JIMMY BARNES’ highly anticipated new memoir WORKING CLASS MAN will be accompanied by a special 30-date national tour. 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. 

In Working Class Boy, Jimmy revealed the previously untold details of a profoundly troubled childhood. The new Working Class Man live show and book – again both written by Jimmy – begins 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.

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 on 20 October 2017. This deluxe, double-disc package includes: 
Disc 1 – CD
Original 1985 recordings, 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.

Jimmy Barnes: for the working class man Limited Edition Commemorative Album
Out Friday 20 October through Bloodlines
Pre-order available here

JIMMY BARNES
WORKING CLASS MAN: AN EVENING OF STORIES & SONGS
MARCH,  APRIL  &  MAY  2018
Presented by
Frontier Touring, Triple M & MAX

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.

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE 
via frontiertouring.com/jimmybarnes
Begins: Thursday 19 October (2pm AEDT)
Ends: Friday 20 October (2pm AEDT)
(or until pre-sale allocation exhausted)

FAN CLUB PRE-SALE
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Begins: Thursday 19 October (2pm AEDT)
Ends: Friday 20 October (2pm AEDT)
(or until pre-sale allocation exhausted)

VENUE PRE-SALES
Begins: Friday 20 October (2pm AEDT)
Ends: Monday 23 October (9am AEDT)
(or until pre-sale allocation exhausted)