AC/DC

AC/DC Kicks Off UK Tour, First Since Death of Bon Scott

On October 19, 1980, AC/DC kicked off a 20-date UK tour at Bristol Colston Hall. The band’s first row of gigs since the death of singer Bon Scott. On 19th Feb 1980, Bon Scott, singer of AC/DC, was pronounced dead on arrival at a London hospital after a heavy night’s drinking. They found Scott in the passenger…

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July 25, 1980 – AC/DC Releases Studio Album Back In Black

AC/DC released their sixth internationally released studio album Back In Black. It was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest-selling album of all…

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If drummers are ‘anti-solo,’ that’s up to them. They’re musicians, and they can play whatever they want. But my inspirations early on were people like Buddy Rich, seeing him on ‘The Tonight Show’, or Gene Krupa. Neil Peart

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People paid money for tickets to see us and be entertained by us, and we’ve  never forgotten that. Anything after that was a bonus. Malcolm Young

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