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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Perform Live Wire For First Time Since 1982

by Paul Cashmere on August 29, 2016

in News

AC/DC performed the TNT classic ‘Live Wire’ for the first time since October 1982 in North Carolina over the weekend.

The Axl Rose fronted AC/DC have resumed the final dates of their postponed North American tour following the departure of Brian Johnson.

‘Live Wire’ was slipped in as an additional song in the second half of the show.

‘Live Wire’ was written by Angus Young, Bon Scott and Malcolm Young for the second AC/DC album ‘TNT’ released in 1975.

AC/DC Greensboro North Carolina, 27 August 2016

Main Set
Rock Or Bust (from Rock Or Bust, 2015)
Shoot To Thrill (from Back In Black, 1980)
Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be (from Let There Be Rock, 1977)
Back In Black (from Back In Black, 1980)
Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder (from Rock Or Bust, 2015)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (from Dirty Deeds Done Dirty Cheap, 1976)
Rock and Roll Damnation (from Powerage, 1978)
Thunderstuck (from The Razors Edge, 1990)
High Voltage (from High Voltage, 1976)
Rock ‘n’ Roll Train (from Black Ice, 2008)
Hells Bells (from Back In Black, 1980)
Given The Dog A Bone (from Back In Black, 1980)
If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It) (from Powerage, 1978)
Live Wire (from TNT, 1975)
Sin City (from Powerage, 1978)
You Shook Me All Night Long (from Back In Black, 1980)
Shot Down In Flames (from Highway To Hell, 1979)
Have A Drink On Me (from Back In Black, 1980)
T.N.T. (from High Voltage, 1976)
Whole Lotta Rosie (from Let There Be Rock, 1977)
Let There Be Rock (from Let There Be Rock, 1977)

Encore
Highway To Hell (from Highway To Hell, 1979)
Riff Raff (from Powerage, 1978)
For Those About To Rock (from For Those About To Rock, 1981)

AC/DC’s next show is in Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday night 30 August. Brian Johnson lives in Florida. It will be interesting to see if he goes to the gig.

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