Jimmy Barnes to Lead All-Australian Red Hot Summer Tour 2027

Jimmy Barnes will headline the 2027 Red Hot Summer Tour, leading an all-Australian lineup across eight outdoor shows early next year.

The run brings together Barnes with Jon Stevens , who performs his Noiseworks & INXS Collection, alongside Birds of Tokyo , Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Sarah McLeod — the latter appearing in a new rock duo with drummer Mick Skelton. The tour opens Jan. 9 with a Sounds By The River show at Mannum Golf Club in South Australia before rolling through Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania, wrapping March 6 at Gateway Lakes in Wodonga.

Barnes remains one of the most successful artists in Australian music history, with 22 No. 1 albums on the ARIA chart — more than any other local act — across a career spanning more than four decades as a solo performer and as the frontman of Cold Chisel . He is a two-time ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, honored both with Cold Chisel and as a solo artist. He returned to No. 1 in June 2025 with his 21st solo studio album Defiant , and recently marked the 40th anniversary of his landmark 1985 album For the Working Class Man .

Several acts on the bill are marking milestones of their own. Baby Animals — led by Suze DeMarchi and Dave Leslie — celebrate 35 years since their eight-times-platinum self-titled debut, home to “Rush You” and “Early Warning,” while Eskimo Joe approach three decades together. Stevens’ set draws on hits from both Noiseworks and INXS , including “Take Me Back,” “Touch,” “New Sensation” and “Never Tear Us Apart.”

Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 9 at 12 p.m. local time, following Telstra and promoter presales earlier in the week.

RED HOT SUMMER TOUR 2027

Jan. 9 — Mannum, SA — Mannum Golf Club (Sounds By The River) Jan. 16 — Warrnambool, VIC — Warrnambool Racecourse Jan. 30 — Lake Macquarie, NSW — Speers Point Park Feb. 6 — Southport, QLD — Broadwater Parklands Feb. 13 — Port Macquarie, NSW — Westport Park Feb. 20 — Yarra Valley, VIC — Rochford Wines Feb. 27 — Launceston, TAS — Country Club Lawns March 6 — Wodonga, VIC — Gateway Lakes

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/jimmy-barnes-2027-red-hot-summer-tour-lineup-1236354817/)._