rock legend Jimmy Barnes has officially withdrawn from a music festival in the Maldives on doctor's orders.
68 years old – whose Well documented recent health battles The last year has seen him in and out of hospital – he said he has to be “hooked up to a drip 24 hours a day”.
In an Instagram video on Friday night, Barnes apologised that he “can't be with everyone in the Maldives next coming week” for the Stranded in the Maldives festival at the Kandooma Resort until September 11.
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Ian Moss, Kate Ceberano, Troy Cassar-Daley and Mahalia Barnes will all perform as planned.
He further added, “Right now my whole family has left for Maldives… my whole family will sing for you, it will be really nice.”
“I actually have a bit of FOMO that I’m not there, and if I wasn’t tied to a drip, I’d be on a drip 24 hours a day – I’d be there swimming in the ocean and singing songs to you on the beach.
“But in the meantime, I’m having a party all by myself.”
Alongside the clip, he wrote: “I'm not allowed away from home doctor's orders so have some extra quality me time.”
Barnes underwent open heart surgery in December last year due to a serious bacterial infection and returned to the Bluesfest stage in March, but had to undergo surgery again in early August due to a hip injury.
“Unfortunately I have some bad news. I felt pain in my hip as I was leaving Dunedin on Thursday morning and by late last night the pain had become unbearable so I had to go to hospital,” he wrote at the time.
“The doctors have recommended a corrective medical procedure as soon as possible followed by some physiotherapy to resolve the problem.
“If everything goes to plan I expect to be fully recovered in six weeks.”
Former Cold Chisel frontman Solo shows scheduled for August and September have also been postponed As a result.
