Monday, May 16, 2011

MEETING AC/DC IN LONDON!


During the DVD premiere weekend in London, the AC/DC Abruzzo Steering Committee (Stefano and Matteo) were among the few lucky people who managed to meet AC/DC.

Brian and Cliff spent some time with us, bringing back some good memories from the Stockholm night back in 2009. Cliff, a real rock'n'roll British gentleman, told us that he missed the Italian flag we used to show during concerts (!!). Brian, very charming and funny as usual, mentioned some stories about cars and Italian food (and women of course!).


While Cliff confirmed he had received a copy of our Black Ice Tour Photobook Brian didn't know anything about it. And when he saw it he remained speechless! He just couldn't believe that such a great book was the result of a small project carried out by fans for fans. He signed our copy... and we signed his. :D

Angus was also in fantastic shape despite the heavy day of interviews and press. He confirmed that he had gotten his copy and gave us his thumb's up! It's always a privilege to meet Angus, the Emperor of Rock'n'Roll...

It was great to see the boys back on the road (even without playing a concert). At this point, we do have the feeling that there will be another tour soon...



Saturday, May 14, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere! Part 7

With Director David Mallet

With the Hell's Bell


With Manuel who came all the way from Mozambique...

Friday, May 13, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere! Part 6


"This is Rock'n'Roll. There's no such word as NO"
- B. Johnson

GREAT INTERVIEW FROM LONDON (Wilkes Barre mentioned too!)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere! Part 5

Live At River Plate Premiere -- AC/DC from Columbia Records on Vimeo.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere! Part 4


AC/DC Abruzzo is back home after a fantastic weekend in London! It was great to be "back on the road" for this special AC/DC event even though the boys didn't play a gig (as we all secretly hoped).


But it was great to be back at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre after 8 years from the concert that changed our life in 2003... Matteo, Andrea, Stefano and even Gianni (one of the lost founding fathers of AC/DC Abruzzo) were there. Marco of AC/DC Italia couldn't make it but he was replaced by Gabriele.

As for Orangus... well, in the end he didn't come. If AC/DC don't play is hard to convince to leave his business in Milan and go to another country to see a movie. However, Orangus' assistant was there.


It was great to see all our mates from the 2 years of the Black Ice tour, from the Rock'n'Roll Nonno to Uncle Michel, from Stonebreaker to Carole. We also saw and greeted many more friends but unfortunately we missed someone since we arrived to the theatre pretty late because of a traffic jam near Knightsbridge.

It was also cool to meet crazy hard core fans as Manuel from Mozambique who came all the way from Africa for the gig and Matthew from England, that we had met last year in Sydney... We also saw El Rana and the Spanish "delegation". They were in Fremantle with us in March 2010. After all, what we miss the most from the Black Ice tour are the fans, their stories and the unique moments with AC/DC that we share with them...


Inside the theatre, again all decorated with AC/DC logos and symbols, we felt strong emotions. We sat down in the Stalls section, not to far from where we were in 2003. We watched Ozzy introducing the band and then the whole Live at River Plate movie. The band was sitting a few metres from us, but they all left after a few songs.

Orangus' assistant (on the left) watching the DVD attentively

At the end we met Director David Mallet. A real gentleman. And a real artist. Maybe too much of an artist (we are still having a hard time in understanding the necessity to use the split screen effect with an AC/DC live concert).

It was a great night. We spent a couple of hours in the upper bar after the show drinking tequila and hanging out with old and new friends, including Ross Young. We also met and talked for a few minutes with Bon's nephew, Paul, who attended the premiere too. Nice guy...

During the weekend in London we also managed to meet the boys in person. They all looked in great shape, especially Brian. The idea of a new album and tour sounds totally realistic...

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Monday, May 9, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere! Part 3

More photos...
And soon some stories too...

Abruzzo breakfast

The Vice President greeting his fans...

AC/DC on the Black Carpet

German and Irish flags

With Stonebreaker

With Matthew. Last time we met was in Sydney...

One of the best interviews done by the boys in London was for a Canadian Newspaper. CHECK IT OUT!


Sunday, May 8, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere! Part 2


Report on the BBC





Some members of the Abruzzo delegation...

Exclusive photos (Courtesy of Matthew McNamee)




Exclusive Video



More material from London soon... Stay tuned!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Live at River Plate World Premiere!


Introduction by Ozzy Osbourne



AC/DC on stage!



Watch the full video here:

VIDEO BY AC/DC ABRUZZO

Live at River Plate DVD looks fantastic! Soon full report and more pictureS from London!!