By Justin Flynn
For those about to rock, get your dirty deeds done dirt cheap on the highway to hell down to the Sphinx for some high voltage rock and roll.
Aussie DC will hit Geelong on Saturday 4 November, and punters will get to see the longest consistently established AC/DC tribute band in the world.
Formerly Dirty Deeds, the band changed its name in February this year.
Lead singer Alfi Rocker portrays both Bon Scott and Brian Johnson during the show.
“When we started, we only did Bon Scott,” Rocker told the Indy.
“We only started doing Brian Johnson in 2000. It’s weird singing both – it’s actually a hard job, it’s certainly not easy. I don’t try to sound exactly like either of them. I care more about being in pitch, in tune and in time.”
Rocker has many vivid memories of playing in Geelong since the band formed in 1990.
“We’ve played there many times,” he says.
“When we first started, we did some absolutely massive shows there. Before pubs had pokies, we’d play to six to seven to eight hundred people at a time.”
Aussie DC is fresh from a performance at Phillip Island for the motorcycle grand prix in front of 5000 people.
“We just continue on our way,” Rocker says.
“Other bands just seem to be in it to make a couple of bucks. That’s not us. It’s completely from the heart for us. It’s for fun, not for money. We’re just a really good band and play it really well.”
Geelong AC/DC fans can expect a high energy show at the Sphinx.
“Matty who plays Angus (Young) – he’s skinny as a rake and just goes nuts,” Rocker says.
“We get right into it and have a good time. The last 10 years have been the best years. Everyone can expect the biggest hits of Bon Scott and Brian Johnson.”
