AC/DC Live in Hockenheim, Germany (Hockenheimring) 13 July 2024

 

Orangus - getting close to his 150th AC/DC show

AC/DC Live in Hockenheim, Germany (Hockenheimring), 13 July 2024 

If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
Back in Black
Demon Fire
Shot Down in Flames
Thunderstruck
Have a Drink on Me
Hells Bells
Shot in the Dark
Stiff Upper Lip
Shoot to Thrill
Sin City
Rock ‘n’ Roll Train
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
High Voltage
Riff Raff
You Shook Me All Night Long
Highway to Hell
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
T.N.T.
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)

 

We first encountered Orangus on 21 October 2003, just before the legendary Hammersmith show in London, where he arranged one ticket for us. Since then, we've maintained close contact throughout the Black Ice and Rock or Bust tours. Like a migratory species, Orangus treats attending AC/DC live shows as his natural habitat. Whenever there’s an AC/DC tour, you can sight this devoted creature in his natural environment, near the barrier or somewhere in the golden pitch area, usually jumping compulsively to the AC/DC drums and guitar, much like a hyperactive kangaroo in a rhythmic frenzy...

 

From the Orangus' travel diary...

As usual, Hockenheim had the worst acoustics of the tour, and I don't know why but every tour it's like that.... After a few songs, I, along with two other guys near me, left the front row in front of the catwalk and moved to the back of the golden pitch area. The sound improved significantly, but it still wasn’t good enough...

I have been enjoying this tour immensely, like a hedgehog when its mate shaves (zoologists say this is a very rare event). After this tour, I honestly expected to declare that The Hu was now my favourite live band, but, with all due respect to my Mongolian friends, as long as AC/DC is around, no one else can compare.I even doubt this might be their last tour... We all assumed it, but they’ve never hinted at retirement. Apparently, they don’t need to.

Brian Johnson has never been considered an absolute phenomenon, but he has certainly become one considering his voice and how he has been performing during this tour despite his age. When AC/DC takes breaks, he could even consider stepping in as Axl’s substitute in Guns N’ Roses!

Angus has often been compared to Paganini; if that violinist sold his soul to the devil, I can't imagine what was the deal with this guitarist... 

All AC/DC's music has been associated with the devil, yet it compels an atheist like me to look up to the sky and thank some unknown entity for gifting us with this band.

Jumping Jack Orangus 

The tallest catwalk of the tour in Hockenheim