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The Age
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
The high-voltage row over an AC/DC tribute
Ping! An email detonates in CBD's inbox with a sensational claim about a plan for civic enhancement paying tribute to esteemed rockers AC/DC: 'The City of Melbourne stole my idea for a Long Way to the Top parade and didn't credit me.' We wondered if we had the journalistic fettle to prosecute such a pointed J'accuse! Let's find out. For those who came late: February 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the filming on Swanston Street of the iconic AC/DC music video clip It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) for the ABC TV program Countdown. Industrial advocate Joel O'Connor sent us a strongly worded email telling us how he approached the council months ago with an idea to stage a Moomba-style parade in celebration of the rock landmark, only to find after a period of unsatisfactory correspondence the idea popping up with no warning in a Herald Sun article complete with glowing quotes from Lord Mayor Nick Reece. And on Tuesday Reece staged a presser drumming up support for the idea (see what we did there?) with Cherry Bar owner and former 'night mayor' of Melbourne James Young. 'Personally, the thing I loathe most is when a beautiful thing gets muddied by disrespect and self-interest,' O'Connor wrote to us, but our call to him as well as Young's willingness to champion his idea, appears to have had a soothing effect. 'The article came out without any acknowledgement. Hopefully that is turning around today,' O'Connor told CBD. 'I am hoping to get out of it an acknowledgement that I came up with the idea and hope to be able to participate in the event with my son.' O'Connor is a single dad to a seven-year-old who worships AC/DC's Angus Young.
The Courier
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Courier
Great pictures as Kirrie gets its rocks off at Bonfest
Kirriemuir had a ball as AC/DC fans invaded Angus for Bonfest. And what was probably the biggest ever crowd in the history of the long-running rock festival swamped the town centre on Saturday. Thousands packed the streets to watch the band's Long Way to the Top hit recreated on the back of a truck. In early 1976, the original was filmed on the back of a flatbed lorry travelling along Swanston Street in Melbourne, Australia. It was a couple of years after Kirriemuir baker's son Bon Scott joined the band founded by Glasgow brothers Malcolm and Angus Young as it began its rise to global fame. This year's Kirriemuir influx has included fans from Down Under, as well as a host of other nations from around the globe. Kirrie charity DD8 Music organises the event, which features a final night of headliners in the main area at the festival site on Sunday. And the glorious weather has ensured a bumper weekend for local pubs, filled with fans for music sessions
