JIMMY BARNES

Jimmy Barnes, is the heart and soul of Australian rock and roll. He has nineteen #1 albums, more than The Beatles, and he has sold more records in Australia than any other local artist. For over 40 years he has delivered some of our most intense and iconic live performances both as a solo performer and as front man for the legendary Cold Chisel, leading him to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of fame … twice. He is truly in a league of his own.

In addition to his phenomenal music career, Jimmy has also written three #1 bestselling books, with his acclaimed memoirs Working Class Boy and Working Class Man winning back to back ABIA Awards in 2017 and 2018. Never one to slow down, Jimmy released two new titles in 2021 – a 2nd children’s book, Rosie the Rhinoceros and a cookbook with his wife Jane titled Where the River Bends. He and Jane also lifted Australian spirits throughout the Covid pandemic with their daily ‘at home’ performances attracting over 100 million views on social media.

The Living End

The Living End are an Australian punk rock band formed in 1994. Since 2002 the line-up consists of Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan. The band rose to fame in 1997 after the release of their double A-sided single, "Second Solution" / "Prisoner of Society". They have released eight studio albums and have had two No. 1 debuts on the Australian Albums Aria Chart. They have also gained chart success in the United States and United Kingdom. The Living End are one of Australia’s most ferocious live acts, consistently headlining festivals around the country. Their blistering live performances have earned the band an enviable position of one of Australia’s greatest live bands.

Jon Stevens

After 40 years in the entertainment industry, Jon Stevens has truly cemented his place as Aussie rock royalty...

Best known as lead singer of 80's juggernaut Noiseworks, then later fronting INXS in the early 2000's, Jon has also had huge success as a solo artist with his powerhouse vocals and electrifying live shows.

Jon's career has gone from strength-to-strength since his debut consecutive #1 singles ‘Montego Bay’ & ‘Jezebel’ in his homeland of New Zealand. Then onto Platinum record success in Australia with the Noiseworks hits ‘Take Me Back’, ‘Touch’ & ‘Hot Chilli Woman’.

Baby Animals

It has been 30 years since one of Australia’s most revered rock bands, Baby Animals, burst onto the scene with the release of their 8x Platinum, ARIA Award winning, self-titled debut album, featuring iconic hits ‘Rush You’, ‘Early Warning’, ‘Painless’ and ‘One Word’. The band was touring with Van Halen in the US when they heard the album had topped the charts, ‘Baby Animals’ spending six weeks at number one in Australia and keeping Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ out of top spot. The album went eight times platinum and won three ARIA Awards – Best Album, Best Debut Album and Best Debut Single. It was also declared one of the Top 25 albums of 1992 in UK rock bible Kerrang!, and Baby Animals performed ‘Painless’ on Late Night With David Letterman. They later appeared in The 100 Best Australian Albums, and Suze DeMarchi was also featured in the book Rock Chicks, The Hottest Female Rockers from the 1960s to Now.

The Screaming Jets

The Screaming Jets have been an enduring rock entity on the Australian Music landscape for the past 30 years. The Jets boast a long list of achievements…9 albums, 3 of which peaked in the Top 5 ARIA album charts, 8 top 40 singles, ARIA nominations, international touring, and the most played Oz rock single in Triple M Sydney’s history in the anthemic ‘Better’.
The Screaming Jets continue to deliver a rock show guaranteed to wow and delight new and old die-hard fans and they never disappoint with their unique firebrand Oz rock. 30 years on and literally thousands of gigs later, they are considered the ‘Last Great Pub Rock band’ in Australia and playing better than ever before. High praise for the boys from Newcastle.

Chocolate Starfish

Chocolate Starfish are the epitome of a concert party! Fronted by the enigmatic Adam Thompson, the band is known for their high-energy live performances. With songs like Four Letter Word, Mountain, and You’re So Vain, Chocolate Starfish powered onto the Australian music scene in the 1990s and quickly secured themselves a space as an influential force. They produced two Top 10 albums and six Top 50 singles. Chocolate Starfish was a band that never fitted the mould. They were loud, brash, a bit tongue-in-cheek... and, above all else, a band that always delivered.