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AC/DC are undoubtedly legends. Their hits have sold millions of copies and their concerts sell out in no time at all. This week, the Australians are visiting us in Zurich as part of their "Power Up" tour: they will be playing at Letzigrund on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Here are 7 amazing facts about "the biggest rock'n'roll band in the world".
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The album "Back in Black" is one of the best-selling albums of all time and has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. This puts it in second place, just behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The sound quality of this album is considered so perfect that it is used in studios in Nashville and elsewhere to test the acoustics of a room.
Angus Young's famous school uniform is said to have come about because he rushed straight to band practice after school and didn't have time to change. Angus says that wearing the school uniform helped him to create a distinctive and memorable presence on stage, much like Jimi Hendrix with his eye-catching style.
Marine researchers have found that great white sharks respond to AC/DC music when it is played underwater.
Singer Brian Johnson wrote the lyrics to "You Shook Me All Night Long" on the toilet.
During a hacker attack on Iranian nuclear facilities between 2009 and 2010, the virus "Stuxnet" caused thousands of computers to crash while playing "Thunderstruck" at full volume.
An early AC/DC hit was "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". The song's lyrics mention, among other things, the mass 36-24-36, followed by a "Hey!". One couple claimed that these numbers together with the "Hey!", which sounds like an 8 in English, made up their phone number. This led to them being constantly harassed by AC/DC fans calling them. Eventually, they sued the band and were awarded 250,000 dollars in damages.
As always, the AC/DC concert in May 2016 thrilled tens of thousands of Swiss people. Including the then Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, who posed for a photo with the band's obligatory red horns and leather jacket. As "Blick" reported at the time, much to the displeasure of Zurich EDU National Councillor Erich Vontobel: "Identifying with a band that glorifies Satan in this way is not appropriate as a Federal Councillor, Ms Leuthard," the politician tweeted. Some people claim that the band name AC/DC has nothing to do with electricity, but is the abbreviation for "Anti Christ/Dead Christ".