The group's high-tech set, which includes cannons, a wrecking ball and a 60ft inflatable doll, features a massive 70sq.m Daktronics LED video display comprised of modular PST-10 panels.
The display, provided by Screenworks, the tour's official video partner, brings AC/DC's shows to a dramatic opening as a massive mechanical train appears to crash through it while the band strikes the opening chords of Rock 'N' Roll Train. Moving along a synchronized track, the display divides in two as the locomotive steams through, forming a pair of smaller displays at opposite ends of the stage which then screen live video, colourful animations and engaging crowd shots before coming back together at the end of the show.
"With the band's Black Ice album debuting at number one in multiple countries throughout Europe, there's no question that AC/DC's European fan base has been anticipating their arrival," said Myron Linde, Daktronics mobile and modular sales manager. "It has been a pleasure working with Screenworks to help create a unique display system to add extra fuel to the European leg of one of the biggest tours in AC/DC's storied history."
(Jim Evans)
