of Night tour, during 2006–07. In November and December 2010 and the following February, Barker performed in a musical theatre show, The Ultimate Rock 'n' Roll Jam Session, with James Blundell, Dave Larkin, Ezra Lee and Doug Parkinson. In March 2011 Barker played at the Whorouly Hotel Beer Garden to mark the first of its type in the revitalised pub. Barker's band comprised Michael Barclay on drums, Alan Brooker (ex-Paul Kelly and the Dots) on bass guitar, and Justin Garner on lead guitar. It was organised by Troy Wood and publicans Graham Wood and Jennifer Garrett. According to Geelong-based music critic Rokdog (Chris Nicholls), it was an early contender for 2011 gig of the year. During July of that year, he took the lead role of Bon Scott in a musical, Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be – The Story of Bon Scott, premiering at Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre. In 2014, Barker fronted the Heartache State, a group formed with Garner and Brown. They released a self-titled album in March 2015. In September 2017 they issued their second album, Last of the Buffalo on Golden Robot Records. Barker observed, "It really feels like a band now, loose but with a lot of spirit. Making it was easy and fun, and that's what playing music was always supposed to be… we love the bloody thing!!!" Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Extended plays Singles References General Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality. Note: [on-line] version of The Who's Who of Australian Rock was established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition. As from September 2010 the [on-line] version showed an 'Internal Service Error' and was no longer available. Specific External links Australian rock guitarists Australian singer-songwriters Living people Singers from Melbourne Year of birth missing (living people)