😈 MARK EVANS RECALLS THE TIME AC/DC WERE KICKED OFF THEIR 1977 EUROPEAN TOUR WITH BLACK SABBATH.

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Mark Evans wrote a memoir about his time in AC/DC called 'Dirty Deeds'. I highly recommend it for a real grass roots insight into the early days of the band and their first forays into international acclaim. My favourite bit was when he and Bon were in Paris and the sun was coming up after a verrry long night. Bon looked out from their hotel balcony, saw the Eiffel Tower, turned to Mark and said, "You know, they've got one of those in France as well."

[@fullhog]

🤣🤣🤣

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Lol

[@oyboltz6407]

Ha!

[@thejoeycage]

Typical Bon haha

[@izzyoss773]

Unfortunately BON is stupid man. His interviews prove that. Good singer but not clever man. I lost respect for Bon 100%

[@bradc32]

i wanna hear about Bon and Ozzy out drinkin

[@dong9514]

Right? I guess neither would remember the next day. Hey maybe you can help me out? I remember when Ozzy got busted pissing on the Alamo. Way later I heard that Ozzy was wearing one of Sharon's dresses and wore a german WW1 helmet, is that possible? In Texas? That is a new level of crazy, it true.

[@Datanditto]

Two alcoholics walk into a bar and become two drunk assholes. The end.

[@dong9514]

@James Morton Thanks.

[@damndirtyrandy7721]

@@dong9514 I’ve seen pics of Ozzy in the dress and helmet. As for neither remembering the day, I think it would be a case of neither remembers the week, lol.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

On the Reeperbahn no less! I've been there, way later, but it's a bar and shopping area in Hamburg Germany. The red light district isn't far away, there are strip clubs, drugs in the street. So yeah, those two in that place could be crazy.

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

Nobody knows exactly what happened between Geezer and Malcolm. The story keeps changing with everyone who tells it.

[@RJ_Groot]

Geezer pulled out a small knife, Malcolm wasn't impressed so he pulled out a bigger knife and said "that's not a knife, there's a knife"

[@glengamble526]

You’re confusing your Australians. 😂

[@roscoe1237]

Yes it's true Malcolm was drinking and Geezer did pull the knife , those days in Australia if anyone pulled a knife they were seen as a coward , so Malcolm dropped him , height has nothing to do with it , when drinking only fists were thrown and the next day it's forgotten , so anyway Malcolm was on the tour bus the next day and jumped off as they were passing the same pub , he went there to apologise to Geezer but only Ozzy was there , when Malcolm explained what happened Ozzy laughed and said Geezer deserved it because he did it many times to intimidate people and Ozzy warned him one day someone is going to flatten you , very amusing it was by someone half his height .

[@evenkeel6131]

So, you were there then to confirm all of this?

[@mrjw6701]

@@evenkeel6131 were you there to dispute what Roscoe just wrote?

[@booshting3520]

@@mrjw6701 He's not the one stating "facts"

[@mrjw6701]

@@booshting3520 this is a well known story, I’ve read it myself in AC/DC biography’s and I’ve seen an interview where Ozzy tells the story himself. So they are facts.

[@booshting3520]

@@mrjw6701 Hmm Ozzy doesn't even remember his own name most days and it sounds like the guy in ACDC tried to make up a story to look tough.

[@leshgooo1016]

Bon Scott was actually a very tough fighter here in Australia back in his day. There are legendary Bar fights with Bon that are circling around.

[@patrickmohan2220]

How are the fights with Bon circling around? Some type of wormhole in the cosmos?

[@mrjw6701]

Mark Evans called him the best street fighter he’s ever seen.

[@zenvagabond]

Mostly BS - Bon Scott and co are tiny.

[@mrjw6701]

@@drott150 he was 5ft 8, average height for his generation. That’s plenty big enough.

[@danielhoward8354]

@@patrickmohan2220 exactly, WITH aall the text that people dont get now you get it

[@tabtje1]

Imagine partying with bon and ozzy, holy shit

[@woodeymaynard7711]

My liver failed after reading this.

[@ThisIsMeOnYoutube]

@@woodeymaynard7711 🤣

[@jochenstacker7448]

@@woodeymaynard7711 you win the internet with that one! 😅

[@loganfivesandman]

Imagine partying with them and actually remembering it the next day.

[@jdemarco]

I would have choked on my own vomit in the seat of my car...lol

[@JamesRestin]

I really enjoy Black Sabbath's music. I like AC/DC's music. If I had to pick sides, I'd side with Black Sabbath. However, why would AC/DC lose touring dates with Sabbath if that's all that happened, Geezer?

[@jeffreyhutchins6527]

They weren't kicked off the tour because of that single incident ? Mark Evans explained why the lost the American tour dates. Dirty Deeds was not being released in America SMDH. So you are in Black Sabbath and a dude punches your bassist and you don't kick that guys ass ? You think Bill Ward would have just let Geezer get socked ?

[@elinino5275]

@@jeffreyhutchins6527 the only brawler in Sabbath was Iommi. The rest were wimps

[@FuturePast2019]

Dirty Deeds or Tech Ect ? ("If I had to pick sides, I'd side with Black Sabbath.")

[@eckyx9019]

@@elinino5275 Indeed....Tony was pretty tough by all accounts.

[@strattuner]

@@elinino5275 beside being one the best guitarists in the world,yeah he's a the real deal,i like him

[@Perko1775]

Height has nothing to do with it. Smaller guys are usually a lot more scrappy when it comes to fighting. But nobody was hit during this. It was more of Mal going wtf when Geezer pulled the knife. Geezer said he was just playing with his new knife and Mal took it the wrong way and that was it. Angus said Mal got it away after Geezer flashed the knife to him and felt bad and was going to apologize the next day and Ozzy said to Mal “Him and that knife! Tell him to fuck off!” And Mal said he took it away from Geezer and Ozzy was there and just said “go to bed.” Id go more with Angus’ story because he tended to stay sober over all the years.

[@AkDragosani]

Ac/Dc is not a heavy metal band.. They are a rock and roll band. SMH

[@ChicoTheMan69]

People have different ideas, I got them in my Metal collection.

[@anton5442]

@@ChicoTheMan69 I guess you kept 'rock-n-roll' name for Boney-M and ABBA. Rename collection body

[@ChicoTheMan69]

@@anton5442 That made no sense.

[@patrickkunkle5958]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. You should be able to tell when you compare them with Black Sabbath. Same with Led Zeppelin in my opinion

[@hazor777]

They eventually were categorized as 'Heavy Metal' towards the end of the 70's . It's how the record labels marketed AC/DC, Van Halen, RUSH, KISS, etc.. - if it was Hard ROck, it was considered 'Heavy Metal' . The split genres of Metal started in the early 80's (Thrash, Black, etc..) . Record Co.'s back then , thought the key was to categorize in genres and subgenres .

[@trendmassacre8423]

AC/DC isn't heavy metal, they are hard rock. Black Sabbath is the heavy metal band, may not be the heaviest in today's standards, but still fall in that category.

[@davesaenz3732]

Two of my favorite bands ever!!! We will never know. Just glad they tour together. What a show!!! 🎸

[@jmaxx7649]

Ppl making the mistake here of saying a lil guy cant fight a big guy,as a big guy i call bull shit , being bigs no promise you can fight folks

[@bloodyblade916]

Remember, it's not the size of the dog in the fight it's the size of the fight in the dog that's what counts .

[@teddyblair3922]

Saw both bands at the Easter Rock Festival in Germany in 77.

[@419Koof]

Gr8 interview & insight

[@georgekurtmiller6332]

During the Tour Geezer made fun of Angus' size and especially how short Mal was, but Malcolm couldn't take it and made it clear that he wasn't going to put up with that and did it the old fashioned, bare-knuckle fight. In some places it is said: Never tease a little one because they are fast, furious and you can go wrong, very wrong. Geezer knows.

[@garymitchell6056]

Sounds Like Geezer deserved an AC/DC thrashing - lol !!

[@zzeus43]

AC/DC ended up being the biggest of the two bands despite Angus and Malcolm's size. Great Story!

[@jerrywoods4066]

Ah and another twist to the story , meaning most likely never happened.

[@Patrik-mu3hx]

Mal didn't knock geezer out, he just took his knife away and said ,,What are you gonna do know?"

[@gregcrowe8885]

Thank You for sharing

[@chuckgates1171]

Got to see both in concert.

[@brandonstone120]

Me too 😎

[@hamishnicholls6585]

Have their photos in my man cave. Geezer and Iommi’s picks and Ozzy’s water bottle too!😎😎😎

[@gerrabath]

During this tour?

[@chuckgates1171]

@@gerrabath NO.

[@PETROLSCENTED]

These bands, only when these bands collide, I can't never let my heart choose a side..

[@jerfacekilla]

Hmmm ... whom to believe ... unfortunately one is no longer around to clear the air.

[@harryurz]

The full story according to Geezer is in his book "Into the Void". Worth a read.

[@rustyfalcon1414]

So according to Geezer AC/DC got kicked of the tour for what exactly?

[@jimmyzaccardo956]

There was an altercation but I don’t know if this story is true because there seems to be a lack of witnesses

[@scottwhite2757]

Great interview !!!

[@scotthugins7672]

I’m trying to picture some Australian bureaucrats telling AC/DC to put on their masks and show a vaccine passport!! What a weird place Australia has become.

[@jerrywoods4066]

Good for them

[@latexrope1358]

Well, that's 5 minutes and 37 seconds of my life I won't get back... What a non story.

[@zacharyredding3860]

Right?

[@Kelle0284]

You probably would have just wasted it on something else, as would I.

[@63mckenzie]

Nothing more dangerous than a 5ft 1 Glaswegian.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Ozzy and Bon in the Reeperbahn?! Cool. I have leather pants I bought there. It's a very cool part of Hamburg Germany. There are bars, strip clubs, crazy stores, a red light district isn't far away, and even the Beetles played there. My pants came from the store the Beetles bough their leather pants in, Paul Hundertmark. Great place, I'd love to go back again!

[@fullhog]

When the Young's moved from Glasgow to Australia. They basically had to fight to survive. As they were picked on for having a Scottish accent. I pretty sure wee Malcolm could handle himself. Wether this actually happen.. Who know's?

[@dickdublin2273]

When you are from a housing estate in Glasgow you have to learn to fight or be bullied, at least in those days. I believe it happened. I know from personal experience that Geezer, Toni and their road crew could be assholes. They picked a fight with some of my Scottish friends at the Kings Head pub in LA and the Sabbath mob got their asses kicked.

[@hughjass1044]

Another tall tale from the road. What's the truth? Who knows. I don't know about Geezer but Malcolm wasn't a big guy at all; none of the AC/DC guys were but even still, I bet he could handle himself OK. When those guys were cutting their teeth back in the day down under, it weren't upscale clubs they were playing in so I'll bet there were more than a few scraps along the way. Coming up like that, you learn how to take care of yourself quick.

[@nikkisixx8025]

ACDC AND BLACK SABBATH two equally great

[@ryanbuckley3314]

I have heard that those AC/DC boys used to have the odd scrap. That would be hilarious to watch, considering that the total height of all members has never exceeded 21 feet.

[@MahlonEdwards]

LoL !! XXI

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

Any money says Geezer's playing the whole thing down and little tiny Malcolm knocked him into the middle of next week.

[@evank6738]

Did he punch him in the knee cap ?

[@angusyoung7668]

Acdc and Black Sabbath are amazing bands. But remember Acdc is hard rock. But b you are right with Black Sabbath being heavy metal considering the fact sabbath is the godfather and creator of metal

[@superjtrdr]

Alcohol brings out the worst in people so there you go. I saw ACDC open up for Y&T in 77. They were not famous. In that situation, you need to be as respectful as possible. Making comments about someone else's possession of a knife is not cool.

[@Cincinnatus1869]

I've read in a couple different bios that it happened differently and nobody hit anybody. It was a misunderstanding betweens 2 drunk guys. Geezer was fooling around with a switch blade and Malcolm took it as a threat. A few words were exchanged and that was it. I tend to believe what I have read

[@dong9514]

I can buy that. Stories are like the game telephone, like when the guy said he knocked him out and the other guy followed up, did he hit him or knock him out? I think the person who told that guy the story probably said that they had fight added he knocked him out.

[@jamesbarrick3403]

If that were the case, ACDC would have not been kicked off the tour. I think you are wrong, I think Geezer got his ass kicked and all butt hurt and that is how ACDC got kicked off the tour

[@Cincinnatus1869]

@@jamesbarrick3403 Im not particularly interested in what you think. And anyone who uses the expression ' butthurt' should not expect their opinion to be looked at with any credibility. By the way, one of the bios that contradicts your theory is one that is sanctioned by the band members themselves.

[@catfishcooler1566]

Sometimes "I should have knocked his ass out" turns into "I knocked his ass out" after a few tellings.

[@Nichole-440HP]

@@jamesbarrick3403 that same scenario was literally mentioned in this video by Geezer . so no he 's not wrong .

[@bluehappyscrap]

AWESOME!!!🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧🧧

[@jonginder5494]

Malcolm’s close friends from those years, such as Herm Kovac, say he was fearless. The decking of Geezer Buttler and the tour sacking fits for mine. Well done Malcolm. He got what he deserved.

[@thephuckmaster9376]

If he really punched him dont u think that knife would have been used by someone? cmon I'm sure you've been in a fight b4!

[@thephuckmaster9376]

This sounds like a story of getting kicked off by someone famous and saying yea well I knocked him out so I won in the end but having no witness or proof of it.

[@BubbaZen10]

I immediately felt bad for the employees of whatever establishment OZZY AND BON SCOTT decided to go "have a drink" together in.

[@Kelle0284]

They were probably enjoying it.

[@craigmckenzie5466]

@@Kelle0284 yeah probably would've had a story for the ages if those two walked in a bar together.

[@frankscuderi7605]

I knew SABBATH from 1972 till now . I been a acquainted friend of Tony Iommi and I can say for what I know about Geezer that would have been so out of character for him . I really. don't believe that happened with the knife story.

[@zackzallie8735]

Two bands changed my life!!!

[@moiseschavez1447]

Malcolm being like 4'11 I have a hard time believing he could knock out anybody

[@76whitecobra]

5"3' actually. From what Ive read in many Books and old interviews from back in the 1980's and 1990's, Malcolm's Arm was loaded with a hair trigger. He wasn't gonna take shit from anyone. He was short but he was a scrapper. You gotta be when you are that short. If he didn't stick up for himself people would have run over him.

[@apostolosbakopoulos5225]

speed kills. but who cares? the music matters

[@shawnstarks1743]

Two of the tiniest rock stars I've ever met Malcom and Angus. Shockingly Tiny! I believe Geezer. 4'11 is about right, definitely for Angus.

[@babayaga1767]

not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of fight in the dog. bruce lee was 5'6" 135 lbs.

[@leonvalentine3748]

He Super Mario punched from NES

[@garymitchell6056]

I know who Id believe - Malcolm Young - he probably did say - "you think youre big with that flick knife" - and then it was on - good on you Malcolm!!!

[@cosmicman621]

I’m an older-age Aussie...and this is the first I’ve heard of this incident.Black Sabbath is my fav..heavy..band....AC/DC...top 3-5.I reacon it’s real simple...geezer was pissed and f’ing round with a switch....Malcolm..went into a sort of..PTSD leap of mood....and cracked..geeezer on the jaw.Beside..Malcolm’s rough up bringing as a small guy in..Scotland and then Australia....you have to understand that in ..Aust..in the pub crowd of the 70’s..knifes were considered..cowardly...nazi-like...the same as ..kicking a guy in a fist-fight(doesn’t apply today)...so..Malcolm probably would have gone..f’ this for a joke.Both..Bon especially...and..Malcolm..were known as fierce bar- fighters...when all bets were off....win or lose didn’t matter.

[@henrikjohansson5904]

AC/DC is not heavy metal. They rock unlike heavy metal bands.

[@paulosicne8498]

As usual, we have two polar opposite stories told by both camps. Only thing is this wasn't coming from Malcolm Young himself, but instead his former bandmate.

[@davidmackieson4609]

Yeah like geezer would admit to getting knocked the fuck out by someone who only stood 5'2

[@dahmc59]

why the hell would you call acdc heavy metal? i stopped watching right there

[@michelelaraia7358]

The voice says that Mark Evans was the bassist from 1975 to 1977,subtitles-not survey of Family Feud memories-says "from 1970 to 1975".Which one?Guess Evans sang "What i like about you"..

[@patrickmohan2220]

What?

[@ArleneVonAllemann-ck4fn]

Malcolm showed Geezer he's T N.T. dynamite 😂😂

[@djs1244]

people saying one guy is 6 foot tall and the other is only 5 foot 3 so i doubt the lil guy knocked out the big guy obviously never got in a fight hahaha. size doesnt matter i seen lil guys kick big guys ass and vice versa its all in the punch lol

[@drott150]

Then why do they separate boxers and wrestlers into different weight classes?

[@davidmacleod9313]

The story goes that Geezer had one of those combs that would spring open like a switch knife and Geezer did that to Malcolm and Malcolm punched him. I mean, what is with these Australians and their fighting all the time? And calling people they don’t like “cunt”? If you are not in their little cliche…they don’t know how to have fun with anybody.

[@dickdublin2273]

Malcolm, Angus and Bon were all Scottish and in Scotland cunt is a common word. Sometimes calling someone a cunt can be a term of endearment. For example someone might say of their friend that he is a good cunt.

[@ibewillow]

@@dickdublin2273 Same in Australia.

[@TweedSuit]

This is why Evans got booted from AC DC in 1977.

[@ansc6472]

Not quite. Cliff Williams was a better bassist and back up vocalist

[@angusvanhalen2886]

This is Dave Evans, the original singer. Not Mark Evans the bass player

[@paulelmer]

@@angusvanhalen2886 Dave Evans got the boot in 1974. Mark Evans got the boot in June 1977. Mark and Angus did not get along.

[@mr.jamesvincent3519]

Evans is the worst storyteller ever. The way he explains it makes no sense at all.

[@klepetar]

that was the idea i got.. lots of uhhhhhh .. maybe he drank too much and browned up his brain.

[@davesaenz3732]

"Who hit who" Should be released.

[@peterwest267]

He must’ve been a small bloke. Years ago I stopped guys giving Bon Scott a hiding after a concert. None of the other band members showed any bravery I can tell you.

[@sumonjamal1653]

I don't know who to believe honestly, cos in 1977... Geezer Butler was heavily into drugs & booze. Gene Simmons recalled Geezer freaking out & running off when he greeted the Sabbath bassist in his 'demon' makeup & costume. This was when Kiss opened for Sabbath around 1975(?) Malcolm Young on the other hand was always smashed on booze, even in the early days... it got particularly bad by the 80's. Love both bands, respect both musicians... but it's hard to know what really happened when both guys are trashed on alcohol... Mark Evans did admit that his brash, drunken behavior likely cost him his gig w/ AC/DC in 1977, but we got bassist Cliff Williams 🤘🤘

[@samuelgirard1407]

LOL! Geezer probably thought that Gene SImmons was the demon incarnate who had appeared at the foot of his bed years earlier that helped inspire him to call the band Black Sabbath and go in the direction they went in.

[@zeusprophet7305]

You actually believe what Gene Simmons say.

[@deandee8082]

just ask yourself what would it take for a band ion the rise with 4 great albums under their belt getting bigger each day to get sacked off a sabbath tour, a sabbath promoting a stinker album? more than just a TKO, a whole lot more to this than just rumors and a blade thats for sure..

[@janiterinadrum1627]

I've read several Black Sabbath books and a couple of AC DC bios.. I guess Anything is Possible.. Geezer Butler is 6ft tall Malcolm Young was 5" 3" . The odds of Malcolm knocking him out cold are pretty small

[@johnboybarr1332]

You ever scrap with an aussie? Its more likely that he would have knocked him out

[@sumonjamal1653]

Well, in those days, Geezer Butler was smashed on drugs & alcohol... and Malcolm was also known to drink a lot and get into scraps. It was Malcolm Young who got into a confrontation w/ his own brother George Young in 1987 while working on the album 'Blow up your video'... Malcolm's drinking got so bad by then that George was fed up and threatened to quit the sessions if Malcolm didn't 'clean up'... but that didn't work. Malcolm eventually quit the 1988 AC/DC tour to go to rehab...

[@keithj6251]

@@johnboybarr1332 the Youngs were from Scotland

[@ashleyburke2688]

Malcolm young would get knocked out

[@johnboybarr1332]

Born there boss, but raised in Australia

[@walterkersting6238]

English fight: You must think you’re big. What are you talking about? Wooooooo....

[@MsThebeMoon]

So if nobody got hurt, was AC/DC kicked off the tour or not? I'm confused after Geezer's recollection - which I believe over Malcolm's. Geezer was my next crush after Bobby Sherman - oh wait, Mark Farner was in between there. I still have a crush on Geezer.

[@deandee8082]

absolutely, why would they kick em off the tour over nothing? c'mon geezer, make it make sense at least, maybe he threatened you? scared you a little? or maybe he just knocked you out for being a doosh?

[@mikegraphone2736]

It was 45 years ago who cares?

[@barryrammer7906]

I believe Geezer Butler. Both bands were physically tough. Grew up in hard environments. Do you think for one minute Malcolm would get out of that hotel room alive if he put his hands on Geezer Butler? The road crew would have made a mess of him. Those who didn't know AC/DC got their butts kicked out by the Deep Purples Road crew in Australia. They had the balls to try and play through Deep Purples music equipment, lol. They were begging the crowd of Australian fans to help them as they were getting beat down like dogs. True story, look it up.

[@davidzplace2011]

Just think about it, in the 70's acdc in the USA weren't a big deal, and they were the support band for Black Sabbath, very much doubt he would of swung at Geezer

[@deandee8082]

what's that have to do with ANYTHING? AC/DC already had 4 great albums under their belt, people know good music when they hear it just cuz they hadn't broke in a particular country doesn't mean squat, they had 4 very good albums out and everyone knew it was only a matter of time before they broke worldwide and raked in the cash , TNT, High Voltage, Dirty Deeds done Dirt Cheap, Let there Be Rock, that's at least 50% of their top library, everyone knew at that point they were a force to be reckoned with, even the flailing sabbath crew, why Oz wanted out..

[@dickdublin2273]

Why? They got in a fight with Deep purple in Australia years before this and were kicked of the show.

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@dickdublin2273 not the band. The crew . Most of the band were already gone or leaving when it occurred.

[@dickdublin2273]

@@jerrywoods4066 Not according to Angus. Angus in an interview said they got into it with Deep Purple and Angus did mention Bon being in the middle of it.

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@dickdublin2273 yeah that's probably bull

[@baldbollocks]

Oh that's funny. Geezer butler does come off as a bit of a wander so would love to have seen it...lol

[@marshallodom1388]

Is a flick knife aka a butterfly knife?

[@steveclem]

He hasn't a clue what happened.

[@seanfagan6998]

I bet Malcom knocked his ass out.

[@westernsellers9148]

I wish Chris Slade joined AC/DC in 1982/3 he would have been 36!!! He would have been the better fit oh well!!! We can only dream

[@Andybaby]

Well were they kicked off the tour then?

[@briansmith2125]

It's funny how none of these stories floated around while Malcolm was still alive to clarify them? Pound for pound in 1977, I'm betting AC/DC would have cleaned everyone's clocks day in and day out. You can NEVER underestimate those wiry small Aussies when they drink. Fuck that!

[@iommiozzy5745]

sabbath best band ever ...

[@thevelointhevale1132]

Why do people INSIST on calling BOTH AC/DC and Sabbath "HEAVY METAL" ... neither band like the term or classify themselves as anything other than HARD ROCK!

[@kalamazoousa4412]

I CALL BULL SHIT !

[@Raughwe]

I love both of them. I think Bon and Tony probably could fight well, though both were famously very nice. I love Geezer, but having a knife is pretty childish, pussy-ass. Particularly for a Scotsman. They grow up thinking hands are the only means. I think they just didn’t get along. Kind of sad, because the recollection of fans is that both bands consisted of the sweetest men. This is a professional confrontation based on each band’s performance, managers, staff, etc.

[@jonahwidmer3637]

Both bands rock, why can't we get along for metal sake🤘

[@patrickmohan2220]

Neither band is a "metal" band.

[@jeremiahlesleawilder5329]

Geez er remembered punch’s flying around woke with a policeman in his ear asking who the fuck are u lmoa

[@jdemarco]

Oh, so he actually got in a scrap with Pete Townshend?

[@jdemarco]

Oh, so he got in a scrap with Roger Daltrey?

[@wangota]

Why would I Ike this. Nothing happened.

[@wood2x6]

Scot? Osbourne? Your bond's been posted. You're free to go. Don't come back.

[@bidipbo]

Where there's smoke, there's fire. You don't get kicked off of a tour, after it has already started, without some event transpiring that forces the removal of an opening act. There are millions of dollars at stake. Having said that, the event that could've gotten ACDC removed from the tour might have been Black Sabbath getting smoked off stage by the opening act's performances. Black Sabbath hated to have any real competition to follow and their lustre had tarnished by this point in time. The other event that could've gotten ACDC thrown off the tour was the 'toxic twins' angle of Bon and Ozzy. If there were too many of those drunken escapades, that would have caused management to step in and intervene.

[@richardhincemon9423]

The tour was canceled after AC DC did a 20-minute set due to equipment problems in Lund Sweden April 1977. This had been a problem throughout the tour and management decided to end the tour in oslow Switzerland the following week. Mark Evans was kicked off the tour by Angus Young and replaced with Cliff Williams. He's obviously exaggerating the story to sell more copies of his book! Cheers

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

I often forget that ACDC are Aussies. Everyone else was British at this time so we lump them in.

[@youtoo2233]

Size means nothing, I've seen a toddler in a mom's arms punch a guy who was in his face making baby faces and sounds and it broke the his nose

[@jdemarco]

Lol

[@jdemarco]

I wish I could have seen that, I would have been laughing my ass off!

[@jamesmustain2921]

I heard a story that Rick neilson of cheap trick KO’d slash of GNR

[@TheNewRevolution]

AC/DC were full of young, small Aussies that were really Scots, Sabbath with Brits. Of course AC/DC would kick their asses in a fight.

[@rbagel55]

They used to play small bars in the outback. Some rather rough men used to frequent these bars, so you had to be tough

[@krumple4skin548]

Angus said malcolm young took the knife off geezer. Ozzy said he told geezer to put the knife away. 3 difficult stories so far .

[@jerrywoods4066]

Am I'm sure alcoholic and drugs plays a big part on why everyone who was there has a different story. Meaning it probably wasn't a big deal at all.

[@Antoraf16]

The story is different depending on whoever tells it. From flicking knife while drinking to a KO... WOW This folks, is how we got Jesus doing Miracles in the Bible although he probably did not do anything in the first place. Getting the attention is always easier with spectacular deeds.

[@westernsellers9148]

Wow Chris Slade was already 31 in 1977

[@fasteddie777666]

did Malcolm have to get on a step stool to hit Geezer ???

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

If "no one got hurt" and it was as innocent as he says, then AC/DC wouldn't have been thrown off the tour.... not for a non incident. So I call bullshit on Gizza.

[@joeldukes303]

Most guys could K.O. either one of those shrimps with a bitch slap.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Geezer Butler was Birmingham Irish ...and I know the Youngs were tough Glaswegian Scots, but honestly, I don't think Malcolm would have lasted long in a fight with him.

[@tommythetrain1945]

Pssssh

[@coolmacatrain9434]

@@tommythetrain1945 Do you want to take it to the tar?

[@wagnerm25]

ACDC = not metal

[@matreynolds1]

Do you guys know there are boxing and mma videos you can watch with trained fighters instead of debating whether one drunk pop star could beat up another?

[@grimdrum2396]

I read that AC/DC was blowing Sabbath off the stage and that was why they dropped them from the tour???

[@jerrywoods4066]

Doubt that

[@raffg8185]

I dont know how you can call AC/DC heavy metal ? ,rock/hard rock not metal .

[@stevemarshall3986]

If you weren't there how do u know.

[@rickmckee8270]

If that were true he might of had to deal with Iommi Who was skilled at karate,judo ,and boxing. He could be a person you would not want to tangle with.

[@flintrock8433]

I don't see malcum knocking anyone out. What did he weigh, 97 lbs soaking wet? Geezer is a cool dude. Any crap would been from malcum

[@verresmilliterres]

Nothing here to see. I mean right here is a complete whiteout lol. I really can't see this event happening that way unless Malcolm took a cheap shot at Geezer. I've heard this story way too many times with variations to it. But one thing that is always consistent, is Malcolm approaching Geezer and Geezer is always sitting drinking.