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The Age
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
ABC News
13-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Live Nation
Four Corners: On August 14, 2024 Four Corners reported music promotor, Live Nation operates and owns Anita's Theatre in Wollongong. Live Nation operates but does not own Anita's Theatre. The program also presented a case study of $65+ tickets at the Palais Theatre and listed fees totalling around $30 to $40. Because the insurance fee cannot apply to resale tickets, the fees listed total to around $30, not around $30 to $40 as reported. However, the variable reseller fee (part of the transaction fee for resale tickets) can be higher than was used in the case study, which can push the total fees above $30.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pop diva Tina Arena kicks out unruly concertgoer who sparked a brawl at her Melbourne concert - after scolding attendee for taking toilet break: 'You need to leave'
Tina Arena is being commended for the way she handled an unruly woman at her Melbourne show. The Aussie singer, who is currently on her 30th anniversary Don't Ask Again tour, was performing at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday night when a concertgoer allegedly began punching and kicking strangers in the crowd. One member of the audience said that the woman appeared out of control as she incited the brawl, which saw four security guards escort her out, according to Herald Sun. Tina, 57, responded calmly to the incident, saying onstage: 'Darling, you need to leave the show'. Peter Ford, an entertainment reporter who was at the show, posted a clip of Tina pausing the concert and making a request from the audience. 'Ladies and gentleman, if we could please just have some calm in this hall, I would really appreciate it' Tina said. The Aussie singer, who is currently on her 30th anniversary Don't Ask Again tour, was performing at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday night when a concertgoer allegedly began punching and kicking strangers in the crowd Seeming rattled, she added: 'I've never experienced anything like this in 50 years.' Peter went on to praise the star for her handling of the moment on Channel 7's Sunrise. 'What a reminder how long Tina Arena's been around,' he said. It comes after Tina launched scathing attack on fans who took a toilet break during a recent show. The pop diva was performing at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne 's St Kilda last Thursday night as part of her Don't Ask Again tour. However, some concertgoers, who paid a reported $250 for a ticket to the sold out show, needed a bathroom pit-stop during Tina's set, The Herald Sun reported. This allegedly upset the Sorrento Moon singer who took severe umbrage with the flighty fans interrupting the flow of the show. In response, Tina shot back a very crass response to the errant attendees. 'Back in my day you wouldn't leave to go to the toilet unless you were s***ting your pants,' she reportedly said. The pop star hopes future concertgoers heed the warning and 'go before the show' with Tina set to continue her Australian tour with two shows at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and one at The Star on the Gold Coast. She will round out her Australian run at Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide on May 30 before continuing the tour in France. The pop star revealed the surprising reason she decided to do a 30th anniversary tour celebrating the success of her 1994 smash hit album Don't Ask. Tina appeared on Channel Ten's The Project last year and was asked by co-host Rove McManus why she embarked on her upcoming tour. 'What designates the milestone? Do you wait until 21, 25, 30, what's the number?' Rove asked the pop star. Tina responded that she came to the realisation she was getting older and she either had to do the tour now - or potentially miss out on it altogether. 'I think the fact that it is has been around for as long as it has. People said to me at the 25-year mark, 'what are you going to do about it?' Tina began. It comes after Tina launched scathing attack on fans who took a toilet break during a recent show. The pop diva was performing at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne 's St Kilda last Thursday night as part of her Don't Ask Again tour when she reportedly scolded people for walking out 'I was like, "I will wait." The record will hit 30, 40 years, it will hit 50 and I will be dead! I can't do anything at 50 years! 'It seemed like the right thing to do, as it is a record that played such a fantastic role in so many people's lives.' Her Don't Ask album debuted at number one on the Australian album chart in November 1994 and went on to be certified 10 times platinum. The album also sold well in the UK, the US and New Zealand, due to the success of its hit singles Chains, Wasn't it Good and Sorrento Moon. Tina's Don't Ask... Again national tour kicked off on Sunday, April 27 at the Riverside Theatre in Perth, Western Australia.
News.com.au
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Tina Arena berates fans for daring to use the bathroom during chaotic live show
Iconic Australian pop star Tina Arena was left fuming after she spotted concertgoers sneaking off to use the bathroom during her show. The Chains singer performed at the Palais theatre in Melbourne on Thursday night as part of her Don't Ask Again tour. Some fans who had paid up to $250 for a ticket to the show were spotted by the star getting up to use the toilet mid-performance, and Arena was heard heckling them as a result. 'Back in my day you wouldn't leave to go to the toilet unless you were sh***ing your pants,' shouted the star, who last year opened up about seeking therapy. The drama continued later on in the night when Arena was forced to stop a brawl that had broken out between two of her fans. Arena paused her show to chastise the man and woman who were hurling abuse at each other before security eventually intervened. 'Ladies and gentlemen, if we could please just have some calm in this hall, I would really, really appreciate it,' said the star. 'Sorry about this, ladies and gentlemen. I have never experienced anything like this in 50 years. 'If there's something that needs to be discussed, please do it outside. I won't commence the show until this is the case. Channel 7 reporter Peter Ford shared more insight into the incident, revealing that one of the fans 'threw themselves on the ground' at one point during the ruckus. 'We don't expect this to happen at a Tina Arena concert,' Ford said. 'We don't know what caused it. We certainly know that people who were shouting abuse at each other were not easily going to leave. Security did have to intervene. 'One woman threw herself on the ground and said, 'don't you dare touch me'. The show had to stop. It happened right at the foot of the stage. He continued: 'It was not like it was happening at the back and people didn't know about it. 'It was clear the show had to stop until this was resolved. 'To her credit, calling upon those 50 years (of performing), Tina, of course, stayed very calm and collected. She was very resolute that all these people who were warring should be leaving the theatre.'
