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Fraser Lewry

Hell's Bells, beer and an unexpected trombone: this rare footage of AC/DC backstage in 1983 is an absolute delight

Angus Young and Malcom Young backstage

Rare footage of AC/DC loitering backstage before a show on 1983's Flick Of The Switch tour has found its way onto the internet. The one-and-a-half minute clip finds the band quietly preparing for their performance, and finds Angus and Malcolm Young playing the intro to the Back In Black classic Hell's Bells. 

Details are sketchy. The video appeared on the YouTube account of one Scott Young (presumably no relation), which contains many AC/DC clips, dating back to a trio of interviews with former bass player Mark Evans that was uploaded in 2016. And there's no information about the clip itself, beyond the year it was filmed, although it's possible it comes from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on November 17 or 18, when the band's shows were filmed for broadcast on MTV.

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