AC/DC London

I can’t remember the last time I shot AC/DC, but I think it was around 1980. It was possibly at Hammersmith Odeon. In fact, I have a funny feeling that I also photographed them with Status Quo. Does anyone remember if they actually supported Quo? If so, please let me know and I will then get someone to dig deep into the archive and try and find them. So, back to now then. I arrived at the O2 arena in North Greenwich, London. It is a really long drive for me. I always say this or at least think it, but, it's easier for me to drive to Birmingham than across London to the O2. There were only about 6 photographers there allowed to shoot the show. We were all given a briefing as to where we are to stand and how the show will run for us. It was kind of reminiscent of shooting the Rolling Stones, the same kind of setup, which is pretty good. They know why were are there and want us to get the shots. So, in this case, the guy who was briefing us actually at the end of his list of does and don’ts he said one last thing "thank you for coming and we at AC/DC hope you get some great shots" This was quite refreshing and nice. So, in we went and we were split into two groups. There O2 was packed out, the crowd were really excited. Then without much delay at all, on the massive screen behind the stage came an intro cartoon film of AC/DC on a train with cartoon characters including scantily dressed saucy women. Then as this train finally crashed into a station, pyrotechnics went off on stage and the band appeared on stage. The lighting was very bright. We were all positioned along a runway in front of the stage. Brian Johnson and Angus Young both took turns and came down along the runway. After the show I headed out of the O2 and jumped in my car and attempted to get to a restaurant for dinner with my sister in law Jane who was having a dinner to celebrate her birthday. But, by the time I got anywhere near the restaurant, they had all left and gone home, which was a shame. Maybe they thought, hurry up eat up and get out of here before Danny gets here. When I got home I edited up the photos of AC/DC and sent them out.