


“Bon Scott is one of Freo’s favourite sons, and there’s no better way to get into the spirit of Highway to Hell than to pay your respects at Bon’s grave at Fremantle Cemetery or get a photo with his famous statue at Fishing Boat Harbour,” Mayor Pettitt said.

The show will start at 5pm on Sunday at Canning Bridge and roll through special activity zones at Tompkins Park and the Leopold Hotel before arriving at the Container Rainbow in Fremantle from 7.25pm.įremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt said there would be heaps of special AC/DC themed events happening in Freo both before and after Highway to Hell. Taking inspiration from the AC/DC classic ‘Highway to Hell’ – Canning Highway will be transformed into the world’s longest stage, with a host of local and international artists performing AC/DC songs from stages on the back of semi-trailers in a slow ‘hit parade’ from Applecross to Fremantle. The climax of the 2020 Perth Festival will be celebration of the life and music of a Fremantle rock ‘n’ roll icon – the late, great AC/DC front man Bon Scott. onstage for a kick-ass intergenerational duet.Fremantle will be the place to be this weekend after the trucks from the Perth Festival’s Highway to Hell have rolled on by. Who knows: If AC/DC hit the road soon, maybe del Río will get to join Angus Young, Brian Johnson and Co. No doubt he'll have plenty of exciting opportunities ahead of him with a set of pipes like that. The clip of del Río's performance has racked up more than 2.2 million YouTube views so far. You don’t need a translator to understand that they’re showering him with praise as his family watches and smiles tearfully.ĭel Río then has a big choice to make: Who will he select as his coach? After listening to all their pitches, the pint-sized rocker settles on Spanish singer-songwriter Melendi. The coaches rush the stage to hug del Río as soon as he finishes singing.

From the start, del Río's performance would have gone down in La Voz Kids history as one of the show’s best - but then he hits that extended, ear-piercing final note, eyes wide and face red, looking like his head might pop off his neck, and the crowd goes bananas.
