When you talk about Australia the first thing you think about is kangaroos and koalas, the Sydney Opera House and musically speaking, in AC DC. However, perhaps in the not too distant future the natives of Warnambool, Airbourne, grow so much that they can become a referent similar to the authors of "Back in Black": Talent, power and electrifying songs have for it as it was demonstrated in his debut in Mexico at the Flying Circus.
Orka It was the band in charge of the opening act of the event. With a production that is appreciated with its 2 side screens projecting amazing images that completed the band's audiovisual journey, the Mexicans gave a good show full of virtuosity and complex songs that even seemed to spark the spark of slam in some of them. Brief but good appearance of Roberto Mondragon -with his dark glasses even in the gloom of the enclosure- and company.
At 9 PM, showing off your punctuality quasi British, the main theme of Terminator 2 serves as an intro for Airbourne fall on stage like a sounding missile with "Ready to Rock". The people who by that time - almost - fill the venue do not stop jumping and singing, while a powerful energy is generated from the stage to the track and back with downloads like "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" –Which you immediately associate with AC DC– y "Down on You".
Joel O’Keeffe he is a deranged demon. Already without a shirt and full of sweat, he goes from one place to another jumping and gesturing, moving his mane while his brother Ryan club with all the battery. Although initially the sound and main microphone sound a bit saturated and low volume respectively, the malfunction is fixed almost immediately. The slow, dense sound of "Rivalry" gives fans a little breather on the track, but then Girls in Black and above all “It’s All for Rock ‘n’ Roll” that like "Too Much ..." It has a characteristic sound of the band of Angus Young They put the emotions back to full. One feels that a show of AC DC In its youngest and first version before being a band that fills stadiums.
Joel he wraps himself in a national flag and wearing a Mexican hat, while he keeps saying Long live Mexico bastards , a gesture that everyone applauds. The start similar to the sound of a locomotive starting from “Breakin’ Outta Hell”, a song of the same name from its most recent album released in 2014, makes a circle pit open in the middle of the track, which explodes with all its force when this one breaks its first chords and as if they were kangaroos from distant Oceania, fans They throw blows and jump from side to side in a real crazy party. "Diamond in the Rough" and "No Way but the Hard Way" are the next to be touched. Shortly after we would find out that the band was so happy with the response they saw from the public that their set that originally would last an hour they decided to extend it to an hour and a half because of how well received they felt.
Airbourne In addition to great themes, it stands out for its tremendous energy and connection with the public. O’Keeffe He asks people to climb onto other people's shoulders to catch one of the multiple red glasses filled with beer that he throws onto the track. Meanwhile, a fan catches one of these glasses with full beer, earning the cheers of everyone present. In the start of "Stand Up for Rock and Roll" incites to battle they make a tremendous “wall of death” on the track in a pitched battle full of vibrant power that ends the first part of the show.
After a short break, Airbourne He returns to the stage again with all the attitude and a truly amazing closure: The band lets go like air missiles, three topics full of brutality that were "Live It Up", "Raise the Flag" and the wild “Runnin’ Wild” which puts people on the track like true demons of Tazmania to spin and deliver punches, jumps and shoves while on stage the band also unleashes all their madness in a truly wild and vibrant Australian party. "You are incredible, I assure you that we will see each other again soon!" Airbourne exclaims before saying goodbye, leaving us an incredible taste in our mouths. If they really are in charge of taking the baton in the legacy of AC DC In rock, with just 4 studio albums released, we can say that the Australian hard rock heritage is in very good hands.