Monsters of Rock, Donington Park, 17 august 1991 Line up: AC/DC; Metallica; Pantera; Mötley Crüe; Queensryche; The Black Crowes This is the last of my ramblings on AC/DC and it brings me up to date with my concert memories of the band. The 1991 Monsters of Rock festival was the last time Iwas to see [...]
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7 Jan
AC/DC: Monsters of Rock Donington Park 1991
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6 Jan
AC/DC: Monsters of Rock Donington Park 1984
Posted by vintagerock in Uncategorized, AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Motley Crue, Y&T, Accept. Tagged: music, rock, concerts, gigs, folk, rock n roll, R&B, pop, concert, gig, blues, punk, heavy metal, prog rock. Leave a Comment
AC/DC at Monsters of Rock Donington Park; 18 August 1984 Line up: AC/DC; Van Halen; Ozzy Osbourne; Gary Moore; Mötley Crüe; Y & T; Accept This was probably the best Monsters of Rock festival that I attended. I’d won tickets in the local newspaper (note “complementary” stamp on ticket at left), which was a positive [...]
5 Jan
AC/DC: Monsters of Rock Donington Park 1981
Posted by vintagerock in AC/DC, Blackfoot, Blue Oyster Cult, More, Slade, Uncategorized, Whitesnake. Tagged: blues, concert, concerts, folk, gig, gigs, heavy metal, music, pop, prog rock, punk, R&B, rock, rock n roll. Leave a Comment
Monsters of Rock festival August 22, 1981 I’m continuing my AC/DC memories with thoughts on the 1981 Monsters of Rock Festival. The line up for this, which was the second Monsters of Rock event was AC/DC; Whitesnake; Blue Öyster Cult; Slade; Blackfoot; More. I went along to this gig with a group of mates in [...]
4 Jan
AC DC: Whitley Bay Ice Rink Jan 14th 1986
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January 14th 1986 Whitley Bay Ice Rink Whitley Bay Ice Rink was a venue for concerts throughout the 1980s. I remember seeing quite a few gigs there including Rainbow, The Cure, Wham!, and The Jam. However, this gig draws a blank. I have a ticket and a programme, so I must have been at the [...]
3 Jan
AC/DC: Back in Black at Newcastle City Hall 1980
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AC/DC: Back in Black tour; Newcastle City Hall 4th November 1980 For Those about to Rock tour; Newcastle City Hall 5th October 1982 After the great nights at the Mayfair, it was difficult to imagine How AC/DC could make any sort of return after the sad passing of singer Bon Scott. When the Back in [...]
2 Jan
AC/DC at Newcastle Mayfair 1977 to 1980
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In many ways AC/DC and Newcastle Mayfair were made for each other. Friday nights at the Mayfair in the 1970s was one of the best rock nights I’ve ever experienced, and at that time AC/DC were one of the new breed of upcoming heavy rock bands. They became a great favourite at the venue in [...]
1 Jan
AC/DC: Early UK concerts at the Reading Festival and Newcastle University 1976
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I’m going to start my 2012 concert blogs with some memories of AC/DC in concert. I’ve seen this band around 15 times over the years, and have never ceased to enjoy them. I’ve chosen AC/DC to start my 2012 blogging for no other reason than alphabetical, as they were the first band I came to [...]
26 Apr
AC/DC Manchester Arena 21 April 2009
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AC/DC Manchester Evening News Arena 21 April 2009 Great show!! Are AC/DC the bext rock band in the world today? They certainly put on a show to rival all other rock bands. Support came from The Answer who are a Zeppelin-styled band from Ireland. They seem pretty good and go down OK but the sound [...]
