[Music] AC/DC Wembley July 2024

[Lenny Rider]

Saw them about 1978 at the Brighton Centre, it was loud but boring. Saw Thin Lizzy twice there soon after and they were light years ahead in terms of stage presence and the quality of the songs. Got To Give it Up live was incredible..I could not hear for two days afterwards.

Phil Lynott was a genius, shame the likes of Geldof cast him aside when he really needed them.

 

[METALMICKY]

Phil Lynott was a genius, shame the likes of Geldof cast him aside when he really needed them.

That's a bit harsh on Geldof. Phil's death is one of the greatest rock tragedies. Supremely talented and charismatic to boot. However, he was his own worst enemy and would not be helped. For me his legacy is quite simply one of the greatest live albums ever in Live and Dangerous

 

[Seagull58]

I saw AC/DC at Wembley in 1979, supporting The Who (The Stranglers also played). Bon Scott was the singer then.

There was a PA failure during one of their songs. The band didn’t realise, and carried on playing. Watching them giving it the full rockstar cliche performance in total silence was very funny, and has stayed with me.

So did I. That was the day Brighton played Arsenal at the Goldstone in our first ever top-flight match. Hugh Cornwell bounced on stage for The Stranglers set and asked " Any Brighton fans here?" "You lost 4 nil".

 

[Lenny Rider]

That's a bit harsh on Geldof. Phil's death is one of the greatest rock tragedies. Supremely talented and charismatic to boot. However, he was his own worst enemy and would not be helped. For me his legacy is quite simply one of the greatest live albums ever in Live and Dangerous

I watched a documentary where the former Mrs Lynott, Leslie Crowther‘s daughter, said the family felt that Sir Bob’s apparent snub to Phil at Live Aid*, and in fact Band Aid previously, contributed to his final tailspin into addiction.

Apologies if I was a tad harsh on Bob, but that documentary has stayed with me, IMHO Lynott is up there alongside Amy Winehouse as the classic tortured genius.

*Adam Ant got the nod in front of Phil, whatever you might think, that’s a travesty in itself.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I watched a documentary where the former Mrs Lynott, Leslie Crowther‘s daughter, said the family felt that Sir Bob’s apparent snub to Phil at Live Aid*, and in fact Band Aid previously, contributed to his final tailspin into addiction.

Apologies if I was a tad harsh on Bob, but that documentary has stayed with me, IMHO Lynott is up there alongside Amy Winehouse as the classic tortured genius.

*Adam Ant got the nod in front of Phil, whatever you might think, that’s a travesty in itself.

It does seem extraordinarily harsh to blame Geldof on that basis (and I say that as somebody with an unreasonable and baseless dislike of Bob Geldof).
Incidentally (and vaguely related to the concurrent Deep Purple thread), I was reminded the other day that I have actually seen an line up of Thin Lizzy opening for Rainbow in 2016. I have no recollection of this.
I do vaguely remember Manfred Mann's Earth Band butchering Quinn The Eskimo by sticking a lengthy keytar solo in the middle of it at the same gig though.

 

[METALMICKY]

I watched a documentary where the former Mrs Lynott, Leslie Crowther‘s daughter, said the family felt that Sir Bob’s apparent snub to Phil at Live Aid*, and in fact Band Aid previously, contributed to his final tailspin into addiction.

Apologies if I was a tad harsh on Bob, but that documentary has stayed with me, IMHO Lynott is up there alongside Amy Winehouse as the classic tortured genius.

*Adam Ant got the nod in front of Phil, whatever you might think, that’s a travesty in itself.

Very strange. Live Aid was 1985 and Phil died in 1986. Phil was deep into the drugs along with band mate Scott Gorham long before that and it was one of the primary reasons guitarists Gary Moore jumped ship half way through the US tour in 1979.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I watched a documentary where the former Mrs Lynott, Leslie Crowther‘s daughter, said the family felt that Sir Bob’s apparent snub to Phil at Live Aid*, and in fact Band Aid previously, contributed to his final tailspin into addiction.

Apologies if I was a tad harsh on Bob, but that documentary has stayed with me, IMHO Lynott is up there alongside Amy Winehouse as the classic tortured genius.

*Adam Ant got the nod in front of Phil, whatever you might think, that’s a travesty in itself.

The dates don’t really stack up with this claim. He struggled with addiction long before Live Aid and died from his issues 6 months after the gig. His wife had left him some time before due to his problems. The snub could not have been a “final tailspin.”

 

[METALMICKY]

The video of this show is just nuts. Everyone seems squeezed in like sardines.

Now this is a crowd. Completely mental that one half of the Russian Army is trying to control the crowd whilst the other half are those going berserk in the crowd. Not forgetting the military gunship helicopter above!

 

[Bry Nylon]

Now this is a crowd. Completely mental that one half of the Russian Army is trying to control the crowd whilst the other half are those going berserk in the crowd. Not forgetting the military gunship helicopter above!

That is 100% NOT my genre of music and I would never have stumbled across that YouTube video - never mind clicked on it.

But I just played it, based on your brief summary of it, and it was brilliant! Just epically mental metal! Glad you posted it and even more glad I watched it. Loved it!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Compare and contrast. I love this

 

[Bry Nylon]

Compare and contrast. I love this

Cheers HT. Loved that too.

Think you’ve found me the perfect track for my playlist when needing to dig deep and then dig deep some more for that final km of a 10km run.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Cheers HT. Loved that too.

Think you’ve found me the perfect track for my playlist when needing to dig deep and then dig deep some more for that final km of a 10km run.

A pleasure! Don’t forget to give it the horns when you cross the finish line!

 

[The Clamp]

Saw them on their Black Ice tour a few years ago. At the O2.

Was very good.

Edit; 15 years ago! Cripes.

Seems I caught them at the right time though;

“The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000 and 2001.[3] It was the last tour with founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band in September 2014 due to ill health and died in November 2017. It was also the last with longtime drummer Phil Rudd, who was charged in November 2014 for hiring a hitman to murder someone and possession of drugs. They were replaced by Stevie Young and Chris Slade respectively. This was also the last full tour to feature longtime vocalist Brian Johnson, who left halfway through the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems and was replaced by Axl Rose”

 

[atomised]

only saw them on the Stiff Upper Lip tour at wembley arena was a great show, tempted.to.go this time round even if only for the spectacle

 

[Lenny Rider]

Very strange. Live Aid was 1985 and Phil died in 1986. Phil was deep into the drugs along with band mate Scott Gorham long before that and it was one of the primary reasons guitarists Gary Moore jumped ship half way through the US tour in 1979.

The dates don’t really stack up with this claim. He struggled with addiction long before Live Aid and died from his issues 6 months after the gig. His wife had left him some time before due to his problems. The snub could not have been a “final tailspin.”

Why a "betrayed" Phil Lynott wasn't invited to play Live Aid

Phil Lynott was consiering reforming Thin Lizzy around the time his friends Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were organising Live Aid, but Lynott wasn't asked to come.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

In print old boys


Why does NSC turn us into pedantic old f*****


Happy Friday, I’m off to work.

 

[elwheelio]

Saw them at Hammersmith Apollo about 20yrs ago. It was amazing. Tempted to see them one last time but stadium gigs are invariably crap.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Why a "betrayed" Phil Lynott wasn't invited to play Live Aid

Phil Lynott was consiering reforming Thin Lizzy around the time his friends Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were organising Live Aid, but Lynott wasn't asked to come.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

In print old boys


Why does NSC turn us into pedantic old f*****


Happy Friday, I’m off to work.

Turn, I always have been

 

[Glawstergull]

A few mates went to the Powertrip festival in US last year and said they were great. I saw the videos and thought Brian sounded like Vic Reeves pub singer. I have too many great memories of earlier tours to ruin it by going now. I was offered a half price ticket to Powertrip as someone dropped out.
Glad i went to Marseille instead.

 

[Tony the Pony]

3 standing tickets purchased for the Wednesday!!!!!

 

[B-right-on]

A lot! Prices here

My daughter went to Wembley a couple of years ago to see one of those K-pop bands and one of the cheapest tickets right at the back was almost DOUBLE the AC DC prices.

Completely sold out for their 2 or 3 dates, plus they don't even sing in English half the time.