description AC/DC: Let There Be Rock Overview
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock is a concert film centered on AC/DC's performance at the Pavillon de Paris in December 1979 during the Highway to Hell tour. Directed by Eric Dionysius and Eric Mistler, it combines stage footage with interviews and backstage material featuring Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. Released in 1980, after Scott's death, the film preserves a full-length document of the band's Bon Scott era and its physically energetic live performance style.
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Where was AC/DC: Let There Be Rock filmed?
The concert footage was recorded at the Pavillon de Paris in France in December 1979. It captures the Highway to Hell tour with Bon Scott as lead singer.
Which AC/DC lineup appears in Let There Be Rock?
The film features Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. It therefore documents the band before Brian Johnson joined for Back in Black.
Does the film include interviews as well as concert footage?
Yes, live performances are intercut with interviews in which the band discusses touring, audiences, and rock music. Angus Young's extended guitar work and stage antics remain the visual focus of the concert.
Why is Let There Be Rock historically important for AC/DC fans?
It is one of the most substantial professionally filmed records of the Bon Scott-era band. Scott died in February 1980, only a few months after the Paris performance was recorded.
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