Dave Gleeson

David Sean "Gleeso" Gleeson is the lead singer of Australian hard rock group The Screaming Jets. With the death of Screaming Jets co-founder and bassist Paul Woseen, he is currently^[when?] the only remaining original member of the band.

Dave Gleeson
Gleeson at Australian Commercial Radio Awards in October 2012
Background information
Birth name	David Sean Gleeson
Born	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1985–present

Early life and education

David Sean Gleeson^{[1][failed verification]} grew up in Newcastle.^{[citation needed]}

He made his stage debut in 1978, with his school choir at the Abermain Eisteddfod.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Gleeson formed his first rock band, Aspect, in 1985, with schoolfriend Grant Walmsley.^{[citation needed]} In January 1989 Gleeson on lead vocals and Walmsley on guitar were joined by Brad Heaney on drums, Richard Lara on guitar and Paul Woseen on bass guitar, to form The Screaming Jets as a hard rock band in Newcastle.^[2][3][4] Within twelve months they had performed more than 280 live shows,^{[citation needed]} they and won praise from and support slots of The Angels, The Choirboys, and The Radiators.^{[citation needed]}

By late 1989, The Screaming Jets had won youth radio station Triple J's National Band Competition.^{[citation needed]} They signed a recording deal with the leading independent label rooArt.^{[citation needed]}

The Screaming Jets moved from their hometown Newcastle to Sydney's Kings Cross district in early 1990, and recorded their debut album All For One in mostly midnight to dawn sessions at a local studio, after playing live shows seven nights a week.^{[citation needed]}

Late in 2011 Gleeson recorded an album, Take It to the Streets (released 31 August 2012), with his childhood idols, The Angels, as their new lead singer, and they completed a national tour.^{[citation needed]} In 2014, he recorded a second album with them, called Talk The Talk.^{[citation needed]}

On 29 May 2023, he announced he would be leaving The Angels to focus on his Triple M Nights radio show and on releasing a new studio album with The Screaming Jets.^{[citation needed]}

Radio and television work

In 2006, Gleeson appeared as the vocal coach for actress Kate Fischer in the televised celebrity singing competition It Takes Two. He returned to the show in 2007 and partnered with TV presenter, Julia Zemiro.^{[citation needed]}

In early 2011 Gleeson was offered a radio show with the Triple M network. By mid-year he was hosting two shows, Access All Areas and Rock of Ages, interviewing artists including Jimmy Barnes and Don McLean, and giving an inside view of the music industry.^{[citation needed]} On 31 January 2022, he returned to Triple M, filling the 7-10pm nightly slot with his new show Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition

On 19 June 2016, at the Governor Hindmarsh in Adelaide, Gleeson was inducted into The South Australian Music Hall Of Fame, alongside The Angels.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 August 2025, Gleeson attended the official opening of a new laneway in Adelaide city centre honouring The Angels, called The Angels Lane.^[5]