Fed: Jet dust off cobwebs and get back to performing

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2006
Fed: Jet dust off cobwebs and get back to performing

By Jonathon Moran, National Entertainment Writer

SYDNEY, Aug 17 AAP - Melbourne rockers Jet are back doing what they love best - performing live.

After basing themselves in Los Angeles for several months to record their second album,
Shine On, the group returned to Australia this week for four gigs.

"We are still kind of dusting off the cobwebs, we haven't toured in ages," said frontman
Nic Cester.

"We have been in the studio for so long ... it is good to get up and play music for
a change instead of sitting around talking about it."

Jet performed their first live gig on home soil in nearly two years at Melbourne's
Prince of Wales Hotel on Monday, and took to the stage again on Tuesday at The Forum.

They played one song at yesterday's ARIA Icons Hall of Fame event, paying tribute to
inductees Rose Tattoo and are on stage again tonight at Sydney's Enmore Theatre.

"We rushed to make sure that we got the album done so we could come back here," said Cester.

"It has been pretty full-on, lots of long days. The most sleep we have had was on the
plane on the way back to Australia."

The single Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is was released to radio last week and hits
stores on September 9 with the album slated for a September 30 release.

"The album is still being mixed, we get stuff sent over the internet every night to
have a listen to," said Cester.

"We are really happy with it."

Jet - Nic and Chris Cester (drums), Cameron Muncey (guitar) and Mark Wilson (bass)
- are known for their raw heartfelt tunes and have become one of Australia's best known
bands overseas.

Raised in Melbourne on a diet of classic rock, Jet shot to prominence in 2003 after
a hard slog on the pub circuit.

Their debut album sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide, securing the band six
ARIA Awards and an MTV Award for for best rock video for Are You Gonna Be My Girl.

Jet will head to the UK this weekend to perform at the Reading and Leeds Music Festival
and some other European gigs before flying to the United States for shows there.

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