“It’s a real privilege to be considered part of the fabric of Australian music.”
Later this month,the band will embark on a national tour celebrating 20 years ofGet Born.The rock revival record was certified nine times platinum in Australia and is one of the top five highest-selling Australian rock albums of all time. At the 2004 ARIA Awards,Jet won six awards,including Album of the Year and Best Group,whileAre You Gonna Be My Girl topped the 2003 Triple J Hottest 100 (and was used ina memorable iPod commercial).
After releasing two more records,thePitchfork-pannedShine On (2006) andShaka Rock (2009),Jet disbanded in 2012,before reuniting five years later toopen for Bruce Springsteen. Their 2023 dates are their first since 2019.
The band is now writing new material,ahead of their tour. “That was the thing that was most exciting to me about coming back here[to Australia] was the idea of offering something new to sit alongside those older songs,” says Cester,who has been living abroad for the last 15 years.
With their induction into the Hall of Fame at this year’s ARIAs in November,Jet become the first of their generation to join a list that also includes INXS,the Easybeats and AC/DC. In doing so,they have beaten out other iconic rockers from the 1990s and 2000s,including Silverchair and You Am I.
ARIA’s induction criteria stipulate artists must have started their careers and ideally achieved prominence at least 20 years before they are inducted.