Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 29 - Apr | May 2019 | Page 25

THE SCREAMING JETS
30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
The band dubbed “the last great
Aussie pub rock band’ are coming
back to far North Queensland to
continue their celebration of all
things ‘Raaawwk…...’
‘n’ roll game.
Their latest album ‘Chrome’ was
released in 2016, and received the
coveted Hot Metal Online award for
Best of Album, beating other
stalwarts of the industry such as
The Screaming Jets will kick off the Cheap Trick and Metallica for the #1
North Queensland leg of their tour spot.
in Townsville playing at Dalrymple
Hotel on Friday May 31, then head to
On the airwaves, the Jets have
Brothers Leagues Club in Cairns on
made radio history with their Aus-
Saturday June 1.
tralian rock anthem ‘Better’ has
been played over 5500 times since
Born out of Newcastle in 1989, The its release 26 years ago!
Screaming Jets have been an
enduring force in the Australian Triple M Melbourne reports that
music landscape for nearly three “Better” holds the #2 spot on their
decades. With 8 studio albums, and list of most played Aussie artists.
another original album on the way, only beaten by Hunters & Collectors
The Screaming Jets have much to “Holy Grail”.
celebrate and a whole lot more rock
in them going forward.
For much of their illustrious career,
The Screaming Jets have enjoyed
In 2019, The Screaming Jets will
consistent success on commercial
will celebrate 30 years in the rock
radio, with the public loving their
songs like ‘Helping Hand’, ‘Shivers’,
‘Shine On’ ‘Stop The World’ and
‘October Grey’.
July 2018 saw the release of the
much
talked
about
‘Gotcha
Covered’ covers album - a collec-
tion of 15 iconic Aussie songs span-
ning the mid 1960’s to late 1990’s,
paying homage to a talented
cross-section of Australian music
history.
“Gotcha Covered” offers up
rebirthed
Australian
classics
stamped with the unique sound that
is synonymous with The Screaming
Jets.
Oasis Magazine has two double
passes to see this iconic Australian
band play at Brothers Leagues Club
on June 1st. Stay tuned to our
social media channels for your
chance to WIN!
DIRTY THIRTY FNQ TOUR DATES
Friday May 31 2019 – Dalrymple Hotel – TOWNSVILLE, QLD
www.oztix.com.au or from the venue
Saturday June 1 2019 – Brothers Leagues Club – CAIRNS, QLD
www.brotherscairns.com.au | [phone]
Sunday June 2 2019 – Mission Beach Hotel – MISSION BEACH, QLD
www.oztix.com.au or from the venue