It’s official: Jimmy Barnes is embarking on another tour in 2025! Tickets are going on sale on November 21. Plus, there is a surprising new guest act …
Jimmy announced the exciting news of the Working ClassMan tour on Instagram earlier this year.
“This November marks 40 years since I released For The Working Class Man,” he said.
“To celebrate, I’m hitting the road for the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour. I’ll be playing the album in full, plus a few of my favourites, at some of the country’s most beautiful outdoor venues. I’ll also be joined by my dearest friends: @icehouseband, @ianmossmusic and @therealkateceberano. It’s going to be a hell of a show.”
Read on for everything you need to know about the upcoming Jimmy Barnes tour…
Is Jimmy Barnes on tour in 2025?
Yes, Jimmy will tour Australia in November 2025 – going all the way through until March 2026.
He’ll kick off the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour in Geelong, Victoria.
Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour Dates:
- Saturday, November 22, 2025 –Mount Dundeed Estate, Geelong, VIC (Ticketmaster)
- Saturday, November 29, 2025 – Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton, QLD (Ticketmaster)
- Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley, NSW (Ticketmaster)
- Saturday, January 17, 2026 – The Regatta Grounds, Hobart, TAS (Ticketmaster)
- Saturday, January 31, 2026– Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa Valley, SA (Ticketmaster)
- Saturday, February 7, 2026 – Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley, WA (Ticketmaster)
- NEW DATE: Saturday, March 21, 2026 – Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone, QLD (Ticketmaster)
- NEW DATE: Saturda,y March 28, 2026 – Centennial Vineyards, Bowral, NSW (Ticketmaster)
- NEW DATE: Frid,ay April 10, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC (Ticketmaster)
How can I get tickets to the Jimmy Barnes tour?
Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. General onsale commences on Friday, November 21, 12pm local time. All ticket and tour information via mg.live and facetofacetouring.com.au
In addition, there are four presales for The Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour’s new dates.
Telstra Members have exclusive access to the Telstra Plus Member presale, commencing Monday 17 November at 10.00am local time for 48 hours (or until presale allocation exhausted) via telstra.com/tickets
MG Live and Face To Face member presales, as well as a Jimmy Barnes fan club presale, start Wednesday, 19 November at 11.00am local time for 48 hours.
All shows are licensed for all ages except for the Sandstone Point Hotel show, which is 18+.
Who are the support acts for the Jimmy Barnes tour?
At all shows, Jimmy will be joined by his friends Kate Ceberano, Icehouse and Ian Moss.
And now he’s announced that also joining these shows (except for the Sydney Opera House and Rod Laver Arena) is 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 went on to become one of Australia’s best orthopaedic surgeons, something that has benefited Jimmy personally.
“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.”
When was the last time Jimmy Barnes went on tour?
Jimmy Barnes last toured Australia in June 2025 in support of his new album DEFIANT.
This came after he was forced to cancel all shows for the Australian leg of the Hell of a Time Tour in August 2024.
Why? The singer experienced severe pain in his hip and, as a result, had to undergo surgery.
However, it wasn’t the only health scare Jimmy has faced in recent years; in December 2023, he underwent open heart surgery and in 2022, he had a hip replacement.
