Another gratuitous AC/DC mention, with some footage from the band's December 1979 Pavillon de Paris gig.
The gig was filmed, eventually coming out as Let There Be Rock, The Movie.
The film initially came out in 1980 and was released on video, eventually being released on DVD and Blu Ray in 2011. The soundtrack, with the additional track TNT came out as two discs of the band's Bonfire box set in 1997.
The band were filmed during their Highway to Hell tour, which followed the release of their sixth album. It was to be their final tour with Bon Scott, who died in February the following year.
The band, although by then big enough to play arena sized venues such as the 10,000 capacity Pavillon de Paris, were still some way off becoming the iconic act that they are today. Although one of the top rock acts, the success of Back in Black that established them with an audience far beyond the die-hard rock fan was still some way off.
The band's French connection would in later years be continued, with the For Those About to Rock album being recorded in Paris.
So here is one of the world's best rock bands at their peak, rocking a French audience. What other reason does it need to be included in this blog.
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