AC/DC - LIVE Colchester, England, October 28, 1978 Full concert (4K AI upscaled pro-shot)

[@mrs.featherbottom5901]

When AC/DC replaced Bon Scott with Brian Johnson, it was the most unlikely and lucky comeback of a band ever. Brian Johnson deserves a lot of respect for what he did, and he is a great singer and front man. But when you see this concert right here it's obvious that there was something about Bon Scott that was just magical.

[@johnbootland1675]

johnson is a gasping wheezing unintelligble fake

[@mrs.featherbottom5901]

@@johnbootland1675 I disagree!

[@VOD713]

Bon was the BOSS 🔥

[@chopprz]

Solid assessment. Bon Scott was more of a magnet to women… Brian Johnson, more blue collar and brawny; a man’s man. Nod goes to Bon based on body of work.

[@PolkCountyWIProgressive]

Very agree. They both are excellent front men. It isn’t zero sum. You can like both.

[@redoz9768]

This small crowd was so lucky to witness AC/DC in it's prime, it's more like a pub gig than anything else. No big screens, no lighting effects, no stage props. Just pure hard core rock.

[@edcollins9377]

@redoz9768 I'll give a big A-Men to that Brother!

[@L_87]

These small shows are the best. I hope they look back and realize how lucky they were

[@66fredo99]

Wow..I saw them as a college kid at a similarly small club called the Agora Ballroom in Atlanta. That stop was probably part of this 1978 tour Pete Drummond was refering to just before he was cut off at the beginning of "Problem Child". LOL!! The energy and intensity was equally ferocious. They were a hungry and tight rock n roll group.

[@richard6704]

Yeah, AC/DC certainly rocked the shit out of that place!

[@KingBee24]

I'm an old guy ... 71 years old. In the 1970's I was doing 3 or 4 gigs a week ... this is exactly what they were like.

[@Egordo-bm6ye]

Nobody holds it together like Phil

[@rdgurule]

There will never be another Bon Scott.

[@bonzo6826]

Bon Scott, ozzy, nuff said😊born in 68' i was actually at Woodstock only problem is, neither Bon nor OZ played at that particular event...not to mention I was only 1 year old!!!! Lol, Bon had it all but you get what we have here. While Brian did a heck of a job, there was just 1 True front man of ACDC however Angus might have something to say about that!!!😮 peace out

[@TheSoloAsylum]

There is not a band in existence today that can play a show like this...

[@hockeyeverything4339]

Might not have been a handful in all of rock history. This is the epitome of raw, sincere hard rock

[@joesmith3501]

How do you spell Bingo?

[@joesmith3501]

Malcolm holding that rhythm when Angus is riding someone’s shoulders picking on that lead is gold. GOLD JERRY! Raw Rock and Roll!!!

[@sirvilhelmofyonderland]

What about Lil Xan ?

[@mr-mw2fh]

Mayby the hives

[@scsmith4604]

45 minutes of a concert that is better than any 2+ hour show today.

[@jondunmore4268]

Even from any AC/DC concert today!

[@sherrykeeton4150]

You're giving the Modern Industry Toooo×2 much credit with those odds.....lol

[@timwaterman7790]

Damn right MF.

[@rodneym7246]

Goddamn my taste was killer at 14..still fuckin rocks as hard as ever,if not harder..not in a Pantera kinda way,but a uniquely acdc one..Angus was my 1st guitar hero..could not air guitar for years w out doing the Angus shuffle. He's funnier then I remember..saw them in the movie theater w let it rock..Marshall stacks at the front..was kinda better than a concert,as you can't get that close..lest you were there live in the late 70s

[@ProjUltraZ]

i was thinking... this is priceless

[@ryanherbert2266]

This might just be the best AC/DC concert footage I’ve ever seen, and it was at a college. I think they’re at their absolute peak here, being at this show had to have been an incredible experience

[@Blackscorpion1963]

Ryan Herbert - So agree. I've listened to a fair and reasonable amount of live recordings from AccaDacca and the only gig that I reckon comes anywhere near this is their 1979 Let There Be Rock: The Movie - Live in Paris. The album was recorded live on 9 December 1979 at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France, during their Highway to Hell World Tour. Also of note is their 'Bonfire' 5 Disc Boxset. It's awesome and also contains the previously mentioned live gig in Paris '79. Also Disc 1 of 'Family Jewels' [DVD] is pretty good too as it contains songs from '75 through to '80 when Bon was in charge. I have always preferred Bon to Brian, but that's taking nothing away from Brian as he was a superb vocalist with the group too.

[@67telecaster67]

Agree 100%...I saw a wild, raw band at S.A.I.T in '86 or '87...fantastic show...turned out to be Tragically Hip...sellin their first CD at the door

[@Blackscorpion1963]

@@67telecaster67 Sweet comment bro. You know I've just rocked the clock round to 58 [I'm a Scorpio - so I don't deal in half-heartedness...or whether the glass is half empty or full...it's all 'bout excess and lots of it - which was why I had my near-death motorcycle accident here in New Zealand in '90 when I was 26, cost me my entire left leg as high up as hip and pelvis amputated too...v fortunate to survive that wee fall from non-gracefullness tell ya] and a mate asked me the other week if I'd ever heard of 'Tragically Hip'...and if so what did I think of them...well I have/hadn't actually and he gave me a url to hit on KZbin to listen to them. Yep liked them instantly. Smart Canadian outfit. Great lyrics. Need to listen to a lot more though. Most groups/bands over here in New Zealand during the '80s were er...a little on the 'tame' side for me if you get my drift. I always preferred listening to Australian rock groups instead as they had tended to 'live a wee bit more and definitely 'harder' - and I guess by what I mean by 'harder' is...well...seen more sides to a city than just the middle and upper classes shall we say...another way to describe it would be experienced some harsher elements to life perhaps....not just the red roses...perhaps the 'dirt they grow in' would suffice. And partied a little longer than mid-night...yeah that's it...Do you know I first listened to Deep Purple at the age of 10...on a friend's bedroom record player...their album 'Deep Purple In Rock'...Side 1 Track 1...'Speed King'...blew my farrrrrrrrrrrrKING mind. So I worked a morning milk vendor round and saved enough $ to buy my very first vinyl LP...Deep Purple 'Machine Head' at the age of 12 in '76. My father had just bought our family a 'stereo' and it was placed in the lounge. Well...as my parents were a little...er older than most of my friends and my dad was in to 'James Last' and my mum was in to 'Engelbert Humperdinck'....when I cranked up the volume knob to Deep Purple 'Highway Star' on that freakin' lounge stereo boy did I get the rark up....'TURN THAT STEREO DOWN NOW!'...

[@yoric6939]

It’s solid gold 👌🏼

[@nickpotts3913]

It's incredible, but I think Paris pips it just ever so slightly

[@nonumquam1419]

In the history of rock-n-roll, there is no frontman who releases on stage so much energy, joy, satisfaction and freedom, as Bon Scott. AC/DC released their best songs during Bon Scott times.

[@sweetsally1313]

100% agree!

[@jaynieblueyes2270]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@kevinsweet]

I saw AC/DC just a couple months apart from this video and it was absolutely stunning. We didn't know much of anything about this band, they were the opening act for Aerosmith. I remember at the start of their set when a lone spotlight hit Bon Scott as the band still in the shadows started building into the first song - Sin City...our first look at this unknown band from Australia. I will never never forget Bon Scott's huge grin on his face as he surveyed the crowd in from of him, he was completely aware that this town (Rapid City SD) had no idea of the amplified sledgehammer that was about to hit them and his knowing grin immediately caused the hair on the back of my neck to stand on end.....no shit. The band launched into Sin City and the whole electric energy of the arena exploded with the crowd on the floor surging into the stage to get a closer look at this amazing spectacle. As I saw Angus Young strike the first chord to the verse his head was wildly thrashing front and back, I thought to myself "wow is this guy is on some serious speed or something because his head looks like it could pop off with the intense thrashing!! I then quickly realized he was a fantastic guitar player he was and even though he was thrashing and skipping all over the stage he wasn't missing a note!! He just flowed right from verse to chorus and into astounding guitar solos that were just amazing. By the third song AC/DC had won over the audience and the floor thrashed and moved with the beat in total sync with the band now. It was an unforgettable sight and really left most of us with our jaws hanging open afterwards "wow what did we just see!?" Aerosmith tried to follow this band but even though Steven Tyler worked his ass off and had that rock star charisma the band as a whole looked like they were very drugged out (Perry) and just didn't have the energy or tightness to match the lean and mean energy that AC/DC possessed in Spades. I went out and bought Powerage the next day and it's still my favorite by them.

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

I had a similar experience when I saw them in Dallas - must have been the same tour as ACDC was the "warm up" band for Aerosmith. When they finished their set, it was almost a let-down when Aerosmith came on.

[@brucew6352]

PowerRage is. Killer

[@rodneym7246]

Hey man,awsome story,I felt like I was experiencing it w you..that's so funny about the all knowing grin Bon had before it started..as I watched this footage..I remember thinking..wow,I thought I remembered not really caring for riff raff, I know I heard the studio, I was like 12,back in black just dropped, my dad worked for Warner Electra Atlantic at the time,so getting records and shit was easy.. as well as tickets and backstage passes..but I was too young to be able to take advantage..coolest was going backstage to the eagles in 83..anyhow..when I saw this footage,it was like rediscovering acdc..when I thought I knew the very best of,inside and out..I hear riff raff,sin city,kick in the teeth..(damn,that song rocks) and down-payment blues..just dope song after sick ass song..for years as a kid I'd air guitar w all angus's mannerisms..watching this brought back obscure memories like the acdc movie..let there be rock..I think..it was at the theater,reg movies but they had Marshall stacks at the front..it wound up being pretty close to a concert ,never experienced anything like it with another band..your experience w acdc,was like mine w bon Jovi opening for Ratt..they were unknowns yet,and they kinda stole the show too. I had no idea just how damn good they were w bon in the early years..they were truly at their peak,even though some more monster records were a brewing..the tragedy is that bon dying on a winters night, really drunk,placed in,or he chose to go in a car and sleep it off..only to succumb to alcohol poisoning and I'm sure the cold didn't help..but it was a less than glorious way to go out..what a shame!! His brother had recently done an interview somewhere on you tube, his one and only to answer a few questions definitively about Bon.

[@VinnySlouth]

I just realized Bon has a bauble earring... well lets face it it's gold... and if it's 22k even 17k it might be near an ounce.... WHILE HEAD BANGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even a half an ounce.... OUCH!

[@montyreed333]

​@@rodneym7246I also went to the theater to see Let There Be Rock The Movie. I was 10 and been a fan ever since. Fuck it was loud!

[@hockeyeverything4339]

The Bon Scott ACDC discography are the most perfect Hard rock albums in existence. Particularly Powerage and Let There Be Rock.

[@hockeyeverything4339]

Its not a stretch to say many people attending here may not even be aware of the absolute historical greatness they were witnessing

[@melissaturner2638]

I never knew what Mr. Scott looked like or just how talented he really was….until the invention of KZbin….and I am GRATEFUL!!!!!!

[@Egordo-bm6ye]

Best film of them ever, great sound!

[@АлексейЛонский-о7т]

Круто😎❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄ хи х😊

[@AlexanderXtcSlayin]

Most people can’t play that good sitting in a chair staring at the fretboard… meanwhile angus is non stop banging his head, crawling on the floor, and playing like it’s absolutely nothing 🎸🔥

[@ericwallis2499]

I am proud to say that I was actually there for this gig, excellent night.

[@MS-Patriot2]

You lucky lucky man. Can you hear anything yet ? 😂

[@Metalman2351]

Damn you’re old

[@JimcyTide]

easy to say; hard to prove....

[@sweetsally1313]

Eric, I've been wanting to see a comment from someone that was there that night. Thanks, for sharing.

[@Cimmerian415]

​@user-se5ui9hy6b just ask your mom, she was there too.

[@BrianHuman-k5p]

There's only 1 AC/DC Bon Scott RIP

[@melissaturner2638]

Would give anything to have seen AC/DC in the Bon Scott days. Love Mr. Johnson too he has never put on a poor performance and has always given it his all every time I’ve seen them!

[@hariowen3840]

Angus's accuracy wile jumping, running and rolling around all over the floor covered in sweat is absolutely unbelievably amazing.

[@JDGuitar82]

I know, he was literally on fire at one point.

[@mikefinney423]

Imagine being one of those kids upfront and looking back today and understanding the impact of what you witnessed that day while leaning on the stage.

[@yoric6939]

I’d have given a kidney to have been right there 🤗🤯

[@danieldimitrov5230]

Yeah, history.

[@JeromyBranch]

@@yoric6939 Yes. And then you could look fondly back on what had bean.

[@dnx112]

@sunbunny88 Yes. It's real funny when a rookie asks who was King Bon Scott? Same type of rookie when Metallica released the black album and the rookies say nothing else matters and unforgiven which I call bathroom song are not the worst songs of all time along with the great Led Zeppelins song hot dog, puke!

[@octurn]

​@@yoric6939 i think some of those in the crowd will take you up on that.

[@malcolmbenson6368]

Vocal ability is second to none

[@brynmorjames3642]

It's astonishing, isn't it? Pitch-perfect - yet with such passion and theatre!

[@ChorusArtists]

Phil Rudd was an absolute animal. What a relentless machine he was. He doesn't get enough credit. People have no idea how hard it is to be that compact and tight.

[@homeone4054]

Totally agree. Still is. Saw them with Chris Slade a few years ago. Great player. Not the same feel.

[@GG-ml3vr]

Rocks most underapreciated drummer,nearly said underrated but only a fool would say that🤣

[@terrypollard4657]

I heard the metronome was developed after hearing phil rudds drumming

[@doberchic]

@@terrypollard4657 LOL he was amazing wasn't he.

[@ronaldwaynevanzant3985]

@@terrypollard4657 👍😂👌 exactly!

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

God damn, Bon was just absolutely amazing on stage. They were just next level as a group.

[@davidwatson3456]

Not one stupid smartphone, absolutely no lip synching, this is the best sounding live performance of any band. This is how you ROCK

[@forevertwowheels930]

Well, when i put the video on 2160p, even the drummer is lip syncing.

[@tomsenick2033p]

As you comment on your smartphone

[@diverguy3556]

Why would there be a smartphone? This was recorded in the 70s.

[@majorfeelgoodrecords2740]

And no distortion pedal 🎼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@kenmcbride6515]

Notta I dynamic duo comes close to Bonn and Angus

[@Lemmi7810]

This is the ACDC i want and i always have thanks to the internet. RIP to all legends

[@jackcarter34]

If they ever build a Time Machine, this gig surely has to be first stop. Incredible footage....

[@blkdeath]

Man I was thinking the same thing! No lie!

[@moritz6452]

that means if it ever is build you've already been there ;)

[@chopprz]

And the Apollo in Glasgow on 30APR78

[@alangordillo1766]

The front row people are time travellers

[@joopapdrummer4598]

@@alangordillo1766 Yeah, probably.

[@metalbelles3662]

Bon Scott was so unique, talented with a great presence. Noone like him.

[@rockandyrollsson6159]

I love how the crowd is at first kind of reserved and stunned by that almighty Bon Scott wall of sound coming at them, then progressively start headbanging, cheering and shouting

[@matthewlacey5307]

Except for the blond haired guy front bottom right of most shots who seems to have got lost from chess club

[@vlassisnikas7634]

AC/DC at their best. Powerage is a masterpiece. R.I.P. Bon and Malcolm.

[@turefromfinland3264]

Yeah, Powerage is their best record.

[@user-ex9zm7bg3x]

Powerage is one of the cassettes I bought in 1982 to get me through a cross-country Greyhound trip

[@gerarddobinson566]

What a grt show n fun band.lovem.grt album.

[@preving]

Eddie Van Halen's favorite ACDC album: Powerage

[@briancrawford7981]

@@preving keith richards favorite acdc album also

[@SCOTTCANE]

How this is masterpiece only has 82k views is criminal. This is Mount Zion of rock of roll music. Bon Scott easily one of the greatest voices and frontman ever. Angus is magical. Let there be rock!!

[@yoric6939]

These kids were not worthy 🤯

[@PatriotPopps77]

Don’t forget Malcolm rockin the rhythm flawlessly! Hands down the best live band ever!

[@sixtosilxtra4842]

AC/DC good guys !!

[@demonsgate66]

What's amazing about Bon Scott is that there are several live footage of his performances on stage but none where he shows any signs of weakness. The brand of the Greats.

[@blkdeath]

43 years later to the day.....still kicks as much ass as it did then

[@EDOGG62]

I saw both versions of the band live, and although Brian was on some great tracks, Bon was one in a million.

[@gringochucha]

Bon was a fucking musical nuclear bomb in a human body. No wonder he died so young.

[@bogfranklin]

bon scott is so amazing here he has to be the best vocalist of a rock band ever in my opinion

[@tysonthomson6847]

To true bon is the king of rock and the king of heavy metal is Dio

[@rocdajacable]

You are learning well Grasshopper

[@ianf6288]

my opinion too

[@nashgrooms252]

One man said, and I agree with him... "Bon sings like every line is his last." You think he'd destroy his voice by the way he sings, but he's vocals are just built that way. My favorite rock band and frontman ever.

[@michelleevenson1643]

@@nashgrooms252 that is why Bon Scott was also inducted in rock hall of fame 2003 with AC/DC, two of Bon’s nephews accepted and received the award! Pretty cool of AC/DC to include Bon but he was exceptional song writer too!

[@black_eagle]

Never seen a band with more energy than this. It's off the charts; the all-time gold standard of hard rock and roll.

[@brynmorjames3642]

Well said - the gold standard.

[@Lemmi7810]

I was born at least 40 years to late. Man you don't get music like that anymore today 😢🎉 rock on boys and girls!

[@hockeyeverything4339]

The entire band is legendary, but Bon Scott is, easily, the greatest hard rock frontman and poet of all time. He was what the machine liked to market guys from Robert Plant to Ozzy to Bruce Dickinson. Bons the GOAT

[@brynmorjames3642]

I agree. Powerage in particular is one long, incredible hard rock poem. I can't really think of anything like it.

[@NoLegalPlunder]

As incredible as Bon was on the stage his lyric writing skills were even more amazing.

[@jimink3047]

All rap songs now have something to do with bon Scott’s lyrics. Except he was smart about his lyrics and not completely direct. I don’t listen to rap to much but it’s funny to hear rap and j think that bon said all this shit 50 years ago and no one payed attention to it. Those first 6 years has some od the best lyrics written

[@shiraz1736]

He got zero credits on back in black, but It’s definitely Bons lyrics that were used.

[@brynmorjames3642]

@@shiraz1736 They are very, very Bonny, aren't they...

[@brynmorjames3642]

Completely agree! Powerage showcases this remarkably. You have the kind of dark, despairing poetry of 'Down Payment Blues' all the way through to the exuberant poetry of 'Rock 'n' Roll Damnation'. What an absolute feast!

[@nexus1342]

I like how he says thank you Peter before problem child. Peter is the guy who was introducing them

[@fraga.matias]

"Thank you Peter!" Classic

[@yoric6939]

Fabulously Bon 👏🏽👏🏽💝

[@black_eagle]

How does Angus Young lay down perfect licks while he's bouncing around like that non-stop? Incredible.

[@talkandplay]

Imagine being lucky enough to have been at this concert..mind blowing.

[@comraderomania7988]

man, we are lucky to even see this on youtube. Imagine if this concert had been lost.....

[@bennyfriis601]

I would SO much have loved to experience them live with Bon Scott too (I have with Brian Johnson in '91). I love Brian Johnson... but Bon was (and still is) my favorite vocal and character in the band!

[@metalmayhem1716]

I hadn't been at this venue... but saw 'em 2 years sooner for the first time, 14 years old... (supporting Rainbow in Germany: Blackmore, Dio, Powell... a line-up to die for...! At least for Purple maniacs like me ) Didn't know AC/DC till then (announced as an Aussie Punk band in local press, haha)... I didn't expect anything special from the "Punx"... and get one of the greatest surprises in my 53 years in Heavy Rock / Metal history. & so I became a die-hard fan for their Bon-aera.

[@lorenmorgan1931]

Lucky enough to have seen Bon Scott. Fortunately for us in 2022 the internet exists and we can get drunk/stoned, crank this up on a projection screen, and pretend we are there. :)

[@DiogoSantosROLF]

thats why you support bands before they blow up

[@AfonsoEGM]

The sheer amount of stamina it takes to go from an already high-gear Rocker to an explosive Let There be Rock at the show finale is mindblowing. And that goes both ways - band and audience. It's like each part is fueling the other in a constant feedback and synergy, as if it were symbiosis. That's raw energy right there.

[@northernthrifter8817]

If you look at bon at the end of let there be rock he looks like he's has a big line of coke or speed before the encore.

[@marinushj]

OMG this is ridiculously, sensationally good footage of the band in its prime, you can just imagine being there among the crowd, watching and banging your head, being part of it. The sound is crisp & clear and Bon is in the form of his life!

[@JohnnyangelNIU]

One of the greatest rock n' roll frontmen to ever walk a stage. It was virtually unheard of(especially in the hard rock/metal world at the time) for somebody to be that animated and "dancey" on stage as Bon was. Prince, Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars - sure, but you're into the pop realm at that rate. Mercury (with his opera background) had a better all around vocal delivery, but not even he was as animated. Morrison, somewhat, still nowhere near the level of Bon. Iggy Pop maybe on the same planet, but he was more of a loon. One of the greatest ever..even the late great Selena loved AC/DC and no doubt "borrowed" from Bon - her and Chris had to have watched the old VHS tapes of Bon.🎸

[@TravTheMan44]

Im there right now

[@diegobornas8973]

@@JohnnyangelNIU Ññ

[@onyxsh0cks456]

@@JohnnyangelNIU your words are empty. There is nobody like bon period. He was the best rock frontman with dirty live vocals. He engaged with the audience and delivered on any stage. Cant compare him to anyone else. End of whatever else u were thinking about . No hate but bon was undisputed originality .🤘🤘 dio the best metal tho but bon number 1

[@JohnnyangelNIU]

@@onyxsh0cks456 Not sure what your point was. I was pretty much making the exact argument you just made for Bon. Few if any were better. I listed other examples that came long after him and/or cited him as an influence.

[@shamanpj]

It does not seem humanly possible that Angus has THAT MUCH energy. This is absolutely amazing footage.

[@CloseToTheEdge89]

Anything for the girls lol!!!!!!

[@ChrissCross1]

Angus lived off chocolate bars

[@mattmine9986]

I guess all the band but Bon were on "chocolate", while he probably was mostly a hard drinker. pure energy by the way@@ChrissCross1

[@66fredo99]

@@ChrissCross1 ...and cigarettes.

[@ChrissCross1]

@@66fredo99 we’re talking about energy…

[@asphaltphilosophy]

The older I get the more I apreciate these Bastards! Damn!!!!

[@bastiantabaresdenim3141]

Same !

[@Speedy-pf5tm]

If there’s a better live act than prime ACDC I’d like to see it. Absolutely mind blowing performance this

[@markonyrhinen8175]

This is Epic!

[@thomasschneider8945]

I am born 1959, saw them in Würzburg Germany with the same songlist at about the same time. A saw a lot of rockconcerts. ACDC with Bon Scott unbeaten. Rock machines on bass and drums; Riff Master Malcolm, Guitar Wizzard Angus, Vocal Demon Bon: Together the holy grail of Rock. They blew my mind. The peak magical!

[@goddessinme333]

More than half of that young college crowd probably showed up with the hope of getting on camera without knowing AC/DC. Talk about getting baptized by real rock and roll. You either convert or leave not understanding. This is rock and roll divinity.

[@KelseyStLouis-us3no]

Best band in the world at this era. And still 😊

[@victoriapraechter459]

Just found this brilliant footage! Can't stop watching it! Bon Scott was hands down the best front man in rock, over Plant, over Roth, over Daltrey, over Mercury, over EVERYONE. PEROOD.

[@dearne75]

Bon is the best ever all respects

[@steveroth191]

No need to compare they're all great

[@matthewwalter5432]

Maybe not everyone but yes he's better than those artists except daltrey

[@darrellminx5459]

Bon Scott all the way. He always had perfect timing and could do every song just like the record. His singing is impossible for most let alone the timing. Great concert!!!

[@merguezpsychedelique5570]

Its like these guys waited his whole life to be there with them You can feel the years of singin He is at his peak Powerful voice Huge pipes He just crush it Bon your my inspiration

[@Novotny72]

This is the best ACDC you'll ever see

[@СергейЯговкин-ф7в]

AC DC FOREVER!! Bon Scott Legend!!!

[@sirvilhelmofyonderland]

I thought at 48, I’d been all done being BLOWN AWAY! Thank you AC/DC

[@robertsidwell5856]

I remember watching this as it was repeated on a Sunday morning on BBC Two , way back in 1978. I was 13 years old it’s scared me to death watching this band yet I was mesmerised. Now I recognise this as AC/DC’s pinnacle within their career. What a great band, Bon Scott, truly unbelievable. I’m no longer scared 🤘🏽

[@ScottDaddyMac]

I was 16 when they first invaded my screen on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. I thought they were a shitty punk band at first. By the end of the song, which was "Sin City" I was a full blown fan and have been ever since.

[@srirahulpremkumar1600]

In the uk Were AC/DC as big as queen in the 70s and 80s??

[@prowlerzinho]

All my respect for Brian Johnson, but Bon Scott was light years away. This is definitely THE AC / DC line-up and on the podium of rock's best of all time.

[@acdcjavier22]

@@PrometheusRuleTheWorld back in black is crap?? :Joke

[@mmmcosta]

@@acdcjavier22 The same applies to FTATR. Terry M is a joke.

[@martingut144]

Agree 100%. Nothing can comprare to this era. Plus Bon Scott’s performance live was always on point

[@jimink3047]

@@PrometheusRuleTheWorld I don’t think for those about to rock is trash. That album is just really fucking good in my opinion. Although those 6 albums bon had were just way better. But Brian is the best replacement for bon. I’m glad they didn’t try to get another bon

[@jimink3047]

@@acdcjavier22 it’s not that good for pure rock fans. But to general public it’s good. It’s a decent album tho. Everyone should have payed attention to the grittiness of bon acdc

[@NickJacobsMusic]

love how the reporter at 4:04 also looks genuinely excited about the show!

[@gonzalvedecordoue5486]

I just can' t imagine that those young students banging their head are now 60 years old or more !!!!!!!!! This fantastic concert would be called today a private concert, no light show, nothing, nada, just a pure performance from AC/DC with Bonfire Scott at his best !!!!!!!!!

[@yoric6939]

Aw they owned the world that night they were absolutely smoking ✨💫✨

[@PatriotPopps77]

Absolutely one of the best rock and roll voices of all time..I remember my mom buying Dirty Deeds when my brother and I were like 7 and 9 yrs old and jamming with her..God I miss the good old days!

[@mavjimbo]

Definitely great memories for you

[@chrisgreen2786]

This is the life affirming, truly uplifting power of RockN' Roll!

[@logant6490]

These guys put in a hell of a shift. I saw them in 1976 when they did 50 gigs in the UK in a few months. Amazing commitment, love of their music, and a passion to succeed. Awesome.

[@FunnyOriginalSongShorts]

27:43 SCREEN LEFT; The biggest AC DC fan in the joint, "Bhagatveer"!!!

[@LedKashmir]

This is so blow your mind INCREDIBLE!! WOW!! 🤘🏻🔥 Bon with ACDC is everything! Absolute perfection!!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

May be the greatest footage of Rock in existence

[@andrewbryant6495]

Problem Child: 4:01 6:21 - the energy Bon has here is remarkable

[@HerdingDogRescuer]

After seeing Let There Be Rock as a teen, I jammed along with the record imitating Angus' head bob. It gave me whiplash. Couldn't move my neck for the next few days. I don't know how he does that, song after song, year after year. Malcom always looks like he's being electrocuted, but damn that boy is the heartbeat of the band.

[@exalhoa]

"Malcom always looks like he's being electrocuted" made me LOL. So true, including the rest of the sentence.

[@neonknight-1522]

This is honestly a good question because if a normal person tries to headbang like this once they will probably break their neck. And even if angus was on drugs and didnt feel pain then im guessing he would still get injured??? So how is this possible

[@schorschhacklinger]

@@neonknight-1522 it's training. Had neck problems after concerts years ago but with years of shows or practice every week you und your neck are used to it.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

I can't believe Angus didn't cause his own CTE condition or vertebrae and disc degeneration.😝🤕 But I'm certain at some point he had many regular Asian massages 🤪 and regular chiropractic adjustments.😂

[@davidevans3227]

yeah.. Angus's head banging is incredible.. i hurt my head and neck trying to imitate him too.. ..And he plays like a monster as well! mental faces he pulls.. he was so entertaining..

[@jerrycann2508]

Some of the best footage you’ll ever see

[@Samcon95]

I was there. Seriously loud!

[@MC-kp2oi]

was it as mind blowing as it looks here? let me live through you man

[@nicholasdraws1093]

I wish I was there but I wasn’t born earlier then that show

[@yoric6939]

🤣

[@douglascrabtree8889]

Bon Scott had such a unique voice. so good!

[@toddshort5997]

The great front man for real.......if he had just not passed so soon.....bon lives on through people like you putting awesome material out there for everyone

[@davidjonorato3554]

One of the greatest shows ever caught on video.

[@markonyrhinen8175]

Totally agree!!

[@bjeffrey1863]

The true epitamy of a rock show

[@mylifebelikexo3025]

They never left anything in the tank. 100% every time. The best back line in the history of rock, the greatest front man and of course , the heart and soul , Angus.

[@SavDog262]

Whoever uploaded this…Thank you from the bottom of my soul. Fucking awesome!!!!!!

[@ScottDaddyMac]

I second this.

[@davidbiasotti1689]

I was fortunate to see AC/DC live a few times during this period, and they were always sensational. But I only ever experienced them in either big auditorium or staduium situations. Watching this up-close and sweaty session was mind-blowing and sublime.

[@splitcha3578]

Holy shit. A band at their peak. What a gig.

[@allenlocke1935]

Outstanding!!!!! Probably the best AC/DC footage with Bon there is. Like it's supposed to be! Kudos to all that made this happen. What a treat!

[@bjeffrey1863]

Absolutely

[@kdee8166]

The ultimate rock band. Bon's vocals were the best ever and Angus has always been on another planet - superb.

[@hoobamalooba7401]

For me this is like listening to Beethoven. This is classical music masterpieces! Thanks for sharing this rock jewel!

[@rgortega1285]

Sin City by AC/DC with Bon Scott. First version I learnt with Greg and Alvin. Will probably never forget how this tune was constructed and played by the original AC/DC Feat., Bon Scott.

[@ElisabethSonner]

Love Bon Scott 4-ever.He was so special.R.I,P

[@danwest9900]

THIS IS ABSOLUTE GOLD!!!! I love old AC/DC with Bon Scott, and this is fantastic!!! Thank you for posting this!!!!!

[@tmgreig]

Fuck ooooooofffff!!!! That was insane. This band NEVER, EVER, EVER "phoned it it". 1000% given. Eat it...

[@endymion8196]

This is so tight and has so much power. Nothing will ever come close to this again.

[@andygolborne5747]

Great performance from a young and hungry band, absolutely playing at their best. Brilliantly filmed as well. What a gig it must have been,

[@sacrifyse]

RIP Bon, you lived fast and died young. But you were the real legend. You always will be listend.

[@roadhammer681]

Bon Scott maybe the best lyricist ever!!!

[@P3t3rPizzarelli]

I hate as much as the next person my age when a boomer says some shit like 'music will never be as good as back in my day' but theyre right. Theres good stuff and different stuff but you'll never get anything like this ever again

[@chriswick7987]

This is some brilliant amazing footage

[@waynewarbler7962]

Thank you Peter....Sums it all up..cheers from Australia..

[@sweetsally1313]

This is one of my favorites. This is incredible. They're all so close to this much greatness. I wonder how many in that front section have seen this video.?This really was a once in a lifetime experience. @ 22:55 how can you not love Bon Scott? This is absolutely my favorite AC/DC song.

[@javimetalacdc670]

4:00 "Thank you Peter" la historia cuenta que el día anterior AC/DC hizo una fecha en este mismo lugar, y donde Peter se excedió hablando y AC/DC tuvo que hacer dos temas menos por falta de tiempo, así que al siguiente día, es decir este mismo concierto que vemos, los AC/DC ya se habían puesto de acuerdo en que iban a empezar el siguiente tema rápidamente, interrumpiendo a Peter, a modo de broma.

[@caprise-music6722]

Who tf is Peter?

[@neonknight-1522]

@@caprise-music6722 the guy who speaks after the first song

[@samnero387]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@northernthrifter8817]

@@caprise-music6722 Peter Drummond was the BBC's rock goes to college presenter.

[@danallen7987]

I’m from colchester and went to Essex uni but wasn’t born until 1980 about 2 weeks before Bon died. When I think about a band like that playing here now it’s just incomprehensible. The town is a congested shit hole now and ud be lucky to lucky to see an AC/DC tribute act…..plenty of costa coffees and charity shops of course!

[@Michael-xj6qt]

I have to say ACDC, fantastic, the sound is awesome, nobody comes close to these guys, it must have been a pleasure to be at this concert, they are for me especially this line up, perfect rock and roll, RIP bon scot, incredible front man

[@rocdajacable]

Highway to Hell tour 1979 Pat Travers opening Big hit snorting whiskey drinking cocaine.. dam awesome band. AC/DC melted the place down especially when Bon Carried Angus thru the crowd while still playing... Just flat out roc n roll !

[@SuperBobbyboy1]

Just look how close we got to the stage? We missed this one but Saw them in the abc now the playhouse colchester. Greatest gig ever 1978? I was 21 still loving this . Rip lads x

[@daniellenothmann7534]

Watching this feels like you're already at the show!! This is truly amazing! Rip Bon Scott and Malcom Young!

[@DL-mb1ly]

Let there be Bon ... oh, there was Bon! Awesome insight into the past ... Thanks for the post.

[@toneshop]

Saw them (with Bon) in 1980 when I was 16 and was blown away. Now I'm watching this @ 58 years old and I get the same feeling.

[@craigosborne8348]

Undeniably the greatest Rock And Roll band EVER. Can’t be argued.

[@Mister_Ago]

Bon Scott still alive in our hearts!

[@brucew6352]

Mr Bon was the fucking King mister