AC/DC Family Jewels Exhibition Being Held At Melbourne Art Centre; More Details Revealed
November 5, 2009, 15 years ago
As previously reported, The Melbourne Art Centre is presenting AC/DC Family Jewels, a collection of memorabilia from the band and their record company, from November 7th to February 28th, 2010.
According to Heraldsun.com.au, rarities include a leather jacket owned by late singer Bon Scott as well as his passport, handwritten lyrics to 'Highway To Hell' and personal letters.
The free exhibition stretches back to the immigration papers signed when the families of Scott and band members Angus and Malcolm Young arrived in Australia.
It is the first exhibition the band have approved with items donated by Scott's mother.
Angus's sister Margaret has dug up two of his early costumes she made, and Young donated a prototype version of the schoolboy outfit he is now famous for.
"We've got the Super Ang outfit, which he wore on Countdown in 1975 and a devil costume that's rarely been seen," curator Tim Fisher said.The band's formative years spent in Melbourne are represented with photos of gigs from the Council Club Hotel in Preston to North Altona Tech in 1975.
As well as one of Angus' custom-made guitars, live videos and archival interviews, their on-stage cannon has been shipped in.
"What I've found is that for 35 years AC/DC have put their fans first," Fisher said.
"It's always about giving their fans a really good time. AC/DC fans are among the most loyal in the world."
For more info visit Theartscentre.com.au.
