Ormond Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Are they all fae Fife?Bon Scott was from Kirriemuir in Angus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I was 11-12 when they played Caird Hall in Dundee but wasn't allowed to go. 6 months later I was allowed to go to my first gig to see UFO. Still gutted I missed ACDC - the difference of a being a few months older. I was at both of those I think. Got train over to Dundee, then had to walk over the bridge for a lift home so that my mate's Dad could avoid the bridge tolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Just reminded me of the Croatia trip the other year. One of my mates is a piper and he taught one of the Croatian TA online how to play the pipes. After the game we were back in the bar overlooking the square when the Croatian piper tells us he plays in an ACDC tribute band called the Ballbreakers - they just happened to be playing in Zagreb that night. So ends up with the five of us (2 Croatian and three Scots ) walking down to the rock club about half a mile or so. We got cheered in - taken backstage - the club owner brought us numerous drinks on the house . Both pipers then got cheered onto the stage to play with the band - Its a Long Way to the Top - the rest of us were like roadies/royalty at the front. Absolutely brilliant night. Aye. Croatians are dickheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I saw them twice at the City Halls in Glasgow once as part of a Sounds Roadshow (1975 I'd guess) which was turned into a bit of riot and then a few months later when they were allowed back albeit with much, much, much more security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Saw them at M.O.Rock donnington 80 ish went up to kirrie for a remember bon day ,all day rock in every pub. that was a classy day oot ,well pished. do they do this every year in kirrie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBANACH Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Didn't he choke on his vomit, whilst asleep after a drink binging session. That's rock n roll I suppose. I have seen a bronze statue of him posted on social media, I think it was in australia. Is he also burried there? He grew up in Fremantle, there is a statue of him in the Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour and he is buried in Fremantle Cemetary. The road (Canning Highway) from Fremantle to the Raffles Hotel in Applecross where he went to play and watch music is supposedly the road the Highway to Hell was written for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Sunnylaw Jag Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I saw them in October '79 with Def Leppard as support at the Apollo in Glasgow on the Highway to Hell tour and then on the Back in Black tour a year later with Brian Johnson. Not quite the same. In fact, I had a mate who had seen them nineteen times before then and walked out halfway through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugitive Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I was 16 in 1979 and out of 2 concerts coming up in the Apollo I could only afford to go to 1 of them. I chose to go and see Motorhead's Bomber Tour ....the one I missed was AC/DC's Highway to Hell Tour and I have kicked myself for 35 years. Incidentally, my son has been asked to play bagpipes in Kirriemuir at BonFest where they are replicating the Long Way to the Top video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I saw them in October '79 with Def Leppard as support at the Apollo in Glasgow on the Highway to Hell tour and then on the Back in Black tour a year later with Brian Johnson. Not quite the same. In fact, I had a mate who had seen them nineteen times before then and walked out halfway through it. I can relate to that. Having seen them 4 times with Bon Scott, I was at the the the Back in Black show at the Apollo. I didn't leave early, but had a distinct 'meh' feeling throughout. After that, tbh, just stopped listening to them, but was persuaded to go and see them a couple of years back at Hampden. Now that I did walk out of half way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 He grew up in Fremantle Sorry, excuse my ignorance but I thought he grew up in Scotland. At what age did he emigrate to Oz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Sorry, excuse my ignorance but I thought he grew up in Scotland. At what age did he emigrate to Oz? Lived in Scotland until he was about 6ishYoungs until they were about 6 and 10 (there is a photo of them as kids one christmas posing in the window display of House of Frasers on Buchanan Street. Edited February 20, 2015 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Lived in Scotland until he was about 6ish cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 The Youngs were a talented bunch. Eldest brother Alex stayed in the UK when the others emigrated to Oz and formed the 60s band Grapefruit. Then next oldest George formed the Easybeats in Australia and went on to write Love Is In The Air. Another link to the north east Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Saw Rory at Ayr Piv. Great gig. He was the first artist I saw in concert to subsequently die. One for the Bon Scott thread maybe... Mine would've probably been Ian Curtis closely followed by Malcolm Owen. 1980 was a fairly bad year for lead singers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 1980 was a fairly bad year for lead singers. Right enough. John Lennon too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittymeister Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Bon Scott was from Kirriemuir in Angus. There is a plaque in Kirriemuir commerating their favourite son, Bon Scott. Also one for JM Barrie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newryrep Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 seen UFO a couple of times in the last few years. First time they weren't too bad, last time Mogg's voice had gone it was a bit of a car crash Funny Schenker played the year after and was decent enough. never seen either in their hey day unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8kS-n39Zec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) I wasn't allowed to go to this one in Glasgow as I was too young (no pun intended) but my brother and some of his mates went (pre WC Argentina) Edited February 20, 2015 by fringo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 And some more : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Sunnylaw Jag Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8kS-n39Zec Strangers In the Night by UFO is still one of the greatest live albums ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Strangers In the Night by UFO is still one of the greatest live albums ever. I thought it was late '78 when I saw them but just googled and it must have been Feb 1979 which was Strangers In The Night Tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Sunnylaw Jag Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I saw them for the first time on that tour supported by Liar at the Apollo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I saw them for the first time on that tour supported by Liar at the Apollo. Does ring a bell actually. Usually don't remember many of the support bands all those years ago but that sounds familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8kS-n39Zec Is that an excerpt from Spinal Tap? Love that film. Edited February 21, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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