Saturday, May 16, 2009
Meine Damen und Herren, Das kann nur Eins heißen: AC/DC!!!!!!!
Another milestone was reached by AC/DC Abruzzo who saw AC/DC at the Munich Olympiastadion yesterday night. As you know that was the stadium where the Stiff Upper Lip DVD was recorded in 2001. This DVD had a fundamental role for our survival during the long years of waiting before this World Tour so this show was particularly meaningful for us. This time AC/DC Abruzzo was part of the action with old and new friends. The flag was raised again in Germany and the heavy rain that started before YSMANL just made us rock harder and louder!! Report+photos and videos soon!!
CIAO from the Rock'n'roll train Munich-Abruzzo!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
DOG EAT DOG!
LEIPZIG, GERMANY ZENTRALSTADIUM 13 MAY 2009
SETLIST
1. Rock'n'roll Train
2. Hell ain't a bad place to be
3. Back in Black
4. Big Jack
5. Dirty Deeds
6. Shot Down in Flames
7. Thunderstruck
8. Black Ice
9. The Jack
10. Hell's Bells
11. Shoot to Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. Anything Goes
15. You Shook Me All Night Long
16. TNT
17. Whole Lotta Rosie
18. Let there be Rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock
AC/DC ABRUZZO OFFICIAL REPORT
We went to Leipzig just like we did in Wilkes Barre and Oslo to be the "first to hear it". And we were the first again. Dog Eat Dog was added to the setlist. Are we happy? We have mixed feelings. We love this song but it isn't Riff Raff, Live Wire or If You Want Blood. . And unless something major happens in Munich AC/DC Abruzzo will skip many shows of the open air tour. As you know we are not very fond of Stadium shows: we believe that the shows for the real fans were the ones in the small arenas. And we were there. Stadium shows are, generally speaking, for regular "mainstream" audience. For those people who maybe only know Highway To Hell or Thnderstruck. The band (read Malcolm) is aware of that and probably this is the reason why they don't bother adding "rare" songs each night. In fact yesterday in the Zeltralstadium, 90% of people seemed not to care too much about Dog Eat Dog... As long as they hear HTH, TNT, ROSIE, YSMANL they're happy. So the band will give it to them. Fair enough. The other 10% of people will have to wait for the next show in Circus Krone or Roseland Balroom... But we might be wrong...
So different venue. Different crowd. Different atmosphere. Apart from very few changes. The stage was very similar to the 2001 one. You saw the pics. Same train. Nothing special afterall. It looked like AC/DC wanted to give those "fans" who couldn't get a ticket for the indoor tour the opportunity to see them. Or maybe they just wanted to cut costs as much as possible and maximise profit... Or maybe they're just lazy...We actually have problems in understanding this... Differences: Dog Eat Dog added, Let There Be Rock you will see some confettis flying in the air and different catwalk-end and final solo, fireworks at the end, much louder 21-gun salute.
The band performed well but you could tell that they were not mastering the bigger stage perfectly (especially the catwalk). Our impression was that until DOG EAT DOG they were going a bit slow and cumbersome. But this might be due to our fear of not having any setlist change. After Dog Eat Dog they looked more energetic... Especially Angus. Brian fucked up quite clearly on War Machine but then totally redeemed himself with Dog Eat Dog. Not his best performance of this song but pretty good.
The German crowd was not bad but not great either. The 1-liter personalised AC/DC beer pitcher made its appearance again (last time we saw it was in March in Germany). We must mention a major fuck up by the organisers/promoter who wrote "Front of Stage" on the fan club tickets but didn't allow entrance to the front of stage section to all the people with a Front of Stage ticket!! They basically applied a first come first served policy to the FOS section. So AC/DC Abruzzo also had to witness an entertaining but useless fight between German fans and security guys before the show near the barriers. The Germans are not hotblooded as the Italians or the French but this time they seemed to be quite pissed off about this fan club thing.
OK guys. See you in "rainy" Munich.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
SPEAKING OF FANS...
AC/DC Rock n Roll Fannation - Episode 7 from AC/DC Rock n Roll Fannation on Vimeo.
AC/DC ABRUZZO's INTERVIEWS WITH THE FANS!!!
Just a few hours before the first show of the Stadium tour in Leipzig, AC/DC ABRUZZO decided to inaugurate its "Interviews with the Hardcore Fans" series. We met many of them during our international rock'n'roll journey, from Wilkes Barre, USA to Birmingham, UK and we have been impressed by their dedication, passion and energy. But the most interesting thing for us, from Wilkes Barres onwards, was to have met those hardcore fans who had been confined in a limbo that lasted for 5 years (or 8 if they didn't attend any European show in 2003) before having the chance to see the band on stage again. Some of them are legendary figures who travelled almost anywhere to see the band since the Bon Scott era, others are just regular forum posters who had never seen the band live before. What they have in common is their genuine passion for AC/DC and their willingness and commitment to see them live in concert as many times as possible during the BLACK ICE World Tour. Enjoy!
FIRST INTERVIEW: GOZONE!
Today, we're with one of the biggest fans of AC/DC that AC/DC Abruzzo had the pleasure to meet in Wilkes Barre for the private gig. Marc, aka as GOZONE. Our special guest for today.
AC/DC ABRUZZO: Gozone, you're definetely one of the most active fans on several boards, especially acdcpower.net where most of the hardcore fans has kept discussing matters related to AC/DC, often in a very "colurful and emphatic" way beyond the bounds of what is normally considered "politically correct". Please tell us about your passion for AC/DC and your role on ACDCpower forum.
GOZONE: Well, it is funny that you mentioned acdcpower.net! I found that website because I was looking for somewhere to share my passion of AC/DC with other fans. At first, it was a little rough there, as you know, that site is not for the weak! There are many great fans on there and I enjoy reading about concert reviews, album reviews, rare recordings, etc, etc. You could say that I am not a “politically correct” poster there. I state my honest opinion and try to be “real”. There have been some battles on the message board. Just to name a few of the poster, Kirk, Zoid, Wheels, Toxictwin (you), Meanstreak, HoneyRoll, Cali not Cooool, Jimmy, Shoot, Shocker, AT/LE, etc, etc…..all of these people and many others are die hard fans that contribute to the forum daily. Yes, I will admit that it is fun to start “stuff” on that site but it is all in good fun. I have learned so much about AC/DC by reading that board. I really enjoy talking about rare or lesser known songs by AC/DC. I am not a big fan of the “hits” by any means. One of my favorite albums is Ballbreaker, many people there think I am crazy. You will see me at concerts wearing my Ballbreaker t-shirt! That album is so underrated. It is pure sleazy rock at its best. The bluesy groove on that album is great, thanks to the return of Phil Rudd. One of my favorite songs ever is, Cover You in Oil. I also enjoy listening to Powerage, what a great bluesy feel on that album as well. I am very happy with the Black Ice album, Big Jack, Smash n Grab, Spoilin, Decibel are my faves on that album. I think that the song, Stormy May Day could have been EPIC, if they including a bluesy Angus solo.
AC/DC ABRUZZO: We met in Wilkes Barre for that historic show. You told us that you were seeing more than one shows? How did it go?
GOZONE: Yes, it was great to meet you in Wilkes. I had a great time meeting such great fans. Check out the pic of me and toxic. I drove 8 hours to see that show and bought a ticket off of a fan from
AC/DC ABRUZZO: Is it true that you met the band and that you have a special friendship with Phil Rudd?
GOZONE: Yes, me and Phil know each other…LOL…nah, I met him once outside of the hotel in suburban
AC/DC ABRUZZO: Gozone, they told us that you have actually Italian ancenstors. It wouldn't be surprising that your greatgrandmother was from Abruzzo?
GOZONE: Yes, I have family in
AC/DC ABRUZZO:Thank you Gozone. Hopefully, we'll meet soon on the road!
GOZONE: Well, I hope that we can meet during this tour. I think that they will be back to the
Monday, May 11, 2009
HERE'S THE NEW STAGE!!!!!!
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
ACCA DACCA BACK IN OZ!!
EMMOCITENOMAI'!
30 Jan: Wellington, NZ
6 Feb: Auckland, NZ
11 Feb: Melbourne, VIC (Etihad Stadium)
18 Feb: Sydney, NSW (ANZ Stadium) 60,000 seats
25 Feb: Brisbane, QLD (Nathan Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre)
2 Mar: Adelaide, SA (Adelaide Oval) 40,000 seats
6 Mar: Perth, WA (Subiaco Oval)