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Jimmy Barnes triumphantly returns to stage with Cold Chisel after his shock health woes derailed his tour


The rock star, 68, was forced to cancel two months' worth of gigs in August after noticing an ache in his side while performing in New Zealand , which led to an urgent 'remedial' hip operation.

The rock star, 68, was forced to cancel two months' worth of gigs in August after noticing an ache in his side while performing in New Zealand, which led to an urgent 'remedial' hip operation. He appeared to be in good spirits as he belted out Cold Chisel's best-known hits alongside his bandmates Phil Small, Charley Drayton and Don Walker To aid his recovery from home, he had a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tube fitted into a vein in his arm to deliver medication to the larger blood vessels around his heart.

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