Thursday, 8th November 1979
- Location / Stafford, England
- Venue / Bingley Hall / New Bingley Hall
The first show by the band in this town in Staffordshire.
The first time at this venue.
The venue is located 3.5 miles to the North Est of the town centre and part of the Staffordshire County Showground.
It was opened in the 1960s.
It hosted major concerts from around May 1969 until at least August 1992.
The biggest audience the band had played to at the time with around 8000 fans in attendance.
Future producer Mutt Lange saw the band play live for the first time at this show.
Mutt had produced the last AC/DC album 'Highway To Hell'.
show intro
- 00 - n/a
setlist - (Unconfirmed)
- 01 - Good Morning Freedom
- 02 - Hello America
- 03 - Ride Into The Sun
- 04 - Rock Brigade
- 05 - When The Walls Came Tumblin' Down
- 06 - Answer To The Master
- 07 - The Overture
- 08 - Heat Street/Rick Allen Drum Solo (unreleased)
- 09 - Satellite
- 10 - Wasted
- 11 - Getcha Rocks Off
songs by album / single
- 1980 - On Through The Night - 6
- 1980 - Hello America - 1
- 1979 - The Def Leppard E.P. - 3
- Unreleased - 1
show info
- Tour - Def Leppard Early Years Tour 1979
- AC/DC Tour Name - Highway To Hell
- Fan Recorded - none yet
- Venue - Website
- Venue Address - Weston Road, Stafford ST18 0BD
- English County - Staffordshire
- Area Map - Google
- Last Show Here - n/a
- Capacity - 8,000
- Attendance - 8,000
- Show Time - 7:30pm
- Tickets - £4
- Total Gross - n/a
- Promoter - M.C.P. (Midland Concert Promotions)
- Headliner - AC/DC
- Support Act - Def Leppard
band members
- 01 - Joe Elliott - Lead Vocals
- 02 - Pete Willis - Guitars
- 03 - Steve Clark - Guitars
- 04 - Rick Savage - Bass
- 05 - Rick Allen - Drums
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venue street view
A view of the showgrounds entrance with the hall in the background.
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