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Angus Young - Lead Guitar Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar Brian Johnson - Lead Vocals Cliff Williams - Bass Phil Rudd - Drums. Event: Monsters Of Rock. Bill: AC/DC, Whitesnake, Blue Oyster Cult, Slade, Blackfoot, More. Tickets: 8.50 / 10.00 Pounds. Fan reviews: By David Gatehouse, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK : 'Back in Black' was the album that transformed AC/DC from big hitters into bona fide superstars – and this was the final date on the tour that consolidated that position. Tragically, it was also the first without Bon Scott. His replacement was, in my opinion, the only vocalist who could have filled his shoes successfully. So big were Brian Johnson’s lungs and personality that, incredibly, just 18 months after Bon's death, the Geordie was firmly established as the band’s shouter and seemed to have been in the job for years. Weatherwise, it was a dismal, grey day. Rain and winds washed across Donington Park through most of the proceedings, although the headliners did benefit from drier conditions than most. My friends and I had set off from Yorkshire very early (too early, as the drive only took about two hours at that time of day) and were, consequently, among the first in. Festivals and outdoor shows are far more sophisticated these days, with their many stages, a myriad of stalls and other attractions (even funfairs!) and huge choice of camping and accommodation options. Back then, we were presented with a wet, muddy, sloping field ringed by fast food vans and merchandising stalls and with a single stage at its base. It all looked very bleak, though spirits lifted as the venue filled with the vast crowd, which had been drawn to AC/DC's only European show of the year. More, a run-of-the-mill HM band, were instantly forgettable (and, no, despite the many rumours that they were actually Diamond Head in disguise, I’m sorry to report that they definitely were not). Blackfoot soared despite the weather and won the crowd over immediately with their down-to- earth attitude and thick, nutritious slabs of Southern Boogie. Then came everybody’s favourite rabble-rousers, Slade. Massive in the UK in the '70s glam era, they were enjoying something of a renaissance in 1981 after a legendary live set as last minute replacements for Ozzy Osbourne at the previous year’s Reading Festival. They couldn’t put a foot wrong and, despite the rain and dodgy sound, had everyone on a high. They even did their classic, ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ Not many bands would relish following Blackfoot and Slade in the pouring rain - and pompous, overblown Blue Oyster Cult was probably the least suitable act on the planet to do so. Plagued by terrible sound, the last minute resignation of their drummer and promised ‘spectacular special effects’ that failed to materialize, they were mercilessly booed and pelted by a damp, steaming, thoroughly fed-up crowd. Flying high on the crest of huge popularity at the time, David Coverdale's Whitesnake put in a good workmanlike performance. Energetic and engaging, they overcame more bad sound to stage a storming performance befitting the special guests of the band everyone was there to see (not as good as Van Halen in the summer sun three years later, though – see the Donington 1984 review). With only one post-Bon album under AC/DC's belt, it was inevitable that the song ratio would be more pre-Brian than modern material. That said, they did plunder ‘Back in Black’ ruthlessly for its crowd pleasers. This was only the band’s third outdoor show in Britain and the first as headliners and I was hoping for a sneak preview of new material to mark the occasion, but none was aired. And special effects were at a minimum in those days too, with only the famous church bell being lowered stagewards for the intro to ‘Hell’s Bells’. No cannon, heatseekers, cages, video screens, central walkways etc. Angus was frenzied and attacked his Gibson with all the ferocity we expected. Brian worked the crowd with a warmth and sincerity that is rare in rock front men, sadly. The rhythm section was typically tight and efficient. The vast audience responded enthusiastically and even the rain stopped with the headliner's arrival. Despite the huge energy generated, a chill set in mid-set, which resulted in bonfires being lit around the field. These days Health and Safety regulations would demand the immediate intervention of the Fire Brigade or Security, who would rush in and extinguish them; back then, they were left to burn, with Brian shouting, "Put some tatties (potatoes) on for me, lads!" For me, the size and scale of the show was a dream come true; I’d been following AC/DC since first seeing them in tiny clubs in 1976 and had never truly thought they would get any bigger than the venues the Highway To Hell album allowed them to play. Who could have predicted that the terrible setback of Bon's death would be followed by the most remarkable reversal of fortune in rock history? Of course, they have gone on to even greater heights in the years since and although I have seen them perform better, this was a landmark concert – and one that somehow validated my great good taste in backing the band from the days when they often played to less than a hundred people. With it, they staked their claim to a place in rock’s upper echelon and, nearly thirty years on, are probably only second to the Beatles in terms of record sales and brand value. It was all over far too quickly, though, and I was left buzzing throughout the trudge back to the coach, the crawl out of a congested car park and the drive home. We got back about 24 hours after setting off, but I couldn't sleep until the following evening. no other concert has ever had that effect on me. Of course, I’m a lot older now and can drop off after any excitement! By Mark Kynaston, Mellor UK : Saw this as gig as a 16 year old. Great day out despite the weather. Blackfoot were great, Slade absolutely awesome, Whitesnake were excellent. BOC were dreadful which was a shame for such a great band. The sound system wasn't up to the job, not big enough for the crowd of circa 65,000 that turned up and problems caused by the rain, but that did not matter once the boys hit the stage. Hells Bells opened the show with Brian hitting the real one and half ton cast iron bell for all he was worth and it just went on from there. Angus was running around like a mad man as usual and we got to see his arse during Bad Boy Boogie! Malcolm Phil and Cliff were tight as a nut as ever, but Brian really impressed. He worked the crowd in his own understated and humble way and proved yet again that he was a truly worthy replacement for the late great Bon Scott. I loved the encore - Rocker played at full belt - with Angus off into the crowd at the front (where I couldn't see him) and then re-appearing on Brian's shoulders. I wish they still played this in their live shows now - bloody great tune. In truth this was not the best AC \DC show I have seen, hampered as it was by the poor sound system but it was AC\DC showing that they had truly and deservedly hit the big time and I went home a very happy lad having seen them do it. The fireworks at the end were n't bad for there day either! ac/dc tour history. Sat. 18 Aug. 1984 : Castle-Donington, UK (Donington Park) Line Up. Angus Young - Lead Guitar Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar Brian Johnson - Lead Vocals Cliff Williams - Bass Simon Wright - Drums. Event: Monsters Of Rock. Bill: AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Y&T, Accept, Motley Crue. Tickets: 11.00 / 12.00 Pounds. Promoter: M.C.P./ P.L.P. Fan reviews: By David Gatehouse, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK : My immediate recollections of the day were that it was perfect festival weather. blindingly hot. All the opening acts played well and the idea of having Van Halen support AC/DC was a dream come true for me, as they were my two favourite acts and I hadn't seen Dave and the boys since '78 or '79. They played a blinder and the crowd went nuts - particularly on 'Hot For Teacher'. Not AC/DC's best show of the dozens I have attended since first seeing them in '76 - and certainly not as good as their '81 or '91 Donington headliners. A lot of re-tuning and gaps between songs and too many numbers from the latest album, which was not my favourite. Also, the band seemed lethargic and a little subdued - perhaps they were worried about the rapturous reception Van Halen had got and, in truth, there are only a few bands who can follow Dave and Eddie. On top of that, significantly, Phil's drumming was sorely missed. Simon Wright is perfectly competent, but only one man was BORN to sit on the 'DC drumstool! But, hey a poor AC/DC show (or album) is better than anyone else can do and a great time was had by me and my friends. As we wended our way back to the coach, tired but happy, everyone agreed that the lineup and the weather had combined to make for the perfect festival. For me, the only outdoor events to better it - before or since - were Led Zepp at Knebworth '79; the Stones at Roundhay Park, Leeds, '82; and AC/DC themselves in Paris, '01. By Stevo, Cambridshire : Well it was a long time ago. and what a line up.. AC/DC..VAN HALEN..OZZY. GARY MOORE..Y&T..ACCEPT..MOTLEY CRUE. The best Donington line up ever? Well Motley Crue hit the stage (one of the first UK gigs i think), can't remember the set list but I remember a guitar being thrown into the crowd hitting some poor bloke on the head. OK lets skip to Van Halen..simple reason for that..a few beers consumed between Accept and Ozzy. Van Halen with DLR. great as you would expect all the showmanship, all the bass/guitar/drum solos. All in all a good effort from the Americans. Suns going down. Wow is that thunder nope its Angus. The intro to Guns For Hire..there he is..nope he's gone again nope hes back there he is . nope gone again. they kick of with a blistering version of Guns For Hire. This sets the scene for a great performance. All the classics are here, Sin City, The Jack, a few from Flick Of The Switch, can't remember the full set..(could cheat and look it up> but i'm trying to remember.. they close with For Those About To Rock as always. All in all a wonderful day, some great bands some great weather..some great beer. Oh and what a bottle fight best one I've ever seen at Donington..if you've been to Donington then you will know what I mean. AC/DC won the day. As always. By Jon Tooth, Berlin, Germany : Was a pretty warm day - we got stuck in a bunch of big bikers - we were only 16ish and they kept twisting my mate's nipples for a laugh. At least they left mine alone. Whatever. I remember Gary Moore and Y&T being very boring, am sure Tommy Vance announced something or other and got booed a lot, Van Halen were very good and went down a storm until Eddie VH did a roughly six and a half hour long solo and they lost the momentum a bit. AC/DC came on and started with Guns For Hire - can't remember much of the rest of the set but they seemed to just about shade the big contest vs. VH ? Donington before Download. The summer of 1984 is remembered for several life events for me: I quit 6th Form a year into my ‘A’ levels (I wanted to make some money and, what use would Sociology be anyway?) I went on my last ‘seaside’ holiday with my parents (a caravan park in Tenby, South Wales – where I also discovered girls!) I started my first job as a Purchase Ledger Clerk at the Head Office of Motorist Discount Centre (£36.10 a week – think I still have my first pay packet up in the attic!) I started smoking (have since stopped, started, stopped, started, stopped… you get the picture) I started going to ‘rock’ pubs and clubs – mostly the cellar bar at the Nottingham Palais every Friday, Saturday (lunchtime and evening) and Monday. I went to my first two outdoor music festivals. I’ve previously written about my very first festival here, Status Quo’s ‘final’ gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl in July ’84. Fast forward a month and me and my mates Chris, Kev and Ady were boarding another ‘Way Ahead’ coach outside Nottingham’s famous Salutation Inn and heading off to our first ‘Monsters of Rock’ Festival at Castle Donington. Donington was now into it’s 5th year but I’d always been too young to go to festivals (yeah ok mum, bless ya!) and envious of anyone who had attended the earlier ones, especially our older mate Rich who went to the very first one in 1980 and had since handed down his T-shirt to his brother Chris. Giddy with excitement the 4 of us had spent the previous night getting wankered on cans of Harp Lager and Bells Whiskey around at Chris’s parents house while they were away on holiday. These nights had become a fairly regular occurrence after some of us left school and especially because Rich had built up a vast collection of vinyl albums and pirated films on VHS! On ‘Donington Eve’ I think I over-did the giddiness and found myself throwing up whole chips and curry sauce in the kitchen sink while ZZ Top’s ‘Eliminator’ album blasted out in the lounge (Sorry Joan!) Ticket and coach pass, once again stapled neatly into my programme! Anyway, armed with a massive hangover (and some very large plastic containers of cheap lager) we took our seats on the coach and were at Donington within the hour as it’s just up the A453 from Clifton where we all lived. When we arrived at the site we spent a good couple of hours sitting on the grass outside the entrances to the race track, downing our cheap lager in the sunshine, smoking fags like ‘grown ups’, pissing in hedges and generally taking in the atmosphere of our first Monsters of Rock. This would become our Donington routine for the subsequent festivals we attended in 1986, 1987 and 1988. I’m still not sure why we didn’t go in 1985 but it can’t have been the line-up because Marillion were on the bill…and I loved Marillion! The lineup for our first Donington was strong, very strong: AC/DC – worthy headliners and a ‘staple’ of any rock/metal fans record collection Van Halen – could easily have headlined any festival around the world at that time Ozzy Osbourne – ditto! And he did headline when we returned in 1986 (and subsequent Monsters of Rock / Download festivals at the same venue) Gary Moore – ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist from Northern Ireland, very popular at the time (despite wearing a red jump suit on stage) and this was the period before he became more recognised as a Blues guitarist Y&T – an excellent and well established American rock band who had been around since the early ’70s Accept – a solid German metal band whose ‘Balls to the Wall’ single was fairly big at the time Motley Crue – the wild and crazy LA Glam Metal band who were relatively unknown in the UK at the time. This was their first ‘major’ UK gig and they opened the show at lunchtime. Their career went on to become the stuff of legend, all captured in the awesome film The Dirt. I’m not going to attempt to write a review of the bands as I prefer to leave that to others more qualified then I am. There’s already some great recollections on this website and besides, my own memories of the day would be a little ‘sketchy’ after consuming all that cheap warm booze! Having said that I do remember my highlights being: Ozzy – I was down in the pit for his set and remember all sorts of stuff flying over my head including lots of boots, bottles (some full of warm fluids) and even a MATTRESS! The Prince of Darkness paced the stage in his usual style, clapping his hands and screaming “lets go fucking crazy’ while throwing buckets of water over the crowd and the roadies, and pulling his guitarist’s hair a lot. He was awesome and quickly became one of my rock idols. Van Halen – I’d been a fan for a couple of years so I got fairly close to the stage to see David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen performing with their usual ‘razzmatazz’ (they weren’t your typical denim and leather clad ‘metal’ band). They played just as the sun was setting which for me is a great time to be at a festival. Their album ‘1984’ was out and single ‘Jump’ had been in the charts. Eddie had also become a household name since he was responsible for the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’. There was a lot of guitar (and drum) solos during their set! AC/DC – let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of Angus Young running round the stage like a demented school boy?! They also had 2 huge cannons on top of the stage which they blasted out during ‘For Those About to Rock..’ and when they went off it felt like my chest was going to cave in! AC/DC centre spread. The surprise package for me though was Motley Crue. I’d not really heard of them before Donington and when they took to the stage I thought they were just a bunch a cheesy Americans that were a bit too big for their platform boots. I also thought they looked ridiculous in all that make-up – a cheap Kiss rip-off. However they won me over and after that day I loved them. Drummer Tommy Lee (he of the oversized manhood and Baywatch girlfriend) was amazing to watch live. Within a couple of weeks I was hooked and I wanted to be IN Motley Crue – they were so bloody outrageous! (I later discovered that all the cool dudes at The Palais in Nottingham were into Crue, dressed like Crue and they had the fittest girlfriends in the club). Motley Crue My first Donington crowd Y&T Y&T. So that was our first Donington. As the smoke from AC/DC’s cannons drifted off into the night air, the stinky leather clad hoards drifted back to our coaches with our ears ringing and vowing to come back again one day. I actually went again 3 more times. 1986 was with my first ‘proper’ girlfriend (Hello ‘H’), 1987 was special as I got to see the legendary Ronnie Dio and Donington 1988 was eventful for other not-so-happy reasons but I’ll save that for another blog on another day… Monsters of Rock continued into the mid 1990s before taking a break and eventually morphing into the Download Festival in 2003. Donington is now considered to be ‘Mecca’ for many UK rock and metal fans. If you’d like to get a feel for what my festival experience was like back in 1984 here’s a great little feature from the BBC’s Whistle Test (my old mate Ady makes a special appearance in the crowd during Van Halen’s set!) Did you go to any of the Monsters of Rock Festivals? Have you been to Download? If you’ve been to both how does it compare? (I’ve never been). Tell us about your own festival experiences here or over on the Facebook page! Free music download, ac dc at donnington castle 1981. 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