Wolfgang Van Halen on Allan Holdsworth, unintentional Van Halen-isms, and his go-to guitar-test riffs

As the son of one of the world’s most influential rock guitar players, it’s understandably taken Wolfgang Van Halen some time ...

I am an ABBA fan heading to an AC/DC concert – this is how I am preparing

Someone suggested I pack earplugs, just in case, but that would be pointless. Who goes to an AC/DC concert to protect their ...

I waited for 10 years to see AC/DC in concert - but I got arrested and the cops banned ME from the venue after I was attacked in front of my kids

An Australian AC/DC fan's night at the band's recent Sydney show descended into hell after he was 'coward-punched' during the ...
loudersound

“In America you had guys in bed sheets and placards with prayers on picketing the gigs. I said: ‘Who are they here for?’ And they said: ‘You!’”: The unholy AC/DC ...

For Malcolm Young, AC/DC’s rhythm guitarist, it was always about the riff. And with one in particular, as soon as he came up with it in the early days of 1979, he knew in his bones it was something ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hundreds of Australian Bagpipers Attempt to Set World Record While Playing AC/DC

Hundreds of bagpipers set a new world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble while playing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll).” A whopping 374 pipers joined forces in ...
loudersound

AC/DC bring earthquake-level noise to first Australian show in 10 years

"So you’ve got speakers on the ground pumping out vibrations and that gets transmitted through the ground, but also the crowd jumping up and down is feeding energy into the ground." A resident who ...
Metal Injection

AC/DC's Show In Melbourne Was So Loud It Caused An Earthquake

"If everyone's sort of bouncing in unison, it tends to amplify the signal so we can pick it up a little bit better." AC/DC just played their first Australian concert in a decade on November 12 at the ...
New York Post

Hundreds of bagpipers, including 98-year-old, break world record with rendition of AC/DC’s ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top’

Hundreds of bagpipers in Australia broke a world record on Wednesday by putting on an enormous performance of AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top.” Thousands of spectators crammed to see the 374 ...
Consequence

374 Bagpipers Set World Record by Playing AC/DC Classic in Melbourne: Watch

A gathering of 374 bagpipers set a world record in Melbourne, where they paid tribute to Aussie legends AC/DC with a massive performance of the bagpipe-laden anthem “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You ...
UPI

374 bagpipers play AC/DC song together to break world record

Nov. 12 (UPI) --An event in Australia saw an ensemble of 374 bagpipers playing "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC and breaking a world record in the process. The Great ...
Rolling Stone

Watch AC/DC Play the Bon Scott-Era Classic ‘Jailbreak’ for First Time in 34 Years

The Australian leg of AC/DC‘s Power Up tour kicked off Wednesday evening at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, marking the band’s first live appearance in their home country since 2015. To reward fans for ...
loudwire

Bagpipers Rock AC/DC Classic While Setting New World Record

It was a long way to the top, but 374 bagpipers made their way to Melbourne's Federation Square on Wednesday (Nov. 12) where they rocked AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top" during what is considered ...