1976

• "It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)" peaks at #5 on the National charts.

• 2 - 23: Australian Tour, 16 dates.

• The band starts recording "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" at Albert Studios with Vanda & Young producing once again.

• "T.N.T." charts at #2.

• More songs are cut at Albert Studios.

• 1: Single, "T.N.T. / Rocker", released in Australia.

• "T.N.T." is certified Triple-Gold within weeks of its release.

• Recording sessions for "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" resume at Albert Studios.

• 27: Farewell concert at the Bondi Lifesavers in Sydney, where Angus exposes himself on stage for the first time.

• Departure for Europe at the end of the month.

• 2: Single, "It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll) / Can I Sit Next To You Girl", released in the UK.

• 8: AC/DC leaves for England.

• First concert in Europe at the Red Cow in London. The band plays regularly there as well as The Nashville.

• Several pub gigs in London. AC/DC starts a buzz in town.

• The band is associated with the Punk movement by the British press, an allegation they are quick to dispute.

• Single, "High Voltage / Soul Stripper" released in Germany.

• Club dates in England.

• 11 - June 8: First UK Tour, 9 dates opening for Back Street Crawler kicks off at the Marquee. The tour was originally scheduled to take place in April but was postponed due to guitarist Paul Kossof’s death in March.

• 14: First European album, "High Voltage" (a compilation of the first two Australian LP’s), released in the UK.

• 3: Recording of a 4-track session for BBC Radio 1's "John Peel Radio Show" at Maida Vale 4 Studios in London.

• 4: First headline gig at the Marquee.

• 11 - July 7: "Lock Up Your Daughters Summer Tour", a 19-date UK Club Tour sponsored by Sounds Magazine. The audience destroys seats at the City Hall on their first ever gig in Glasgow.

• 12: Angus appears on the cover of Sounds Magazine.

• 14: Single, "Jailbreak / Fling Thing", released in Australia. The B-side is a Scottish-traditional song not included on any album.

• 7: Last date of the tour at the Lyceum in London where Atlantic Records organized a "best dressed schoolboy/schoolgirl" competition.

• First European TV appearance on the "So It Goes" TV Show in London.

• 13: Three track live performance filmed at the Wimbledon Theater in London for the "Rollin' Bolan" TV show, which airs on August 28th on London Week-End TV.

• 16: First tour dates in Europe, 5 club dates in Sweden, and possibly Denmark, Holland and Austria.

• Club dates in the UK.

• 26 - August 23: Residency at the Marquee. The band plays every Monday night.

• 31: Single, "Jailbreak / Fling Thing", released in the UK.

• Summer: The band records 4 tracks ("Love At First Feel," "Carry Me Home," "Cold Hearted Man" and "Dirty Eyes") at Vineyard Studios for a planned EP release. Although the plan is scrapped all tracks eventually surface on singles, Lp or Box Set.

• They regularly break the Marquee’s attendance record, packing up to 1,400 kids in the tiny club.

• 14: Appearance on TV Program "So It Goes" for Granada TV playing "Jailbreak" airs.

• 27: "Orange Festival" in Nimes, France.

• 29: Reading Rock Festival in front of 50,000 people. Black Oak Arkansas is headlining.

• 3 dates in Germany, including the Bravo-Super Disco in Duisburg.

• 20: "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" released in Australia.

• 20 - late October: European Tour, 19 dates covering Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Holland, supporting Rainbow.

• 28: "High Voltage" released in the United States.

• 5: Single, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap / R.I.P." released in Australia.

• 27 - November 15: UK Tour, headline 15 dates. The vice squad follows the band from town to town and Angus is threatened with arrest in Glasgow and Liverpool if he drops his pants on stage.

• 29: Single, "High Voltage / Live Wire", released in the UK.

• Single, "It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll) / Can I Sit Next To You Girl", released in Germany.

• 5: "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" released in the UK.

• 10: First headline concert at the famous Hammersmith Odeon in London.

• Single, "It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll / High Voltage", released in the US.

• 2 - 23: First leg of their "A Giant Dose Of Rock & Roll!" Australian Tour. Several dates are cancelled by local authorities due to the increasing obscene image of the band portrayed by the Australian media. The band’s name is even mentioned in Parliament where officials consider that the band’s popularity is a bad influence for the youth morality.

• 5: Appearance on "Countdown" playing "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" live.

• "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is turned down by the US record company and will eventually be released in the US on March 23, 1981.