Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 1 July 2015 - REPORT

Playful schoolboy Angus playing guitar with a beer bottle during LTBR...

Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 1 July 2015

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Shook Me
13. Sin City
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock

The Dublin show went even beyond our expectations and made it to the AC/DC Abruzzo Top 3 shows, according to AC/DC Abruzzo (1st one is Paris 26/5, 2nd is Arnhem 5/5). As you know if you've been reading our blog during the Black Ice Tour our "rating" is the result of a combination of band's performance, crowd and venue.

The Venue: The Aviva stadium is in the middle of the city, in a residential area. The seating sections are almost vertical to the pitch making it an "intimate stadium", even if its capacity is 55,000 people. The acoustics in the pitch seemed to be better than Glasgow and Berlin. The atmosphere and the "roaring" of the crowd was even louder!

The Crowd: We were surprised by the fact that 30 minutes before the show almost one third of the stadium was still empty. But they explained to us that Irish people love spending their time in the pub until the very last minute before a show. Anyway, the stadium got filled up everywhere and the sight was amazing. Believe it or not, people on most seating sections were actually standing, jumping and singing during the concert. Big thumbs up to the Irish crowd!

Band's performance: What to say here? We were in the front of stage section. Never been so close to the stage before on this tour, and in a comfortable position considering that that section, for some security reason, was not full at all. Bottom line we were so close to the band it almost felt like an indoor show from 2009. And seeing the band up close, so focused and energetic, it was a blast! Looking at Angus singing lines from Sin City while duckwalking or playing his guitar using a bottle of beer thrown by someone in the audience as a guitar slide was just priceless. Not to mention Brian's voice and his constant jumping and dancing until the very last minute. He even improvised a traditional Irish Dance making eye contact with a young boy staying on the shoulder of his father in the first rows, right side.  The boy will not forget that easily... Brian was so hyperactive that while he was not going back and forth, he was even jogging on the spot.... Chris seemed very accurate yesterday and from our position we could also appreciate the highest professionalism and passion that both Stevie and Cliff are putting in each show. For those about to Rock we salute you!

Next stop LONDON WEMBLEY!

BRIAN'S IRISH DANCE

ANGUS AND THE BEER BOTTLE SOLO

Angus picks up the bottle

Angus empties the bottle

Angus plays a killer solo with the bottle

EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLICK HERE

VIDEOS FROM HAMPDEN PARK, GLASGOW!

After the legendary concert at Hampden Park in Glasgow we finally made it to Dublin, Ireland. We have mixed memories of Dublin. In April 2009, AC/DC played the O2 Arena (one of top 5 gigs of the whole tour, as rated by us) whereas in June they played Punchestown, which was definitely one of the worst venues of the whole tour (with bad weather too).

But we have good feelings about the AVIVA Stadium and the Irish crowd tomorrow. It will be memorable!

And now some more exclusive videos from Glasgow 2015 from our new YOUTUBE chapter: including traditional BONNY as intro to Highway to Hell!

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 28 June 2015 - Night Report

I'll take the high road

And you'll take the low road

And I'll be in Scotland afore ye

But me and my true love

Will never meet again

On the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 28 June 2015

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Shook Me
13. Sin City
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Bonny - Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock

AC/DC comes back to Glasgow after 6 years, maybe for the last time, and what a show!!! It's always magic to see AC/DC live in Scotland, in their homeland. Great crowd, great venue and great performance! Angus was very inspired tonight, especially during Let There Be Rock. Brian's voice was even better than Berlin. Cliff, Stevie and Chris have been playing better every show.

Brian paid tribute to Malcolm during High Voltage as usual but added "son of this city", referring to the fact that he was born here (check out our video in our new youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-cEgCj7xn7yUCCpGAeYyvg)

Again Have a Drink on Me and Sin City were the best songs of the set. At the very end of Sin City Chris stopped playing making the last pause a little bit longer. We liked it.

The Scottish crowd was also great. The scotsmen were very friendly, nice, ironic and entertaining. A real Rock'n'Roll crowd! The highlight was a "human dog" that appeared behind us during High Voltage and ended up crowd surfing in the front of stage section...

Stay tuned for more!

Picking Up Orangus at the airport, 7pm

Hampen Park, 8pm

Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 25 June 2015

Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 25 June 2015

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Shook Me
13. Sin City
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock



After 5 years we got back to one of the biggest venues in Europe, the majestic Berlin Olympiastadion who can hold up to 90,000 people. We arrived pretty late to the venue due to a flight delay. Marco Italia was with us this time for his first show after Coachella.

The show was sold out: a real sold out show! Not easy to find a single spot inside the stadium. Maybe Germans don't jump and shout like the Argentinians but their loyalty to AC/DC is just amazing... They could fill up any venue, even the biggest stadiums... Just amazing.

As Orangus told us the band is in great shape. We confirm that. Including Brian and his voice. We noticed a "crescendo" during the set with the peak reached during "Have a drink on me", which was one of the best songs together with "High Voltage" and "Sin City".

The sound seemed to be louder than the first leg (but it could have been our impression). The crowd was also pretty loud too, especially during TNT. There was some pogo in the standing section as well.

We are now in London, in our English headquarters, waiting for the Glasgow show, where the setlist will be changed and Bonnie will be played! Rock'n'Roll!

From the Road - Orangus' adventures in Germany!

Orangus-Mobile!

After visiting Cologne Orangus has finally got to Hannover for another show. He's aiming at 100 AC/DC shows so nothing is going to stop him. Here's Orangus' report (not in chronological order).

"Due to the rain and other problems I got to the venue pretty late so I was pretty far from the stage, on the left side. Brian looked and sounded great. The other band members seemed they slowed down after Hell's Bells. Please check on youtube who f***ed up on YSMANL" Was it Brian? There were several mistakes today. Some new merchandising items, including a 100 euro jersey.

I met a few people on the plane and they knew both AC/DC Italia and AC/DC Abruzzo. CENSORED. I confirm Brian was in excellent hape but the mistake in YSMANL was horrendous. They almost stopped playing. Like in Budapest 2009. Maybe it was a technical mistake... Slade apparently made another mistake on FTATR. We tried to bribe the security to get into the FOS area before the show but no chance. By the way I was the only one in shorts despite the weather..."

Orangus on his bike (The BucciCletta) Over 70 AC/DC shows under his belt...

100 euro t-shirt

A CIGARETTE WITH ANGUS IN ZURICH...

Stay tuned for the whole story. Talking about Imola, the best audience of the tour so far, cell phones and the tour next year...

SECOND PART OF THE EUROPEAN TOUR - Tonight Cologne!

After 14 shows and a well deserved break AC/DC is back on the road of the second leg of the European tour. Tonight it will be Cologne! And our special envoy Orangus will be there to represent AC/DC Abruzzo. Stay tuned for more news from the road!


WHY YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THE IMOLA SHOW!

So far the best crowd encountered was in Paris, France, in our humble opinion of AC/DC "serial concert goers". We might be wrong but our gut feeling is telling us that the Italian crowd in Imola will be even better, especially considering that it has been impossible to find a ticket since last December!

But if you don't trust AC/DC Abruzzo, just listen to Brian and Angus and don't miss the show! :D

More pictures from Zurich

While we are getting some rest during the break here's a few photos from the last Zurich show.

Stay tuned for more exclusive material about the Rock or Bust tour including a special message from Brian to all AC/DC Abruzzo blog readers and an interview with Angus... Rock on!

Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich, Switzerland 7 June 2015 - Night Report

Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich, Switzerland 7 June 2015

1. Rock or Bust
2. Shoot to Thrill
3. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
4. Back in Black
5. Play Ball
6. Dirty Deeds
7. Thunderstruck
8. High Voltage
9. Rock 'n ' Roll Train
10. Hells Bells
11. Baptism By Fire
12. Shook Me
13. Sin City
14. Shot Down in Flames
15. Have a Drink on Me
16. TNT
17. Rosie
18. Let There Be rock
19. Highway to Hell
20. For Those About to Rock

Final show of the first leg of the Rock or Bust European Tour. Our 12th show of the Rock or Bust Tour.

The show started at 8.05 pm, 10 minutes earlier than the official time (honestly, we didn't expect this from the Swiss!). Anyway, there were lots of sound problems as well as a major lights issue with the big spotlights which were not working at all. Basically from Rock'n'Roll Train onwards it became noticeable that something was wrong, as both Angus and Brian were basically performing in the dark. This was even more noticeable where the catwalk was used in Rosie, LTBR and FTATR.

Brian started slow, looking a bit tired, but then he recovered and finished well as usual. He was constantly touching his left ear and went to the sound tech a couple of times. Angus was playful as the previous night and improvised a very quick strip before High Voltage. He used the SG sunburst in Baptism by fire. He changed considerably the solos in LTBR.

The audience seemed a bit less active than two days ago, at least in the Front of Stage section.

It was another hot day in Zurich, probably the hottest of the tour so far. It started raining lightly during Highway to Hell and after the last shot of FTATR it started raining cats and dogs with lightings and thunders, for about 40 minutes. Everybody got pretty wet, except the band.

And now a 12 day well deserved break. See you in Germany!

Stay tuned for more exclusive material from the tour!