Jimmy Barnes has shown that he is truly on the mend after his recent open heart surgery.
The Scottish vocalist, 67, underwent the procedure in December after complications from a bacterial infection that had reached his heart.
On Sunday, the Australian rock icon returned to the Bluesfest stage in Byron Bay, belting out a series of fan favorites.
In a tongue-in-cheek reference to his recovery, Barnes made a moving stage entrance to the tune of Resurrection Shuffle, a song he sang on Easter Saturday 2013 when he opened for Bruce Springsteen at Hanging Rock in Victoria.
“It’s good to be here,” he said after finishing a live version of his classic hit, Working Class Man.
Jimmy Barnes has shown that he is truly on the mend after his recent open heart surgery. The Scottish-born vocalist, 67, underwent the procedure in December after complications from a bacterial infection that had reached his heart. In the photo
“It’s good to be fucking anywhere,” he added, nodding slyly at his dramatic health battle.
Jimmy was later joined on stage by several other Australian music legends, including Bernard Fanning, lead singer of Powderfinger.
He also performed with guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel.
On Sunday, the Australian rock icon returned to the Bluesfest stage in Byron Bay, belting out a series of fan favorites.
“It’s good to be here,” he said after finishing a live version of his classic hit, Working Class Man. “It’s good to be fucking anywhere,” he added, nodding slyly to his dramatic health battle.
Jimmy was later joined on stage by other legends of Australian music, including Bernard Fanning (pictured right), lead singer of Powderfinger.
He also performed with guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel (pictured right).
In February, the 67-year-old announced his long-awaited return to the annual festival, marking his first live performance since November.
Late last year, Jimmy suffered a life-threatening infection that attacked his heart and later underwent open heart surgery.
Reflecting on his health problems, he admitted that he told his wife Jane that he did not think he would survive as he lay in Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital.
‘I just had this horrible sick feeling because I had never felt so sick before. I thought I was gone,” she recently told 60Minutes.
In a marathon seven-hour surgery, doctors successfully replaced his damaged valves and repaired his heart.
While previously it was others who were worried about him, he was just as worried as his family after he suffered a life-threatening infection that attacked his heart.
At one point, as he lay in Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital, a seriously ill Jimmy told his wife Jane: “I don’t think I’m going to make it.”
‘I just had this horrible sick feeling because I had never felt so sick before. I thought I was gone,” she said. 60 minutes.
Late last year, Jimmy suffered a life-threatening infection that attacked his heart and later underwent open heart surgery.
Reflecting on his health problems, he admitted he told his wife Jane (pictured) he didn’t think he would survive as he lay in Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital.
