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News and Reviews: 5th October 2020

Happy Birthday to BRIAN JOHNSON who is 73 today.
I have seen AC/DC with Bon Scott 19 times.
I have seen AC/DC with Brian Johnson over 20 times.
I have seen AC/DC with Axl Rose just the once.
AC/DC with Brian on vocals will have a new album out in a couple of months.
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Happy Birthday to STEVE MILLER who is 77 today.
Steve does not play the UK that often but I saw all three shows at Hamersmith Odeon in 1982,
and his next London show which was 28 years later at The Royal Albert Hall in 2010.
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BRIAN CONNOLLY - THE SWEET would have been 75 today....He sadly died in 1997.
My friend was their tour manager so he invited me to Brian's funeral, as well as the funeral for
Sweet drummer Mick Tucker.
The Sweet were the first band i ever saw at The Rainbow - December 1973
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Happy Birthday to SIR BOB GELDOF who is 69 today.
I first saw The Boomtown Rats in 1977, and saw them nine times in total, including Live Aid.