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Dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Peter Bannan

SATURDAY marked the 40th anniversary of when AC/DC came to Swan Hill for its ‘Lock up your daughters Summer Vacation Tour’. 

The Swan Hill leg of the tour on January 9, 1976, held at the Town Hall, was sandwiched in between gigs in Mildura and Cobram on January 8 and 10.

Back then, 16 months after Bon Scott first joined the band and 11 months after it released its debut studio album, High Voltage, it was still a long way to the top (if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll). 

As advertised in The Guardian edition on the same day, tickets were available at the door and cost $3.00.

Today, the rock legends are the most popular touring band in the world. 

According to concert trade publication Pollstar, the total attendance for AC/DC’s ‘Rock or Bust’ tour — which came to Australia in November and December — reached 2.31 million people, outpacing Taylor Swift for the most tour goers in 2015. 

The band made $180 million from concert tickets last year, coming in second to Taylor Swift who grossed $250.4 million.

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