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Jimmy Barnes Announces ‘Working Class Man: An Evening Of Stories & Songs’ 30-date National Tour

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Mick Pacholli
Mick Pachollihttps://www.tagg.com.au
Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.        
jimmy barnes announces 'working class man: an evening of stories & songs' 30-date national tour

COMMEMORATIVE EDITION OF CLASSIC #1 ALBUM FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN 

RELEASED ON 20 OCTOBER

Jimmy Barnes‘ highly anticipated new memoir Working Class Man will be accompanied by a special 30-date national tour it was announced today.
 
Tickets for all shows will go onsale at exactly the same time that the second volume of his memoirs hits bookstores – 10.00am on Monday, 23 October – although members of Jimmy’s mailing list will have access to pre-sale tickets from 2.00pm on Thursday, 19 October. Fans are strongly advised to ONLY buy tickets via the genuine links at jimmybarnes.com or frontiertouring.com/jimmybarnes otherwise they risk getting ripped off by online scalpers.
 
Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories & Songs will be the sequel to the acclaimed and hugely successful live show Jimmy performed alongside his first bestselling memoir – Working Class Boy. Like that previous production, this new tour will see Jimmy telling his life story and singing stripped back versions of songs that have shaped his journey. However, unlike its predecessor, this live show – and book – will cover the Oz rock icon’s entire adult life, revealing the successes and excesses of Australia’s greatest rock ‘n roll story.
 
In Working Class Boy, Jimmy revealed the previously untold details of a profoundly troubled childhood. That memoir – which he wrote entirely on his own – won the ABIA Award as the Best Biography of 2016. It was also the country’s #1 selling non-fiction title last year with sales now topping 150,000 copies. The harrowing companion piece Working Class Boy: An Evening of Stories & Songs was performed over 40 Times in Australia and New Zealand and its staging at the Sydney Opera House won him both a Sydney Theatre Award and a Helpmann Award nomination.
 
The new Working Class Man live show and book – again both written by Jimmy – begin in 1974 as he leaves Adelaide in the back of an old bread truck with a then unknown rock group called Cold Chisel. They trace the legendary band’s long climb to the top and their subsequent implosion. The story then picks up as Jimmy carves out a new solo career for himself. He becomes the country’s biggest rock star before drugs and alcohol bring him to his knees and he eventually rebuilds his life thanks to the love of his wife and his family. It’s a spellbinding and searingly honest reflection on success, fame and addiction.
 
Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories & Songs is presented by Triple M and MAX. The tour will also help promote the good work of Lifeline (www.lifeline.org.au) as Jimmy will be drawing further attention to the issues of addiction and mental health in both his new book and live show. As he says in the preface to Working Class Man:
 
“In book one I faced the damage that a broken home and a broken heart can bring. In book two I face the impact that a childhood like mine can have on a man. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not blaming anyone for any of this. We all do the best with what we have. But in book two the blame rests squarely on my shoulders, and until I work a lot of things out I carry a lot of baggage around with me …
 
I have done a lot of great things. I have a beautiful family and wonderful friends. But there were many times, dark times, that I almost let it all slip through my fingers. In the end I asked for help. I used to think that if someone asked for help they were weak. But the toughest thing I ever did was reach out and ask for help. And that was when I started to heal.”

 
What the critics said about Working Class Boy: An Evening of Stories & Songs:
 
“A powerful, deeply emotional and transformative production” – The Daily Telegraph
 
“A sophisticated and very moving piece of storytelling” – The Daily Review
 
“… anyone seeking an emotional, dark, funny, exciting theatrical event — and a powerful singer still in great voice — will be thrilled” – Sunday Mail SA
 
“You know you’ve been to a pretty good gig when the songs of your youth are redefined. That is just what this old Cold Chisel fan is feeling right now after spending a wonderful 150 minutes listening to Australian rock great Jimmy Barnes tell his life story with yarns and song” – The West Australian
 
To coincide with the soon-to-be bestselling book of the same name, Bloodlines/Mushroom will release a limited edition, commemorative version of one of the greatest Australian rock albums of all time, For The Working Class Man on 20 October 2017. This deluxe, double-disc package includes:
 
Disc 1 – CD
The original 1985 recordings totally re-mastered by Don Bartley, who undertook an exhaustive analogue process including the use of 1/2″ tape to keep dynamics and clarity intact, maintain the punch of the original mixes and create some natural harmonics while still allowing for competitive levels.
 
Disc 2 – DVD
This 1984 performance from the legendary Playroom in Queensland captures the raw energy and musical potency of that period. It has never been commercially released.
 
The CD booklet has also been expanded to include previously unseen photos from the original shoot by Patrick Jones, exclusive liner notes and a track-by-track commentary from Jimmy recapturing the stories behind these classic songs. And all in a slipcase tying the album artwork directly to the cover of the book.
 
Jimmy’s longtime friend and label owner, Michael Gudinski, said, “I’m so proud of everything Jimmy has achieved, both solo and with Cold Chisel. He’s had more number one albums than any other Australian artist. He’s actually sold more albums solo than with Chisel, which is a remarkable stat. He’s a two-time ARIA Hall of Famer. Hell, he’s even a best-selling author. But Jimmy has never forgotten his working-class roots. The things he still values most are honesty, loyalty, friendship and family”
 
The updated, remastered video for Working Class Man can be viewed and embedded from here.  Hi res images can be downloaded from here.
 
Tickets to Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories & Songs go on sale to the general public at 10.00am local times, on Monday, 23 October, 2017. See below for pre-sale information.

JIMMY BARNES
WORKING CLASS MAN: AN EVENING OF STORIES & SONGS
MARCH, APRIL & MAY 2018

Presented by
Frontier Touring, Triple M & MAX

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Monday 23 October, 10.00am local time
ALL SHOWS ARE 18+
 
Thursday 15 March
Anita’s Theatre | Thirroul NSW

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Friday 16 March
Anita’s Theatre | Thirroul NSW

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Saturday 17 March
Canberra Theatre | Canberra ACT

canberratheatrecentre.com.au | Ph: 02 6275 2700
 
Wednesday 21 March
Devonport Entertainment Centre | Devonport TAS

decc.net.au | Ph: 03 6420 2900
 
Thursday 22 March 
Country Club Showroom | Launceston TAS

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100

 Friday 23 March 
Country Club Showroom | Launceston TAS

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Saturday 24 March 
Wrestpoint Entertainment Centre | Hobart TAS

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Thursday 5 April 
Parklands Resort & Conference Centre | Mudgee NSW

parklandresort.com.au | Ph: 02 6372 4500
 
Friday 6 April 
Civic Centre | Newcastle NSW

ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849
 
Saturday 7 April 
Bathurst Entertainment Centre | Bathurst NSW

bmec.com.au | Ph: 02 6333 6161
 
Thursday 12 April
Brisbane City Hall | Brisbane Qld

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Friday 13 April 
Empire Theatre | Toowoomba QLD

empiretheatre.com.au | Ph: 07 4698 9900
 
Saturday 14 April 
The Star Theatre | Gold Coast QLD

ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849
 
Wednesday 18 April 
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre | Bunbury WA

bunburyentertainment.com | Ph: 08 9792 3111
 
Thursday 19 April 
Perth Concert Hall | Perth WA

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Saturday 21 April 
Keith Mitchell Theatre | Port Pirie SA

countryarts.org.au | Ph: 08 8633 8500
 
Sunday 22 April 
Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide SA

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Thursday 26 April 
Frankston Arts Centre Theatre | Frankston VIC

thefac.com.au | Ph: 03 9784 1060
 
Friday 27 April
Costa Hall, Geelong Performing Arts Centre | Geelong VIC

gpac.org.au | Ph: 03 5225 1200
 
Saturday 28 April
The Palais Theatre | St Kilda VIC

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Sunday 29 April
Ulumbarra Theatre | Bendigo VIC

gotix.com.au | Ph: 03 5434 6100
 
Thursday 3 May 
Centennial Hall, Sydney Town Hall | Sydney NSW

ticketmaster.com.au | Ph: 136 100
 
Sunday 20 May
Darwin Entertainment Centre | Darwin NT

yourcentre.com.au | Ph: 08 8980 3333
 
Tuesday 22 May 
Tank Arts Centre | Cairns, QLD

ticketlink.com.au | Ph: 1300 855 835
 
Wednesday 23 May
Tank Arts Centre | Cairns QLD

ticketlink.com.au | Ph: 1300 855 835

Friday 25 May
Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre | Townsville QLD

tecc.net.au | Ph: 07 4771 4000
 
Saturday 26 May
Plenary Halls, Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre | Mackay QLD

themecc.com.au | Ph: 07 4961 9777
 
Sunday 27 May 
Pilbeam Theatre | Rockhampton QLD

seeitlive.com.au | Ph: 07 4927 4111
 
Tuesday 29 May 
Caloundra Events Centre | Caloundra QLD

theeventscentre.com.au | Ph: 07 5491 4240
 
Wednesday 30 May
Saraton Theatre | Grafton NSW

saraton.com | Ph: 02 6642 1633

 
 
 

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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.        

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