Friday, July 15, 2011

AC/DC ABRUZZO LIFESTYLE


2900 mt above sea level...

In the morning, somewhere in Europe during the AC/DC tour.

The President: "-Where are we?"
The Secretary General: "-I don't know. What day is it today?
The President: "-Yesterday it was Bercy second night... so tomorrow it's going to be Antwerp..."

For almost two years our lifestyle was tailored to the AC/DC tour schedule. We even replaced the calendar with the list of shows, counting days in this unusual but effective way to achieve our aims. Waking up in different cities, meeting new people every day, eating exotic food, taking planes, trains almost every day...

And now that the tour is over we are living in a non-tour limbo. How long will it last? We don't know. But we are certain about one thing: we cannot just quit the "rockstar lifestyle" and AC/DC Abruzzo's principles.

So more travels, more adventures, more rock'n'roll, which will share also on this blog... After all, we have to keep in good shape for the next tour!


Practicing what we preach... in Russia

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

AC/DC ABRUZZO'S COLLECTION


The complete laminates collection from the Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010

As you can imagine after seeing 85 shows and travelling more than 26 countries we gathered a huge archive of memorabilia and audio/video material from the tour. Each object has memories and stories attached... We'll share some of them on this blog.

MALCOLM'S PICK - BIRMINGHAM 23 April, 2009

"And this is what happens to Malcolm's pick after a show..." - Takumi Suetsugu



We met Takumi, one of AC/DC's guitar techs during the 2009 arena tour, after the Birmingham show in April 2009. We knew that was probably the last AC/DC show in a small covered arena in Europe. From that day on, AC/DC would play only huge stadiums....

Takumi was very friendly, despite the late hour, and spent a few minutes with us telling about how much he loved Italy when he was there with AC/DC in March. He told us about his trip to Venice on the day off between the two Milan gigs... Then, he gave us a few picks of Malcolm and Angus including the one used by Malcolm during the Birmingham show...

The 2009 indoor tour had finally come to an end.


Baby please don't go

Monday, July 11, 2011

ONE YEAR AFTER THE END OF THE BLACK ICE TOUR...

After criss-crossing the globe for over 20 months and playing to over 5 million people, AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour came to a close in Bilbao, Spain on June 28, 2010. The Black Ice World Tour took AC/DC to 108 cities in over 28 countries. AC/DC kicked off the tour on the heels of releasing their critically lauded album Black Ice, which soared to the #1 spot on album charts in over 29 countries around the globe. The Black Ice World tour was heralded by fans and critics alike, with the Chicago Tribune calling it “a celebration of all that is great about rock ‘n’ roll,” calling the band’s music as “Rock 'n' roll that outlasts time.” Earlier this year AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour won a Pollstar Award for Major Tour of the Year.


Angus's last epic solo in Bilbao...



FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (WE SALUTE YOU!)



(During The Jack - Photo courtesy of Wholelottamonkey)

AC/DC Italia in tears after the Bilbao show

The Vice President trying to fight post-tour depression with irony and sarcasm

The Secretary General feels lost...

The stoic melancholy of the President