Australian singer Jimmy Barnes has cancelled his upcoming summer touring schedule and will undergo back and hip surgery.

The 66-year-old will headline the Supercars entertainment at this weekend’s Valo Adelaide 500, before entering hospital and entertainment reporter Peter Ford says Barnes is confident of making a full recovery.

“Yeah bit of a shock announcement this morning, even though he’s sitting number one on the iTunes albums chart at the moment with his Christmas album, which is great,” Ford told 6PR Breakfast hosts Millsy & Karl.

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