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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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 –
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
The Falls Music & Arts Festival
"The Falls Music & Arts Festival" / Tash Sultana / Peking Duk / Pnau / John Farnham / Vera Blue / Parcels / Psychedelic Porn Crumpets / A. Swayze and the Ghosts
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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
"The Falls Music & Arts Festival" / 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, South Australia, Australia
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Dec 15, 2019
John Farnham
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Mornington Racecourse Mornington, VIC, Australia
Dec 08, 2019
John Farnham / Jon Stevens / Rockwiz / Vanessa Amorosi Sandalford Wines - Swan Valley Caversham, WA, Australia
Dec 07, 2019
John Farnham / Jon Stevens / Vanessa Amorosi / The Black Sorrows Seppeltsfield Winery Barossa Valley, SA, Australia
Dec 01, 2019
John Farnham Michael Fowler Centre 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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Concert ticket, Billy Joel / John Farnham on Nov 25, 1987 [487-small]

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Billy Joel / John Farnham
Nov 25, 1987
 Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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John Farnham on Jun 25, 1991 [274-small]

John Farnham
Jun 25, 1991
 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Fire Fight Australia
Feb 16, 2020
 Sydney, 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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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 8, 2010 [785-small]

John Farnham
Nov 8, 2010
 Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia
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John Farnham on Nov 8, 2010 [784-small]

John Farnham
Nov 8, 2010
 Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia
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Jennifer Carey 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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