AC/DC shows won't budge

Mon 15th Jun, 2009 in Local News

Not surprisingly, the promoters behind AC/DC’s 2010 tour have refused to uproot the three concerts at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium to make room for the AFL. Last week we reported that the AFL is claiming their exclusive contract with the venue gives them priority access for its pre-season events.

“We can’t move the shows. It would be impossible,” promoter Garry Van Egmond told the Herald Sun. “We’ve sold 180,000 tickets in Melbourne. People have bought seats in certain areas. You can’t just re-create that anywhere else, wherever it may be. Our concern is the punters who bought the tickets. But I’m not concerned, we’ve got a signed contract for the shows at Etihad Stadium.”

Apparently Melbourne City Council is considering giving the leathery rock gods the Keys To The City when they arrive in February. As reported by The Age, AC/DC Lane is the favoured location for the ceremony. Plans are also afoot to “parade the band on the back of a flatbed truck”, recalling the classic video for It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock’n’Roll). Now that’s a rock spectacular.

Check out AC/DC cruising Melbourne’s Swanson Street in the video for It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock’n’Roll).