Jimmy Barnes, Working Class Man 40th Aniversary Tour - Barossa Valley, Peter Lehmann Wines

Despite being in the middle of Summer, and experiencing some record temperatures across the state, we got a perfect day for the South Aussie leg of Jimmy Barnes' Working Class Man 40th Aniversay Tour. Lightly overcast. Almost no chance of rain. The cloud cover taking all the edge out of the sun, which was still quite fierce during the brief moments when it did break through the clouds for a little while.

Guest artists supporting the show included, Jon Rooney, Kate Ceberano, Ian Moss, and Ice House.

Unfortunately, while my partner and I had every intention of being at the concert when the show actually started, so did quite a lot of people. We didn't quite anticipate the traffic getting into the venue, Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa Valley, and we certainly didn't expect the 5-10 minute hike from the carpark to the concert area itself.

Kate Ceberano

By the time we found our seats, Kate Ceberano was already part way through her set. Prior to this concert, I certainly knew who Kate Ceberano was, and her legacy in the Australian music industry but I wouldn't necessarily say I'm a fan. Great singer, great voice, I'm just not really her demographic.

However, this is the first time I've seen her perform live, and I had no idea she's taken to playing electric drums (standing mind you) while singing with her powerhouse voice. Honestly, I think I only saw three songs, but her performance was the most memorable and different for me on the night.

If you've never seen her do this, do yourself a favor and watch the video below, and then check out any footage of her recent live tours. I'm pretty sure she didn't play the Divinals, Boys in Town at the SA show but the songs she did were amazing with every bit of energy she's showing in the video below. Honestly, it seems like she has more energy now than ever before on stage.

Kate Ceberano - Boys In Town (Official Video)

While the rest of the concert was every bit as good as you would expect from these seasoned performers, I would not have been disappointed if Kate came out and played her set again at the end of the night.

Anyway, to the rest of the concert...

Ian Moss was great and delivered the songs you know him for, which, outside of Cold Chisel is Telephone Booth, and Tucker's Daughter for me. As you would expect he joined Jimmy on stage later on, to play guitar for a song or two as well.

I haven't seen Ice House live since all their most well known songs were brand new and in the charts during the mid eighties, and they were the headline act. Aside from a little less dancing and running around the stage, Ivor Davies voice was as good as I remember.

Ice House - Ivor Davies

Although I didn't think they would, I thought there might be the slightest chance Ivor would perform David Bowie's, Heroes, which they have performed live. Unfortunately it wasn't to be. Ivor's voice has a similar range and sound to David's. I'd love to hear him cover more Bowie songs - with his own spin on them, of course.

This is the third time I've seen Jimmy Barnes play live, making him the artist I've seen most in concert. Ian Moss coming in second (since he also played the Cold Chisel Blood Moon Tour with Jimmy in 2020), and Ice House, who I saw in Perth WA, as I've said were at the peak of their career, in the mid 1980s.

Jimmy never under delivers on his concerts, at least not the ones I've attended. This one he played the full Working Class Man album song set, since it's the 40th aniversary of the album. He then finished the night with a couple of Cold Chisel classics that he'd never get out of the venue if he didn't sing them.

Jimmy Barnes

It's hard to say with Jimmy if he's in his 'best voice'. The first couple of songs felt a little bit raspy and strained to me compared to previous shows but he kept giving it everything and sounded better as he went on. Maybe he just hadn't had time for the full scream warm up he said he does on his book tour concert.

Overall. It was a great concert by a bunch of Australian legends in the music industry, still putting in strong live performances. Definitely don't miss any of them the next time they're performing near you.

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