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