MALCOLM SPEAKING ABOUT THE SETLIST

Many of you have been asking AC/DC Abruzzo about the setlist problem and about mentioning it to Malcolm... On the very few occasions we met with him we discreetly tackled the subject, also with Brian, and despite our polite requests we understood that changing the setlist and playing rare songs was not a priority of the band. The most important thing was to carry on with this ambitious 2-year world tour, filling up stadiums and reaching as many people as possible around the globe. AMEN.

Here's a recent video (apparently genuine) of a fan chatting with Malcolm about the setlist, next album/CD release etc. 

SHTATEVEBBON.

Thanks to Marcom from BS.

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While waiting for the continuation of the tour AC/DC Abruzzo has created a new FACEBOOK profile with more exclusive content directly from the President's secret archives. Join in!!

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GIGGI FROM NAPLES IN CALIFORNIA

AC/DC Abruzzo's good friend Gigggi, from Naples couldn't resist the temptation and went to California to see the boys again. Last time we met him was last March in Milan for the 2 legendary indoor shows at the Forum Assago.

A lot of water under the bridge since then...

Giggi loved the show and sent us some pics and a short report. He's been advised to save money for next year summer tour in Europe...

ANAHEIM September 8, 2009

My frst lady and I got to Anaheim around 6pm, after driving for 60km on the jammed freeways from Venice Beach to the venue. The first thing you notice in the States is the perfect organization. Maybe a bit excessive... Especially compared to Italy. Relax guys!!!! Inside the Honda Centre there was even air conditioning! Umbelievable!!!But AC/DC got up on stage and it was hot as hell again!!!We got the same setlist as in Europe, with Dog eat dog. The boys are in great shape, not tired at all despite being on tour for so long. The Jack was the highlight of the night with a lot of playing around of Brian and Angus. As for Brian, it's a surprise how much energy he puts into the show... It's hard to believe that he really wants to quit after this tour... How can we live without AC/DC?

Ciao a susfaccimme de esidisiabbruzz..

AC/DC ABRUZZO BACK IN PARIS IN 2010!!!

AC/DC Abruzzo is glad to announce that AC/DC will be back in Europe in 2010!! Although it has not been officially announced by the band, yesterday night we received the confirmation from very reliable sources that AC/DC have signed a deal to play Paris Stade De France again in 2010! This probably means there will be an entire European leg (according to rumours, Eastern Europe)!!

AC/DC Abruzzo staff is now back to work after a well deserved break. Get ready for more surprises and exclusive material from the road! The Black Ice tour GOES ON!!!

AC/DC ABRUZZO's HOLIDAY

Roseto Degli Abruzzi

Last week was holiday week for AC/DC Abruzzo's team ...  

The Secretary General Stefano spent his summer holiday in London working in his luxury Italian restaurant to make enough money to fund Project Japan 2010 (dates TBC).  The President Matteo applied for a couple of Visas in different countries around the world while trying to resuscitate his career and taking care of his suntan on the wonderful Abruzzo's sandy beaches. The Vice President Andrea also spent his holidays working hard in the City of St. Angel, in Abruzzo. His conflict of interest became even more clear since he's been holding secret daily meetings with a member of AC/DC Italia's staff who also chose Abruzzo as the destination of his summer holidays. Orangus touched base with us yesterday after two weeks into hiding in the US. We'll post the last episode of his adventures soon.

Last but not least, Happy Birthday to the President who turned 30 today!

ONE YEAR ON THE ROCK'N'ROLL TRAIN!!!

The most hard core fans around the world will surely remember what happened exactly one year ago in London...

Only a few hundred fans were granted the privilege to attend the shoot of the first AC/DC video since 2001. The long journey around the world of the ROCK'N'ROLL TRAIN had started... 

Although there was no official announcement by Sony or the band on the album release that was a clear sign that AC/DC were finally back after 5 long years!

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AC/DC ABRUZZO Secretary General (Old School Rebel) in the video 

THE ADVENTURES OF ORANGUS IN AMERICA III

Albany August 2, 2009 Times Union Center

Hi guys, I’m really sad you missed this. I now you’re not jealous people so I’ll tell you that probably this was the best AC/DC concert of my life (as you know I saw more than 40 shows. Maybe the Circus Crowne's 2003 setlist was slightly better).

Late in the afternoon I bought a ground floor ticket at the box office. I specifically asked that the seat was near the aisle (sector 5, row a, seat 14). When I entered the venue, by my surprise, I found out that it was a very small section, almost half of the forum of Assago in Milan. My spot was just one seat away from the catwalk. Once the concert started Brian came straight to me and shook my hand! (I'm sure he remembers me from our meeting in Paris when we tried to convince him to play Ride On again). The sound was just perfect. Really, I couldn’t get a better seat than this.

The audience was great this time (even if they didn't sing Rosie at all). After the show everybody was cheering and screaming like crazy. I actually thought there was some special event or aftershow party outside. In fact people were just amazingly happy because of the show.

I also managed to meet and talk to some guys who attended the legendary Roseland Ballroom show in 2003 in NYC. Great stories. Although they really loved tonight's show obviously that concert was just in another league…

THE ADVENTURES OF ORANGUS IN AMERICA II

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Giants Stadium July 31, 2009

Ciao guys,

Yesterday I arrived in my the hotel at 4am and didn’t have the time to write anything, so sorry about that. I almost met Francesca (one of AC/DC Abruzzo's groupie LOL) but there was a last minute problem. By the way, I saw and talked to a Mariah Carey lookalike in the NYC metro today.

I arrived to the Giants Stadium at the very last minute, just like I did for most of the 30 shows I did in Europe. No Ground floor tickets were available so I had to buy a seated ticket for 11$ from a nice guy who actually wanted to give it to me for free. I tried to get to the floor area by using my Italian charm and other AC/DC Abruzzo fieldtested techniques but they didn't work.

Basically, I ended up on the most central spot of the first level of seats. I really felt like Nero the Emperor in the Coliseum. Really a nice feeling although there was no Gladiators show or Hail Caesar added to the setlist. The audience was much colder than the one in Boston but the concert was just great. Excellent acoustics in the stadium, I would say that the sound was one of the best of the entire open air tour. The boys were on fire. I'm sorry you guys were not there. I’m sure some of you might have had something to say about the audience, maybe a bit cold. Before Thunderstruck Brian said something like “Here’s a song from the last album” and then “oops, a little mistake”.

For the record, I heard rumours saying that Rudolf Giuliani and Arnold Schwartznegger are working on a bill in building an AC/DC Memorial in Washington, DC and replace Statue of Liberty with the Angus Statue.

Today I went to eat in Little Italy. There, I met Phil who told me that Italy didn't deserve to win the World Cup in 2006, So a fight broke out. Thanks to the help of some local “wiseguys” and “friends of ours” and we beat him up for good. Just kidding...