Australia’s greatest rock and roll band join The Hot Barbeque at possibly Victoria’s best event site, Point Nepean, Portsea.
Future Entertainment is proud to announce the addition of legendary Australian rock and roll band, JET….
Rock and roll: some would argue that it’s become all smoke and mirrors, plug-ins and effects. True in certain cases, but not at all for Jet. At the heart of every great rock and roll band lie four essential elements: bass, drums, guitars and vocals. That, in its purest essence, is Jet. With releases — 2003’s Get Born and 2006’s Shine On, and now Shaka Rock — Jet broke out of their native Australia and established themselves as a multi-platinum, international success story, merging the charisma and energy of classic rock and roll with just enough punk swagger and contemporary flair to create something uniquely theirs. Here at last is a band that’s returning the cool to rock and roll.
Jet first gained notoriety in 2002 with their self-released EP, Dirty Sweet. An initial run of 1000 copies in Australia soon led to another 1000 based on U.K. demand. Following the U.S. release of the record in 2003, Jet landed the coveted opening slot on the Rolling Stones’ Australian tour. Just months later came the critically acclaimed Get Born. That album produced the runaway hit single “Are You Gonna Be My Girl,” spurred by its inclusion in the second ever iTunes ad and was the catalyst for record sales that hit 4 million. All Music Guide compared Jet to “a mix between the White Stripes' bluesy insouciance and AC/DC's cockeyed swagger”. Jet swept the Australian Record Industry Association awards with seven nominations and six wins including Album and Single of the Year.
Back in song writing and studio mode after relentless touring, the members of Jet were reenergized and ready to pick up where Get Born left off. From the moment the band began demoing their new songs for what would become Shaka Rock, they knew the importance of putting Jet’s fingerprint on every note.
2009’s Shaka Rock reveals new dimensions of Jet while never losing the raw roots of Get Born or the grace and melody of Shine On, which together went on to make Jet an international band of style and substance. In the writing and recording of Shaka Rock, which took place in Miami, Brooklyn, Austin, Sydney and Melbourne, the band worked hard to create 12 finely crafted tracks that owe as much to Jet’s past as to their future. Fuelled by their passion for raucous hard rock one moment and a love for piano-driven melodies the next, the band felt a key was to pay attention to the details of the simplicity without ever compromising the true spirit of rock and roll.
Jet are….Nic Cester – Guitar & Vocals, Chris Cester – Drums & Vocals, Cam Muncey – Guitar & Vocals, Mark Wilson – Bass.
The Hot Barbeque takes place at Point Nepean, Portsea on Saturday 16 January. Tickets available now from Ticketmaster - ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
Source: futureentertainment.com.au