AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands, such as Def Leppard and Saxon, and were among "the second generation of rising stars ready to step into the breach as the old guard waned", according to critics. AC/DC were founded by brothers Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), with Colin Burgess (drums), Larry Van Kriedt (bass guitar) and Dave Evans (lead vocals). They underwent several line-up changes before releasing their Australasian-only debut album, High Voltage (1975). Membership stabilised after the release of Let There Be Rock (1977), with the Young brothers, Phil Rudd on drums, Cliff Williams on bass guitar and Bon Scott on lead vocals. Seven months after the release of Highway to Hell (1979), Scott died of alcohol poisoning and English singer Brian Johnson was then recruited as their new frontman. With Johnson in the line-up, the band recorded one of the best-selling albums of all time, Back in Black (1980). Rudd was fired midway...
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Concerts
Vinyl
2024 · Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition
The Razors Edge
AC/DC
2020 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo
PWR/UP
AC/DC
1988 · Vinyl, LP, Album
Blow Up Your Video
AC/DC
1986 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo
Who Made Who
AC/DC
1985 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition
Fly On The Wall
AC/DC
1984 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
'74 Jailbreak
AC/DC
1983 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo
Flick Of The Switch
AC/DC
1981 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC
1981 · Vinyl, LP, Album
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC
1979 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Highway To Hell
AC/DC
1978 · Vinyl, LP, Album
If You Want Blood You've Got It
AC/DC
1978 · Vinyl, LP, Album
Powerage
AC/DC
1977 · Vinyl, LP, Album
Let There Be Rock
AC/DC
1976 · Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
High Voltage
AC/DC
— · Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo
Back In Black
AC/DC
Members
26 people from MusicBrainz
- 1973–1974Colin Burgess — drums (drum set), original
- 1973–1974Larry van Kriedt — bass guitar, original
- 1973–1974Dave Evans — lead vocals, original
- 1973–2014Malcolm Young — background vocals, guitar, original
- 1973–Angus Young — guitar, original
- 1974–1974Neil Smith — bass guitar
- 1974–1974Noel Taylor — drums (drum set)
- 1974–1975Rob Bailey — bass guitar
- 1974–1975Peter Clack — drums (drum set)
- 1974–1980Bon Scott — lead vocals
- 1975–1975Larry van Kriedt — bass guitar, original
- 1975–1983Phil Rudd — drums (drum set)
- 1975–1975Paul Matters — bass guitar
- 1975–1977Mark Evans — bass guitar
- 1977–2016Cliff Williams — background vocals, bass guitar
- 1980–2016Brian Johnson — lead vocals
- 1983–1989Simon Wright — drums (drum set)
- 1989–1994Chris Slade — drums (drum set)
- 1994–2015Phil Rudd — drums (drum set)
- 2014–Stevie Young — guitar
- 2014–Stevie Young — background vocals
- 2015–2016Chris Slade — drums (drum set)
- 2018–Brian Johnson — lead vocals
- 2018–Phil Rudd — drums (drum set)
- 2018–Cliff Williams — background vocals
- 2018–Cliff Williams — bass guitar
Discography
387 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 33 in my collection
Albums (28)
- 1975★High Voltage — Australian version
- 1975T.N.T.
- 1976★Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- 1977★Let There Be Rock
- 1977Let There Be Rock Radio Special
- 1978★Powerage
- 1979★Highway to Hell
- 1980★Back in Black
- 1981★For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
- 1983★Flick of the Switch
- 1983Special Radio Interview Disc
- 1985★Fly on the Wall
- 1988★Blow Up Your Video
- 1990AC/DC Interview
- 1990★The Razors Edge
- 1991Fire Your Guns
- 1991Off the Record Specials With Mary Turner
- 1995Ballbreaker
- 1997“Bonfire” World Premiere
- 1997Let There Be Rock / Highway to Hell
- 2000Interview From E.P.K.
- 2000Stiff Upper Lip
- 2007The Document
- 2008Black Ice
- 2014Rock or Bust
- 2016Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be (In Memory Of Bon Scott)
- 2020Power Up
- —Dirty Words
Singles (69)
- 1974Can I Sit Next to You, Girl
- 1975Baby, Please Don’t Go
- 1975★High Voltage
- 1975It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
- 1976★Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- 1976Jailbreak
- 1976T.N.T.
- 1977Dog Eat Dog
- 1977★Let There Be Rock
- 1977Love at First Feel
- 1977Problem Child
- 1977Whole Lotta Rosie
- 1978Rock ’n’ Roll Damnation
- 1979Girls Got Rhythm
- 1979★Highway to Hell
- 1980★Back in Black
- 1980Beating Around the Bush
- 1980Hells Bells
- 1980Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
- 1980Touch Too Much
- 1980You Shook Me All Night Long
- 1981Evil Walks / Love Has Come Around
- 1981★For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
- 1981Let’s Get It Up
- 1981Let's Get It Up / Stage Fright
- 1981You Shook Me All Night Long / Ooo-Eee
- 1982For Those About to Rock / It's Alright
- 1983★Flick of the Switch
- 1983Guns for Hire
- 1983Nervous Shakedown
- 1985Danger
- 1985Shake Your Foundations
- 1985Sink the Pink
- 1986Who Made Who / No Turning Back
- 1988Body Rockin’ / Heatseeker
- 1988Heatseeker
- 1988Meanstreak
- 1988That’s the Way I Wanna Rock n Roll
- 1990Mistress for Christmas
- 1990Moneytalks
- 1990Thunderstruck
- 1991Are You Ready
- 1991Rock Your Heart Out
- 1992Thunder From Down Under
- 19953 Ballbreaking Tracks
- 1995Hail Caesar
- 1995Hard as a Rock
- 1996Cover You in Oil
- 1996The Furor
- 1997Ballbreaker
- 1997Dirty Eyes
- 2000Safe in New York City
- 2000Satellite Blues
- 2000Stiff Upper Lip
- 2003Bonfire
- 2007Rocker / Back in Black
- 2008Anything Goes
- 2008Big Jack
- 2008Rock N Roll Train
- 2009Money Made
- 2010War Machine – Soundtrack Sampler
- 2014Miss Adventure
- 2014Play Ball
- 2014Rock or Bust
- 2015Rock the Blues Away
- 2018Rolling
- 2020Realize
- 2020Shot in the Dark
- 2021Through the Mists of Time
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (196)
- 19761976-12-18: A Giant Doze of Rock ’n’ Roll: Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 1977Live at the Old Waldorf
- 1978Against the Current
- 1978★If You Want Blood You’ve Got It
- 1978In Concert-165
- 1978Live From the Atlantic Studios
- 1978Retro-Rock RR-82-21
- 1978Whole Lotta Rosie
- 19791979-11-12: Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1979Live at the Hammersmith Odeon
- 1979Superstars in Concert Series
- 1981Japan Tour '81
- 1981Live - 79
- 1982The Source: The AC/DC Special
- 1984Angus Hanger
- 1985★Let There Be Rock
- 1985Shook You All Night Long
- 19861986-02-15: Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
- 1986Back In Business
- 1986Backfire: The Rare Tracks Live
- 1986To Be a Fly on the Wall
- 1987AC/DC
- 1988Rock'n Roll Devil
- 1989Dirty Big Balls
- 1990Bon, Please Don’t Go
- 1990Up Close
- 1991B.S. We Love You!
- 1991Blackout In London
- 1991Bon-Scott’s Last Oui-Oui
- 1991Dirty Deeds at Irvine Madows
- 1991Electro Shock Therapy
- 1991Live at Cleveland Agora 1977
- 1991Live USA — imt 900.061
- 1991Live USA — imt 2 CD 920.010
- 1991Live USA — imt 900.079
- 1991Live USA
- 1991Live USA — imt 900.050
- 1991Living in Hell
- 1991Only the Strong Survive
- 1992Alles oder light
- 1992★Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- 1992For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow
- 1992★Highway to Hell
- 1992★Live
- 1992Live at Donington
- 1992Thunder Boogie
- 19935 titres inédits en concert
- 1993Gold: Greatest Hits Live
- 1993★High Voltage — live bootleg
- 1993Let There Be Rock - Recorded Live in Budapest
- 1993USA 77-83
- 1994R'N'R'S Evil Doll
- 1994Thunderball Boogie
- 19963 Live Tracks
- 1996Breaking The Wall
- 1996Live In Buenos Aires '96
- 1996Live In Buenos Aires '96 Vol. 1
- 1996No Bull: Live - Plaza De Toros, Madrid
- 1996Uncut VH1 Studios
- 1997Bonfire Videos
- 1997Hola Madrid!!
- 1997Let There Be Rock: The Movie, Live in Paris
- 1997Live In Buenos Aires '96 Vol. 2
- 1998Too Long in Sin City
- 1999From Bars to Stars
- 1999In Concert: High Voltage
- 2000Aftershocks 1983
- 2000Bad Bon Boogie
- 2000Meltdown Summer Sampler
- 2000Return of the Phoenix
- 2000Shooting From the Hip
- 2000Stiff in Milwaukee
- 2000Stiff Upper Lip World Tour 2000
- 2001Bon Scott Forever 3
- 2001Bon Scott Forever 4
- 2001Bon Scott Forever II
- 2001Flies on the Soundboard
- 2001Reunion in Dallas
- 2001Ride On Paris
- 2001Sessions Rarities B-Sides
- 2001Stiff Upper Lip Live - Open Air Tour 2001 Live in Munich
- 2001Stiff Upper Lip: Live
- 2002Booze Blues N' Tattoos
- 2002Rare, Rarer, Rarities, Volume II
- 2002Rock N Roll Will Never Die
- 20032003-03-07: The Howard Stern Show: New York, NY, USA
- 2003Bon Scott Forever 9
- 2003DVD-Video Set
- 2003Just For Fun
- 2003Sympathy for the Devil
- 2004Absolutely Live in Concert
- 2004All My Friends Are Gonna Be There Too
- 2004Back in Melbourne
- 2004Route 666 Complete
- 2005Rough and Tough
- 2005The Bon Scott Years
- 2006In the Beginning
- 2006Shockingly Rare
- 2007Electric Shock
- 2007Plug Me In
- 2007Plug Me In (Bonus CD)
- 2007The BBC Tapes, Vol. 2
- 2008Black Philly Ice
- 2008For Those About to Xcel
- 2008Freezing Point
- 2008Live in Oakland
- 2008Second Allstate Station
- 20092009-11-27: Black Ice Tour: Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil
- 2009Ahoy, Rotterdam (13-03-2009)
- 2009Black Ice Tour 2009
- 2009It Smells Rock 'N Roll
- 2010Iron Men
- 2010Monsters of Rock 1984
- 2011Live at River Plate
- 2011Live at River Plate – Sampler
- 2011Shoot to Thrill / War Machine (Live at River Plate)
- 2011The Complete Soundboard Collection With Bon Scott 1976-1979
- 2012Hell’s Bells in Japan 2010
- 2012Live at River Plate
- 2013Bedlam in Belgium
- 2014Soul Strippers
- 20161974–1996 Greatest Hits in Concert: The Legendary Broadcasts With Bon and Brian
- 2016AC/DC & Axl Rose
- 2016Axl or Bust
- 2016Hell's Radio (The Legendary Broadcasts)
- 2016Live on Air 1974-79 - Hell's Highway
- 2016Running for Home: The Lost Sydney Broadcast 30th January 1977
- 2016Solid Gold Live on Air
- 2016Tasmanian Devils
- 2016The Very Best of AC/DC: Hot as Hell – Broadcasting Live
- 2016Transmission Impossible
- 2017Californication
- 2017Live Thunder
- 2017Melbourne 1974
- 2017Radio Lucifer (The Legendary Broadcasts 1981-1996)
- 2017The Bon Scott Archives - Classic Broadcast Recordings From the 1970s
- 2017The Bon Scott Years
- 2018Breaking Balls in Buenos Aires: 1996 Argentina Broadcast
- 2018Fort Lauderdale 6th September 1977
- 2018Problem Child: The Best of the Bon Scott Years
- 2019Dog Eat Dog (live)
- 2019Gone Shootin' (live)
- 2019Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be (live)
- 2019Kicked in the Teeth
- 2019Live At Circus Krone 2003
- 2019Live at the Apocalypse
- 2019On the Highway to Melbourne the 1988 Hometown Broadcast
- 2019Shot Down in Flames (live)
- 2019Shot Down In The Big Easy
- 2019The Bon Scott Years
- 2019The Broadcast Collection 1977 - 1979
- 2019The Broadcast Collection 1981 - 1996
- 2020Back in Black Live: American Radio Broadcasts
- 2020Highway To Austin, Legendary Live Broadcast,1985
- 2020Johnson City 1988: The Tennessee Broadcast
- 2020Problem Child (Live)
- 2020Whole Lotta Rosie Vol. 1 (Live)
- 2020Whole Lotta Rosie Vol. 1 (Live)
- 2020Whole Lotta Rosie Vol. 2 (Live)
- 2020Whole Lotta Rosie Vol. 2 (Live)
- 2020Whole Lotta Rosie Vol. 2 (Live)
- 2021All Hail Rock n Roll: Live American Radio Broadcast
- 2021Bad Boys for Life
- 2021Shoot Me Down: Live American Radio Broadcast
- 2021The Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- 2021Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)
- 2021You Shook Me All Night Long (Live)
- 2022100% Rock´N´Roll
- 20221977
- 2022BBC's Sight & Sound In Concert 1977
- 2022Live on Air Tonight (Live American Radio Broadcast)
- 2023Nippon 1981
- 2024Don't Switch the Power (PWR/UP Tour, Hippodrome Paris Longchamp, 13 août 2024)
- 2024Greatest Hits Broadcast Collection
- 2025Greatest Hits Broadcast Collection Vol.2 the Bon Scott Years (live)
- —1978-07-15: Selland Arena, Fresno, CA, USA
- —1979-08-23: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland
- —1980-11-14: Victoria Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK
- —1980-11-15: Victoria Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK
- —1980-11-16: Victoria Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK
- —1981-02-27: Myers Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
- —1982‐10‐16: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England
- —1984-08-25: Rasunda Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
- —1995-01-15: Rock in Rio: Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- —2009-02-25 - Paris, Bercy
- —2010-02-04: Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- —2016-09-14: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- —Black Money Rules in Sin City
- —Bon's Gone, But His Boots Live On
- —In the Studio
- —Live at the Circus Krone
- —Rare Live Tracks
- —Ride on Bon
- —Sin City
- —The Studiobreakers
- —Tour de Force
Soundtracks (3)
- 1986★Who Made Who
- 1993Big Gun
- 2008Shoot to Thrill
Compilations (81)
- 1976Bon’s Ultimate Volts
- 1976★High Voltage — international version
- 1976More Bon’s Ultimate Volts
- 197812 of the Best
- 1979Double Dynamite 2 Originals
- 19803 Record Set
- 1981Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution
- 1981Vol. 1
- 1982For Those About to Rock
- 1982Foreigner vs AC/DC Special D.J. Copy
- 1984★’74 Jailbreak
- 1986★Who Made Who
- 1987Vol. 2
- 1990The Early Years
- 1991Hell Best
- 1991Rare, Rarer, Rarities
- 1992Riffcontest
- 1992The Hardest Rockin' Halloween in History
- 1994AC/DC
- 1994Flick of the Switch / Let There Be Rock
- 19955 Classic Ballbreaking Tracks
- 1995Ballbreakers: 17 Classic Tracks
- 1995Boom Box
- 1995The Rock Hard Years
- 19961996 Ballbreaker Australian Tour EP
- 1996Ballbreaker / Highway to Hell
- 1996Powerage / For Those About to Rock
- 1997Bonfire
- 1997The Very Best
- 1997Their Hits 1975–1995
- 1997Volts
- 1998Bon Scott Rarities
- 1998For Bon Far Gone
- 1999Let There Be Rock / Powerage
- 1999Platinum Hits
- 2000Box Set
- 2000Platinum Collection 2000
- 2000The Best 2000
- 2001★Greatest Hits
- 2001Rare & Greatest
- 2001Ultimate Volts
- 2002Brian in White
- 2002Rare Trax
- 2003Gold Album 1974–2000
- 2003Golden Ballads
- 2003The AC/DC Remasters
- 2003There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'
- 2004Grand Collection
- 2004★Greatest Hits
- 2005A Vulgar Display of Ultra Rare Tracks
- 2005Family Jewels
- 2005Goldene serie
- 2007Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap / The Razors Edge
- 2007Sight & Sound Collection
- 2007The Definitive Collection, Volume I: The Best of Bon
- 2007Warning! High Voltage (Greatest Hits!)
- 2008AC/DC Sampler
- 2008Collector’s Crate
- 2008Whole Lotta Rock 'N' Roll
- 2009Backtracks
- 2009Greatest Hell’s Hits
- 2010Iron Man 2
- 2011Going to the Jail 1973 (Bon Scott Demos)
- 2011Rarities
- 2011The Ultimate Best of AC/DC (Remastered)
- 2012The Collection
- 2012The Complete Collection
- 2014The Roots of AC/DC: Keep On Rocking: The 60’s & 70’s Collection
- 2015Bon Scott Hits
- 2016Are You Ready? The Very Best Of
- 2016Brian Johnson Hits
- 2016★Greatest Hits
- 2018Greatest Songs
- 2023Under The Covers
- 2026Thunder Box
- —2000 Collection
- —AC/DC Gold 2000
- —Bon Scott Years
- —Giganten des Rock
- —Hits
- —Rareties
Remixs (1)
- 2012For Those About to Rock (Beats Antique remix)
Others (9)
- 1983BBC Rock Hour #446 (Version “B”)
- 1985★Fly on the Wall — music video
- 1986★Who Made Who — music video
- 1988Tall Cool One / That's the Way I Wanna Rock & Roll
- 1990Clipped
- 2001Open Air Tour 2001: Interactive Presskit
- 2005Back in Black (The Videos)
- 2019Rock Box
- —Power Up Tour Set List