Live at River Plate
Live at River Plate is a live concert film documenting AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour. The DVD includes footage from three concerts performed in December 2009 at the Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina,[1] which is the home stadium of Argentinian football club River Plate. It was directed by David Mallet, with Rocky Oldham as producer.[1] The recording of the concerts required the use of 32 HD cameras; a company called Serpent Productions was responsible for filming and then producing the footage of the concerts.[1] It was also the band’s last live album to feature rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, before his retirement from touring due to dementia five years later and his death in 2017.
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| Released | 10 May 2011 (DVD, Blu-Ray) |
| Recorded | 2, 4 & 6 December 2009 at River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genre | Hard rock, blues rock, rock and roll |
| Length | 111:48 |
| Director | David Mallet |
| Producer | Rocky Oldham |
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Release
On 13 April, the Teatro de Colegiales in Buenos Aires had an advance showing of the film for an estimated thousand people.[2] The official world premiere of the film was on 6 May at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in London.[3]
Live at River Plate was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 10 May 2011.[4] In addition to the live footage, interviews with band members, road crew personnel and fans are included.[4] The film debuted at the number one spot for music DVDs in seventeen countries, selling 19,000 copies in the United States during its first week on sale.[5] In Brazil it achieved platinum status in just two weeks, selling 40,000 copies.[6] The double CD version was released in November 2012. On 7 December 2012 an edited hour-long version was shown on BBC 4.
Track listing
- "Rock 'n' Roll Train" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young)
- "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (Bon Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Back in Black" (Brian Johnson, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Big Jack" (A. Young, M. Young)
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Shot Down in Flames" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Thunderstruck" (A. Young, M. Young)
- "Black Ice" (A. Young, M. Young)
- "The Jack" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Hells Bells" (Johnson, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Shoot to Thrill" (Johnson, A. Young, M. Young)
- "War Machine" (A. Young, M. Young)
- "Dog Eat Dog" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Johnson, A. Young, M. Young)
- "T.N.T." (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Let There Be Rock" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "Highway to Hell" (Scott, A. Young, M. Young)
- "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (Johnson, A. Young, M. Young)
Personnel
AC/DC
- Angus Young – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "T.N.T."
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Johnson – lead vocals
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Phil Rudd – drums, percussion
Production
- David Mallet – director
- Rocky Oldham – producer
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[13] | 5× Platinum | 75,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] | Gold | 5,000* |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[15] | Gold | 6,265[15] |
| France (SNEP)[16] | Diamond | 60,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[17] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[18] | Gold | 2,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] | Gold | 2,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[20] | Gold | 5,000* |
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Album
On 13 September 2012, AC/DC announced a live album called Live at River Plate, containing all of the songs from the DVD and set and was released on 19 November 2012 in both 3 red vinyl set and 2-CD set formats.[21][22]
References
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- "Austrian video certifications – AC/DC – Live at River Plate" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "AC/DC" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- "French video certifications – AC/DC – Live at River Plate" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (AC/DC; 'Live at River Plate')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "The Irish Charts - 2011 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Radioscope. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty DVD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2011 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- "(UK) | The Official AC/DC Site". AC/DC. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- "Somewhere In Time - Music from the Past, Present and Future!: AC/DC 'Live at River Plate' album announced!". Somewhereintimemusic.blogspot.co.uk. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
