Update: AC/DC Finds Black Ice In Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
October 26, 2008, 16 years ago
Picture by Trevor Lamas
Last night (October 26th), Aussie hard rock legends AC/DC held a private rehearsal in Wilkes Barre, PA at The Wachovia Arena in front of 3,000 specially-invited fans from around the world - the show was a warm-up for the Black Ice World Tour which kicks off in the same venue on October 28th.
The show commenced with a lengthy cartoon video, with a real train emerging from the stage enveloped in loads of fire, smoke and pyro... launching into new Black Ice album single 'Rock And Roll Train'. Following that the band ran through classics 'Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be', 'Back In Black', 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', 'Thunderstruck', 'Hell's Bells', 'You Shook Me All Night Long', and 'TNT'.
The band then launched into 'Black Ice', frontman Brian Johnson declaring "you heard it here first".
More classics followed including 'Whole Lotta Rosie', 'Let There Be Rock' (including an extended guitar solo from Angus Young), and 'You Shook Me All Night Long' and 'Highway To Hell'.
The band's legendary cannons are brought out for 'For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)', wrapping up the show.
Stay tuned for further updates, including photos from the gig.
