AC/DC "ROCK THE BLUES AWAY" VIDEO SHOOT IN LOS ANGELES

"AC/DC will play in a tiny club in California before their world tour" 

Nostranovis,  December 2014

AC/DC!

The prophecy of Nostranovis was fulfilled just a few hours ago. AC/DC DID play in a tiny club in California before the world tour. And the club chosen was "The Dragonfly club" in Hollywood, California. It was not a real concert but still the band was on stage playing for the recording of the new video clip "Rock The Blues Away" in front of less than 100 lucky fans!!! The prophet was right.

We couldn't make it because of the short notice but some of the closest AC/DC Abruzzo friends were there! Matthew from Vancouver, BC and Christian, from Buenos Aires, Argentina and, last but not least, Marco "The ACDC Italia Stallion" from Brescia, Arizona.

Argentinian craziest fan

Reportedly, the meeting point was near a cemetery and then only 3 buses were used to take the fans to the venue. Much smaller scale than London and apparently no Europeans, except one Italian.

Inside the Dragonfly it was hot as hell, apparently because they needed the A/C off for the smoke.

The meeting place: a cemetery?

Bunch of lucky fans

Christian and Matthew, two of the craziest AC/DC fans in the world, confirmed that this unique event one was even more special than the London video in October. The band was extremely energetic on stage and in a very good mood. Almost ready for the World Tour kick off!

Slade is back!

They did 5 takes with the new single "Rock The Blues Away" and 1 take with the audience only. Brian was as super friendly as usual and Angus and Stevie even came back after the last take to meet the fans and sign autographs. Chris Slade is now back with the band with an official release and, honestly, we think Angus& co made a very good choice to replace "crazy Phil", who had become a liability for the future of the band...

The video will be out in about a month according to our sources. Promotional clips and interviews will be published while waiting on the AC/DC social media.

For the moment here's some photos from the videoshoot (by Nagra Productions) and a short (but intense) video clip by Don Dean.

Meet and Greet

Video by Happy Don Dean

GRAMMYS 2015: THE BOYS ARE BACK!!!!

8 February 2015 - Staples Center, Los Angeles

"ROCK OR BUST" AND "HIGHWAY TO HELL"

acdc

GRAMMY AWARDS 2015 - CHRIS SLADE AND THE PHIL RUDD MYSTERY (Part 6)

First photos leaked of Chris Slade with AC/DC (possibly from the Grammy). Dave Mallet on the right which makes us believe he will be in the next AC/DC video as well.

Not exactly the right album to sign... :)

In the past few weeks we've been watching carefully social media activity regarding the new AC/DC drummer. With only one day to go the band has not yet made any official statement about their choice.

We only got rumors circulating on Facebook and Twitter: first it was Simon Wright who was considered 100% back in the band, then Chris Slade (because of a Facebook post of someone who hired him and then cancelled the gig due to some "major changes in Chris' career"). Last but not least Phil Rudd, who was apparently spot getting on a plane to L.A. only to join AC/DC for the Grammy performance only a couple of days ago.

Well, from the photos circulating today it appears clear that Chris Slade is back with the boys. Tomorrow we will get the official answer... So wait and see!

Which songs will they play? Possibly a medley of Rock or Bust and Highway to Hell... That's our guess.

As for the new US dates, we will probably get them immediately after the Grammy Awards performance...

STAY TUNED!


MORE PHOTOS FROM THE GRAMMY AWARDS REHEARSALS 

Talented guitarist :)

Phil watching the Grammys from his New Zealand home?

AC/DC to record new video in Los Angeles area on 10 February 2015

While waiting for the official press release regarding the new drummer (Chris Slade appears to be confirmed) AC/DC have officially announced that they are looking for 150 fans to take part in the recording of the new AC/DC video which will probably be "Rock the Blues Away".

Enter here your details to have a chance to win. Please keep in mind that only residents from certain America states can participate so read the terms and conditions carefully... :D

http://sweeps.acdc.com

GRAMMY AWARDS

The boys will be back on stage for a live performance with the new lineup. New tour dates will probably be announced after that. The Grammy Awards will air live on CBS-TV from the Staples Center in Los Angeles next Sunday, 8 February 2010 at 8pm ET.

Angus rehearsing for the Grammy Awards

Stevie Young back on stage with AC/DC

NEW OFFICIAL DATE Festivalpark Stenehei, Dessel (Belgium) July 6 2015!

New date added to the AC/DC Rock or Bust European Tour! AC/DC will perform at Festivalpark Stenehei, Dessel (Belgium) on July 6th 2015 Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, January 17th at 9:00 am local time.

http://fr.livenation.be/event/601969/ac-dc-tickets

So no extra show in England. We all go to Belgium instead!!!

AC/DC will rock the 57th GRAMMY!

Confirmed: AC/DC will rock the 57th GRAMMYs on Feb. 8! 

This means that Phil Rudd is probably out of the band... 

AC/DC to play Coachella Festival in April 2015!

It's official! AC/DC have been just confirmed as headliners of the Coachella Festival on 10-12 April 2015 in Indio, California! See you there!!!

Click here for more news! http://www.coachella.com/splash/

MORE TOUR UPDATES + IMOLA 2015, THE ONLY ITALIAN SHOW OF AC/DC

Second show for Zurich was just announced today after the first show sold out in less than 20 minutes (at least online). You can get the updated page with all the shows here

http://acdc-abruzzo.blogspot.ae/2014/12/acdc-european-tour-2015-official.html

Tomorrow it will be the big day for all AC/DC ticket hunters as most shows will go on sale at 9am including the only concert in Italy which will take place in Imola, one of the historic Italian venues when it comes to Rock festivals. Only 3 hours from Abruzzo! You can buy tickets here:

http://www.ticketone.it/biglietti-acdc.html?affiliate=ITT&doc=artistPages%2Foverview&fun=artist&action=overview&kuid=457581

Below the official press release from the Italian Promoter, Barley Arts.

GOOD LUCK!

Comunicato Stampa

DOPO IL SOLD OUT DELL’ULTIMO CONCERTO IN ITALIA NEL 2010 A UDINE

IN UNO STADIO FRIULI INVASO DA 50.000 FAN IN DELIRIO

TORNANO GLI AC/DC

L’UNICO CONCERTO IN ITALIA

9 LUGLIO 2015 - IMOLA

+ Special Guest

LA BAND - LEGGENDA DEL ROCK MONDIALE

ALL’AUTODROMO INTERNAZIONALE "ENZO E DINO FERRARI"

PER IL PIÙ GRANDE EVENTO OPEN AIR DELL’ESTATE 2015

DA DOMANI BIGLIETTI DISPONIBILI IN PREVENDITA

Tornano gli AC/DC! Dopo il sold out dell’ultimo concerto in Italia nel 2010 a Udine, in uno Stadio Friuli invaso da 50.000 fan in delirio, domani aprono le prevendite per l’unico e imperdibile concerto degli AC/DC nel nostro Paese (organizzato da Barley Arts) il 9 luglio all’Autodromo Internazionale "Enzo e Dino Ferrari" di Imola.

La band-leggenda del rock mondiale infiammerà così, con la sua energia e i suoi riff inconfondibili, una location storica per la musica live in Italia, per il più grande evento open air dell’estate 2015 dedicato ad un unico artista internazionale.

Le prevendite per il concerto degli AC/DC partiranno da domani (mercoledì 17 dicembre) alle ore 10.00 di mattina, in contemporanea online su www.ticketone.it e nei punti vendita del circuito Vivaticket (lista completa su www.vivaticket.it). Il prezzo del biglietto (posto unico) è di 75 euro (più 11,25 euro di prevendita) e su entrambi i canali di vendita saranno acquistabili al massimo 4 biglietti per transazione. Non sono previsti VIP packages, early entry o simili iniziative.

Quello di Imola è l’unica data in Italia di un tour mondiale, il "ROCK OR BUST WORLD TOUR", con cui gli AC/DC porteranno live i loro più grandi successi e presenteranno per la prima volta dal vivo i brani del loro ultimo album di inediti ‘Rock Or Bust’, in testa alle classifiche in Italia e in tutto il mondo! Sarà inoltre il primo tour senza Malcom Young, che ha recentemente lasciato la band per motivi di salute. Al suo posto Stevie Young, nipote dei membri fondatori Angus e Malcolm Young, che ha suonato la chitarra ritmica in ‘Rock or Bust’ e che accompagnerà la band sul palco.

Pubblicato il 1 dicembre scorso, ‘Rock Or Bust’ contiene 11 brani inediti e viene pubblicato a sei anni di distanza da “Black Ice”, album del 2008 che ha riscosso un grandioso successo mondiale. Il disco, registrato nella primavera del 2014 al Warehouse Studio di Vancouver, prodotto da Brendan O’Brien e mixato da Mike Fraser, ha ricevuto recensioni molto positive da tutta la stampa mondiale, che lo ha già definito ‘uno dei punti più alti raggiunti dagli AC/DC nella loro lunghissima e gloriosa carriera’.

Il concerto degli AC/DC a Imola rappresenta per Barley Arts un grande ritorno ai raduni rock internazionali in Emilia Romagna, regione dove ha sempre portato la grande musica rock, già dagli anni ’80, con lo storico festival Monsters of Rock, fino al più recente Flippaut Rock Festival.

L’evento si svolgerà nel Paddock Rivazza, una delle zone più verdi e accoglienti dell’autodromo e, come tutti gli eventi Barley, sarà caratterizzato dalla massima attenzione verso le migliaia di fan che accorreranno da tutta Italia e Europa.

www.acdc.com

Milano, 16 dicembre 2014