Jimmy Barnes will be missing from the By The C Festival in Wollongong late January.
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The Aussie rocker announced today back and hip surgery will rule him out of the Thomas Dalton Park festival on January 29.
The much-loved Hoodoo Gurus will replace the former Cold Chisel front man at the top of the bill.
The Aussie music extravaganza also includes The Living End, Noiseworks, Baby Animals, The Screaming Jets and Thirsty Merc.
Barnes is completely confident of making a full recovery and hitting the road again in the second half of 2023.
"I'm very grateful that the Gurus have agreed to headline these three big gigs in my absence", he said.
"We played some great shows together last summer so I know audiences will be in good hands. Their addition to the top of the Wollongong, Torquay and Rochford line-ups also means that the other bands on the bill, like The Living End, Wolfmother and Noiseworks, will still get their chance to rock.
"That's important for everyone after all the disrupted touring over recent years so I strongly encourage people to #keepyourticket and support some of our finest Aussie artists at these shows."
Tickets for the 18+ event are now on sale through Ticketmaster.
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GIGS & SHOWS FOR DECEMBER
Thursday 1st
- Joe Avati - Centro CBD
- WollCon's Here & Now - UOW Unibar
Friday 2nd
- Grace - Berkeley Sports 7pm
- Matt Fanning - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
Saturday 3rd
- WollCon's Steel & Sentiment in Sound - Wollongong Town Hall
- A Celtic Christmas by a Taste Ireland - WIN Entertainment Centre
- Retrospective - Dapto Citos 8:30pm
- Don't Forget the Drummer - Berkeley Sports 7:30pm
- Antoine - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
- Kate Ceberano - Anita's Theatre Thirroul
Sunday 4th
- Darryl Apps - Fairy Meadow Bowlo 4pm
Monday 5th
- Dean Lewis - Anita's Theatre Thirroul
Thursday 8th
- Keith Urban & Birds of Tokyo - WIN Entertainment Centre
Friday 9th
- The Offspring & Sum 41 - WIN Entertainment Centre
- Re-Vinyl - Dicey Riley's 9pm
- Leo - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
Saturday 10th
- Susan & Grace - Shellharbour Club 6pm
- Justin Stock - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
Sunday 11th
- Cyndi Madonna P!nk Duo - 2 Doors Up Fairy Meadow 1pm
Wednesday 14th
- Love Actually Live in Concert - WIN Entertainment Centre
Friday 16th
- Vera Blue - Anita's Theatre Thirroul
- Grace & Mick - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
- Noel Davies - Berkeley Sports 7pm
- Monkey Business - Fairy Meadow Bowlo 6pm
Saturday 17th
- CC Inc - Berkeley Sports 7:30pm
- Luke Cuerden - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
- Joe Mungovan - Kiama Golf Club
Sunday 18th
- Antoine - Fairy Meadow Bowlo 4pm
- Ana De La Vega & Daniel Rohn - Kiama Anglican Church
Thursday 22nd
- Billy Mawer (Christmas Songs) - Fraternity Club 6pm
Friday 23rd
- Retrospective - St Mary's Rugby Leagues 9pm
- Mark Dabin - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
- Ric B (Christmas Songs) - Fraternity Club 6pm
Saturday 24th
- Grace (Christmas Songs) - Fraternity Club 6pm
- Monkey Business - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
Friday 30th
- Luke Cuerden - Berkeley Sports 7pm
- Tim Karkowski - Dapto Leagues 6:30pm
Saturday 31st
- Cyndi Madonna retro 80s - The Oaks 9pm
- Michael Bond - Dapto Leagues 5pm
- Mojo Rising - Dapto Leagues 8:30pm
- Shady Rhythm - Fraternity Club 7pm
- The Jack Thompson Twins - Club Thirroul 8pm
Janine Graham
Onetime sports reporter, chief-of-staff, editor and national digital news editor. Email me: janine.graham@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Onetime sports reporter, chief-of-staff, editor and national digital news editor. Email me: janine.graham@austcommunitymedia.com.au
