Jet

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Image Credit: Will Fresch (Flickr), CC BY-SA 2.0

Biography

Jet was an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne. The band consisted of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively. The group sold 6.5 million records worldwide, with their debut album Get Born, released in 2003, accounting for about 3.5 million of that figure. The band's last album, Shaka Rock, was released on 19 August 2009. The band announced their 'discontinuation as a group' on 26 March 2012.

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Year Formed 2001
Number of Albums 18
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Genres

Hard Rock

Trivia

Where was Jet formed in 2001?

Melbourne, Victoria

...nd, see Jet (UK band). Jet was an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 2001. For most of the band's tenure, it consisted of lead gui...
What was Jet's lead guitarist?

Cameron Muncey

...2001. For most of the band's tenure, it consisted of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey , bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic (vocals, rhythm guitar) and ...
Who was the band's bassist?

Mark Wilson

...band's tenure, it consisted of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson , and brothers Nic (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Chris Cester (drums, v...
How many albums did the group sell worldwide?

6.5 million

...cals, rhythm guitar) and Chris Cester (drums, vocals). The group sold 6.5 million albums worldwide, releasing three studio albums: 2003's Get Born, 20...
When did the band dissolve?

2012

...s Get Born, 2006's Shine On and 2009's Shaka Rock. The band dissolved in 2012 , and reformed in 2016 for a run of shows before splitting again at the e...
Where did the Cester brothers grow up?

Dingley Village

...tion and Dirty Sweet (20012003) edit The Cester brothers grew up in Dingley Village , a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, and attended St Bed...
Which Australian band had the biggest influence on Jet's musical tastes?

You Am I

...the 1960s and 1970s. However, according to Nic, it was Australian band You Am I who had the biggest influence on Jet's developing musical tastes: Hi F...
What was the most important album of my generation?

Hi Fi Way

...Am I who had the biggest influence on Jet's developing musical tastes: Hi Fi Way was the most important album of my generation. I think everyone our a...
What instrument did Chris join the band on?

drums

... Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Chris Cester ( drums , vocals). The group sold 6.5 million albums worldwide, releasing three ...
When did Jet find international popularity?

early 2000s

...Jet found international popularity during the early 2000s , a period in which the band's mix of Exile on Main St. swagger and brash, ACDC styled stomp ...
What did Jet's mix of Exile on Main St. swagger and brash dovetail nicely with?

America's garage rock revival

... swagger and brash, ACDC styled stomp dovetailed nicely with America's garage rock revival . Hailing from Melbourne and comprising guitarist Cameron Mu...
Where does Jet hail from?

Melbourne

...omp dovetailed nicely with America's garage rock revival. Hailing from Melbourne and comprising guitarist Cameron Muncey, drummer Chris Cester, bassis...
Who is the frontman for Jet?

Nic Cester

...meron Muncey, drummer Chris Cester, bassist Mark Wilson, and frontman Nic Cester , the foursome formed just as the new millennium was beginning. The EP...
When was the Dirty Sweet EP released?

2003

...ther limitededition run. An American deal with Elektra surfaced in early 2003 , and the Dirty Sweet EP was released domestically that May. An opening s...
What was the name of Jet's studio debut?

Get Born

...rd rock, Jet's proper studio debut arrived in November under the title Get Born . Jet also received seven ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association)...
How many ARIA nominations did Jet receive?

seven

...io debut arrived in November under the title Get Born. Jet also received seven ARIA (Australian Record Industry Association) nominations, six of which...
When did Jet play European dates with Oasis?

summer 2005

...which were awarded to the band. European dates with Oasis followed in summer 2005 , and the sophomore effort Shine On arrived in fall 2006. They toured...
When did the sophomore effort Shine On arrive?

fall 2006

... followed in summer 2005, and the sophomore effort Shine On arrived in fall 2006 . They toured as support for Green Day and Powderfinger, but went on h...
During what year did he play headlining shows in Australia?

2017

...010 and were fully disbanded in 2012. Jet were back in business after several years, however, playing headlining shows in Australia during early 2017 ....