JIMMY'S HOSPITAL DASH

Aussie rocker Jimmy Barnes says, “It’s against my religion to blow out gigs,” but he was forced to cancel the rest of his shows for the year after being rushed to hospital with life-threatening bacterial pneumonia.

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“This infection has knocked me for six,” the 67-year-old singer said in a statement, explaining why he had to pull out of a planned gig at the By The C festival in Torquay, Victoria.

The illness also prevented Jimmy from travelling to Noumea, New Caledonia, to perform at Rock The Boat 2023 on December 1.