UPDATE from AC/DC Abruzzo

"I'll tell you folks... it's harder than it looks"

Busy days of hard work for AC/DC Abruzzo staff...
After the gigantic dose of Rock'n'Roll in Argentina the Vice President has finally come back to the Abruzzo headquarters for some deserved rest. (But apparently he is already planning the next international trip... New Zealand?)
The President is still in Sydney, Australia experiencing the OZ summer lifestyle and working out the final details of the Australian tour (including the collaboration with the Kosp).
The Secretary General secretely met with Orangus/Belfagor before the premiere of Carmen, a few days ago, at La Scala Opera Theatre of Milan, to discuss some private business including the Japan minitour in March.
Project AC/DC Abruzzo goes on!

Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium Dec 06, 2009 - Chettaffatto!

The Vice President on the phone

SETLIST

01. Rock N Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back In Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Shot Down In Flames
07. Thunderstruck
08. Black Ice
09. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

Tonight we received a surprise phone call from Marcom and Andrea during the guitar intro of Highway to Hell live in Buenos Aires... It was really a pleasant surprise... Here's what they told us over the phone after the show:

Marcom: Chettaffatto! No extra cameras tonight. Don't ask me why but the DVD will be just the footage of the second night... I guess it will be enough anyway... Maybe they wìll add some audio from the other shows... We don't know... (The DVD probably won't be released before June). Anyway amazing performance of Brian tonight. He was on fire. Old school kick-ass performance of Angus. He was so happy about the response of the crowd during the LTBR solo that he took a bow in the middle of it to thank the audience. Incredible! The solo went on for some extra minutes. Possibly the longest LTBR solo of the entire tour... The audience was crazy as usual. One funny thing about Argentinian crowd is that you get to see people jumping wildly not only in the pitch but even on the second level on seats on the side in the Stadium... This time we decided to see most of the show in front of the catwalk, just in the middle. The sound there was so good that it was pure for our ears... Amazing!
One funny story for our readers. On Wednesday we were doing some grocery shopping in a local supermarket called DISCO in the centre of the city and we bumped into Ellen buying snacks ect. That was really funny! AC/DC Abruzzo and AC/DC Italia doing grocery shopping with Angus' wife in Argentina!!! AHAHAHAH. We also met Ross who was really cool with all his Facebook fans. We really loved his Ferrari jacket... Pretty nice! The band was pretty busy signing autographs with hundreds of fans. Always very cool... Another funny thing was the non authorised sellers of t-shirts outside the stadium. They mixed it up pretty well. Like you could see T-shirts with creative artwork such as Bon Scott on Razor's Edge album cover or souvenir t-shirts of the Argentinian tour with 4 dates instead of 3... AHAHAH

Andrea: Yesterday we went to the Boca Junior soccer match. Bellissimo! And today we had again 400g Argentinian steaks before the show... We love Argentina!

Argentinian Rock'n'Roll Train

In front of the Bombonera stadium

Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium Dec 04, 2009 - "NGULA"

SETLIST

01. Rock N Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back In Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Shot Down In Flames
07. Thunderstruck
08. Black Ice
09. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

From the Vice President in Buenos Aires (December 5 - 10 am Argentinian Time)

NGULA! (this means F***ing Hell in Abruzzese!) So we were in the pitch tonight. Marco, Alessandra and me... After 3 songs we basically lost Marco (during Shoot to Thrill he twisted his ankle but apparently he kept jumping till the end anyway). During Dirty Deeds we were so pressed we couldn't even move or raise our arms! AHAHAH From the beginning to the end of the show we were going left and right, backward and forward, up and down. It was like going on the roller coster with AC/DC playng a few metres from you....AHAHAHAH... We had a hell of a time! But listen to this: During Whole lotta Rosie a circle of a 10 metre of diameter suddenly opened and we ended up just in the middle. In the eye of the vortex... Then the pimball effect started! Pazzesco! It was a lot of fun!! The weirdest thing to understand for those who were not there it was that we never felt it was violent, like it happened to us in England or somewhere else during the tour. And nobody was drunk! Umbelievable! People were just jumping and singing and hugging each other. Like Spain but way more energetic! Everyone was having the time of their life. Big gracias to the Argentinians for this...!

They recorded the whole show with extra cameras everywhere! During our going back and forth we saw the camera on that trolley going left and right in the middle of the audience. What do you call it? No, it's not a steadycam. Anyway you got the idea... We stopped by to say CIAO! AHAHAHAH The performance of the band was much better tonight than on the other night. They were warming up for the first take... Marco says the crowd was less wild... I don't agree. At least that's the impression I got.... Ah... We also had some juicy Angus Argentinian T-bone steaks... before the show obviously... Delicious... Pics and videos soon! ;-)

Vids Courtesy of AC/DC Italia youtube channel (1st night)

2nd Argentinian stop of the RnR Train is approaching....

Marcom and Andrea at the Monumental stadium

We forgot to tell you that at the first show there were even fireworks INthe audience (like flares supporters use to celebrate during soccer matches). The last time we saw that was in 2001 during Highway to Hell at the SDF in Paris... (Or maybe was Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin...)

Anyway while the second Buenos Aires concert is approaching we publish the comments full of excitement of another friend from Spain who is also in Argentina at the moment for these 3 memorable nights of rock'n'roll!

tomorrow and sunday, I'll be in the pitch hehe, the
japanese guy from the forum was in the pitt second row
and it was so violent that he had to go back ( extreme
pushing like the crowds in paris or london, it's like a
crowd that is more vocal than bilbao, extreme pushing
like paris, and everyone jumping from the front to the
back)I'm kind of scared and excited at the same time, I
know those argentineans are wild, but I think dying
during an ac/dc concert is one of the best way to die
:)

hahaha I'm so pumped up

mikel

Courtesy of AC/DC Italia

Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium Dec 02, 2009 - "Natre Passe"

Dec 02, 2009, Buenos Aires, River Plate Stadium

SETLIST

01. Rock N Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back In Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Shot Down In Flames
07. Thunderstruck
08. Black Ice
09. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

We just managed to reach the Vice President in his hotel room in Buenos Aires. Here's what he told us.

When describing the Argentinian audience he used the untranslatable Abruzzese expression "Natre passe", which means something like "Just another league"... Comparing to the other crowds seen around the world during the last 12 months of tour the Argentinians seemed to be the hottest and the wildest... The standing area of the River Plate Stadium was constantly jumping during the whole show, even between the pauses. (!!!) All the songs were accompanied by loud chanting, even Black Ice. (!!!). Highway to Hell was the loudest song of the entire tour. Satan himself would be proud of this audience...

The performance of the boys was excellent as usual. Obviously the setlist remained the same. Apparently the extra cameras expected for the recording of the live DVD were not there last night. Probably the shoot will take place tomorrow and on Sunday...

Soon more on the Argentinian trip of AC/DC Abruzzo... Stay tuned....

NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT:

While renovating the AC/DC Abruzzo blog and preparing ourselves for the second year of activity, we added a special section (right column) linking all the reports of our European Tour to the date of the show we attended. This way AC/DC Abruzzo's crazy adventures around the world will remain for posterity... Amen.

AC/DC ABRUZZO EUROPEAN TOUR 2009

18 Feb Oslo NO Telenor Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
20 Feb Stockholm SE The Globe (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
22 Feb Stockholm SE The Globe (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
25 Feb Paris FR Bercy (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
27 Feb Paris FR Bercy (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
01 Mar Antwerp BE Sportpaleis (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
03 Mar Antwerp BE Sportpaleis (with AC/DC ABRUZZO-CANCELLED)
05 Mar Leipzig DE Halle 1
07 Mar Dusseldorf DE ISS Dome (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
09 Mar Oberhausen DE KoPi Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
11 Mar Bremen DE AWD Dome
13 Mar Rotterdam NL Ahoy
15 Mar Dortmund DE Westfallenhalle
17 Mar Prague CZ O2 Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
19 Mar Milan IT Datch Forum (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
21 Mar Milan IT Datch Forum (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
23 Mar Budapest HU Papp László Sportarena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
25 Mar Frankfurt DE Festhalle
27 Mar Munich DE Olympiahalle
29 Mar Zurich CH Hallenstadion (with AC/DC ABRUZZO - CANCELLED)
31 Mar Barcelona ES Sant Jordi (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
02 Apr Madrid ES Palacio de los Deportes (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
04 Apr Bilbao ES el Bizkaia Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)

6 Apr Zurich CH Hallenstadion
14 Apr London GB O2 Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
16 Apr London GB O2 Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
18 Apr Dublin IE O2 Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
21 Apr Manchester GB MEN (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
23 Apr Birmingham GB NEC (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)

13 May Leizig, Zentralstadium (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
15 May Munich, Olympic Stadium (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
17 May Gelsenkirchen, Veltins Arena (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
19 May Cologne, Stadion (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
22 May Hockenheimring, Formula 1 Racing Track (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
24 May Vienna, Ernst-Happel Stadium
26 May Belgrade, Partizan Stadium
28 May Athens, OAKA Stadium
31 May Città S.Angelo, Secret-Private gig - Invitation Only (COLLECTIVE HALLUCINATION)
3 Jun Lisbon, Alvalade Stadium
5 Jun Madrid, Estadio Vicente Calderón
7 Jun Barcelona, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
9 Jun Marseille, Stade velodrome (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
12 Jun Paris, Stade De France (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
15 Jun Oslo, Valle Hovin
17 Jun Helsinki, Olympic Stadium
19 Jun Copenhagen, Parken
21 Jun Gothenberg, Ullevi Stadium
23 Jun Amsterdam, Amsterdam Arena
26 Jun London, Wembley Stadium
28 Jun Dublin, Punchestown Racetrack (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)
30 Jun Glasgow,Hampden Park (with AC/DC ABRUZZO)

AC/DC ABRUZZO IN ARGENTINA!

Hectic weeks for AC/DC Abruzzo's staff... While AC/DC Abruzzo's President is in Sydney eating kangaroo, fighting gigantic spiders and arranging the final details of Project Australia the Vice President Andrea is currently reaching Buenos Aires together with his wife and Marcom of AC/DC Italia to participate in the 3 memorable concerts that will take place in the Argentinian capital on December 2, 4 and 6. AC/DC Abruzzo couldn't miss Argentina and will be there to tell you everything!

As you probably already know AC/DC have reportedly decided to record the three Buenos Aires shows for their next coming Live DVD. No doubt the Argentinian crowd (lots of them are of Italian and Abruzzese heritage) is one of the hottest and wildest crowds of the planet and the shows will be awesome! After the Rock'n'Roll Train video shot in London, the "Anything goes" video shot in Paris Bercy AC/DC Abruzzo will be again in an official AC/DC video release.

HAIL HAIL TO THE GOOD TIMES! FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK (We salute you)!

The Vice President Andrea

AC/DC ABRUZZO BLOG PRESENTS: RUSTELLE ELETTRICHE 2

Rustelle elettriche

As announced the second edition of the Rustelle Elettriche Day (Electrical Arrosticini) took place in Città Sant’Angelo, Abruzzo a few nights ago. The Stirring Committee together with the Vice President, his wife and the former IT consultant/cofounder gathered in a secret location to lay out the guidelines for the next months on tour. Unfortunately the little puppy dog mascot Rosie could not attend the meeting.

The General Assembly discussed the memorable achievements of AC/DC Abruzzo in the past 12 months of activity during the Black Ice World Tour, from the wine tasting session with Brian and Cliff in Stockholm to the unforgettable behind the scene chat with Angus in Paris and Dublin. The backstage experience of the Vice President in Milan with the AC/DC Italia crew before the second night at the Forum was also considered a milestone for AC/DC Abruzzo.


During the long work dinner the General Assembly set the goals of AC/DC Abruzzo for the next months. Although all the details cannot be revealed at the moment we can proudly announce that the AC/DC Abruzzo will continue its international activities both in South America and Australia. The possibility of adding Japan to our agenda was also considered during a phone call between Orangus and the President.

Unanimity was reached on all the points in the Agenda except for the external collaboration with The Kosp, tenaciously opposed by the Vice President, who remained skeptical about the compatibility with Project AC/DC Abruzzo. After tough negotiations the Vice President threatened to resign but an agreement was finally reached thanks to multilateral diplomatic efforts. A qualified majority vote followed and the collaboration with the Kosp was finally approved. E tarallucci e vino per tutti!!



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Antipasti della casa con focaccia abbruzzese
Chitarrina ai funghi porcini e tartufo
Pasta Mugnaia
Arrosticini at will
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Praesidium Riserva 2003 (in honour of Hammersmith 2003)

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AC/DC ABRUZZO BLOG - THE REGION OF ROCKERS

On several occasion we pointed out that Abruzzo is undoubtedly the greatest rock'n'roll region in Italy. As you know we have specialties such as the Guitar Spaghetti, we have the solid rock of the Gran Sasso Mountain (i.e. "Big Stone" Mountain), we have Rocco "Hard as Rock" Siffredi and Rocco'n'Rollo...

For the record, in Abruzzo there is also a long list of towns that are called ROCCA (in Italian it is pronunced like ROCKER in English). Here's the complete list:

Rocca San Giovanni (Rocker San Giovanni)
Roccamontepiano (Rocker Montepiano)
Roccascalegna (Rocker Scalegna)
Roccaspinalveti (Rocker Spinalveti)
Rocca di Botte (Rocker di Botte)
Rocca di Cambio (Rocker di Cambio)
Rocca di Mezzo (Rocker di Mezzo)
Rocca Pia (Rocker Pia)
Roccacasale (Rockercasale)
Roccaraso (Rockerraso)
Roccamorice (Rockermorice)
Rocca Santa Maria (Rocker Santa Maria)



2° Rustelle Elettriche Day

AC/DC Abruzzo staff will gather tomorrow in Citta Sant'Angelo (City of Angels) for the Second "Electric Rustelle night". There will be a secret general meeting to establish the guidelines for Project Australia and the forthcoming collaboration with the KOSP. The Agenda will be disccussed in front of hundreds of "arrosticinis" and several bottles of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo.