Just returned from a business trip to APAC (India, Singapore, and Australia). Flew into to Melbourne on Nov 12. Found out at about 5 PM that afternoon that AC/DC was playing that night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. I quickly went online and bought tickets. AC/DC in Melbourne? Hell yeah! In the end, about 80,000 people descended on the MCG to see the concert. Turn's out this this was their first show in Australia in 10 years.
What an amazing experience! The MCG is a phenomenal venue. When AC/DC took the stage, the place erupted! From the opening lick of "If You Want Blood" to the last cannon shot of "For Those About to Rock" AC/DC quite simply rocked. Maybe the loudest concert I have ever attended.
They played hit after hit after for over two hours - Thunderstruck, Shoot to Thrill, High Voltage, Highway to Hell, You Shook Me All Night Long, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, TNT, Whole Lotta Rosie, and Jailbreak (for the first time in concert since '91 I later learned).
Brian Johnson still sounds really great! He was laughing and cackling between songs. He was clearly having a great time. And Angus Young - oh my! It was like watching a guitar god play. Full of energy and shredding like no one's business. He launched into a lengthy solo during Let There Be Rock - taking little breaks here and there just to revel in the the loud cheers. He strutted around in his classic schoolboy outfit, duckwalked across the massive stage, used his tie like a violin bow on his guitar, and rolled around on the floor during his solo.
I was blown away. I count myself as incredibly lucky to have caught that show. Oh, it was a hoot seeing a bunch of grandmother's wearing red, light up devil horns.
