Fan Review of AC/DC's Tour Rehearsal

AC/DC took the stage last night for the first time in over five years at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Here's what one fan had to see about the big event!

Hey Jon,

Just got in from the show! What started off as expectations for a late night, turned out to work out well. So first off, I'll just state the obvious, it was at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The show was NOT sold to fill the capacity of the arena. There were maybe 3-4,000 people there. The venue was small to begin with and none of the upper tier seats were filled. It was just the 9 floor section and the sides. The show started at 8:10 ish with an animated video on the big screen of Angus and Brian on a speeding train. The stage prop was a huge train. There was no opening act tonight, so once they were on they would play for about an hour and 20 minutes and then they were done.

Before the show I happened to notice a huge setlist written out (I guess for all the songs they rehearsed) I didn't take a peak because I wanted the show to be a surprise. The set-list was short, but after talking to a sound guy, they said they would probably add like 6 or 7 to this "rough skeleton". There weren't any major errors during the show, all I am saying is that it was amazing. It was by far one of the best concerts I've been to (I've seen almost a couple hundred other bands). Angus is a maniac, he is 53 and was a ball of fire on the stage. There is a huge catwalk and they use it during the show.

So enough of the potatoes, here is the meat! The set-list:

Rock N Roll Train
Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
Back In Black
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Thunderstruck
Hells Bells
You Shook Me All Night Long
T.N.T.
Black Ice
Whole Lotta Rosie
Let There Be Rock/ Angus Young solo
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Highway To Hell
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

I took a bunch of pictures, I will upload soon!
Thanks-
Chris

Video footage from the show has already made it to YouTube though this clip has no audio.



Evidently, however, bootlegger's were in attendance to mark the special occasion as this audio has also surfaced of Rock N Roll Train. (Brian sounds a bit nervous to me, by the way.)



There's more video footage from the show available here though it's not the greatest quality.

The best footage I've seen from the show is this clip of Back In Black. Hopefully, more video from the show will be uploaded soon by the same fan!



A picture of the setlist did appear on Blabbermouth, but it's a bit hard to read in this format.


Bravewords also posted a short review of the special show which you can read in full here. Furthermore, they have an excellent photo from the concert in which you can finally see the Rock N Roll Train!



There are also several very good shots from last night available here and here, as well. More news and info on the show and other AC/DC happenings as we get it in. Keep checking back!

Keep rockin, Jon

Sony Offers Aussies Trip To Secret AC/DC Show

SonyBMG's Australian division recently announced that they're holding a contest where one lucky fan (and a friend) can win tickets and a trip to see AC/DC's secret show in NYC on October 26th.

The only catch is you must pre-order the Black Ice CD through Sony and answer this question:

In 25 words or less, tell us Why do you want to travel to New York to see AC/DC perform live?

SonyBMG will choose the winning entry based on their opinion of who best answers the question above. To view the contest entry form, click here.

Good luck and may the greatest AC/DC fan win!