JD Fortune Returns to Australia: Carrying the INXS Torch Once Again

JD Fortune is returning to Australia this October, bringing a full band and a set packed with the songs that helped make INXS a defining force in Australian music.Following the sold-out response to his 2025 Australian tour, Fortune says it was the connection with Australian audiences that made returning an easy decision.“The love was insane,” Fortune tells HEAVY. “The energy for the music… there’s something in the DNA because of those songs.”That connection is something Fortune understands intimately. After winning Rock Star: INXS in 2005, he went on to front the band, stepping into a catalogue that had already become deeply woven into the lives of millions of fans.Fortune says he has heard countless stories from people who associate songs such as Never Tear Us Apart and Don’t Change with weddings, graduations and even funerals.“I never take it for granted,” he says. “Music is like a time machine.”His upcoming Australian shows will see him performing the best of INXS, alongside Pretty Vegas and Devil’s Party, songs he co-wrote with the band. Rather than reinventing the material, Fortune believes the songs should be allowed to speak for themselves. Interview by Angela Croudace.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.