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The Age
03-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
Why this high-voltage Sydney tower will leave you Thunderstruck
Prepare to be thunderstruck: the 144-metre residential tower and hotel proposed for the birthplace of Australian rock greats AC/DC features a golden-brown edifice that has become a lightning rod for debate in Sydney's inner west. But could it be on a highway to development hell? Burwood Council is among those who have lodged submissions with the state's planning department objecting to the glossy tower, which has also raised the ire of nearby residents. Land cleared in December at the former home of Angus and Malcolm Young, 4 Burleigh Street, Burwood, would form part of the footprint of a proposed 39-storey tower featuring a hotel, commercial offices and 48 two-bedroom residential flats. The demolition stunned AC/DC fans and led Burwood Council to consider alternative tributes to the band. The architectural designs do not reference the rock legends directly, but a heritage statement refers to the former Young family home, the formation of AC/DC in 1973, and older brother George's involvement in the Easybeats. Identified as a state-significant development, with residences worth at least $75 million, the tower would include 18 affordable housing units, allowing it to be fast-tracked under new planning laws. In its submission, the council identified 'significant' problems with the tower, which it says 'treats the site in isolation', does not meet design excellence standards, and will clog surrounding roads. 'In particular, the council is concerned that the proposed design does not demonstrate an adequate level of integration with the surrounding urban context. 'The development appears to have been designed in isolation, lacking a cohesive relationship with the character, scale, and function of adjacent sites,' the council said in a submission.
Sydney Morning Herald
03-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Why this high-voltage Sydney tower will leave you Thunderstruck
Prepare to be thunderstruck: the 144-metre residential tower and hotel proposed for the birthplace of Australian rock greats AC/DC features a golden-brown edifice that has become a lightning rod for debate in Sydney's inner west. But could it be on a highway to development hell? Burwood Council is among those who have lodged submissions with the state's planning department objecting to the glossy tower, which has also raised the ire of nearby residents. Land cleared in December at the former home of Angus and Malcolm Young, 4 Burleigh Street, Burwood, would form part of the footprint of a proposed 39-storey tower featuring a hotel, commercial offices and 48 two-bedroom residential flats. The demolition stunned AC/DC fans and led Burwood Council to consider alternative tributes to the band. The architectural designs do not reference the rock legends directly, but a heritage statement refers to the former Young family home, the formation of AC/DC in 1973, and older brother George's involvement in the Easybeats. Identified as a state-significant development, with residences worth at least $75 million, the tower would include 18 affordable housing units, allowing it to be fast-tracked under new planning laws. In its submission, the council identified 'significant' problems with the tower, which it says 'treats the site in isolation', does not meet design excellence standards, and will clog surrounding roads. 'In particular, the council is concerned that the proposed design does not demonstrate an adequate level of integration with the surrounding urban context. 'The development appears to have been designed in isolation, lacking a cohesive relationship with the character, scale, and function of adjacent sites,' the council said in a submission.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
AC/DC Announce Homecoming Australian Tour For November 2025
AC/DC have officially announced the Australian leg of their Power Up world tour for November 2025, belatedly touring in support of their 2020 album of the same name. It will mark their first shows locally in a decade, following the 2015 Rock Or Bust stadium tour with The Hives and Kingswood. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below. The tour announcement follows months of speculation and rumours, which were all but confirmed when a giant display of the band's signature thunderbolt went up in Melbourne over the weekend, accompanied by the neon red text 'Are you ready?' – an allusion to the band's 1991 single. Joining the tour as main support will be Melbourne's own Amyl & The Sniffers, who recently had to move the date of their headlining show at London's Alexandra Palace (AKA Ally Pally) forward a few weeks from the original date of Friday, November 15th. Although no official reason was given for the rescheduling at the time, today's reveal officially explains why the show was moved to late October. The Rock Or Bust tour in 2015 was the band's first Australian tour without rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who had retired the year before and had been replaced by his nephew Stevie. The tour also took place without longtime drummer Phil Rudd, who had been arrested in New Zealand the year prior following a police raid on his house. He was replaced on the entire Rock Or Bust world tour by English drummer Chris Slade, who had replaced Rudd previously between 1989 and 1994. The band fell into further disarray in the second half of the 2010s, with frontman Brian Johnson having to shockingly depart due to developing life-threatening tinnitus from years as a motorsports enthusiast. He was replaced by Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose for the remainder of the tour. At the end of the tour in 2016, bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement from touring. The following year, Malcolm Young passed away following a years-long battle with dementia. In 2020, it was revealed that both Johnson and Rudd had officially rejoined the Youngs and Williams. Power Up, their 17th album, was released that November. The band ultimately returned to the stage in 2023 for the Power Trip festival in Indio, California – normally the home site of Coachella – with Johnson once again fronting the band and Williams returning for the one-off show. Rudd, while still an official member, was unable to travel and was replaced by drummer Matt Laug. Since 2024, the band's touring line-up has consisted of Johnson, the Youngs, Laug and former Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney (not to be confused with The Living End's Chris Cheney) – who officially serves as Williams' touring stand-in following Williams' return to retirement. Wednesday, November 12th – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne VIC Friday, November 21st – Accor Stadium, Sydney NSW Sunday, November 30th – Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide SA Thursday, December 4th – Optus Stadium, Perth WA Sunday, December 14th – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane QLD There will be no pre-sale for the tour. Instead, all tickets will go on sale on Thursday, June 26th at staggered local times: 9am for Sydney, 10am for Adelaide, 11am for Brisbane and 1pm for both Perth and Melbourne. All ticketing links can be accessed via tour promoter Teg Van Edmond. The Hives Announce First Australian Tour In A Decade For July 2025 AC/DC + The Hives – Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane 12/11/15 Watch Amyl & The Sniffers Rock 'Tiny Bikini' On 'The Tonight Show' The post AC/DC Announce Homecoming Australian Tour For November 2025 appeared first on Music Feeds.
ITV News
21-06-2025
- ITV News
Drink-driver, 80, banned from roads after smashing into traffic lights in Huntingdon
An elderly drink-driver who smashed into traffic lights has been banned from the roads for more than a year. Malcolm Young, 80, crashed his blue Honda Civic in Huntingdon on 2 March and was later found to be double the legal limit, said Cambridgeshire Police. When officers arrived at the junction of Primrose Lane and Nursery Road at 3am, Young was still in his car, slurring his speech and unable to stand up straight. Young, of Mill Close in Hartford, admitted he had been drinking and in June pleaded guilty to drink driving at Peterborough Magistrates' Court. He was disqualified from driving for 20 months and ordered to pay a fine of £300. PC Samuel Bunting, who investigated, said: 'Young knew he had been drinking and still got behind the wheel.'Thankfully, no one else was hurt in the collision.'
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
AC/DC pop-up bar with free tattoos opens in Minneapolis
AC/DC is kicking off its first U.S. tour since 2017 and the death of founding member Malcolm Young in Minneapolis on Thursday night. But before hell's bells ring inside U.S. Bank Stadium, the band has opened a pop-up called the AC/DC Dive Bar in Minneapolis. The bar opened to superfans on Wednesday and will also be open on Thursday from noon until 8 p.m. (showtime!). The bar has taken up residence at The Machine Shop, just across the river from the stadium in the St. Anthony Main neighborhood. It's an actual bar with drinks, but the AC/DC-ness is the real attraction, with museum-like artifacts of the band's history, photo opps, and a tattoo parlour. That's no joke. Fans can get inked at the AC/DC Dive Bar for free. Though, as you'd expect, the free tattoos are all about the "Back in Black" band. Fans that don't want their fandom permanently marked will find live video of the band playing around the bar and props like the cannon from the cover of For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) set up for snapshots. There's also plenty of merch for those about to buy shirts at the show (but want it early). The AC/DC Dive Bar opens at noon on Thursday, April 10, at 300 2nd St. SE.
