You Can Win The Position Of The Screaming Jets' Tour Manager

The Screaming Jets vocalist Dave Gleeson has shared an exciting competition on social media, where the winner doesn't only receive some free merch but winds up being the band's tour manager. That's right, The Screaming Jets are looking for a new tour manager, and you can apply now.

Unveiling the competition on Instagram, the Better group wrote, "Hey rockers, Have you ever dreamed of going on the road with a rock n roll band?

"Well, we’re giving you the chance to join US on the road on our ROCK THE VAULT Tour! ENTER IF YOU DARE!"

The competition is hosted by Triple M and Southern Cross Austereo. All you need to do is tell Triple M why you love The Screaming Jets for the opportunity to "meet the guys, travel with the band, hang backstage, get them pumped before their gig and watch the whole show side of the stage" and so much more. Apply here.

"Waltzing in with the stage presence of seasoned professionals, The Screaming Jets had the audience in the palm of their hand," we wrote in a 2019 gig review. "Infusing light chit-chat and humour into the show, the audience interaction added authenticity and transparency backed up by their rockstar personas.

"The audience were overcome by The Screaming Jets' enormous achievements, as the band played against a revolving set of pictures and videos from the past 30 years. Frontman Dave Gleeson boldly stated, 'I’m surprised we made it this long, when I once told my mum I didn’t think I’d make it to 30.'" 

2022 was the 30th anniversary of the band's 1992 record, Tear Of Thought. The Screaming Jets were included in The Music's feature, 17 Australian Albums Turning 30, and rightfully so: Raucous rock bands aren't supposed to last more than one big album, and with a song like Better under their belt, and grunge supposedly clearing the decks of pub rock, you could be forgiven for letting the Jets take their place on the shelf after their great album, All For One. 

Tear Of Thought showed a band intent on progressing and proving that they had far more to give. There's still balls-out rock like Tunnel and Living In England, but it was their cover of Shivers that first turned heads of those outside their core audience, and then when Helping Hand landed complete with a horn section and trademark whistles almost a year later at the end of 1993, the album had already set itself up as more than just your average rock record.