ACDC AT THE 02
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Do they still have it? Oh yes, most definitely. They did 4 or 5 from Black Ice, and although I wasn't massively impressed with the album, the songs sounded good live. All the rest were old favourites:- Back in Black, Whole Lotta Rosie, Thunderstruck, For Those About to Rock, Hells Bells, Highway to Hell, etc. You will not be disappointed.
S7Paul said:
Do they still have it? Oh yes, most definitely. They did 4 or 5 from Black Ice, and although I wasn't massively impressed with the album, the songs sounded good live. All the rest were old favourites:- Back in Black, Whole Lotta Rosie, Thunderstruck, For Those About to Rock, Hells Bells, Highway to Hell, etc. You will not be disappointed.
Brilliant news - thought they still would tbh 
Shamelessly stolen from planetrock.com said:
Review: AC/DC in London
17th April 2009
The Aussie legends played their second show in London at the O2 Arena last night (16 April) and Planet Rock was there to see them. Here’s what we thought.
It’s almost impossible to review AC/DC’s live shows these days for two reasons – 1) They’re pretty much the greatest ever live band and 2) This tour is amongst the most eagerly anticipated tours in recent memory, meaning that trying to keep things in perspective is damn near impossible. But keep things in perspective we must…
The roar of a cartoon train careering from its tracks and crashing onto the stage, transforming suddenly into a real train spewing pyrotechnics and a cacophony of noise and smoke ushers AC/DC onto the stage for the second London show of their Black Ice World Tour. It’s loud, brash and as subtle as a nuclear bomb – it also pretty much sums up the rest of the show perfectly.
Their tried and tested set list threw up no major surprises for anyone that had been following the band’s progress through the US and Europe over the past 6 months, with a mix of predominantly classic material and a handful of newies perfectly balanced to evoke memories and push the new record. In fact the set-list was so perfectly chosen that it peaked and plateaued in exactly the right spots. Throwing in ‘Back In Black’ as the third song in the set would be a bold choice by any lesser band, but with a catalogue that includes at least a dozen classics just as good it afforded AC/DC the opportunity to whip the crowd into an even bigger fervour than they already were just moments into the set. The air guitars were well and truly unsheathed by this point.
The rest of the set was positively littered with the types of out and out ballsy rock anthems that most bands would kill for – ‘Thunderstruck’, ‘Shoot To Thrill’, ‘Hells Bells’, ‘You Shook Me All Night long’, ‘TNT’ and the ubiquitous ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ all whipped the crowd into a mass rock choir, singing every word with every inch of their lung capacity. The band looked fit and healthy, with Johnson’s voiced sounding fine and Angus Young covering every inch of the stage with the energy of the teenager he still portrays in his uniform. On this evidence it would be no surprise if this did not, in fact, turn out to be the band’s last ever tour.
And while the band’s stage stunts aren’t quite as astounding as they used to be, the O2 will be lucky to see a show like this again in the future. When Michael Jackson takes up his venue hogging residency this summer, preventing any other bands from playing there, we can at least be safe in the knowledge that he almost certainly doesn’t have a dancing, 40ft tall, lingerie clad, inflatable woman straddling a giant crashed train which emits fire.
However, it’s AC/DC’s reliability (and perhaps the expectations upon them) to perform that is perhaps their only downfall on the night. The lack of any real change in pace or nuance in the songs (with the exception of a particularly rootsy rendition of ‘The Jack’ featuring a mildly disturbing striptease from Angus) means that we are treated to a just-shy-of-2-hours barrage of hard rock. Granted, it’s the best hard rock ever made and, sure, it’s performed with the vigour and guile of a band 25 years younger than the ageing rockers before us. But it’s also an oddly relentless experience that very occasionally veers close to a band appearing to go through the motions (plus Angus Young’s 15 minute guitar solo extravaganza to close the main set cost the band a significant amount of the momentum built up over the previous 90 minutes – even if it did involve him soloing whilst on his back and being raised on a hydraulic platform).
That’s not to say that this wasn’t a good show – it was. It was a GREAT show, in fact. For many in the audience this was the culmination of a lifelong dream. For some this would have been the best set that the band could have played and will live long in the memory for many others. The beery crowd were euphoric, first pumping and singing louder for AC/DC than any other audience has sung for any other band that has played at the O2. The atmosphere was charged by the anticipation and by the occasion – and ultimately the faith shown by the audience which snapped up all 18000 tickets in minutes was repaid in full by a great, if not perfect, performance.
Here’s the Setlist:
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
Anything Goes
You Shook Me All Night Long
T.N.T.
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway To Hell
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
17th April 2009
The Aussie legends played their second show in London at the O2 Arena last night (16 April) and Planet Rock was there to see them. Here’s what we thought.
It’s almost impossible to review AC/DC’s live shows these days for two reasons – 1) They’re pretty much the greatest ever live band and 2) This tour is amongst the most eagerly anticipated tours in recent memory, meaning that trying to keep things in perspective is damn near impossible. But keep things in perspective we must…
The roar of a cartoon train careering from its tracks and crashing onto the stage, transforming suddenly into a real train spewing pyrotechnics and a cacophony of noise and smoke ushers AC/DC onto the stage for the second London show of their Black Ice World Tour. It’s loud, brash and as subtle as a nuclear bomb – it also pretty much sums up the rest of the show perfectly.
Their tried and tested set list threw up no major surprises for anyone that had been following the band’s progress through the US and Europe over the past 6 months, with a mix of predominantly classic material and a handful of newies perfectly balanced to evoke memories and push the new record. In fact the set-list was so perfectly chosen that it peaked and plateaued in exactly the right spots. Throwing in ‘Back In Black’ as the third song in the set would be a bold choice by any lesser band, but with a catalogue that includes at least a dozen classics just as good it afforded AC/DC the opportunity to whip the crowd into an even bigger fervour than they already were just moments into the set. The air guitars were well and truly unsheathed by this point.
The rest of the set was positively littered with the types of out and out ballsy rock anthems that most bands would kill for – ‘Thunderstruck’, ‘Shoot To Thrill’, ‘Hells Bells’, ‘You Shook Me All Night long’, ‘TNT’ and the ubiquitous ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ all whipped the crowd into a mass rock choir, singing every word with every inch of their lung capacity. The band looked fit and healthy, with Johnson’s voiced sounding fine and Angus Young covering every inch of the stage with the energy of the teenager he still portrays in his uniform. On this evidence it would be no surprise if this did not, in fact, turn out to be the band’s last ever tour.
And while the band’s stage stunts aren’t quite as astounding as they used to be, the O2 will be lucky to see a show like this again in the future. When Michael Jackson takes up his venue hogging residency this summer, preventing any other bands from playing there, we can at least be safe in the knowledge that he almost certainly doesn’t have a dancing, 40ft tall, lingerie clad, inflatable woman straddling a giant crashed train which emits fire.
However, it’s AC/DC’s reliability (and perhaps the expectations upon them) to perform that is perhaps their only downfall on the night. The lack of any real change in pace or nuance in the songs (with the exception of a particularly rootsy rendition of ‘The Jack’ featuring a mildly disturbing striptease from Angus) means that we are treated to a just-shy-of-2-hours barrage of hard rock. Granted, it’s the best hard rock ever made and, sure, it’s performed with the vigour and guile of a band 25 years younger than the ageing rockers before us. But it’s also an oddly relentless experience that very occasionally veers close to a band appearing to go through the motions (plus Angus Young’s 15 minute guitar solo extravaganza to close the main set cost the band a significant amount of the momentum built up over the previous 90 minutes – even if it did involve him soloing whilst on his back and being raised on a hydraulic platform).
That’s not to say that this wasn’t a good show – it was. It was a GREAT show, in fact. For many in the audience this was the culmination of a lifelong dream. For some this would have been the best set that the band could have played and will live long in the memory for many others. The beery crowd were euphoric, first pumping and singing louder for AC/DC than any other audience has sung for any other band that has played at the O2. The atmosphere was charged by the anticipation and by the occasion – and ultimately the faith shown by the audience which snapped up all 18000 tickets in minutes was repaid in full by a great, if not perfect, performance.
Here’s the Setlist:
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
Anything Goes
You Shook Me All Night Long
T.N.T.
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock
Highway To Hell
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Edited by 750turbo on Monday 20th April 15:50
adam85 said:
Ian974 said:
Fantastic in Dublin yesterday, absolutely brilliant. So enjoy them in june!
I'll second that, what an incredible show! P.S Bit of advice - Don't miss the start ! Did anyone else see the girl up on fellow's shoulders towards the front, slightly left of centre? Her tit flashing was a total distraction; quite massive for such a petite girl...
Edited by JuniorD on Monday 20th April 18:57
JuniorD said:
adam85 said:
Ian974 said:
Fantastic in Dublin yesterday, absolutely brilliant. So enjoy them in june!
I'll second that, what an incredible show! P.S Bit of advice - Don't miss the start ! Did anyone else see the girl up on fellow's shoulders towards the front, slightly left of centre? Her tit flashing was a total distraction; quite massive for such a petite girl...
Edited by JuniorD on Monday 20th April 18:57
Watched them at Manchester on Tuesday - absolutely fantastic gig, they did themselves proud!
There a video compilation thing I did here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av5ilMCnYfQ
and some pics too:
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff55/Fastra/AC-...
There a video compilation thing I did here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av5ilMCnYfQ
and some pics too:
http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff55/Fastra/AC-...
adam85 said:
JuniorD said:
adam85 said:
Ian974 said:
Fantastic in Dublin yesterday, absolutely brilliant. So enjoy them in june!
I'll second that, what an incredible show! P.S Bit of advice - Don't miss the start ! Did anyone else see the girl up on fellow's shoulders towards the front, slightly left of centre? Her tit flashing was a total distraction; quite massive for such a petite girl...
Edited by JuniorD on Monday 20th April 18:57
was at the right hand side about 3 rows from the front, simply amazing!But I seem to have a habit of getting punched by people at concerts!!
rockinatmidnight said:
adam85 said:
JuniorD said:
adam85 said:
Ian974 said:
Fantastic in Dublin yesterday, absolutely brilliant. So enjoy them in june!
I'll second that, what an incredible show! P.S Bit of advice - Don't miss the start ! Did anyone else see the girl up on fellow's shoulders towards the front, slightly left of centre? Her tit flashing was a total distraction; quite massive for such a petite girl...
Edited by JuniorD on Monday 20th April 18:57
was at the right hand side about 3 rows from the front, simply amazing!But I seem to have a habit of getting punched by people at concerts!!
I was just behind the flasher and the for first three songs it was bedlam with a group of muck-savages going apes
t. After that it seetled down to just plain frantic.Russ35 said:
Just got back from seeing them at Manchester. Brilliant show, and what a figure Rosie has 
The Answer also put on an excellent 30mins support show.
I went to Manchester too. Great show. BJ & Angus are still running around like loonies.The Answer also put on an excellent 30mins support show.
Like you Russ, I also thought The Answer were very very good. The drummer was a stand in and only had a couple of days to learn the songs.
MonkeyBusiness said:
Russ35 said:
Just got back from seeing them at Manchester. Brilliant show, and what a figure Rosie has
The Answer also put on an excellent 30mins support show.
I went to Manchester too. Great show. BJ & Angus are still running around like loonies.The Answer also put on an excellent 30mins support show.
Like you Russ, I also thought The Answer were very very good. The drummer was a stand in and only had a couple of days to learn the songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCq_5OaOCD8
MonkeyBusiness said:
Russ35 said:
Just got back from seeing them at Manchester. Brilliant show, and what a figure Rosie has
The Answer also put on an excellent 30mins support show.
I went to Manchester too. Great show. BJ & Angus are still running around like loonies.The Answer also put on an excellent 30mins support show.
Like you Russ, I also thought The Answer were very very good. The drummer was a stand in and only had a couple of days to learn the songs.
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