John Farnham Concert History

John Farnham (born July 1, 1949) is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician who ranks as one of the most commercially successful artists in Australian history. Born in Dagenham in Essex, he moved to Australia at the age of ten. By 15, he was performing with a local band called The Mavericks and later Strings Unlimited before launching a successful solo career as a “Johnny Farnham” As “Johnny Farnham,” he released 10 studio albums. In 1980, he re-branded himself as “John Farnham” and joined Little River Band as the lead vocalist two years later., replacing Glenn Shorrock He left the band in 1986 and released “Whispering Jack,” the first of nine consecutive albums to peak within the top two on the Australian charts. In 2016, he released the album “Friends for Christmas” with Olivia Newton-John. It was his seventh number-one hit album. After being diagnosed with cancer in August 2022, he announced that he was “cancer free” on July 24, 2023.

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Past John Farnham Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 01, 2023
John Farnham Anita's Theatre Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia
Feb 16, 2020
Fire Fight Australia
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ANZ Stadium Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Jan 04, 2020
John Farnham

Falls Music Festival Fremantle

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Fremantle Oval Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Jan 04, 2020 –
Jan 05, 2020
Falls Festival 2019/2020
Halsey / Vampire Weekend / Disclosure / Playboi Carti / Peking Duk / Of Monsters & Men / Pnau / Matt Corby / Lewis Capaldi / Milky Chance / John Farnham / BANKS / Dope Lemon / Vera Blue / Yungblud / G-Flip / Lime Cordiale / Crooked Colours / Parcels / Sampa The Great / Thelma Plum / Montaigne / #1 Dads / WAAX / Baker Boy / Holy Holy / Wave Racer / Bad//Dreems / Psychadelic Porn Crumpets / Amyl & The Sniffers / The Japanese House / Pink Sweat$ / B Wise / Cxloe / Sly Withers / A. Swayze and the Ghosts / Great Gable / Totty / Adrian Eagle / Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers / Jack Davies and the Bush Chooks / Gazey / Death by Denim Show all bands
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Fremantle Oval Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dec 31, 2019
John Farnham

Falls Music Festival New South Wales

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North Byron Parklands Byron Bay, Australia
Dec 31, 2019 –
Jan 02, 2020
The Falls Music & Arts Festival
Tash Sultana / Peking Duk / Pnau / John Farnham / Vera Blue / Parcels / Psychedelic Porn Crumpets / A. Swayze and the Ghosts / #1 Dads / Baker Boy / Crooked Colours / Disclosure / G Flip / Halsey / Lewis Capaldi / Milky Chance / Of Monsters and Men / Thelma Plum / Vampire Weekend / WAAX Show all bands
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Falls Music & Arts Festival Byron Bay, South Australia, Australia
Dec 29, 2019
The Falls Music & Arts Festival
"The Falls Music & Arts Festival" / Playboi Carti / Pnau / Lewis Capaldi / John Farnham / Vera Blue / Crooked Colours
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The Falls Music & Arts Festival Grounds (Marion Bay) Marion Bay, South Australia, Australia
Dec 28, 2019
John Farnham / Vera Blue / Parcels / Psychedelic Porn Crumpets / A. Swayze and the Ghosts

The Falls Music & Arts Festival

The Falls Music & Arts Festival Grounds (Lorne) Lorne, Victoria, Australia
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Dec 28, 2019 –
Jan 01, 2020
Parcels / The Jungle Giants / John Farnham

Falls Festival LORNE 2019 @ Falls Music and Arts Festival

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Falls Music and Arts Festival Lorne, Victoria, Australia
Dec 15, 2019
John Farnham
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Mornington Racecourse Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Dec 08, 2019
John Farnham / Jon Stevens / Rockwiz / Vanessa Amorosi Sandalford Wines - Swan Valley Caversham, Western Australia, Australia
Dec 07, 2019
John Farnham / Jon Stevens / Vanessa Amorosi / The Black Sorrows Seppeltsfield Winery Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia
Dec 01, 2019
John Farnham Michael Fowler Centre Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Nov 30, 2019
John Farnham
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Villa Maria Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
Nov 24, 2019
John Farnham / James Reyne / Jon Stevens / Vanessa Amorosi / Southern Sons / Bonnie Anderson

One Electric Day

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Werribee Mansion Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Nov 16, 2019
John Farnham / James Reyne / Jon Stevens / Vanessa Amorosi
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Riverstage Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nov 09, 2019
John Farnham / James Reyne / Jon Stevens / Vanessa Amorosi
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Cockatoo Island Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nov 02, 2019
John Farnham / Vanessa Amorosi / The Black Sorrows / Jon Stevens Country Club Tasmania Prospect Vale, Tasmania, Australia
Sep 27, 2019
John Farnham

Live By Demand

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Newcastle Entertainment Centre Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia
Sep 22, 2019
John Farnham

Carnival of Flowers

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Queens Park Toowoomba, Australia
Apr 27, 2019
John Farnham / Daryl Braithwaite / Jon Stevens / Vanessa Amorosi / Thirsty Merc / Dragon Barlow Park Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Apr 20, 2019
John Farnham Rockhampton Rockhampton, South Australia, Australia
Apr 13, 2019
John Farnham Noosa District State High Noosa, South Australia, Australia

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Jesus Christ Superstar
Jan 1, 1992
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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John Farnham on Nov 8, 2010 [786-small]

John Farnham
Nov 8, 2010
 Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia
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John Farnham on Nov 11, 1987 [257-small]

John Farnham
Nov 11, 1987
 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Fire Fight Australia on Feb 16, 2020 [968-small]

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Feb 16, 2020
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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ZZ Top / Bryan Adams / John Farnham / Winger
Jun 22, 1991
 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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John Farnham on Jun 25, 1991 [274-small]

John Farnham
Jun 25, 1991
 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Billy Joel / John Farnham
Nov 25, 1987
 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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John Farnham on Oct 8, 1988 [551-small]

John Farnham
Oct 8, 1988
 Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Tina Turner / Lou Gramm / John Farnham / Joe Cocker / Robert Cray on Jul 4, 1987 [793-small]

Tina Turner / Lou Gramm / John Farnham / Joe Cocker / Robert Cray
Jul 4, 1987
 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Rock am Ring 1991 on Jun 29, 1991 [593-small]

Rock am Ring 1991
Jun 29 - 30, 1991
 Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Rock am Ring 1991
Jun 29 - 30, 1991
 Nürburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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John Farnham on Oct 6, 1988 [215-small]

John Farnham
Oct 6, 1988
 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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ZZ Top / Bryan Adams / John Farnham / Winger on Jun 22, 1991 [300-small]

ZZ Top / Bryan Adams / John Farnham / Winger
Jun 22, 1991
 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Jul 29, 2023

I believe we saw John in Albury at the Entertainment centre around 1969 1970 1971 when he was not famous. Can anyone remember this?

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