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Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jimmy Barnes announces Working Class Man anniversary tour
Jimmy Barnes has announced a tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his classic single Working Class Man. First released in November 1985, the song was a top five hit Down Under and became the 69-year-old's personal anthem. For the upcoming concert series, which kicks off in November, Jimmy will be joined by '80s hitmaker Iva Davies and his band Icehouse and fan favourite Kate Ceberano. Also on the tour will be Jimmy's old Cold Chisel bandmate and lead guitarist Ian Moss. As a special treat for fans the Scottish-born Oz rock hero will be playing every track from his For the Working Class Man album which went to number one in Australia soon after its release in 1985. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Aside from Working Class Man, the album includes classic songs like Paradise and I'd Die to Be with You Tonight. Jimmy's six-date tour begins on November 22 in Victoria at the Mount Duneed Estate in Geelong. A show at Queensland's Sirromet Winery on November 29 follows, before Jimmy heads to NSW for a gig at Bimbadgen Wines in the Hunter Valley on December 6. After taking a break over Christmas Jimmy will resume the tour for a concert in the new year at the Regatta Grounds in Hobart on January 17, 2026 before travelling to South Australia's Barossa Valley for a show at Peter Lehmann Wines on January 31. The Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour will finish off on February 7 in Western Australia at Sandalford Wines in the Swan Valley. In a recent interview, Jimmy revealed that the Working Class Man song was not, as is commonly understood, about him. Speaking to on Thursday the one-time 'Wild Man' of Australia music said the tune paid tribute to his fans. Jimmy said he met musician Jonathan Cain, who wrote the song, after the performer had described the frenzied reaction to his act. 'I told him [Cain] about my audience being hard working, doing nine-to-five in factories, and come Saturday night, kicking their heels up and going berserk. You could see him taking it all in. 'About a week later, he rang up and said 'I've written a song for you called Working Class Man.' And my immediate gut reaction was, 'Oh f …, he's written a song about me called Working Class Man, how cliché is that?' 'And he said 'It's not about you, it is about your audience.' When I heard the demo, it was just incredible. The minute I heard it, I knew that it was sort of a career-defining song.' It comes after Jimmy was announced as the headline act for the 65th TV Week Logie Awards this week. The beloved rocker is set to take the stage at The Star Sydney on August 3, bringing four decades of fan-favourite hits. Jimmy, who has 21 number-one albums under his belt as well as a place in the ARIA Hall of Fame, revealed he couldn't wait to 'get the party jumping' at the annual awards ceremony. The Aussie icon will be joined by the likes of Kitty Flanagan, Hamish Blake and Leigh Sales, who are just a few of the presenters expected to wow the crowd. Pre-sales tickets for the Working Class Man Anniversary Tour are available here from August 6. Telstra Plus Member pre-sales open on August 4.
News.com.au
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Jimmy Barnes reveals the identity of the real Working Class Man ahead of 40th anniversary tour
Jimmy Barnes didn't have Working Class Man landing on Triple J's Hottest 100 on his list of ways to celebrate this year's 40th anniversary of his signature anthem. 'It's really nice to actually get airplay on Triple J; it's the first time in 40 years,' Barnes said laughing. Australia's favourite rock star will see out the year with the Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour as the song clearly finds a younger audience, generating more than 70 million streams in recent years. With Australian music fans tripping on 80s rock and pop nostalgia, Barnes has enlisted Icehouse, his Cold Chisel bandmate Ian Moss and Kate Ceberano for the mini-festival shows later this year. The tour kicks off at Mount Duneed Estate in Geelong on November 22 and then heads to Sirromet Wines in Mount Cotton November 29, Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley on December 6, The Regatta Grounds, Hobart on January 17, Peter Lehmann Wines in the Barossa Valley on January 31 and Sandalford Wines in Swan Valley February 7. Barnes and Icehouse frontman Iva Davies go way, way back to the late 70s when Chisel and Flowers (who became Icehouse in 1981) were both signed to Dirty Pool. That independent booking agency completely disrupted the Australian music industry in favour of artists getting the primary share of ticket sales instead of agents and venues. 'At the time Premier Artists had a stranglehold on the industry and then the managers of the two biggest band in the country, Cold Chisel and The Angels decided to break away and form their own agency,' Davies recalled. 'And they were looking for a younger band, so the 'apprentices' they found was Flowers.' Barnes said Flowers became regular openers for Chisel shows as the synth band's popularity grew off the back of singles Can't Help Myself, We Can Get Together and Walls. The rocker said he even offered up his bedroom as a location for the video shoot for Walls. 'Jane and I lived in this house just around the corner from Dirty Pool, and our bedroom was in a small ballroom, it was beautiful, and Iva came and filmed there,' Barnes recalled. 'So we were mates and label buddies in Dirty Pool, fighting against the monopolies and toured a lot together. Iva was there when I met Jane in Canberra in 1979!' Working Class Man has long been regarded as Barnes' signature song, the anthem to unite not only his audience in loud crowd karaoke at his shows, but instantly recognised from the opening line 'Working hard to make a living.' But the truth is the song isn't about Barnes. It was written by Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain in 1985 after a conversation with the Aussie rocker about his fans. 'He was really interested because he had heard they were wild audiences in Australia and I don't think Journey had ever played here,' Barnes said. 'I told him about my audience being hard working, doing nine-to-five in factories, and come Saturday night, kicking their heels up and going berserk. You could see him taking it all in. 'About a week later, he rang up and said 'I've written a song for you called Working Class Man.' And my immediate gut reaction was, 'Oh f …, he's written a song about me called Working Class Man, how cliche is that?' 'And he said 'It's not about you, it is about your audience.' When I heard the demo, it was just incredible. The minute I heard it, I knew that it was sort of a career-defining song.' Icehouse also proved wildly popular with the more than 2.6 million voters for the Hottest 100 Australian Songs countdown last weekend, with the evocative classic Great Southern Land peaking at No. 35. While these revered artists may have cut their teeth in Australia's notorious beer barns in the 80s, now they get to play wineries. The first shot at tickets will be via the Telstra Plus Member presale on August 4 from 10am via
CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Blue Rodeo plays free acoustic set for Toronto fans at The Distillery
The iconic Canadian rock band Blue Rodeo celebrated 40 years in music with a free concert for fans in Toronto's Distillery District. Hundreds of people packed the Distillery Historic District late Monday afternoon to hear an acoustic performance by one of Canada's most iconic bands. To celebrate 40 years of Blue Rodeo, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor performed a free set on the Trinity Street Stage. Speaking with CP24's Beatrice Vaisman, Blue Rodeo frontman Cuddy said the fans are the reason behind the band's longevity. 'The reason that Blue Rodeo has lasted so long is because of the people,' he said. 'We work hard to do good shows and to go where everybody lives, but it's because the audiences in Canada are loyal, so we're lucky.' Cuddy also pointed to the band's 'humbleness' as another reason why they've been able to be successful for four decades. 'We started with pretty humble aspirations. We just wanted to be good musicians and we have extraordinary musicians in the band,' he said. 'Greg and I just naturally sing well together and we work hard pushing each other to write better songs. You just have to try to be as good as you can.' Monday's event also celebrated the debut of a limited-edition Blue Rodeo 40th Anniversary Lager in collaboration with Mill Street Brewery - one of the first tenants of the district. Fans were invited to write a special message to the band on a commemorative wall as well.
Geek Culture
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
World's First Official 'Dragon Ball' Store Goes Over 9,000 In Tokyo This Fall
Kamehameha! It's a wonder how Dragon Ball, one of the most beloved names in pop culture, hasn't gotten an official store after all this time, but things will soon change. In celebration of the franchise's 40th anniversary, Shueisha and Toei Animation have announced the opening of the first Dragon Ball store in the world later this year. In celebration of the DRAGON BALL 40th AnniversaryAnnouncing the world's first "DRAGON BALL STORE"! To open in Tokyo, fall of 2025https:// #DragonBall40th #dragonball #ドラゴンボール — DRAGON BALL OFFICIAL (@DB_official_en) July 13, 2025 The aptly-titled Dragon Ball Store is scheduled to launch in Tokyo, Japan, in the fall of 2025, featuring 'must-buy' items for fans that include limited-edition goods available nowhere else. Other information, such as the merchandise lineup and its exact location, will be unveiled 'shortly'. The well-loved franchise joins JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in welcoming a world's first store, with the latter coming to the sixth floor of Shibuya PARCO in Tokyo later this month. Created by the late Akira Toriyama, the Dragon Ball manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1992 across 42 volumes. The first half was adapted into a 153-episode anime in 1986, while Dragon Ball Z continued the story from 1989 to 1996. The series is considered to be the most iconic part of the franchise, bringing memorable arcs focusing on Saiyan, Frieza, Majin Buu, and more to life. To date, it has sold over 160 million copies in Japan and 260 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series to date. Prior to Toriyama's unfortunate passing, the industry legend was reported to be working on the Dragon Ball Super manga, which went on a semi-hiatus, and the Dragon Ball: Daima anime that aired last October. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. akira toriyama Dragon Ball Store dragon ball z Japan
CNA
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
CNA938 Rewind - Celebrating 40 Years of T:>Works with the DnA Fest
In 'Made in SG', Melanie Oliveiro finds out how homegrown independent international arts company T:>Works is celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2025. Dr Ong Keng Sen, Cultural Medallion Winner and artistic director of T:>Works, will talk about how the celebrations will be carried out via the DnA Fest, which takes place over two weekends: 16-19 and 23-26 July. They'll also talk about T:>Works' The AGEncy Fund, which supports artists above 60. Ong will also highlight the main accomplishments and critically received productions that T:>Works has put out over four decades.
