AC/DC perform "Sin City" Live circa 1978 on American TV for the 1st time. 

The crowd didn’t realise they were looking at history in the making!

Angus Young was and always will be the hardest rocker ever.

Born in 1963. Saw this Live on TV. Midnight Special. 15 year old kid . Been a fan ever since. The Bon era is where its at!!!

What an insane solo and performance of Angus, He does not play the guitar He is the guitar..

Angus's intro on this song one of the best of all time. And folks there was only ever one Bon Scott. Just incredible. Poor kids these days have no idea what real rock n roll is.

The very best AC/DC track ever. Brian did a great job but Bon Scott was just the best.

AC/DC reinvented rock n roll. After all the technical masters of the early-mid 70s, along they came playing three/four chord songs in the mold of 1950’s rock n roll, just with distortion and the same amount of energy as Eddie Cochran, Elvis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Every song was basic 50s rock that kicked ass and you could dance to. Plus, during the Bon Scott era they never released a bad song. They all were awesome!

The audience didn't know who AC/DC was when they took the stage, but by the end of Sin City they certainly did. I love the energy they brought to their performances.

Bon makes Ted and Steve look like a pair of school girls!

The majority of the crowd was the same crowd that Marty McFly performed for at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. They just weren't ready for ACDC. They came at the right time & did their thing, totally rocked like the rock gods they are. THIS IS HARD ROCK!!!!!🤟👊

Yeah they went out on the road with you Steve...and totally and utterly blew you away!

One of the few songs that sounds better live than the studio version.

Man, Bon was spot on. I love the gum chewing too. Much like in1977 at the Hippodrome, the audience didn't know what hit them.

The Charisma of Bon is awesome! What a loss.

Angus killing the intro

It blows me away how bons voice is so spot on, rock in peace!🤘🏼

Steven Tyler and Ted introducing those boys. Legend.....wait for it ....dary

Went out and bought 3 or 4 of their albums after seeing this performance back in '78.

Remember watching this on TV when I was in 9th grade and thinking this is what R&R is all about, been a AC/DC fan ever since!

Can you imagine ANY new artist today if they had to follow this? They would run for the hills!

I love the gum chewing bon does lolz

Bon really did have character.

"Bring on the dancin girls and put the, champaigne on ice" absolutely belting his lungs out bloody legend

The absolute definition of Rock & Roll.

There really was just no one like Bon. He had it all: the voice, the showmanship, the charisma....what an incredible front man. The crowd just looks completely stunned, lol.

I love rewatching this performance every so often. What a way for the band to introduce itself to the USA! When Bon stepped forward he did so with utter confidence, or, better said, authority, and with a twinkle of The Devil in his eye. Dare I say it? These Aussies were exuding the American spirit of Rock and Roll from the very beginning. Most of the audience had no idea what hit them!🧨🎸🎼🤣

Best band ever - now, kids of today...this - is - rock and roll :)

The Greatest Rock & Roll Band ever

Happy birthday Bon Scott. (7.9.46 - 2.19.80) RIP 🕊

41 years ago. RIP (Rock In Peace) Bon.

Mr. Bon Scott! Those were the days ladies and gents of today. I'm old but proud to be of the generation of old AC/DC

Duuude, Bon Scott!

One of the best performances of all time against all the odds!

I saw both Aerosmith and AC/DC on this very tour, but at one of the Day On The Green concerts at the Oakland coliseum (summer of '78.) I was 21, and had never heard of AC/DC until seeing their name on the setlist, and so had no idea what to expect (no internet back then.) Well, my friends and I were simply stunned, blown away, enraptured and mesmerized. They're still one of my three favorite rock bands, the other two being Led Zeppelin and Metallica.

I love the way they mostly all just stood there but went wild at the end :-) they didn't know what hit them . Long live r'n'r

The energy level is just incredible!!!

Never seen this version before. Just amazing. Bon era rules

Watched it live , it changed my life had to buy a Gibson SG special shortly after!

This is as good as it gets. That's why AC/DC is my all-time favorite. "I'm going In" I'm going to Win"

Hard to believe Bon's been gone 40 years.

thats the stuff.....right there.....in the pocket......on the edge!! Brilliant

Bon just ripped it every single time. What a fucking band.

Bon Scott....the best rock lead singer ever!!!

They awoke America to a sound they didn't yet realize they were thirsting to hear.

Bon Scott!!!!!!!!! Legend!!!!!!! The Best!!!!! He's greater than the band!!!!!

3:56.. The buildup and flourish into the chorus.. My favorite Bon moment of all the old clips out there. Sounds perfect

i remember staying up to watch this because i'd heard of this group called AC/DC. Jesus, talk about getting hit by a ton of bricks.

Love that they left Angus on the ground. Bon looks down at him like 'he'll figure it out.'

It never ceases to amaze me how precise Angus's playing is and how pristine his technique is despite all the antics.

I still remember watching this live. First time I had seen or heard AC/DC. There was no turning back.

WOW....I was around 16 and I saw this (never missed "The Midnight Special," RIP Wolfman Jack). I remember thinking "WTH, dude has on an English schoolboy uniform!?!" Then I remember thinking, "These guys are KILLING it out here!" By the time the song was over it was, "That settles it...I. Gotta. Get. An. Electric. Guitar!" I had no idea I'd just seen rock and roll history made on late night TV. No disrespect whatsoever to Brian Johnson or Axl Rose...Bon Scott was dead about 2 years after this and even after all this time, I can't help but wonder what AC/DC would have been had he lived. Rest in peace, Mr. Scott. You are missed.

What an incredible performance! And thank goodness one good thing did come out of 2020: a new AC/DC album. God bless all of ‘em.

AC/DC backed up journey on their tour and Steve Perry was quoted "we have to perform after these f'ers". What a compliment

I remember catching this episode. history in the making

The best episode of the Midnight Special ever aired. Bon & Angus stole the show lol.

in the mire all of todays endless noise, this clip reminds you why you love just pure and simple ROCK AND ROLL so much.

One of angus best solos

AC DC killed IT😀🤘🎸

i’m betting steve and ted stayed off the stage after that performance. ac/dc with bon would bury either of them.

I saw them in '77 when they opened for Aerosmith. My brother had turned me into them a year before. They were great with Bon.

WOW, AC/DC in with their full original line up, with Bon Scott also tearing up the stage. They were lucky to see that.

Bon Scott was the man.

This is where I met ACDC. They became my favorite band that night and still are to this day. There are, and have been, lots of pretenders but all these years later there's still only one. ACDC

No makeup no costumes no lights just rock and roll

Jesus, what a performance.

Bon Is still Missing Every Time I hear The Band ❤

This is a song you don't want to end man ! Jeeeeeeze!

I want the f****** world to know I love this f****** band

Wow! I'm stoked!!!! Thanx:)

Anytime Angus Young "falls down" you know you have just witnessed an awesome performance......

I'm 55yrs old now Dec 11th, 2019, I consider myself so very lucky & Blessed to have seen a lot of hard rock & heavy metal bands live back then starting in 1978 @ 14yrs old with Ted Nugent & up until recently rockin' with SAXON live & meeting them with VIP passes. I feel bad for the kids growing up nowadays with the shitty so called music they put out now. SMDH...

Hollly crap. I bet that audience did not know what hit 'em!!! I'm sure they just stood there STUNNED by what they were seeing. These songs are so powerful, great lyrics and great performances. Bon Scott - he was unbelieveable!

Awesome lives performance by the greatest rock band of all time AC/DC

I remember seeing this when it first came on, I was either 14 or 15. Damn Bon was incredible!

Angus should have been paid double the amount of everyone else. That dude has always been so high-energy. Love this clip, Rest in Peace, Bon. You're truly missed. &:^)

3:53 holy shit Bon sounds ferocious here

I was at this taping and it was amazing! It’s not very loud at the show and someone asked Angus why it wasn’t cranked up. He nodded to the sound guy and dropped to the floor and played a huge solo with volume cranked up! Asked if that was good? IT WAS AWESOME! Great day except having to listen to Ted play Stranglehold at least 5 times in a row. There were two stages set up with Ted at one end and Cheap Trick on the other. At one point Ted suggested that they both play loud at the same time and blast everyone out. GREAT DAY!

My brothers went to see the Aerosmith/ACDC concert around this same time & said ACDC was absolutely incredible & blew Aerosmith off the stage as Tyler & Perry were all fucked up & could barely stand. A few songs in, the crowd started chanting 'We want ACDC' . Bon Scott never sang a shitty song. RIP.

Angus looked like a "fainting goat". 😂😂😂😂This is my all time favorite band. I love everyone of these boys! 💖💖💖💖

I'm 57 now. I watched this episode of Midnight Special when I was a young teenager. I had no idea who they were. All I remembered was the crazy guitarist with the backpack. A year or so later, when I became an ACDC fan, I realized what I had witnessed that night. It was history in the making, and I have been a fan of this band ever since. Bon is amazing, but you can't deny the work they have done with Brian as well. I won't choose between the two. But I can tell you this.....I was an ACDC fan before I even knew who they were. I just didn't realize it at the time.

Bro... Bon Scott Legendary Angus too together as a band wow...

Bon sounds great

Christ what i would give to see todays sad music scene birth something like this! rock and roll we still love you, come on back to us.

They played TWO songs that night? What was the other one? Rock & Roll at it's very best!

Malcolm is the soul of AC\DC and very underrated.

I've never seen a video of ACDC in a support role. The Aerosmith introduction somehow gave me the illusion that I was watching them raw, for the first time. What a thing.

One of the best concert videos I have ever seen

Great clip. One thing that doesn't come across on your average computer speaker is the volume. I saw this tour in 1977 as opening act for Foreigner. The volume in that small club was deafening. Angus bouncing across the stage with his book bag, Malcom and Cliff banging out the rhythm. It was a night I'll never forget.

I really dig their old logo as well.

I saw them at Comiskey Park, in Chicago on this tour. Hands down one of my top 5 live shows to this day!

Whoever was the sound man in charge of the bass, he/she deserves a promotion.

Best frontman ever

Just my opinion! I would say the 2 best lyricist in rock in the 70's was Bon Scott and Ronnie van zandt! Their lyrics in theirs songs was really truly how they lived and very true to the heart!

I remember seeing this when it aired. Ted Nugent took over the show for one night as host and made it a hard rock extravaganza!

Incroyable et fantastique performance. Bon Scott était un génie....

Never saw this before...awesome...ridiculously AWESOME! 🤘🏻\m/💀\m/🤘🏻

3 f****** Legends on the same stage are you f****** kidding me

Perfection

I'm goin IN!!! And I'm gunna WIN!!!

The first I heard AC/DC it summoned something evil inside of me that I never knew existed, it scared the fuck out of me ...and I loved it.