AC/DC To Attend World Premiere Of Live At River Plate In London

April 20, 2011, 13 years ago

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All five members of AC/DC will be attending the Live At River Plate world premiere screening, in London, England on May 6th at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

AC/DC recently announced the following contest:

"Five lucky winners and a guest will be flown to London to experience the thunderous excitement and intensity of AC/DC Live At River Plate on the UK's largest movie screen (roughly the equivalent of 4 double decker buses stacked)! To enter, submit your best AC/DC fan photo, either from the Black Ice Tour or showing off your AC/DC fan pride! Winners will be announced here on AC/DC.com April 27th! For more contest details and the complete official rules, click here ."

Shot in December of 2009, Live At River Plate marks AC/DC’s triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, and 3 sold-out shows, welcomed the band back after a 13 year absence from Argentina. This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina’s Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying “no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear Rock ‘n Roll.”

Directed by David Mallet and produced by Rocky Oldham, AC/DC Live At River Plate was shot with 32 cameras entirely in HD. AC/DC Live At River Plate features 19 songs (110 minutes) as well as ‘behind the scenes’ footage of this massive production coming together among the excitement of anxious fans (see below for full track listing).

On Tuesday, May 10th, AC/DC Live At River Plate will be available on DVD, Blu-Ray and Ltd Edition collector’s edition with exclusive t-shirt. Additionally the DVD contains a bonus feature titled The Fan, The Roadie, The Guitar Tech & The Meat, features interviews with AC/DC, their crew and fans among the excitement of the shows and the city of Buenos Aires.

AC/DC Live At River Plate captures the intensity and power of the band’s critically acclaimed world tour in support of their most recent album Black Ice, which debuted at #1 in 31 countries. The Black Ice World tour took AC/DC on a 20 month trek around the globe playing to over 5 million fans in 108 cities in over 28 countries. The Black Ice World Tour earned AC/DC a Pollstar Award for Major Tour of the Year in 2010.

AC/DC Live At River Plate tracklisting is as follows:

'Rock N' Roll 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'

'Dog Eat Dog'

'You Shook Me All Night Long'

'T.N.T.'

'Whole Lotta Rosie'

'Let There Be Rock'

Encore:

'Highway to Hell'

'For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)'

(Photo above: AC/DC - 'Shoot To Thrill'/'War Machine' 7" vinyl for sale exclusively on the UK's Record Store Day, April 16th)

AC/DC Live At River Plate Trailer:

AC/DC Live At River Plate: Documentary Teaser:

AC/DC Live At River Plate: The Fans Speak:

AC/DC Live At River Plate: 'Whole Lotta Rosie':

AC/DC Live At River Plate: 'Let There Be Rock':

Nearly one month before the worldwide launch, the Argentinian radio program Cuál Es? and Sony Music organized an exclusive AC/DC: Live At River Plate premiere. There were only 700 fans invited to see an exclusive screening on a giant screen of the film that will be released on Tuesday, May 10th on DVD, Blu-Ray and Ltd Edition collector’s edition with exclusive t-shirt.

Pablo Zinola from Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Fmrockandpop.com attended the raucous event and filed the following report for BraveWords.com:

"AC/DC: Live At River Plate not only captures the intensity and energy of the band, but that of of the Argentinian audience. Watching on a cinema screen can make you believe you are actually there as you can easily see ban gestures and enjoy some other subtle details that the extent of the stadium didn’t allow. Like the cigarette that’s hanging permanently on drummer Phil Rudd’s mouth, the jaw movement of the impassive Malcom Young (guitar) or singer Brian Johnson’s face expressions every time he screams. There are no words to describe Angus’ acting on the stage. He brings it all out with 'The Jack', with a guitar solo and a sexy dance included. Even at the end of 'Let There be Rock', when he plays on a platform that elevates the guitar god as close to heaven as possible.

The fact that the Black Ice Tour was filmed in Buenos Aires is something with no comparison, at least for the local fans. The show includes four songs of the last album and also a great amount of classics, all presented with great visual art. It begins with a comic where it can be seen Angus trying to stop a train and then the engine shows up on the stage. Later you can see the giant bells, thunders, canons and even the famous Rosie."

(All AC/DC screening photos by Santiago Bluguermann)


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