Sydney 1st night

Screaming Brian

Sydney, ANZ Stadium,
February 18, 2010

Setlist:
Rock'n'Roll Train
Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
Back in Black
Big Jack
Dirty Deeds
Shot Down In Flames
Thunderstruck
Black Ice
The Jack (incl Angus strip)
Hells Bells
Shoot to Thrill
War Machine
High Voltage
You Shook Me All Night Long
TNT
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway to Hell
For Those About To Rock

AC/DC ABRUZZO OFFICIAL REPORT

Back in Sydney. Where it all started a long time ago... And tonight it was really special.
We were back in the standing area, Angus' side. The Stadium was slightly bigger than the Melbourne one and it was an open air concert (no rain tonight). It's as big as the Stade de France in Paris and AC/DC manage to sell it out 3 days in a row! Incredible sight with flashing horns everywhere...

Angus was wearing a green suit again. The band's performance was still impeccable, maybe not as energetic as the final night in Melbourne but still amazing. The big surprise of the night was the crowd in the GA section. Totally different comparing to Melbourne. It actually seemed to be in Europe! A lot of pushing and jumping from the beginning till the end. At a given moment there was even violent pogo, Argentinian style. But then it got so violent (maybe because of alcohol etc.) that the band's security manager had to intervene personally going into the crowd to stop the pogo with other huge Samoan security guys. Never seen this before during the tour! A couple of people were ejected during War Machine. The crowd surfing attempts went on for the whole show but most of them weren't successful and people kept falling down on the floor. Still, it worked a bit better than in Melbourne. Big disappointment for The Jack, only a few Sydney women flashed their tits. The guys got disappointed too and started to sing "TITS OUT FOR THE BOYS" during and after the show...AHAHAAH

Highlight of the night was High Voltage. Seeing Bon on the big screens (winking at end of the song) in Sydney on the eve of the 30th anniversary of his death was something special. TNT was also great, a lot of singing from the crowd. I guess the OI OI OI can't get better than here in Australia...

After the show we met a few Abruzzesi from Sydney who recognised our flag. Ciao to Raffaele &co. We were also impressed with the efficiency of the Sydney public transportation: only a few minutes to take the train to go back to the city centre...

Stay tuned for more on the Sydney shows.

Hell's Bell

OZ TNT

Let there be rock

Highway to Hell

General Malcolm

OZ girls behind us in the moshpit. No flashing :(

And for those who missed the poster installation on AC/DC Lane in Melbourne here's an exclusive video. More pictures here.

BON SCOTT (July 9, 1946 - February 19, 1980)

Today is the 30th anniversary of the tragic death of great singer Bon Scott. R.I.P. BON.

Bon winking at the audience at the end of High Voltage Live in Sydney 2010

Feb 18, 2010

We would like to thank AC/DC.com for posting our photos and linking our blog on the news page of the official AC/DC website (toxictwin is one of Matteo's nicknames). One of the aims of the AC/DC Abruzzo blog has been to share our stories following the band around the world with the rest of the international fan community so we are particularly happy that our pictures were selected for the official website. We hope we can still contribute during the continuation of the tour.

February 18 is an important anniversary for AC/DC Abruzzo because exactly one year ago we started the European Tour in Oslo, Norway. That night was the official come back of the band to the old continent after almost 6 years and the beginning of our adventures on the road in Europe. We remember it was quite cold in Oslo (approx. -5) but inside the Telenor Arena it was as hot as Hell...

The Secretary General duckwalking on the snow in Oslo...

KOSP - ITALIAN SEDUCTION SCHOOL

CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU, GIRL(S)

I met this girl for the first time on Saturday night
Standing in the queue at the Odeon alright
Then I took her by surprise
When I threw her one of my lines
She started smiling and being real fine
That`s when I say-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
Can I sit next to you, girl?

A large number of AC/DC songs talk about the interaction with women and seduction techniques, especially those from the early days. In today's Italian Seduction lesson we decided to consider the lyrics from one of the first AC/DC songs. In fact this AC/DC classic provides a basic but very effective technique to approach girls successfully. According to the song the following steps are necessary:

-Throwing a pick up line (also known as OPENER)
-Waiting for positive reaction
-Sitting next to the girl to achieve physical proximity (the technical term is LOCKING IN).

Sitting next to the girl(s) will contribute to create comfort, build rapport and speed up physical escalation (also known as KINO escalation) leading to sex.

Under the supervision of The KOSP and KK, this technique was fieldtested on several occasions here in Australia and it proved very effective, especially on OZ girls.

KK's assistant sitting next to OZ girls

ARRIVEDERCI MELBOURNE

AC/DC Abruzzo spent the day after the last show in Melbourne going back to the Family Jewels exhibition for the third time in a week. The more you go the more you appreciate the rare items displayed. You actually discover something interesting that you hadn't seen the previous time... We spent a few hours reading Bon's letter and some old newspaper articles and discovering more rare photos. It's like going back in time to the early days of the band. A fantastic Rock'n'Roll journey!




We also went to St. Kilda to a few record shops and rarities and back to AC/DC Lane for a few more photos of the wonderful poster installation. Soon there will be a special report on the AC/DC Italia website.


We finally spent some hours in the Little Italy of the city on Lygon street. Actually, we ended up in the Abruzzo Club of Melbourne, big building with a very good restaurant and lots of Abruzzesi immigrants everywhere. We spent a couple of hours with a few Italian Australian gentlemen discussing all sorts of things: from Abruzzo recipes to Italian politics. It felt like home. It was also interesting to find out that these immigrants who left Italy 40 years ago don't regret their choice at all. They managed to build fortunes from scratch and lead wealthy and happy lives in Australia whereas in Italy most Italians of their generation are now struggling to make ends meet...


And now SYDNEY!!

Melbourne 3rd night

Melbourne, Etihad Stadium,
February 13, 2010

Setlist:
Rock'n'Roll Train
Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
Back in Black
Big Jack
Dirty Deeds
Shot Down In Flames
Thunderstruck
Black Ice
The Jack (incl Angus strip)
Hells Bells
Shoot to Thrill
War Machine
High Voltage
You Shook Me All Night Long
TNT
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway to Hell
For Those About To Rock

MORE EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS HERE

AC/DC ABRUZZO OFFICIAL REPORT

After 2 shows on the seats AC/DC Abruzzo is back on his usual spot on Angus' side in the GA standing area. We really missed the clear sound of his guitar coming out of his Marshall amp stacks...

For us this was the best show of the three. Great performance of the band as usual. Obviously we got the same setlist. No surprise. Green uniform for Angus. Stadium roof was closed again. From the standing area we realised that the catwalk was way higher than in Europe so it wasn't wasy to see the opposite side of the stage (Malcolm's side). TNT and Thunderstruck were the highlights of the night. At the end of High Voltage we didn't see Bon winking , maybe because the final video was faded out too early on the stage big screens...

As for the Australian crowd we have mixed feelings. In the GA section OZ fans tend to stay still during the whole show except for some songs when they jump a bit (only vertically) so you will never see a moshpit like in Europe. You can enjoy your show quite confortably from your spot without being squeezed or being pushed back and forward like in Italy, France, Ireland and Scotland... However, although it looks like a calm US reserved seating crowd OZ people in the front of stage section will do some crazy thing such as crowdsurfing. So during the show we kept seeing fans falling down on the floor because people were not close enough to support them. But OZ crowdsurfers were so dedicated and determined to surf the crowd that they kept trying and falling down during the whole show. Funny! The other peculiar thing about the crowd was OZ girls' behaviour. They were so eager to catch Brian's attention (as well as the cameras) that they started flashing their boobs during Dirty Deeds (!!!) and they continued until You Shook Me All Night Long. The boobs parade was as good as the previous night, maybe even better. We guess you have to come to Australia to understand the real meaning of songs such as The Jack or Rosie... During You Shook me we invited a girl to jump on our shoulders. Obviously she accepted and got on the big screen with our AC/DC Abruzzo flag and trident too! AHAHAAH We'll keep doing this for the rest of the tour... We love the OZ crowd!



At the end of the show a random guy managed to get on stage. The crowd cheered. It took about 10 security guys to stop him. A few more fights broke out in the stadium after the show. Fights are an integral part of AC/DC After shows here in Australia. At the end of the concert we met an Argentinian friend we had met at the London Hammersmith gig in 2003!! Crazy globetrotter like us...

With Sebastiano from Argentina

AC/DC Abruzzo's concert groupie

Photos from MELBOURNE

Some exclusive photos from the last show in Melbourne. Soon the official report and more exclusive material from AC/DC Abruzzo and AC/DC Italia....

For more exclusive material on the 2010 Australian Tour CLICK HERE

Melbourne 2nd night

Melbourne, Etihad Stadium,
February 13, 2010

Setlist:
Rock'n'Roll Train
Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
Back in Black
Big Jack
Dirty Deeds
Shot Down In Flames
Thunderstruck
Black Ice
The Jack (incl Angus strip)
Hells Bells
Shoot to Thrill
War Machine
High Voltage
You Shook Me All Night Long
TNT
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway to Hell
For Those About To Rock

AC/DC ABRUZZO OFFICIAL REPORT

Second night in Melbourne. This time we were a bit closer to the stage and enjoyed the show even more. Our impression was that the performance of the band was even better than the previous night, especially Angus. Dark blue uniform for him.

We loved Thunderstruck, TNT and Shoot To Thrill but the best song of the night according to AC/DC Abruzzo was The Jack. The Aussie girls in the audience just stole the show during the chorus: the long boob flashing session was just perfect for the spirit of the song and probably it was the most intense tits parade of the entire world tour (at least the 50 shows we've been to)... In fact, Brian had actually suggested to the girls a few minutes before the song to take their clothes off "because it was too hot" in the Stadium. The girls took him really seriously! And the boob parade on th big screens continued also during You Shook Me All night long (never seen that before!). We must admit that we are intrigued by the "laid-back", funny and ironic attitude of OZ girls especially if compared to European ones. We'll probably spend some extra months in Australia after the tour to investigate more these cultural differences and enjoy the laid back lifestyle...

High Voltage obviously was played again to the delight of the hardcore fans. The song is still very powerful. Bon on the big screens gave us goosebumps again. And we can now confirm that Bon winks to the audience at the end of the song. Amazing!




AC/DC ITALIA

AC/DC ABRUZZO is glad to announce the official collaboration with AC/DC ITALIA for the 2010 Australian tour. Check out AC/DC ITALIA website for more exclusive videos and material on the OZ Tour!!



KOSP - ITALIAN SEDUCTION SCHOOL

The training of Brett continued after the second Melbourne show. K.K. was not available because of previous commitment but his assistants replaced him. Brett will continue with pick up courses in Sydney and will take his graduation exam in Perth.

Brett

One of K.K.'s assistants while picking up girls

MELBOURNE FAMILY JEWELS

AC/DC Abruzzo visited the amazing Family Jewels exhibition at the Arts Centre in Melbourne yesterday. As you know the exhibition covers the 35 year career of the band and lots of the items are on public display for the first time. There are costumes, instruments, stage props, photographs and rare hand-written material such as letters, notebooks and lyrics. There are also extensive moving image and sound material such as interviews, video clips and rarely seen performance footage, as well as published tour ephemera including exceptional early concert posters, programs, backstage passes and AC/DC collectibles. You will soon have an exclusive video from the AC/DC Italia- AC/DC Abruzzo joint venture on the exhibition.

Yesterday at the show, we talked to Curator Tim Fisher who told us how much time and work was needed to organise the exhibition. Several die-hard fans from all over the world contributed to the exhibition, including Arnaud Durieux with his legendary archives. The exhibition begins with the Immigration papers of the Young family and ends with some photos of the 2009 European Tour by our friend Stonebreaker. Obviously the items we liked the most were those from the Bon era and especially those related to Bon, such as his letters and cards to friends, Irene etc which helped us to understand his personality. The lyrics of Highway to Hell written on a piece of paper gave us goosebumps just like his leather jacket, passport and some of his early photos.

We also saw the original Super Ang costume together with the early schoolboy uniform and a Devil's costume that was used in some gigs back in the early '70s.

Stay tuned for more!

Bon Scott

Bon's passport

Bon's leather jacket

The original Super Angus Costume