Friday, July 10, 2015

Imola, Italy 9 July 2015 - NIGHT REPORT


Imola, Italy 9 July 2015 - NIGHT REPORT

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Shook Me
13. Sin City
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock

AC/DC is back in Italy for the biggest concert in this country ever! More than 90,000 people! It was a special day for AC/DC fans as it was Bon's birthday and Phil's judgment day (which didn't go too well).

The venue, Autodromo Enzo Ferrari, was one of the worst of the tour so far. The organization was not as good as in other countries but still OK considering the Italian standards. The concert started at 9.15. Angus in blue/violet and blue cap. Brian speaking a bit Italian in between the songs. The audience was divided by barriers, we were in the FOS mosh pit as usual, which was quite good. 70-80% of the people was in their 20's early 30's. Definitely the youngest audience we have encountered so far. We couldn't actually see the end of the crowd...


It was pretty hot and maybe this affected the band's performance a little bit. Angus and Brian were in great shape. Angus seemed to enjoy the warmth of the Italian audience, which was singing and screaming pretty loud. Brian made a noticeable error in High Voltage. Angus almost stopped playing in FTATR. On the other hand, Sin City, Shot Down in Flames and Have a Drink on Me were played extremely well. Very intense. The crowd went crazy during TNT and Rosie. During LTBR Angus spent a few extra minutes on the catwalk.

In the end it was a great night for Italy and for all Italian AC/DC fans! Next stop: Germany!






 


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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Dessel, Belgium 6 July 2015

Bedlam in Belgium

Dessel, Belgium 6 July 2015

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n ' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Sin City
13. Shook Me
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock

Our rock'n'roll trip to Dessel starts at 8.55 with the Eurostar "Rock'n'Roll" train London-Brussels, in company of legendary Orangus, with 20 AC/DC in a row under his belt in this tour...

We end up going to the Brussels airport to rent a car (no car available from the train station). We hit the road towards Dessel. Short stop at our hotel and then back in the moshpit ready for another show and with London Wembley still in our head (and in our legs)...

The venue is a big plain just in the middle of the woods, with a lot of dust and happy beer drinkers. Actually this is one of the venues with the highest number of people drinking (and pissing) everywhere.... Typical "rock festival environment", with lots of tipsy to wasted people...



The show begins at 9.45pm. Angus wears his brown suit (with blue hat, not full brown like in Munich!). He looks a bit tired, if compared to Wembley. (And so are we, after 2 hours of Wembley moshpit...). He duckwalks less than usual but he is focused and energetic.



Brian is on fire again (just check out our videos.) He jumps and screams like crazy. His voice is actually getting better show by show. High Voltage again, is one of the best songs of the setlist. This time is longer than the usual one... The band fucks up after Baptism by Fire, when Stevie starts You Shook Me (following the usual setlist) but Angus goes in the Sin City riff. The band follows Angus, of course. YSMANL will be played afterwards.



About 50,000 people were there but the moshpit was not like in London and we could see fights breaking out constantly among drunk people and sober people. Fights between drunk people would generally end up in people becoming friends and hugging. Fights between drunk people and sober could end up badly. Maybe this was the situation only in the first rows...  Lots of crowdsurfers as well...



And next will be IMOLA for the biggest AC/DC concert in Italy ever (90,000 people)!!! The big news is that the Imola mayor has just passed a special bill forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages 500 m of radius from the venue... Have a drink on me?


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Monday, July 6, 2015

Wembley Stadium, London, England 4 July 2015


For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)


Wembley Stadium, London, England 4 July 2015

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Shook Me
13. Sin City
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock

What a fantastic night for Rock'n'Roll! A concert which will not be easily forgotten by anyone attending the Wembley show, from the hard core fan to the first timer. Fantastic venue, fantastic crowd, fantastic performance!

Wembley crowd yesterday- Photo from Facebook

The stadium was filled to the brim. It was an impressive sight! We don't know the official capacity, maybe 70,000, 80,000 90,000... Tickets on the black market were the most expensive of the whole tour which proved that the English fans were really hungry for an AC/DC concert and would have paid anything to see them live again after 5 years!

Bottom line, it was an amazing crowd! As amazing as Paris Stade de France, or maybe even more. From the last seat on the higher level to the first rows in front of the stage, in the "moshpit"...

Ah... the moshpit...  For us it was like going back in time! Yesterday night we were just a few meters from the stage and we got exactly the same feelings we had that night in the Hammersmith theatre in October 2003. Just in the middle of a crazy jumping crowd ready to rock with the live music of the best rock band in the world! From the first chord to the last one. Same energy, same music, same hard core fans... (some of them were actually wearing an Hammersmith 2003 t-shirt).

The band's performance was excellent. There was a mistake by Brian at the beginning of Shoot To Thrill but after a few seconds everything was fixed. Even super heroes like Brian can make mistake. But what he's doing during this tour, despite everything, the sound problems etc, is absolutely remarkable and we are most grateful for all his efforts. Angus was impeccable in every move. His leadership gets more evident every night. The rest of the band was also very inspired, including Stevie and Chris who had relatives and family attending the show.

Thunderstruck was definitely one of the highlights of the night. Also Sin City, Have a Drink on Me and TNT, with the crowd screaming pretty loud. The finale with For Those About to Rock and the fireworks was epic!

We didn't take many photos for obvious reasons but we still have more material to upload from the Wembley show so stay tuned.

Tomorrow morning we'll be on the Rock'n'Roll train to: DESSEL!

Super Brian
ANGUS YOUNG - Impeccable as usual
Mr Thunderstruck

Happy fans after the show




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