo classics like ‘Working Class Man’ and ‘Ain’t No Second Prize’ plus his current radio hit, ‘Shutting Down Our Town’.
2019 finds Jimmy Barnes older, smarter, healthier, and for his new album My Criminal Record, he has distilled and expanded upon his two best-selling memoirs to create 13 pieces of burning, heartland rock & roll. It will resonate with anyone who has ever found themselves standing on the outside, looking in. And you won’t find a better example of the newfound subtlety and strength in Jimmy’s voice than the current single, ‘Shutting Down Our Town’, which was written by Troy Cassar-Daley especially for Barnes, after Troy finished reading Working Class Boy. Troy will also be appearing as Jimmy’s special guest at the Tullamore show.
“It’s been ten years since I made an original rock record and I can’t wait to get out there and play these songs, along with all the old favourites, to a live audience. It’s going to be great!”, Jimmy said.
SHUTTING DOWN YOUR TOWN TOUR DATES
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Mackay Entertainment Centre, Mackay Qld
Friday, 20 September 2019
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Qld
Special Guest: Eskimo Joe
Saturday, 21 September 2019
Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns Qld
Special Guest: Eskimo Joe
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin NZ
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch NZ
Saturday, 28 September 2019
Spark Arena, Auckland NZ
Thursday, 3 October 2019
WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong NSW
Special Guest: Jet
Saturday, 5 October 2019
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW
Special Guest: Jet
Saturday, 12 October 2019
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Vic
Special Guest: Jet
Sunday, 13 October 2019
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide SA
Special Guest: Jet
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Empire Theatre, Toowoomba Qld
Saturday, 19 October 2019
Riverstage, Brisbane Qld
Special Guests: Jet and Eskimo Joe
Sunday, 20 October 2019
Home of the Arts, Gold Coast Qld
Special Guest: Jet
Friday, 25 October 2019
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle NSW
Special Guest: Jet
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Park Beach Reserve, Coffs Harbour NSW
Special Guests: Jet and Eskimo Joe
Thursday, 31 October 2019
Theatre Royal, Canberra ACT
Special Guest: Eskimo Joe
Saturday, 2 November 2019
Pola Park, Tullamore NSW
Special Guest: Troy Cassar-Daley
ALSO APPEARING AT:
Sunday, 10 November 2019
96FM’s Kickstart Summer Concert
Ascot Racetrack, Perth WA