Jet News

On January 22, 2003, Jet played their very first U.S. show at the 260-capacity club Spaceland in Los Angeles. And nearly four years and a couple million album sales later, the Australian rockers returned to the venue that gave them their American start--although this time, they brought a few high-profile friends with them.

Jet started last night's intimate, semi-acoustic Spaceland show on their own, performing Get Born hits like "Move On," "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," and "Look What You Done" as well as songs off their sophomore CD, Shine On, like "King's Horses," "Shiny Magazine," and "All You Have To Do."

Midway through their set they were joined by their first special guests, soul singers the Waters Sisters, who sang backup on Shine On (and, as Jet drummer Chris Cester proudly pointed out to the audience, also appeared on Michael Jackson's Thriller back in the day).

The Waters Sisters' mighty vocals garnered great applause from the Spaceland audience, but it was the emergence of former Guns N' Roses axeman Slash--resplendent in his backwards baseball cap, trademark bushy locks, and KISS T-shirt--that elicited the craziest crowd reaction of the night. Spectators' camera phones went into overdrive as Slash lent his signature, stadium-worthy guitar licks to Jet's cover of the Rolling Stones ballad "Salt Of The Earth."

Next up was the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, who further thrilled the crowd with his medley of the Jet original "Eleanor" and the Ronettes' hit "Be My Baby." A second Robinson guest spot--with the added star power of Sex Pistols guitarist/beloved local Jonesy's Jukebox DJ Steve Jones--on the Faces classic "Miss Judy's Farm" was another unexpected treat.

The very special allstar evening ended with Jet, Slash, Robinson, and Jones joyously jamming on another Faces tune, "Ooh La La." It was a star-powered finale that proved just how far Jet have come since their humble first Spaceland gig in January '03.