Event Detail

This event has already taken place! Please make sure you are in the correct year. ×
May
24
Saturday
May
24
Sat
Music :: Rock
BC/DC
8:00 PM
Great Northern Bar
BC/DC Description:
BC/DC - A Rock n' Roll Salute
There are Tribute Bands... and there's BC/DC.
They were born of bush party ashes in the summer of 1999. Some 400 unexpected gigs later,
Canada's BC/DC has systematically redefined the concept of a tribute band, garnering iconic
status amongst diehard fans, agents, and venues from Vancouver BC to Jackson Hole,
Wyoming. From the backyard biker bashes of Ymir, to the star-studded legendary rooms of Las
Vegas. From Nelson to New York City.
While a web search will turn up dozens of AC/DC cover acts around the world, there aren't likely
many who've so successfully branded the Aussie band's timeless raunch with such epic rock n'
roll fury, while also managing to bottle the essence of a wild frontier lifestyle.
Unlike many tribute acts claiming to be "North America's #1 Clone" or "Just Like the Real Thing",
BC/DC has turned the tables. The band takes a comedic approach, claiming the tunes as their
own, and to having "heard of some BC/DC tribute band from Australia". They rarely give factual
interviews to big city press. Adding to the schtick, the band members all go by comic aliases -
lead singer Brendan Raftery's Brian "Bon" Johnscottson paying respects to both AC/DC's famous
frontmen. It's working. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
BC/DC's live show has become a legendary, and necessary "rite-of-passage" amongst their
unwavering supporters and believers. With over-the-top stage energy, they deliver every last note
of all the classic songs with absolute authority. You get tired just watching them. BC/DC is heavily
rooted in the Bon Scott-era catalog (Dirty Deeds, TNT, Jailbreak, Let There Be Rock), but also
covers AC/DC's second "golden era" with all the essentials; Back in Black, For Those About to
Rock, Hells Bells, and many more. Hey, there's always another AC/DC tune... and BC/DC always
seems more than eager to blast it out.
"It's not likely Australian arena rockers AC/DC will be coming to your town anytime soon, but the
next best thing might."
- "First Tracks/The Buzz" - BC/DC named "The Band to Watch For"
Skiing Magazine - Checklist '07 Issue - January 2007.
Rock n' Roll Will Never Die. Just ask a BC/DC Fan.
It's about a maniac lead guitarist who occasionally enjoys wearing a cow suit. It's about a
frontman from the back alley, born to be a Rock n' Roll Singer. Feature Film appearances and
Original Soundtracks. A 16-minute mocu-rockumentary tour-de-force, entitled "ReVoltage" shown
at independent film festivals around the world. And fans keep chugging it down.
BC/DC could be considered a small business success story. Hell, they may be eligible for some
type of entrepreneurial award. The band's cumulative business savvy is obvious in it's spot-on
marketing. With annual website visits in the millions (www.bcdc.ca), and worldwide merchandise
sales "doing well", the unmistakable, yet double-take BC/DC wordmark adorns the t-shirts of
many well-known celebrities, major sports figures, and your local neighborhood stuck-in-theeighties
headbanger. It's also emblazoned on the Zamboni of the band's hometown hockey rink,
on the jersey's of a local youth soccer team, and on a 1968 Monaco Wagon/Pro Drag Car
affectionately named "Demonico". Cool, eh?
"BC/DC are the boys who went out into the world and did right. If you are truly a core rocker,
you'll unplug your AC/DC and check out the originals."
- Skier Magazine, Winter 2005, Vol.3 Issue 3 by Gillie Easdon
Literally Woven into the Fabric of Canadian Rock n' Roll.
Think about it. Do you know any other tribute band that has been the answer to a crossword
puzzle in the Vancouver Province newspaper? Or the answer to a trivia question in Air Canada's
"En Route" in-flight magazine. Didn't think so.
If there's a Canadian cultural export any rowdier than Nelson British Columbia's BC/DC, you can
bet your axe lead guitarist Angus Hung will hang up his electrocuted hairdo in shame. Legendary
shows. Empty beer fridges. Attendance records. Ringing Ears.
Remember the first time you believed in Rock n' Roll?
Welcome Back.
Advertisement
Age Group: 21+
Venue: Great Northern Bar
Address: 27 Central Ave. Whitefish MT
Phone: 406-862-2816

Add Event to Calendar: