Jimmy Barnes rushed to hospital with major health scare and forced to cancel gig: ‘The doctors have confined me to bed’

Jimmy Barnes has been hospitalized with a serious infection and has been forced to cancel an upcoming performance.

The 67-year-old rocker shared the bad news on his official Facebook page on Tuesday.

“I regret to inform you that for the past 36 hours I have been receiving intravenous antibiotics to treat bacterial pneumonia,” he wrote.

“Unfortunately, this has prevented me from traveling to Noumea as planned to participate in Rock The Boat 2023,” he continued.

“My band will still perform on board, along with my daughter Mahalia and other special guests.

‘I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone for the inconvenience and disappointment this has caused, but the doctors have confined me to bed for two days.

‘The timing couldn’t be worse. I am expected to make a full recovery in time to perform live at By The C in Torquay,” Jimmy concluded.

Jimmy was on bed rest for months earlier this year and had to cancel his summer tour due to emergency hip surgery.

In late 2022, he underwent major hip surgery to alleviate years of chronic pain.

The 67-year-old rocker shared the bad news on his official Facebook page on Tuesday

“I regret to inform you that for the past 36 hours I have been receiving intravenous antibiotics to treat bacterial pneumonia,” he wrote

“We had some (live) things planned, but they didn’t happen because of my surgery,” he said at the time.

Barnes spent time recovering at his second home in Thailand with his wife Jane and has been recovering for the past few months.

He had to regain his strength and required the aid of a cane to walk for several weeks, but by March he had fully recovered.

Jimmy was on bed rest for months earlier this year and had to cancel his summer tour due to emergency hip surgery

He had to regain his strength and required the aid of a cane to walk for several weeks, but had fully recovered by March.