The Barnes is in the building

Jimmy Barnes’ highly anticipated new memoir Working Class Man will be accompanied by a special national tour, with tickets released earlier this week.

Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories and Songs will be the sequel to the acclaimed and hugely successful live show Jimmy performed alongside his first bestselling memoir – Working Class Boy.

Like the previous production, this new tour will see Jimmy telling his life story and singing stripped back versions of songs that have shaped his journey.

The new Working Class Man live show and book begin 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, becoming 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.

“I have done a lot of great things. I have a beautiful family and wonderful friends,” Jimmy said.

“But there were many times, dark times, that I almost let it all slip through my fingers. In the end I asked for help. I used to think that if someone asked for help they were weak.

“But the toughest thing I ever did was reaching out and asking for help. And that was when I started to heal.”

Tickets to Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories and Songs are on sale now, with the show to be performed at GPAC’s Costa Hall on April 27.

Fans are advised to only buy tickets via the genuine link at jimmybarnes.com or at gpac.org.au.