AC/DC Singer BON SCOTT’s Statue In Place Ahead Of Bon Fest
April 28, 2016, 8 years ago
A heavy metal statue of AC/DC singer Bon Scott has been revealed in the rocker’s Scottish home town, reports TheCourier.co.uk.The 450 kg bronze is the first in Scotland of the star, who was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, but moved to Australia with his family when he was six.
Scott, who died in 1980 aged 33, is now celebrated every year with a three-day BonFest music festival in the town. This year’s highlight will be the official unveiling of the eight-foot tall statue on Saturday, in front of an expected 2500 AC/DC lovers.
Funded by fans from 32 countries around the world, the £45,000 statue will be the centrepiece of a memorial garden dedicated to Scott. It depicts the long-haired rocker in a sleeveless denim jacket and tight jeans, with one arm aloft and the other clutching bagpipes.
It is surrounded by a mosaic featuring Scott’s words: “And the music was good and the music was loud, and the singer turned to the crowd and said ‘Let there be rock’.”
Read more at TheCourier.co.uk.
