Jimmy Barnes Announces New Album 'Defiant,' Plots Australian Tour

Australian rock music legend Jimmy Barnes is gearing up for a massive year.

This June, the Cold Chisel frontman and critically acclaimed solo artist will release his new album, Defiant, and tour across the country in support of it.

Defiant is his 21st studio album and will be released on Friday, 6 June, via Mushroom Music. The first taste of the album will be unveiled tomorrow when Barnes releases the double single, New Day and Beyond The River Bend. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. Pre-save the new songs here.

For the Defiant tour, Barnes will be accompanied by his nine-piece band and perform at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre on Saturday, 7 June, Riverside Theatre, Perth on Sunday, 8 June, the Palais Theatre, Melbourne on Saturday, 14 June, The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane on Saturday, 21 June, and Sydney’s State Theatre on Friday, 27 June, and wrap up at Canberra Theatre on Saturday, 28 June.

Frontier Members can access pre-sale tickets to the tour on Wednesday, 26 February, at 11 am local time before the general sale opens on Friday, 28 February, at 10 am local time.

Fans can also access pre-sale tickets via Jimmy Barnes’ mailing list (Wednesday, 26 February, at 11 am local time) and via ANZ on Tuesday, 25 February, at 10 am local time.

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You can access tickets via the Frontier Touring website.

In a statement, Barnes said of the forthcoming tour, “I’m really looking forward to getting back on stage with my band again. I’m so proud of this new record – all the songs mean a lot to me, and I can’t wait to share them with you. It’s going to be some serious fun!”

Defiant is set to be one of Barnes’ rawest and most moving albums. Tomorrow, a music video for New Day—starring Australian country music icon Troy Cassar-Daley and Laurel Edwards—directed by Paul van Kan will be released. Meanwhile, Beyond The River Bend is inspired by Barnes’ family home in the Southern Highlands of NSW, where the saying “hope keeps flowing like water” seeps into his music.

The Defiant tour comes after Cold Chisel sold over 150,000 tickets on their recent The Big Five-O Australian tour, celebrating 50 years of pioneering Aussie rock music.

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