This will be his second NZ tour announcement following last year's cancellation. Photo / Jesse Lizotte
This will be his second NZ tour announcement following last year's cancellation. Photo / Jesse Lizotte
Jimmy Barnes fans rejoice - Australian music legend Barnes and his Soul Deep band have finally set an NZ tour date.
The Working Class Man singer will be debuting his new album in arenas and theatres across Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington this July.
Kicking off on Wednesday July 20 at The Town Hall in Dunedin, the Soul Deep 30 tour heads to Christchurch Arena on Thursday July 21, Auckland's Spark Arena on Saturday July 23, before wrapping up at Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington on Monday July 25.
Sales for the general public will open Thursday May 19.
Barnes will use this Aotearoa tour to perform his new album Soul Deep 30 which will release on June 3. Soul Deep 30 is a reimagined and extended version of his record-breaking triple-platinum original record.
Recently named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 50 Australian albums of all time, Soul Deep is an undeniably influential record. Now, this 30th-anniversary reprise will feature three brand new recordings, a reworking of Do You Love Me, a previously unreleased collaboration called Reflections with Cold Chisel bandmate Ian Moss and a new mix of lead single I Gotcha.
Fans can expect to hear all the remastered songs from the original album as well as lots of R&B classics.
Jimmy Barnes and Ian Moss of Cold Chisel perform in Melbourne, Australia. Photo / Getty Images
Opening for Barnes each night is powerhouse soul and blues vocalist Mahalia Barnes and her band the Soul Mates. She will be followed by Polynesian singer-songwriter Karen Lee Andrews, whose unique take on blues and gospel is sure to enrapture the audience.
Jimmy Barnes was originally supposed to perform his Flesh and Blood tour in NZ last year but was forced to postpone due to uncertainty around Covid-19 border closures. However, this tour will be very different and feature an entirely new setlist.
Fans who had tickets to those cancelled dates (Flesh & Blood Tour) will have first access to tickets for these show dates though and will be contacted by ticketers directly.
JIMMY BARNES WITH HIS ELECTRIFYING SOUL DEEP BAND SOUL DEEP 30 TOUR NEW ZEALAND Presented by Eccles Entertainment
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE Begins: Thursday May 19, 12 noon All shows all ages
Wednesday July 20 Town Hall | Dunedin, NZ ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 536
