Jet have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in 15 years in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their seminal 2003 debut album ‘Get Born’.
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The UK and Ireland tour marks the band’s return to the countries since 2009. It will kick off on October 3 at The Academy in Dublin. From there, the Australian rockers will make their way to Belfast, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol before wrapping up at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on October 12.
General ticket sales for the tour will commence on Friday (May 24) at 10am local time. Visit here for tickets and check out a full list of dates below.
Speaking about the tour and their return to the UK and Ireland in a press release, vocalist and guitarist Nic Cester said: “’Get Born’ was a rare and unique moment of total planetary alignment where we somehow managed to capture lighting in a bottle. We’re all really excited to come back to the UK & Ireland for these shows.”
Jet UK & Ireland 2024 tour dates are:
OCTOBER
3 – Dublin, The Academy
4 – Belfast, The Telegraph Building
6 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers
7 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 1
8 – Manchester, O2 The Ritz
10 – Nottingham, Rock City
11 – Bristol, Marble Factory
12 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
They are touring in Australian and have a handful of US shows in October in celebration of ‘Get Born’. Visit here for Australian tickets and here for US tickets. The tour will see Jet perform the album in its entirety, including hits such as ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, ‘Look What You’ve Done’, ‘Rollover DJ’ and ‘Get Me Outta Here’.
Elsewhere, Jet have recently released their new single ‘Hurry Hurry’ and are working on their long-awaited fourth album, which is set for release in 2025.
The LP will mark their first new album since 2009’s ‘Shaka Rock’. Taking to their official social media accounts, the Aussie rockers wrote: “We’re so excited to tell you that after 15 years, we’ve started work on a new album due for release in 2025!”
In other news, Cester previously revealed that he had auditioned to be in AC/DC before they hired Guns N’ Roses‘ Axl Rose.
While appearing as a guest on Australian radio station Triple J, Cester shared that he received a call to audition for AC/DC after singer Brian Johnson had to step away from the band due to hearing issues.
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