Airbourne gave Sydney a taste of what to expect from their forthcoming album when they performed at the announcement of the Jack Awards last night at the Gaelic Club.
800 guests attended the event with Airbourne in full swing with their pyrotechnic show. They will release their debut album through EMI worldwide in April.Guests at last nights event included Hamish Rosser from The Vines, Pat Davern from Grinspoon, Paul Keenan from Eskimo Joe and his royal highness, the legendary Michael Gudinski.
Airbourne were nominated for Best Live Band, up against Beasts of Bourbon, Dallas Crane, Hilltop Hoods, Wolfmother, You Am I.
Other nominees were:
BEST MALE PERFORMER
Andrew Stockdale Wolfmother
Dan Kelly Dan Kelly & The Alpha Males
Daniel Johns Silverchair
Dave Larkin Dallas Crane
Luke Steele The Sleepy Jackson
Tim Rogers You Am I
BEST FEMALE PERFORMER
Adalita Srsen Magic Dirt
Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set
Juanita Stein Howling Bells
Katy Steele Little Birdy
Patience Hodgson The Grates
Sarah Blasko
BEST LEAD GUITARIST
Andrew Stockdale Wolfmother
Chris Cheney The Living End
Davey Lane You Am I
Jed Kurzel The Mess Hall
Kurt Goedhart The Butterfly Effect
Pete Satchell Dallas Crane
BEST BASS GUITARIST
Andy Kent You Am I
Brian Hooper Beasts of Bourbon
Chris Joannou Silverchair
Chris Ross Wolfmother
Kavyen Temperly Eskimo Joe
Scott Owen The Living End
BEST DRUMMER
Andy Strachan The Living End
Ben Gilles Silverchair
Cec Condon The Mess Hall
Chris Cester Jet
Myles Heskett Wolfmother
Rusty Hopkinson You Am I
BEST LIVE NEWCOMER
Angus & Julia Stone
Children Collide
The Mercy Arms
Midnight Juggernauts
Red Riders
Wolf & Cub
BEST DRESSED
Andrew Stockdale Wolfmother
Daniel Johns Silverchair
Katy Steele Little Birdy
Luke Steele The Sleepy Jackson
Nick Cave Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Tim Rogers You Am I
BEST INTERNATIONAL TOURING ACT
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Iggy & The Stooges
The White Stripes
TV on the Radio
U2
BEST TOUR ART
Big Day Out 2006 James Bellesini, Love Police
Homebake 2006 James Bellesini, Love Police
Splendour In The Grass 2006 Peer Group
The Grates 'Science Is Golden' 2006 Tour The Grates & Debaser
Wolfmother July 2006 Australian Tour Phillip Martin, Jetset Graphics
You Am I 'Who Are They, These Rockstars?' James Bellesini, Love Police
BEST DRESSED
Andrew Stockdale Wolfmother
Daniel Johns Silverchair
Katy Steele Little Birdy
Luke Steele The Sleepy Jackson
Nick Cave Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Tim Rogers You Am I
GENTLEMAN JACK AWARD
Panel Voted Award
BEST LIVE VENUE
NSW
The Gaelic Club
The Hopetoun Hotel
The Oxford Hotel
Spectrum
The Annandale Hotel
Cambridge Hotel
QLD
7 Nite Club
Bombay Rock Nightclub
Coolangatta Hotel & Balcony Nightclub
Great Northern Hotel
The Tivoli
The Zoo
SA
Adelaide UniBar
Enigma
Fowlers Live
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
Grace Emily Hotel
Jive
VIC
The Corner Hotel
The Evelyn Hotel
Palace Nightclub
Peninsula Lounge
The Forum Theatre
The Prince of Wales Hotel
WA
Mojo's Bar
Ravenswood Hotel
Rosemount Hotel
The Amplifier Bar
The Foundry Hotel
The Newport Hotel
