{"id":931786,"date":"2026-09-04T09:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/john-farnhams-all-star-concert-celebration-gets-cinematic-release\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T14:17:14","slug":"john-farnhams-all-star-concert-celebration-gets-cinematic-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/john-farnhams-all-star-concert-celebration-gets-cinematic-release\/","title":{"rendered":"John Farnham\u2019s All-Star Concert Celebration Gets Cinematic\u00a0Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment <\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1236333887\">\n<header>\n<p>Show producers Cochrane Entertainment and TEG Dainty have struck a deal to broadcast the concert live into HOYTS&#8217; national network of cinemas.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/john-farnham-1800.jpg?w=942&#038;h=628&#038;crop=1\" alt=\"Entertainment John Farnham\"   height width decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<p><span class>John Farnham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Supplied<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140241\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\tA one-off concert celebrating the remarkable career of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/john-farnham\/\">John Farnham<\/a> will get the big screen treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs previously reported, Melbourne\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/rod-laver-arena\/\">Rod Laver Arena<\/a>\u00a0will host\u00a0<em>The Songs Of John\u00a0Farnham: A Living Legend The Celebration\u00a0<\/em>on Sunday, Sept. 20, featuring 120 artists and musicians, and raising funds for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.headandneckcancer.org.au\/\">Head and Neck Cancer Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe show was a rapid sell-out, organizers say. Now, show producers Cochrane Entertainment and TEG Dainty have struck a deal to broadcast the concert live into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoyts.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">HOYTS<\/a>\u2019 national network of cinemas.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/john-farnham\/\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt data-lazy-srcset data-lazy-sizes height width decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThis is an extraordinary event for Australian music, and the opportunity to take it beyond Rod Laver Arena and into cinemas across the country is unprecedented and incredibly exciting,\u201d comments Paul Dainty, the legendary concert promoter who leads TEG Dainty.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XaxUOivfj_g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\n\tPerformers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/john-farnham-concert-celebration-hoyts-cinematic-release-1236333887\/\">on the night<\/a> will include Keith Urban, Tina Arena, Jimmy Barnes, Kate Ceberano, Ross Wilson, Human Nature, Richard Marx, Jessica Mauboy and Jon Stevens, with Farnham\u2019s longtime musical director Chong Lim handling musical direction and arrangements.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/celine-dion\/\">Celine Dion<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/keith-urban\/\">Hugh Jackman<\/a>\u00a0will join in via a satellite feed. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tFarnham personally invited each artist appearing at the show, and he has a record-breaking connection with the 15,000-capacity Rod Laver Arena. The veteran singer has performed at the Olympic Park venue\u00a0on 94 occasions,\u00a0doing so to\u00a0more than 1 million total fans.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe extraordinary response to this concert has shown just how deeply John\u00a0Farnham\u2019s music continues to resonate with Australians,\u201d adds Cochrane Entertainment founder Tony Cochrane. \u201cWe wanted this celebration to be something truly special, and now, through HOYTS, we have the opportunity to share that experience with John\u2019s fans right across Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWith\u00a01986\u2019s\u00a0<em>Whispering Jack,\u00a0<\/em>Farnham engineered one of the all-time great comebacks, Released through Sony Music, the album spent 25 weeks at No. 1, en route to shifting more than one million copies, becoming the first domestic LP to do so. It remains the highest-selling album ever in Australia by a local talent.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tbkOZTSvrHs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=RDtbkOZTSvrHs\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\n\t<em>Whispering Jack<\/em>\u00a0houses Farnham\u2019s signature song, \u201cYou\u2019re The Voice,\u201d a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, and, four decades on, the beloved unofficial anthem of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe legendary, ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted artist faced his toughest challenge yet in August 2022, when he underwent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/john-farnham-australia-youre-the-voice-singer-diagnosed-cancer-1235129622\/\">major surgery to remove a cancerous growth<\/a> from his mouth. Since then, he has made only a handful of rare public appearances, and in 2024 October was heard for the first time in more than two years by way of an audiobook excerpt for his memoir.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Whispering Jack<\/em>\u00a0this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/john-farnham-whispering-jack-40th-anniversary-release-1236316345\/\">enjoys its 40th anniversary<\/a> with an expanded edition pairing the original LP with the live recording,\u00a0<em>Whispering Jack Live In Concert<\/em>, along with new, numbered vinyl and range of merchandise to mark the special occasion.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\"><br \/>\n\t\t<svg style=\"height:100%;width:100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 455.133 94.711\"><path d=\"M70.107 28.859h21.318V93.69H70.107zM95.834 3.51h21.312v90.18H95.834zm25.723 0h21.312v90.18h-21.312zm250.711 32.035v-6.686h-21.315V93.69h21.315V62.792c0-7.949 4.154-12.237 11.728-12.237h2.522V28.229c-6.432.253-11.1 2.271-14.25 7.316M80.764 0c-6.822 0-12.359 5.535-12.359 12.361s5.537 12.363 12.359 12.363c6.828 0 12.361-5.537 12.361-12.363S87.592 0 80.764 0m244.457 33.795c-2.996-3.268-9.967-5.965-15.26-5.965-16.098 0-27.646 10.613-30.473 26.389-3.082-15.135-16.273-26.78-32.359-26.78-16.24 0-29.537 11.781-32.444 27.2-2.822-16.026-15.428-26.648-31.061-26.648-5.801 0-10.596 1.262-14.76 4.16V3.521h-21.312V93.7h20.938v-5.93c5.045 4.668 10.467 6.812 17.154 6.812 14.398 0 26.52-11.271 29.113-26.807 3.055 15.203 16.169 26.76 32.373 26.76 16.065 0 28.949-11.312 32.228-26.125 2.711 16.18 15.531 26.301 30.854 26.301 5.293 0 11.099-1.771 15.009-4.668V93.7h21.312V65.327q.002-1.745-.031-3.406.033-1.66.031-3.405V28.969h-21.312zM181.355 73.948c-6.826 0-12.359-5.535-12.359-12.363 0-6.824 5.533-12.358 12.359-12.358 6.824 0 12.359 5.534 12.359 12.358.001 6.828-5.534 12.363-12.359 12.363m65.774-.99c-6.822 0-12.361-5.539-12.361-12.363s5.539-12.358 12.361-12.358c6.824 0 12.359 5.535 12.359 12.358.001 6.823-5.532 12.363-12.359 12.363m64.047.392c-6.826 0-12.354-5.539-12.354-12.363s5.527-12.358 12.354-12.358c6.832 0 12.359 5.535 12.359 12.358.001 6.824-5.527 12.363-12.359 12.363M433.815 3.5v28.631c-4.156-2.9-8.949-4.16-14.757-4.16-17.782 0-31.654 13.746-31.654 33.55 0 18.664 13.368 33.043 29.642 33.043 6.68 0 12.103-2.146 17.152-6.811v5.928h20.938V3.5zm-12.553 70.288c-6.817 0-12.354-5.539-12.354-12.358 0-6.828 5.535-12.365 12.354-12.365 6.828 0 12.363 5.537 12.363 12.365 0 6.819-5.535 12.358-12.363 12.358M36.072 27.99c-5.803 0-10.594 1.262-14.76 4.16V3.521H0V93.7h20.936v-5.93c5.045 4.668 10.469 6.812 17.156 6.812 16.268 0 29.637-14.383 29.637-33.047 0-19.797-13.874-33.545-31.657-33.545m-2.269 45.958c-6.824 0-12.359-5.535-12.359-12.363 0-6.824 5.535-12.358 12.359-12.358 6.826 0 12.359 5.534 12.359 12.358 0 6.828-5.533 12.363-12.359 12.363\" \/><\/svg>\t\t<span><\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/preferences.mail.billboard.com\/preferences\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/john-farnham-concert-celebration-hoyts-cinematic-release-1236333887\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Lars Brandle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show producers Cochrane Entertainment and TEG Dainty have struck a deal to broadcast the concert live into HOYTS&#8217; national network of cinemas. 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