Exact set list unknown, very similar to this.
Angus Young - Lead Guitar
Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar
Bon Scott - Lead Vocals
Cliff Williams - Bass
Phil Rudd - Drums
Supporting: Ronnie Montrose
Tickets: $6.50 / 7.50
Promoter: Bill Graham Presents
Capacity: 2,800
Attendance: 2,800
SOLD OUT
By Scott Freeman, San Jose, CA:
This was my first concert ever. I was 14. When I went to the venue that day, I had never heard of AC/DC, nor did I know that they would be the first band I would ever see live. I was going to a Ronnie Montrose concert, and they just happened to be the opening band.
My life, I am certain, changed that day as a result of what I witnessed. To say that AC/DC stole the show that night is probably the biggest understatement I've ever made. Montrose was such a let down, as he didn't even have any vocals (I was disappointed that Sammy Hagar wasn't there, but I didn't really care, as I was in such awe after AC/DC). I was instantly hooked on live music, paving the way to a life of concert going (among other things:).
Three things stuck out BIG TIME: 1) The pure energy and sound they produced, 2) ANGUS YOUNG!!! The man did not stop skipping from one side of the stage to the other, flinging his upper body (and thus his long hair) up and down, never missing a beat on his guitar. Hundreds of shows later, I've still yet to see anything like it. 3) BON SCOTT!!! What a great vocalist for this band. At one point, he got Angus on his shoulders and they went out into the crowd... for almost 10 minutes... again, Angus never missing a beat. (When Bon died less than 2 years later, I was shocked. I remember hearing it on the radio that day, being so sad. But, as a Christian, I just thought that it was so fitting with his last recorded album, Highway to Hell would be his last). I just couldn't get into Brian Johnson after Bon, who in my opinion had a much better voice, so I moved on from this band.
But this concert, my first, definitely had a huge impact on my life of pursuing killer live music!
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