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Not One Australian Song Released In 2024 Made The ARIA Top 100 of 2024

The ARIA end of year chart has been revealed and it is another embarrassment for Australian artists. Not one Australian song released in 2024 made the Top 100. Just three Australian artists made the ARIA Top 100 albums for 2024. They were Cold Chisel, The Kid Laroi and INXS.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Cold Chisel, INXS, music industry, The Kid Laroi

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Icehouse, Everclear and Bic Runga To Join Cold Chisel In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s 2025 New Zealand events have turned into their own music festival.

Tagged as: Bic Runga, Cold Chisel, Everclear, Icehouse, New Zealand, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Don Walker’s Sister Dies In Tragic Car Accident In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Renowned author Dr Brenda Walker has died in Perth following be hit by a speeding car near her home in Perth.

Tagged as: Australia, author, Brenda Walker, Cold Chisel, Don Walker

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Cold Chisel Produce Signed Limited Edition Run of The Big Five-O Tour Posters

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have produced a limited run of 600 signed posters of The Big Five-O tour for sale with proceeds going to Foodbank.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock, The Big Five-O

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Cold Chisel Flemington 25 October 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Cold Chisel Completes Australian Dates But New Zealand Is Yet To Come

by Paul Cashmere

On so it ends … for Australia anyway. Cold Chisel The Big 5-O tour played its last date in Sydney last night (4 December 2024) but there are still three more New Zealand shows scheduled for January 2025.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big 5-O

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Cold Chisel Return To Sidney Myer Music Bowl For First Time Since 2005

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel brought their The Big 5-0 show to Melbourne’s iconic Sydney Myer Music Bowl for two nights on Friday and Saturday. It was the first time Chisel had performed at the Bowl since 2005.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big Five-O

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Noiseworks Drop A Few Surprises at One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

Noiseworks gave fans something a little different at One Electric Day in Werribee outside Melbourne on Sunday. For starters, there was a Chisel song with a special guest and a birthday surprise.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Choir Girl, Cold Chisel, Ian kenny, Jon Stevens, Noiseworks, One Electric Day, rock, Superstars Live

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Ian Moss + Trio To Play Places He Has Never Performed Before in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss + Trio will tour into uncharted waters for 2025 with the One Guitar One Night Only Tour going to theatres Ian has never played before.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, One Guitar One Night Only, rock

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Don Walker To Release Live Lightning Live Album, Check Out The Video For You’ve Got To Move

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker will release a new live album ‘Live Lightning’ on 22 November recorded live during his 2023 and 2024 solo dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Eumundi.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Live Lightning, rock, You've Got To Move

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Cold Chisel Deliver The Greatest Rock Show on Earth in Flemington

by Paul Cashmere

Face to Face Touring showed the big boys how to do it last night in Flemington. Cold Chisel The 50th Anniversary tour, was one of the most perfectly executed events ever produced. This was AC/DC level in a Big Top.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big Five-O

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Cold Chisel Continue To Add Surprises On The Big Five-O Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Six shows into The Big Five-O tour Cold Chisel have not played the same setlist twice. Last night in Wollongong, ‘Plaza’ popped into the setlist.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big Five-O

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Cold Chisel Play The Third Show of The Big Five-O Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have played the third show of ‘The Big Five O’ tour hit the Gold Coast on Tuesday night and three nights in so far we are seeing a different setlist ever night.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Barking Spiders, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Cold Chisel Play First Official Show Of The Big-Five 0 2024 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Following the (not so) secret “Barking Spiders” show in Wollongong earlier this week, the first official show of Cold Chisel’s ‘The Big Five O’ tour kicked off in Armidale, NSW on Saturday, 5 October 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Barking Spiders, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, rock

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Cold Chisel Play The First of The Big Five O Shows as Barking Spiders

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel has played their first of The Big Five O shows with the (not so) secret show as The Barking Spiders at Anita’s Theatre in Wollongong.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Barking Spiders, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, rock

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The Barking Spiders To Play One Night Only In Wollongong Next Week

by Paul Cashmere

The legendary Barking Spiders will perform a special one-off show at Anita’s Theatre in Thirroul on Wednesday October 2.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Barking Spiders, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Is Out Of ICU And On The Road To Recovery

by Paul Cashmere

Jane Barnes has updated us all on the health of Jimmy and so far so good. Jimmy is now out of Intensive Care.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Postpones Shows After Sudden Procedure

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has been forced to postpone more of his solo shows following a sudden hospital procedure after performing in Dunedin, New Zealand on Thursday (1 August, 2024) and returning to Australia.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Cold Chisel Premiere ‘You Got To Move’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have a video for their new song ‘You Got To Move’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, You Got To Move

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Troy Cassar-Daley by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com

Troy Cassar-Daley On Writing With Don Walker, Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes

by Paul Cashmere

Troy Cassar-Daley first worked with Don Walker on the Cold Chisel song ‘HQ454 Monroe’ from the 2012 album ‘No Plans’. Since then he has written more with Don as well as individually with Jimmy Barnes and with Ian Moss.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Australia, Cold Chisel, country, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Troy Cassar-Daley

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The Cold Chisel Red Hot Summer ‘The Big Five-O’ Tour Shows Have Sold Out

by Paul Cashmere

All 22 shows on the Cold Chisel ‘The Big Five-O’ have now sold out.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Face To Face, rock, The Big Five-O

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Cold Chisel Add Six More Shows To The Big Five-O Tour

by Paul Cashmere

After selling out 16 shows last week Cold Chisel have announced six for shows The Big Five-O 50th anniversary tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, Face To Face, rock

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Cold Chisel Record Don Walker Song For New 50th Anniversary Best Of

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel won’t have a new album for their ‘The Big Five-O’ tour but there is a new greatest hits record.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, Face To Face, rock

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Cold Chisel Sell-Out 16 Shows In One Day

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 Cold Chisel ‘The Big Five-O’ tour has sold record in record numbers with 150,000 tickets across 16 shows selling out within hours of going on sale.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, Face To Face, rock

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Legends On The Lawn Was A Massive Success For Face To Face Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Legends On The Lawn was held 1 June 2024, Mackay Queensland. In an era of cancelled tours, this one was massive because the engineers of the event have perfected the touring formula.

Tagged as: Australia, Cold Chisel, Dance McDonald, Face To Face, Icehouse, Legends on the Lawn, live music, music event, Red Hot Summer, rock

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There Are More and Final Cold Chisel Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have a final three dates added to ‘The Big Five-O’ tour and I’m assured this is it.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, rock

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Cold Chisel Adds Second Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have added second shows in the Big Tent for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Five-O, rock

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Cold Chisel Mark Their Big Five-O With Biggest Shows Ever

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel will regroup in October to mark the 50th anniversary of when they first got together with the biggest shows they have even done, and all thanks to Face To Face Touring.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Duane mcDonald, Face To Face, Jimmy Barnes, Regional Touring, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Returns To The Stage With Help From Moss, Fanning, Teskey and Emmanuel

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has returned to work. Jimmy played his first show since his heart surgery at Byron Bay on Sunday. It was his first stage appearance since Mushroom 50 on 26 November. Days later, he was fighting for his life after a bacterial infection spread to his heart.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Hell of a Time, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Jimmy Barnes Announces Flesh and Wood 30th Anniversary Hell of a Time Tour After Red Hot Summer Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has revealed that his next tour will be the ‘Hell of a Time’ tour to mark the ‘Flesh and Wood’ album 30th anniversary. The tour will commence in Perth in June.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Cold Chisel, Flesh and Wood, Hell of a Time, Jimmy Barnes, live music, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Mahalia Barnes Says Jimmy Is Going Well and The Supergroup Is Sounding Great for Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is home and doing well recovering from his recent heart operation of in the interim Jimmy’s daughter Mahalia has taken over the family business, the band, for Red Hot Summer.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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