JANUARY '12

HALF MOON - FULL

This Saturdays gig at The Half Moon, Putney, is now sold out. Sorry to those who couldn't get tickets,
but please come and see us for our first gig at The Academy 2, Islington on Saturday 7th April.
For tickets: click here

NEW DATE ADDED - BRIGHTON

Friday 23rd March - Concorde 2, Brighton
On stage at 8:00pm, for tickets: click here

HAMMERFEST IV

We are pleased to announce that we will be playing Hammerfest IV at Pontin's, Prestatyn on
Thursday 15th March.
www.hammerfest.co.uk

NEW DATE ADDED

Saturday 25th February - Birdwell Venue, Barnsley
Tickets available from the venue: 01226 742 377
www.birdwellvenue.com

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE

We have decided to create a DIRTY/DC facebook page, we currently have a facebook group but due to the way facebook groups have changed we will be closing the group soon.

Please 'like' our new facebook page so that we can keep you more updated.

DECEMBER '11

MR KYPS + THE ROBIN 2

Well what a way to end the year, first down to Poole on Tuesday for a sold out Mr Kyps. I think the crowd must have been trying to work off the xmas pud or something because even by Kyps' standards they were rocking extra hard.
Then up to the Black Country on Thursday for The Robin 2, Bilston, where an incredible crowd of 550 rocked with us for our last gig of the year.

Thanks to every single one of you for making it definitely one of the best weeks in the history of the band, we really do appreciate such fantastic support which makes us just want to carry on doing what we do forever.

We look forward to rockin' with you all on the 'Hole In The Wall' Tour next year, which kicks off at The Diamond, Sutton-In-Ashfield on Saturday 7th January.

LONG WAY TO HASTINGS

Big thanks to Martin who played rockin' bagpipes on 'Long way to the top' at our gig at The Phoenix Arts Centre, Hastings. Go to photos & video to check out great pics taken by Melanie Davies.

DECEMBER '11

RUSHDEN ATHLETIC CLUB

It was a cold night outside, but the fantastic capacity crowd made it red hot inside for another great night at one of our favourite venues. Thanks to David, who was celebrating his birthday last night for this e-mail:

Seriously guys, what a night. Been seeing AC/DC for years and have seen other AC/DC tributes without being convinced as I thought the raw sound and beauty of a real AC/DC gig could never be recreated.
They were good, but boy NOTHING to you guys.

Truly outstanding and a fitting tribute that I'm sure the band themselves would be totally honoured by. Keep up the great work, you made my 40th birthday night rock!!'
David Hamilton

DECEMBER '11

RIVER ROOMS, STOURBRIDGE

Another great sold out show at The River Rooms, thanks to a fantastic crowd & thanks to Rob for this email:

"Hi guys, where do i start, felt i had to email because i could'nt believe my eyes and ears.having seen ac/dc many times over the years you guys are fantastic what a set, can't wait to see you again at the robin in bilston. my favorite is overdose. Keep up the good work.(best 9 quid spent in a long time).
Rob"

NOVEMBER '11

THE BOX ROCKS

Well what a fantastic welcome we received on our return to The Box at Crewe, a truly great night for the band and crowd alike... the venue was buzzing and it was wonderful to see so many faces from The Limelight, which of course has now closed. A near capacity crowd was all we needed to help blow away any cobwebs, and we look forward to dates next year at this great venue, starting May 5th. Keep an eye on the tour dates page for details, as we hope to sell this out next year. Thanks to all who attended and supported us, and to Ade and James for their professionalism behind the desk and with the stage management.

METAL HAMMER 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY - MONDAY 24TH OCTOBER

Ok, we knew it would be good, but after fantastic sets from 'TRC' 'Malefice' and 'Orange Goblin' the O2 Academy, Islington, was on fire with 800 mental metal maniacs greeting us onto the stage.
We salute every one of you for making it an incredible night we'll never forget, and our biggest dirty salute to Metal Hammer Magazine to whom we are truly honoured to headline such a fantastic event.

HAPPY 25TH BIRTHDAY!!

And thanks for this e-mail :
"Just wanted to say thank you so, so much for making the night an absolute stormer - you guys completely rule"
- Alexander Milas (Editor, Metal Hammer Magazine)

OCTOBER '11

Fri 7th - The Standard + Sat 8th - Bourne Hall

It was sad to play this great old venue for the last time on Friday, but a fantastic sold out crowd made it a really special night. Thanks for all the support over the years and special thanks to Paul & Amanda and all their staff, who have been absolutely brilliant from the very first time we played there over 12 years ago.
We wish you lots of luck for the future.

Then on Saturday across to Ewell, Surrey, where we had a great crowd for our first gig at Bourne Hall. Thanks to Kevin, Gary & his crew, and Dave. We hope to rock with you again sometime next year.

THE BROOK ROCKS

Really don't know what to say about the crowd at The Brook, Southampton except 'AWESOME'.
Definitely one of the best gigs this year, and we can't wait to rock with you when we're back on Sat 17th March next year.

LAST GIG AT THE STANDARD, WALTHAMSTOW

This Friday, 7th Oct, we'll be rocking The Standard for the last time as this great venue is sadly closing down. Thanks for all the support over the many years we've been playing there. Keep checking the website and our facebook page as we will update you on any future gigs in the area. Then on Saturday 8th Oct looking forward to our first gig at Bourne Hall, Epsom, Surrey.

'NEW DATE - HASTINGS'

Really looking forward to returning to play The Phoenix Arts Centre, Hastings on Saturday 10th December.
Tickets availabe from the venue:
http://www.phoenixartscentre.co.uk/mainSite/

September '11

A great weekend started on Friday at The Komedia, Brighton, where the atmosphere gets hotter and the crowd more enthusiastic every time we play there.
You guys rock, see you next year.

Then on Saturday we made the long trek from Brighton up to Telford for The Oddballs Bikers Rally. Thanks to all in the 600 strong jam-packed marquee who made the trip well worth it, giving us a fantastic reception, and thanks to Ean (Rally Treasurer) for this e-mail:

"Just a short email to say a big "Thank You" from the Oddballs MCC and everyone who enjoyed the gig at our 21st Summer Rally on Saturday. It was a superb show and completely outshone the bands we have had in recent years. You P.A man was superb. I could hear every instrument and vocal even from the back of the Marquee. Dirty DC helped make it one of the best rallies we have been able to put on in many years and we all look forward to seeing you again very soon. Thank you once again and don't change a thing.
Kind regards ...... Ean"

Sep '11 - Blackwater Bikers Shindig

A huge thank you to the Blackwater Bikers - especially Nobby, Cindy, Archie and Paul for all their fantastic hospitality, including beers, ciders, and general mayhem at this weekend's annual Open Air Shindig in Essex. The weather cleared up in time to give us a wonderful double rainbow before dark and a clear night with a near Full Moon - we don't think there's been a Dirty DC outdoor gig in 12 + years where the rain has come down while we're playing!

Great to see all the Dirty DC flashing horns in the crowd too. Thanks to all involved, and a special salute to Unforgiven Sin for their superb support, with a nod to Archie for his help and advice with impromptu shoulder rides and PA tower climbing with guitar... anyone get any photos??! Thanks guys!

FULL HOUSE AT HALF MOON

A big salute to a fantastic crowd at The Half Moon, Putney on Saturday and we hope to see as many who can make it to our next London gig at The Standard, Walthamstow on Friday 7th October.
This will be our last gig at The Standard as unfortunately this great old venue is closing down.

Thanks to Will who saw us for the first time for this e-mail:

"Just want to thank the band for a fantastic gig in Putney last night.I was the tall headbanger right at the front.The neck is still hurting!! (we are not as young as we used to be!!) but it was all worth it. I had been looking foward to it all week and im ashamed to say its my first time to see you.Ive had my dirtydc tshirt on all day, worn with pride.I just cant wait for the next one. And how great your set list was. Sin city i was not expecting! Or JailbreakFantastic energy, mixed with supurb muscianship it just could not have been better.Good luck with your future gigs and see you back at the half moon on February 4th. Though hopefully will get along to another venue before then, Cheers, Will"

HALF MOON SOLD OUT

This saturdays gig at the Half Moon, Putney has sold out in advance.
If you haven't got a ticket check with the venue incase of any cancellations.

MOSES GATE

Thanks to all at the Moses Gate, Bolton, for giving us such a good reception on Saturday.
A great evening was had by all. To quote Hayley, who saw us there:

"Had a great time at Moses Gate last night...Dirty DC were amazing! Can't describe to you all how good they are....GO WATCH EM!:)"

JULY '11 - ROCKIN' THE DIAMOND

Thanks to all those who turned up at the Diamond at Sutton-in-Ashfield on Saturday making our largest crowd yet at this great venue. The heat was intense as was the reaction from the audience when we left the stage... fortunately no-one collapsed and judging by the response, a great night was had by all. See you again in October! And sorry to the cleaners(!)

We're now on our Summer Break, but will be back in the northern parts of England on the 27th August when we play at the Moses Gate, Bolton.
See you there!

JULY '11 - EMPIRE BELFAST - SOLD OUT

There's only one word to say about our gig on Saturday night in Belfast "WOW"

It doesn't get much better than a 500 strong sold out Empire going mental. I don't know what they put in the black stuff over there but you lot rock till ya drop!
Our biggest salute to you all and special thanks to Dee for all his help!

See you all next year

JULY '11 - ROADMENDER ROCKS

Thanks to a brilliant crowd who nearly rocked the roof off for our first gig at The Roadmender, Northampton. We had a great time and will definately be back early next year to rock with you again.

June '11 - BED-NOT IN BELGIUM

660 The number of the... er Belgium rockers at the fantastic Sint-Henricus Festival on Saturday, who gave us a brilliant reception after an awesome set from the 'Four Fighters' left em red hot and ready to rock.

Gotta say one of the best weekends for a long time + we got as our great host Marnick put it 'warm eatings of chips & meat' before the gig! Only downer was The Tour de bloody France going past our hotel at stupid o'clock on Sunday morning, waking us all up about 2 hours after we finally got to bed!

June '11 - SHIRES SHOW

An absolutely magic night at the Shires bike ralley last night. A fantastic crowd and the rain stayed away too!

Thanks to Gully and all the guys for all their help.

May '11 - ROCKIN' ROBIN!!

We were up in the dressing room at The Robin 2, Bilston watching the game thinking "oh well its one of those things doing a gig on the night of the Champions League Final, everyone will be doing the same!" So to say we were pleasantly surprised to see a 350 strong crowd when we hit the stage is an understatement. A massive salute to every one of you! Looking forward to rockin with you all again in December.

Next stop Crewe

Its been quite a while since we played in Crewe so we are really looking forward to our gig this Saturday, 4th June at The Box.

May '11 - REDHILL ROCKS!!

Big thanks to a fantastic crowd at The Harlequin last night and also to Mark 1 and Mark 2 who work so hard to put on a great show! Thanks to Martin for this email:

"Just wanted to say what an amazing performance from the whole band - absolutely brilliant!
Somewhere clapping and cheering seems such an inadequate way to demonstrate an appreciation for all the hours of practice and the energy you put into creating such an authentic gig.
Great stuff. Keep on rocking guys."

May '11 - ROCKIN' THE RAILWAY IN IPSWICH!!

Really good to play The Railway Ipswich again after believe it or not 6 years! Thanks to a fantastic crowd that turned out. Not much has changed really, great people, great fun, great gig!

April '11 - CRAMMING 'EM IN AT THE KOMEDIA!!

Another sold-out night at The Komedia! Thanks to Clive for this review:

"Another blinding evening at the Komedia. I went to Brighton Friday night for what was my fourth dirty DC gig in as many months. It just gets better and better. The place was packed to the rafters with happy people just being treated to a night of perfect AC/DC. The band just improves every gig as anyone in the crowd would confirm. Can't wait until the next one. Bring it on"

Clive Giffard

April '11 - WEDGED IN AT THE WEDGE!

Well it doesn't get much better than this. Big thanks to every single one of the incredibly enthusiastic hard rockin 400 "sold out" crowd. All I can say is great crowd, great support from County Line, great gig.

See ya next year!

April '11 - ROCKIN' THE BROOK!

Another sold out show at The Brook, Southampton Saturday! We always have a great time at this gig but from the roar of the crowd as we hit the stage we knew this one was gonna be special. It's fantastic to play for a crowd like that and we really appreciate that kind of support. We'll be back Saturday 1st October & cant wait to rock with you guys again.

SOUTHAMPTON A MASSIVE DIRTY SALUTE TO YOU!

Mar '11 - SELL OUT AT THE BRICKIES

Thanks to all that came down to "The Brickies", Norwich on Saturday. Huge apologies to those who couldn't get in and got turned away at the door due to all the tickets selling out - we will be back so keep an eye on the dates page for details.

Cheers!

Mar '11 - THE ROCK N ROLL TRAIN PULLS INTO FOLKESTONE!!

Thanks to all that came down to The Quarterhouse, Folkestone on Saturday for an excellent gig. We received this message from a few guys who saw us for the first time...

"hi lads, just a quick note,myself and two mates made the short trip over from dover last night to the gig. having never been to a tribute band before i didnt know what to expect. we were all very impressed by the show and had a great evening,well done hope to see you again soon.. fxxking awesome baz ,andy,dusty"

Cheers Guys, see you again soon!

Mar '11 - WE'RE BACK AT THE KOMEDIA, BRIGHTON ON FRIDAY 15TH APRIL!!

Just confirmed - We are back at The Komedia, Brighton on Friday 15th April.

Please book tickets well in advance as when we played The Komedia last October all 500 tickets were sold pre-sale so there were none available on the door and we sadly had to turn fans away.

Please reserve your tickets to avoid any possible disappointment - Book Now

Mar '11 - THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS!!

Many thanks to all who came to see us at the Tunbridge Wells Forum, Kent on Saturday. Check out this email from Matt who enjoyed the show:

"Last night i drove up with friends to The Forum In Tunbridge Wells to see Dirty/DC. Now I've been a hardcore AC/DC fan for many years and been lucky enough to see the real thing several times.I must admit i was a little apprehensive about seeing a tribute band of my hero's. From the moment Dirty/DC took to the stage i was blown away.The attention to detail was amazing with a full on two hour set covering all the DC classics.'Angus' had clearly done his homework.This band really do get it !!! Well done guys , you were awesome ! Matt from Eastbourne"

Cheers Matt!

Feb '11 - T.N.T COMING TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS!!

Our first gig at the Tunbridge Wells Forum, Kent is fast approaching and now less than a week away.
The venue have confirmed that tickets are now selling fast and have asked everyone to please book in advance to avoid any disappointment on the night. Take a look at the dates page for venue contact info.

Feb '11 - "GOING TO ELEVEN 2011" TOUR HEADS INTO EUROPE!!

Saturday 19th saw us fly into Slovenia for our gig at the Cvetličarna Mediapark. Not our first time here, but the last gig was a few years ago so we weren't quite sure what crowd we were going to get... So what did we get? A 600 strong crowd who love their High Voltage Rock n Roll and know how to party!! All we can say guys is thanks for making us feel welcome, and thanks for the huge support - we hope to be back at the Cvetličarna Mediapark sometime. Check out this email we received from Marko:

"Hi Guys ;) First I was sceptic to buy a ticket to your show, because I already seen AC/DC @Belgrade two years ago. But I said "what the hell" let's see what you guys have. And then I was AMAZED! You guys did an incredibly good show and I will never forget yesterdays evening/night. I completley changed my mind about tribute bands, and can't wait to see you again. Classic Rock is absolutly right: You look and SOUND just like the real thing! So thanks again for incredible day.
Cheers. Marko"

Thanks Marko - We'll hopefully see you back at the Mediapark soon!

Feb '11 - JULY 23RD CONFIRMED FOR OUR RETURN TO BELFAST!!

We've had a lot of emails asking when we are going to return to Belfast, and we now have a confirmed date - We are pleased to announce we will be back at The Empire, Belfast on Saturday 23rd July!!

Feb '11 - PARKWAY CINEMA NEARLY SOLD OUT!!

For any people coming to The Parkway Cinema on Saturday 5th Feb to see us - If you have not already reserved your ticket PLEASE call in advance to make sure you can get in. The venue have just informed us that there are only a few tickets left!

Feb '11 - A FEW WORDS FROM DAVE WHO SAW US AT THE STANDARD, WALTHAMSTOW!!

"Hi guys, i came along to your concert on Sat with a friend who had seen you before. He told me he thought you were good but was interested in my opinion. We have both seen the real thing 3-4 times over the years. What did i think? Unbelievable, from the moment you came on i spent the next two hours turning to my mate saying (shouting!) 'that's just brilliant'. You sound like the real thing, you look like the real thing, every little detail has been honed to perfection. After a fantastic night, in the bar afterwards i summed up what i had just seen as 'if there were no big screens at Wembley and you wern't right down the front, you would never tell the difference'. Thanks again for a top night and i shall be passing on my recommendations to whoever i talk to. Dave"

Cheers Dave!

Jan '11 - PACKING 'EM IN AT PUTNEY!!

Apologies to all those people who turned up on the night and were unable to get in - The Half Moon was at it's maximum capacity and they just couldn't squeeze anyone else in. We will be returning later in the year so please reserve your tickets early.

For those who did get in - Thanks for a fantastic night! From the first notes of Stiff Upper Lip the crowd were up for it and didn't stop Rocking for the whole 2hr 15 minute show. Putney loves it's High Voltage Rock n Roll! Keep an eye on the dates page for our return to the Half Moon...

Jan '11 - HALF MOON GIG NEARLY SOLD OUT!!

For any people coming to the Half Moon, Putney on Saturday 15th Jan to see us - If you have not already reserved your ticket PLEASE call in advance to make sure you can get in. The venue have just informed us that there are only a few tickets left!

Dec '10 - NO COLD TURKEY AT MR KYPS SELLOUT

All we can say is WOW!! A fantastic sell-out crowd who wanted some Rock - so that's what they got! As soon as we heard the roar when Hells Bell appeared we knew we were in for a good night.
Check out this review from Mark who was at Kyps on the night:

".....they were superb......barnstorming energy as usual, word and note perfect and bloody hell..as loud as I've heard 'em. Back in Black played in full and given the respect it deserves by a crowd who were about to rock....
Simon's Angus never fails to astound me....he can't be split from the real thing and neither can the band...2 solid hours of magnificent, hard core, pure Rock joy.
To the bands and all Kyp's wonderful staff...thanks for a memorable night"

Cheers Mark!