DONNINGTON report

Hello there! I had a fabulous time in Donnington last weekend. Here's already a hand full of pictures. I'll write a report around it in the upcoming days. Download was an excellent opportunity to see the brother bloggers from Abruzzo and AC/DC Italia again, and also meet some new friends (Shane, you'll be happy that this site finally got updated again...).

UPDATE: Attending the gig was my sole mission on Friday. The only flight still available for Friday was the BmiBaby flight that arrived at East Midlands Airport at 20h15, knowing that the band would start playing at 20h30. We all know that the band's time schedule is a very tight one, so no help from there. I had made sure that all I packed was "hand luggage" so that I was ready to rush to the festival grounds, 3 miles away from the airport, as soon as I landed.

Those interested can contact me for advise on how I smuggled my tent, sleeping bag, cloths for 3 days and musquito repellent into the overhead compartment. The customs confiscated my tent pins (10 in total) because I could have killed somebody with them. Bet my right hand knuckles are more dreadful than those blunt tent pins ends... Anyhow, to cut a long story short, the flight came in 15 minutes earlier. I missed the first 20 minutes of the show. The RNR Train video kicked off when I entered the (enormous) festival grounds, so I was able to hear everything clearly though. I knew I had to hurry up when I heard Brian scream: "I can smell the rock and roll here". Last time I heard that was in the 2003 Hammersmith Odeon gig, and that just blew the roof off. Not any less this time.

Shot Down in Flames has a perfect running rhythm (the band should consider selling the song to a Start to Run program) and while shouting the chorus I bounced my way up front, right in time to witness The Jack. Angus must have thought in vain about the numerous times he had been stripping on the Bad Boy Boogie, when he noticed that only few women were showing their assets. Not that it poured cats and dogs, or that it was too cold: I really experienced my first indian summer in England. You could bake an egg on Phil's cymbals. And I didn't have any place left in my hand lugage to bring sunscreen, so I returned home as red as the letters in AC/DC's logo. Talking about the logo, it was missing on all festival communication, but hey - I came for AC/DC in Donnington - Download was just bonus.

Of course I won't keep this courageous birdie for myself....

The pleasant thing about England is the generosity of its pints. They were more than welcome after this very nice open air show, with an ever lasting Let There Be Rock performance, a nice atmosphere, a whole lot of people and a real good warm up for Friday's show in Paris. See you there!

Setlist (thanks JJK for being such a good timekeeper!)

RnR Train

Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be

Back in Black

Big Jack

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Shot Down in Flames

Thunderstruck

Black Ice

The Jack

Hells Bells

Shoot to Thrill

War Machine

High Voltage

You Shook Me All Night Long

TnT

Whole Lotta Rosie

Let There Be Rock (18 monutes long)

Highway to Hell

For Those About To Rock (9 minutes long)

GETTING READY FOR DONNINGTON/DOWNLOAD 2010

New video and WIN tickets for the IRON MAN 2 pre-screening in Brussels!!

Klik hierboven voor de nieuwe clip van Highway to Hell, net zoals Shoot to Thrill opgenomen in Buenos Aires. Ik mag van Sony Belgium 2 zitjes weggeven voor de (privé!)screening van Iron Man op 27/4 om 20u in de screening room van de filmmaatschappij in Brussel (capaciteit 40 personen), voorafgegaan door een frisse pint (de band komt helaas niet optreden). Ik stel voor dat ik dat doe diegene die het antwoord weet op volgende vraag: welke track staat niet op de nieuwe IRON MAN soundtrack? a)Shoot to Thrill b)Live Wire c)Evil Walks. Antwoord graag naar acdcbelgium@gmail.com. De winnaar van beide tickets wordt persoonlijk verwittigd.

Click the screen above for the new Highway to Hell clip, that has been shot in Buenos Aires, just like Shoot to Thrill. Sony Belgium kindly offers 2 seats for the (private!) screening of the Iron Man movie to one lucky Bedlam in Belgium Blog reader. The screening takes place the 27th of April in Brussels (the band is not very likely to perform in Brussels that night). The correct answer could lead to winning the tickets: which of the following tracks didn't make it to the new IRON MAN soundtrack? a)Shoot to Thrill b)Live Wire c)Evil Walks. I am expecting your entries at acdcbelgium@gmail.com. I'll contact the winner personally.

Iron Man album release 19 april + WIN tickets for Berlin

19 April marks the release of the Iron Man 2 Soundtrack, and as from 28 April you'll be able to watch the Iron Man sequel in theatres across the world, a movie loaded with kick-ass rock 'n roll. Iron Man 2 will appear on CD, Deluxe CD/DVD, Collector’s Edition box set and 2LP Vinyl version. For more details on the CD, see the first article below. In honour of the release, Sony Belgium is organising an on-line contest to win 2 tickets for the AC/DC show in Berlin in June. If you're happy to go there: click here and maybe you'll score the tickets (transport,hotel and new album included!)

Op 19 april komt de soundtrack van Iron Man 2 uit met daarop uitsluitend muziek van AC/DC. Vanaf 28 april wordt Iron Man 2 vertoond in bioscoopzalen over de hele wereld. Iron Man 2 komt uit op CD, Deluxe CD/DVD, als Collector's Edition box en dubbel LP op vinyl. Voor meer details over de release, lees het artikel hieronder. Naar aanleiding van de release gooit Sony Belgium 2 tickets voor de show in Berlijn aanstaande juni te grabbel. Als je zin hebt om dit te winnen, klik dan hier (overnachting, transport én nieuw album inbegrepen!)

Brian Johnson on Rockers and Rollers

Here's a dead cool video of Brian, driving a "Roller" in Sydney, talking about his book and the band while driving to Bondi Beach. Enjoy.

1980 - 2010: RIP BON SCOTT

RIDE ON

Speakers on eleven for Aussie's Best Online R&R Radio!

Now that the boys are playing loud down under, keep your head cool (while staying inside with all that nasty winter weather) with this Online Australian Radio that plays non stop ac/dc songs! And on, and on, and on. And on.

GET SNOWBALLED!

AC/DC and IRON MAN 2: new release

Malcolm was right when he talked about a 'new' album some time ago in a fan interview: a new AC/DC release is on its way. Through a collaboration between Marvel Studios and Columbia Records, AC/DC's music will be featured in Marvel Studios' "IRON MAN 2", the sequel to the 2008 blockbuster film. In addition, Columbia Records will release the album AC/DC: Iron Man 2 on Monday, April 19, 2010. AC/DC: Iron Man 2, features 15 classic AC/DC songs selected from ten of the band's studio albums, ranging from 1976 to 2008. The complete track listing can be found below. The album is available from Walmart as a 1 CD and through Amazon.com as a CD+ltd edition DVD that includes amongst other things the video "Shoot to Thrill" as recorded in Buenos Aires during the ongoing Black Ice tour. The DVD will also feature exclusive interviews, behind the scenes footage, and music videos.

Here's the clip:

Tracklisting:

1. Shoot to Thrill 2. Rock 'N' Roll Damnation 3. Guns for Hire 4. Cold Hearted Man 5. Back in Black 6. Thunderstruck 7. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 8. Evil Walks 9. T.N.T. 10. Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be 11. Have a Drink on Me 12. The Razor's Edge 13. Let There Be Rock 14. War Machine 15. Highway to Hell

The band also confirmed the awaited Scandinavian dates and Friday night of the Donnington Download festival.

Hells Jingle Bells anounce: another ride in Europe!

Great news! Prepare yourselves for another devastating round of high voltage Rock 'n Roll!!! Following European shows have been officially announced. Most of them go on sale this week.

16 May 2010 Bucharest RO Piata Constitutiei

19 May 2010 Udine IT Stadio Friuli

22 May 2010 Wels AT Air Field (Flugplatz Wels)

25 May 2010 Hannover DE Messe

13 Jun 2010 Stuttgart DE Cannstatter Wasen

15 Jun 2010 Nice FR Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann

18 Jun 2010 Paris FR Stade De France

20 Jun 2010 Dresden DE Ostrahege

22 Jun 2010 Berlin DE Olympic Stadium

New AC/DC live DVD to be recorded this week in Argentina!

According to 10Music.com, the band will record a live DVD with the crazy Argentina crowd on the 2, 4 and 6 of December, when they will be performing at the River Plate Stadium. On the 5th of December, some stage shots will be recorded without audience. This is similar to what happened for the recording of the Anything Goes video earlier this year. The DVD release will be unfortunately somewhat after Christmas....
Volgens 10Music.com, zal AC/DC de komende dagen een live DVD opnemen in het bijzijn van een paar duizend Argentijnen. De DVD wordt opgenomen tijdens hun concerten in het River Plate Stadion op 2, 4 en 6 december. Op 5 december zullen enkele stageshots zonder publiek opgenomen worden, net zoals dat het geval was voor de opnames van de Anything Goes video eerder dit jaar. De DVD release zal helaas voor na de kerstperiode zijn....