- Flesh And Blood Tour will visit Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney this July
- Pre-sale starts May 3 and On-sale May 5
- Album Flesh And Blood will be released July 2 through Bloodlines
Frontier Touring are excited to announce that Jimmy Barnes is set to hit the road in support of his forthcoming album Flesh And Blood. Touring theatres across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney this July, the Flesh And Blood Tour will appropriately feature many members of Jimmy’s family. Over the last year hundreds of ‘at home’ performances by the Barnes clan attracted more than 100 million views on social media and helped inspire a slew of new songs as well.
“It’s great to be back playing live again”, says Jimmy. “It was good to get some downtime at home for a change but now we’re hungry to get back onstage together. If 2020 taught me anything it’s that Facebook and YouTube videos can be fun but they’re no substitute for a real gig.”
Flesh And Blood will be released on July 2 and is the twentieth studio album by Jimmy Barnes. He has enjoyed twelve solo chart toppers plus five with Cold Chisel taking his career tally to a record setting total of seventeen #1 albums.
Jimmy debuted the title track from Flesh And Blood at the State Memorial for his close mate, Michael Gudinski: “Michael’s loss really hit us hard. Everything he did was about family one way or another which is probably why he liked that song (Flesh and Blood) so much. I’m dedicating this record to his memory.”
The ten songs on Flesh And Blood feature multiple contributions from Jimmy’s extended family. His son Jackie plays drums, his daughters Mahalia, Eliza-Jane and Elly-May all contribute vocals, as does Jackie and granddaughter, Tyra Harrison. His son-in-law, Ben Rodgers, engineered the album, played bass and collaborated with Jimmy’s nephew, renowned photographer Jesse Lizotte, on the album cover, plus he and Jane also duet together on the American classic Love Hurts.
“I realise lots of people have struggled badly during the last year but I’ve been able to stop and count my blessings”, Jimmy explains. “Jane and I have been married for four decades but I’ve basically always been on the road so this was literally the first time we’ve ever spent so many months at home. It made me realize how lucky I am to be surrounded by our big musical family. As you can tell from all those songs we posted online we really like to sing with each other, so making an album with lots of the people I love felt like a natural way to help us pass this time together.”
Appropriately the deluxe CD of the album will include a bonus DVD featuring ten of the most popular ‘at home performances’. Bearing the tongue in cheek title, The Jane Barnes Band’s Greatest Hits, this limited version will be an additional souvenir of a year that won’t be forgotten in a hurry.
Flesh And Blood is the twentieth studio album by Jimmy Barnes. He has enjoyed twelve solo chart toppers plus five with Cold Chisel taking his career tally to a record setting total of seventeen #1 albums.
Pre-sale tickets are available to jimmybarnes.com subscribers or via frontiertouring.com/jimmybarnes from Monday 3 May, 1pm AEST. Public on-sale is from Wednesday 5 May noon local time.
The Flesh And Blood single is out now – Listen here. The Flesh And Blood album is released on July 2 through Bloodlines/Mushroom and can be pre-ordered here.
JIMMY BARNES
FLESH AND BLOOD TOUR
AUSTRALIA
JULY 2021
Presented by Frontier Touring and Triple M
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via frontiertouring.com/jimmybarnes
Runs 24 hours from: Monday 3 May (1pm AEST)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Wednesday 5 May (noon local time)
ALL SHOWS ALL AGES *
* U18s must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian
This event is recommended for patrons aged 16+
Saturday 1 May
Red Hot Summer
Sandstone Point Hotel | Bribie Island, QLD
Sunday 2 May
Red Hot Summer
Queens Park | Toowoomba, QLD
Saturday 8 May
Red Hot Summer
Sandstone Point Hotel | Bribie Island, QLD
Sunday 9 May
Red Hot Summer
Harrigans Drift Inn | Jacobs Well, QLD
Saturday 15 May
Red Hot Summer
Cairns Showground | Cairns, QLD
Friday 2 July
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
Riverside Theatre | Perth, WA
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849
Frontier Touring members pre-sale begins Monday 3 May
Tickets on sale Wednesday 5 March
Friday 16 July
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
Frontier Touring members pre-sale begins Monday 3 May
Tickets on sale Wednesday 5 March
Thursday 22 July
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
Palais Theatre | Melbourne, VIC
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 133 849
Frontier Touring members pre-sale begins Monday 3 May
Tickets on sale Wednesday 5 March
Sunday 25 July
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre | Gold Coast, QLD
ticketek.com.au| Ph: 132 849
Frontier Touring members pre-sale begins Monday 3 May
Tickets on sale Wednesday 5 March
Wednesday 28 July
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | Brisbane, QLD
ticketek.com.au| Ph: 132 849
Frontier Touring members pre-sale begins Monday 3 May
Tickets on sale Wednesday 5 March
Friday 30 July
Flesh And Blood Tour
Presented by Frontier Touring
State Theatre | Sydney, NSW
ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
Frontier Touring members pre-sale begins Monday 3 May
Tickets on sale Wednesday 5 March
Sunday 17 October
Red Hot Summer
Mornington Racecourse | Mornington, VIC
Saturday 23 October
Red Hot Summer
Roche Estate | Pokolbin, NSW
Sunday 24 October
Red Hot Summer
Mount Penang Parklands | Kariong, NSW
Saturday 30 October
Red Hot Summer
Berry Showgrounds | Berry, NSW
Sunday 31 October
Red Hot Summer
Patrick White Lawns Canberra | Parkes, ACT
Saturday 6 November
Red Hot Summer
Westport Park | Port Macquarie, NSW
Saturday 13 November
Red Hot Summer
Bendigo Jockey Club | Bendigo, VIC
Out Friday 2 July through Bloodlines | Pre-order Australia available here
Flesh And Blood tracklist:
1. Flesh And Blood
2. I’m Coming Home
3. Gateway To Your Heart
4. The Truth
5. Around In Circles
6. ‘Til The Next Time
7. I Move Slow (feat. Elly-May Barnes & Jackie Barnes)
8. End Of The Road
9. Love Hurts (feat. Jane Barnes)
10. Tennessee Waltz (feat. Eliza Jane Barnes)