Cold Chisel Sell 150,000 Tickets In Hours, Looking To Add New Dates To Aus Tour

5 June 2024 | 10:48 am | Mary Varvaris

"We’re now scrambling to try and add a few more gigs in late November..."

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Yesterday, the general ticket sale for Cold Chisel’s upcoming The Big Five-O national tour began and was met with phenomenal demand.

There was so much demand that the Aussie rock legends sold 150,000 tickets to 16 shows within hours. The band is now looking to add new dates, so there’s less chance of their fans missing out.

“We’ve been completely blown away by the public response today,” Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes commented in a press release yesterday afternoon. “We know a lot of people missed out and will be feeling disappointed, but the demand has been bigger than we’ve ever seen for any of our other tours.

“We’re now scrambling to try and add a few more gigs in late November, so hopefully, we’ll have some more news about that in the coming week.”

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16 shows on the band’s tour sold out, including the two huge “circus tent” concerts in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, as well as additional dates that were announced for Sandalford Wines in Perth, Mornington Racecourse (VIC) and Qudos Bank Arena (Sydney).

Fans who sign up for waitlists via official ticket sellers or on the Cold Chisel website will be the first to hear about further ticket releases and extra shows. You can sign up for Cold Chisel’s waiting list here.

While so many shows have sold out, tickets to the band’s headlining appearance at the VAILO Adelaide 500 are still available – you can find those tickets here.

In addition to the tour news, Cold Chisel were the latest subject of the ABC’s Australian Story. You can watch their episode below.

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THE BIG FIVE-O AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Saturday, 5 October 2024 - Petersons Winery, Mount View, Armidale NSW
Presented by Red Hot Summer Tour
Special guests: The Cruel Sea, Birds of Tokyo, The Superjesus and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Tuesday, 8 October 2024 - Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach QLD
Special guest: Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Friday, 11 October 2024 - The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park NSW
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Saturday, 12 October 2024 - The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park NSW
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Tuesday, 15 October 2024 - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong NSW
Special guest: Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Saturday, 19 October 2024 - Sandalford Wines, Caversham WA
Presented by Red Hot Summer Tour
Special guests: Birds of Tokyo, The Cruel Sea, The Superjesus and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Sunday, 20 October 2024 - Sandalford Wines, Caversham WA
Presented by Red Hot Summer Tour
Special guests: Birds of Tokyo, The Cruel Sea, The Superjesus and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Friday, 25 October 2024 - Flemington Racecourse, Flemington VIC
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Saturday, 26 October 2024 - Flemington Racecourse, Flemington VIC
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Saturday, 2 November 2024 - Victoria Park, Herston / Brisbane QLD
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Sunday, 3 November 2024 - Victoria Park, Herston / Brisbane QLD
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Wednesday, 6 November 2024 - Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow NSW
Special guest: Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Saturday, 9 November 2024 - Victoria Park, Ballarat VIC
Presented by Red Hot Summer Tour
Special guests: The Cruel Sea, Birds of Tokyo, The Superjesus and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Sunday, 10 November 2024 - Mornington Racecourse, Mornington VIC
Presented by Red Hot Summer Tour
Special guests: The Cruel Sea, Birds of Tokyo, The Superjesus and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Wednesday, 13 November 2024 - MyState Bank Arena, Glenorchy TAS
Special guest: Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Saturday, 16 November 2024 - QUDOS Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park NSW
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and Karen Lee Andrews
SOLD OUT

Sunday, 17 November 2024 - VAILO Adelaide 500, Post Race Concert, Adelaide SA
Special guests: The Cruel Sea and The Superjesus