Australian music icon, Jimmy Barnes has withdrawn from his summer touring schedule after a flare-up of ongoing back and hip issues that now require surgery.
While his headlining set at the Adelaide 500 on Saturday, 3 December, will proceed as planned all other touring commitments, including his appearance at Summernats 35 in Canberra in January, have been cancelled or postponed.
“I’ve been jumping off PA’s and stomping around stages for nearly 50 years, but it’s finally caught up with me,” Jimmy said.
“I’ve had niggling back and hip issues for years, but things suddenly got a lot worse over the last few weeks and I’m now in constant and severe pain.
“As everybody knows, it’s against my religion to blow out gigs but the Doctors tell me I need an operation as soon as possible and it will really limit my movement for a few months. As much as it kills me to inconvenience everyone, I have to get this fixed so I can jump around onstage for another 50 years.”
Ticketholders for all the affected Jimmy Barnes concerts, excluding Bluesfest, will be contacted via email by the event promoters and detailed information will also be posted on the websites of each individual show.
Jimmy’s highly new album Blue Christmas, his first-ever collection of festive songs is out now.
