#61 Bon Scott Celebration Concert backstages with the Party Boys (AC/DC, The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Status Quo…) and more !
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70’s pics : Mark Evans and Dave Evans (AC/DC era), Kevin Borich
Today is Meltingpod blog second anniversary and I invite you backstages at the Bon Scott Celebration Concert where musicians and fans met at Fremantle-Western Australia to celebrate three days long Bon Scott’s life and music. Buzz Bidstrup, the event’s organizer and The Angels ‘drummer, plays also in a band called the Party Boys.
I called Buzz the Saturday night just before the Party Boys’rehearsal and he introduced me to his friends around : Mark Evans (AC/DC’s bassist - Bon Scott’s era), Alan Lancaster (Status Quo’s former bassist) Dave Evans (AC/DC’s original singer) Kevin Borich and Mick Cocks (Rose Tattoo’s former guitarist)…a funny phone conversation ! The Sunday during the concert I called Clair singer in a girl band, the Sure-Fire Midnights (one the four young rock bands invited to share the stage), very excited just after their performance in the afternoon. Later in the night after 7 hours music with ten bands playing in front of over 10 000 people, I called Darrel, the Angels’ tour manager and we shared the last seconds of the music on stage…the Scottish bagpipes !!
Meltingpod Connections
Update March 3rd :
The concert area (SFM ph);the crowd in front of the stage (K.Borich ph)
Update March 5th :
Dave Evans (AC/DC’s original singer) gave me a great place in his myspace website and the connection is made with Scotland through Glenn Robertson’s website CRABSODYINBLUE dedicated to Bon Scott and AC/DC ! The Sure-Fire Midnights gave the podcast’s link in their myspace blog too.Thanks to you all !
Update March 7th :
It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll: Thanks to Glenn for the link to this (bad but hey !) video recorded at the end of the concert !
mars 2nd, 2007 at 11:23:29
Hi Annie,
it was nice to speak to you too. The concert was just fantastic and I received the biggest personal welcome from any crowd ever and this was in Bon’s home town. I was just so happy and then - I ROCKED THEM - and they rocked so hard with me !!! It was great, cheers, Dave.
mars 2nd, 2007 at 11:25:27
Hi all from Perth Western Australia, Just to let you know I went to the Tribute Concert yesterday and in a word Magic. I went to the concert Bon Scott - AC/DC did on the same Claremont Oval many years ago and it brought back fond memories. The concert was brilliant, fantastic words are hard to discribe it, don’t think I’ve seen so many black AC/DC t-shirts in the one place before. The crowd soaked up every word, every note and rocked in Bon’s memory, their lungs bellowing out the words to every song along with some air guitaring. A couple of people got a bit of attention looking very much like a younger Bon Scott and another like Malcolm and had dressed the same - that spun a few people, but looked like they had heard it before. Again brilliant concert I’m still smiling.
mars 2nd, 2007 at 23:00:03
quelle super brochette de super stars. Annie, the really true queen of rock all over the ocean . When we listen we don’t realize that you are not with the bands on stage. The atmosphere is so close with the musicians we have the sensation to be in Australia. Super bravo. Brillant. Nadine
mars 3rd, 2007 at 01:29:29
WoW! this podcast captured a moment of australian rock history. Nice to hear all these musicians who made this event and to feeling of the ambiance live through Darell’s cell phone was something. Thanks Annie and Happy 2nd Anniversary to Meltingpod, sounds and colors from planet Kangaroo! No kidding you have to focus a little bit now
mars 3rd, 2007 at 02:35:53
Hi Annie,
Great Podcast - really captured the exitement of the day - and it was a great day!!!!! xxx The Sure-Fire Midnights
mars 3rd, 2007 at 09:04:40
Hi Annie,
Wow!! you keep very busy -WHAT A GREAT SITE!! -
Getting our AUSTRALIAN DOWNUNDER ROCK
out to the Top side of the world.
I checked out the spontaneous interviews-great, you could feel the excitment in everybody!
Lovely to have that very short chat with you,- you’re a true music lover!!
You’ll have to visit your second home one day !!
Cheers kev
mars 3rd, 2007 at 13:19:58
Hi Annie!
Wow… it’s nice to see you are making lots of new friends along your way! Thanks to you, washing up and ironing have taken a whole new meaning in my house! (I always listen to your podcasts performing some sort of housework…)
Love xx
Sandra
mars 4th, 2007 at 22:55:00
Bonjour Annie
Just a quick message to say Hello and to send best wishes from Scotland.
Great to see your web site telling the world of some great Australia Rock music and in particularly informing the world of the efforts of some of Australia’s top musicians in showing their respect to Bon Scott.
I never fails to amaze me how much affection and appreciation across the world there is for the music of Bon Scott and AC/DC. From his home-town of Fremantle in Western Australia to the Scottish town of Kirriemuir where the Scott family originally came from and across all corners of the world the music of Bon Scott will last forever…
Rock ‘n roll is universal and good times are universal… so Let there be Rock
Cheers
Glenn
mars 5th, 2007 at 01:07:25
Hello Annie!
Congratulations! 2 years have gone by so fast. Meltingpod is still going strong when many podcasts have faded away. Your never say die attitude is very impressive. Keep up the good work promoting Artists around the World. You should be The Angels PR person, because your hard work in exposing them to the International market is a credit to you.
Shane
Melbourne-Australia
mars 5th, 2007 at 16:58:07
Hi Annie,
I wasn’t in Perth for the Bon Scott concert (wish I was) but listening to your wonderful podcast with Buzz and everyone made me feel like I was there. Thank you. Interesting to listen to Dave Evans. I had a look at his website afterwards.
On the subject of Bon Scott I found this clip on YouTube. It’s very funny, very strange. It’s from a long time ago, before ACDC when he was in a band called The Valentines. He shared the lead vocals with a great friend of mine Vince Lovegrove. In this clip Bon is just the backing singer behind Vince. Very Funny.
Here’s the Google link…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ-45XG7n4k
Cheers
Robert
mars 5th, 2007 at 18:29:01
Fantastic !!! Bravo Annie ! I loved it ! Mark Evans is really BIIIIG as well as your interview !
Where can I buy his last CD !
May the rock’ roll be with you !
ps : I loved your French touch when you interviewed Mark on the phone !
mars 5th, 2007 at 21:43:11
Thanks for your comments and your enthusiasm !! From Western Australia to Scotland, through Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, San Francisco, Marseille, Paris and London…yeah ! Happy that you like it !
Dave, Clair, Kevin, it was so cool to speak with you on the phone hoping one day I will record you LIVE !!
Thanks Mandy for your precious report as participant in the public, stay in touch !
Romain, Mark Evans’ last album is recorded with Dave Tice; I think you can buy it following this link :
http://heurecord.com/daveticemarkevans/
Thanks Robert for Bon Scott’s funny video’s link ! I’m preparing our next interview !
Glad after two years, to find some of my most faithful listeners and first comments posters still here : Pascal, Nadine, Shane !! and to share this pleasure with the most recent ones : Romain, Sandra.
Welcome to Glenn and to Scotland !
mars 5th, 2007 at 22:27:18
Annie la rockeuse strikes again . . .
Really nice podcast and you really get the feeling of what must have been a pretty special day down there in Bon’s home town. Sounds like a good old party down there - calling the band the party boys ain’t no lie !
But are those bagpipes or a jet taking off ? !
A good ‘un !
Dave
PS so when are you leaving for Australia ? !
mars 7th, 2007 at 06:21:40
Hi Annie,
Just a quick note to say what a great day it was in Fremantle, Buzz is to be congratulated on the fine job he did putting the whole day together. All the bands were fantastic and the punters too, I’d like to specially mention all the crew guys who worked in high temperatures to keep the show rolling. I’m sure Bon would have been proud to see how much love was there.
Dave Tice.
mars 9th, 2007 at 16:19:21
Hello Annie,
I finally found 20 minutes to listen to your podcast.
You already know that I find you are doing the best rocking podcast in this part of the world.
And suddendly, I remember a detail ! It must cost you a lot of money in phone calls to Australia, no ?
For sure, you should go there to meet our friends in their own country instead of waiting for them to come so far in France.
J’en désespère, mais ici, en dehors de Johnny Halliday, le rockeur franco-belge qui vit en Suisse plus de 183 jours par an (dont je n’ai jamais acheté le moindre disque), et la star Ac les gens ne connaissent pas grand chose à la musique que nous aimons. C’est sans doute l’explication du trouble que nous cherchions il y a peu : ils ne sont pas prêts !
Please, Annie, next time kiss all these fantastic rockers for me.
Et salutations à Bon Scott où qu’il soit !
Salut, Bye,
Hamsteratomique
mars 13th, 2007 at 14:43:07
Hi Annie,
I heard the podcast with the Bon Scott tribute show and I’d just like to say “I’m Jealous”. You are so lucky to have the opportunity to talk to so many great musicians. It sure sounded like fun, it would’ve been great to be there and even better to be backstage with all of them.
You sure are gonna be a busy little girl when they head over to Europe.
Great work my friend, keep it up.
KISSes
Grant. xoxo
Gold Coast, Queensland - Australia
mars 16th, 2007 at 23:15:26
Superbe article Annie, félicitations !!!
Merci à vous Dave, Mark, etc… cet hommage était sublime !!! J’ai hate de découvrir la statue de Bon Scott à Fremantle.
Merci
http://www.acdcbackinblack.net
mars 19th, 2007 at 21:05:21
HOLA GENTE QUE TAL UN ABRAZO DESDE ARGENTINA OTRA VEZ YO AUNQUE NO ENTIENDAN ESPAÑOL NO ES MI CULPA AGUANTE EL ROCK AND ROLL Y BON SCOTT EL MEJOR VOCALISTA DE LA HISTORIA DEL ROCK
avril 16th, 2007 at 04:38:41
Hi Annie, Finally got to listen to your podcasts !!!! It made me remember what a great day the Bon Scott concert was in Fremantle.
The Mick Cocks interview was cool too.
Keep up the good work.
Buzz
avril 16th, 2007 at 12:10:54
Yeah ! Buzz !! What a great day !!! it absolutely was necessary for you after having organized yourself that event to share with us these podcasts and this enthusiasm from all around the world with so many good musicians among the listeners : Thanks you Dave H, Dave Tice, Ben Popp and all the music lovers Hamster, Grant and Pablo…!
Now Buzz you could have the pleasure to listen to all the podcasts you have in late…:) Welcome to the other (wild) side of Meltingpod !!
juin 6th, 2007 at 16:07:53
Hi Annie,
It must have been an amazing day at the Bon Scott Celebration Concert.
Australia is a real big Rockn´roll community like Dave Evans said. You can feel it when listening to your great podcast.
Cheers Eli
janvier 7th, 2008 at 11:29:09
I AM GLAD WE PUT ALL OUR GIG MONEY TOWARDS THIS STATUE IT IS A GREAT THING TO BE DONE AND WE ARE THE BEST BON SCOTT TRIBUTE SHOW IN VICTORIA AND THE AC/DC COVERBAND TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE STATUE SO STUFF THE REST OF THEM…………………ROCK IN PEACE.
août 15th, 2008 at 12:59:03
Annie!
I never heard so many happy musicians at one time before, that must have been something to be there and see it all…wow!!!
And you were not there either…if someone should it should be you..
Lots of fun to listen to all that enthusiam:)
xxx
Tom
septembre 27th, 2008 at 13:30:33
I know a long time ago my cousin who was in the military brought home a cassette that was Rose Tattoo and AC/DC together. Now I know it was in the 70’s and a lot of brain cells might have been wasted but I would like to know if that was part of my purple haze or was it real?
décembre 22nd, 2008 at 17:35:50
Thanks for all !
Best from France,
Pierre
http://www.highwaytoacdc.com/