Jimmy Barnes' upcoming New Zealand tour postponed due to Covid-19

Jimmy Barnes was expected to play a nationwide tour this month. Photo / Getty Images

Musician Jimmy Barnes has postponed his upcoming New Zealand tour due to the "on-going uncertainty around Covid-19 possible border closures".

Fans attending his New Zealand tour received an email this evening confirming the tour will be rescheduled.

"Eccles Entertainment wish to advise that due to the uncertainty of border restrictions and around the current Australian Covid outbreak, Jimmy Barnes' upcoming Flesh And Blood New Zealand tour will be rescheduled."

Due to the on-going uncertainty around COVID-19 and possible border closures, the July-August Flesh And Blood Tour will be rescheduled to September 2021. The new September dates will be announced Monday 5 July.

Posted by Jimmy Barnes on Wednesday, June 30, 2021

New dates for the show will be announced next Monday.

Ticket holders are being asked to hold on to their purchased tickets, as they will remain valid for the new dates.

The tour was expected to kick off next Wednesday in Christchurch, then finish up in Wellington on Saturday, July 10.

Barnes debuted the title track from Flesh And Blood at the State Memorial Service for his close mate, Michael Gudinski.

"Michael's loss really hit us hard. Everything he did was about family one way or another which is probably why he liked that song [Flesh and Blood] so much. I'm dedicating this record to his memory."

In his homeland of Australia, Barnes has enjoyed 12 solo chart-toppers, plus five with Cold Chisel, taking his career tally to a record-setting total of seventeen #1 albums.

This is where the Covid-19 outbreak in Australia currently stands: NSW has 195 confirmed cases, Queensland has 20 cases, the Northern Territory has nine cases, Western Australia has four cases and South Australia has five cases.