Poking around the parking lot prior to the AC/DC show at Canad Inns Stadium yesterday afternoon, a party from the Saskatchewan town requisition top prize for for the best tail gate. And it wasn't even close.
Sorry, Winnipeg.
Hours before the Australian rockers took to the stage, a group of about 20 Esterhazians in two RVs got down to business, enjoying their trip to the Manitoba capital by shaking it all night long.
"We got here (Friday night), checked out the peelers, went to a few bars and saw MC Hammer," said a rather festive Brad Nicholausol, not at all baffled by the list of events his AC/DC Eve necessitate.
The rural Manitoba rocker was also represented last night.
Near the Esterhazy RV Park was a group from St. Pierre, St. Malo, and Ste. Agathe. Five adolescent, all with their shirts off and the letters A-C-/-D-C painted on their chests.
On the backs, a similar tribute, with A-N-G-U-S painted in bright red.
"The country is where the party's at," laughed Al Baudry, a father who was supporting this team.
According to Shirlee Preteau, vice president of event process with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, more than 36% of the tickets sold for the Black Ice world tour stop were bought from outside the city.
"They range all the way from Victoria to Newfoundland, from up in Yellowknife down to New Mexico," she said.
Angie Martin started her AC/DC journey from Portage la Prairie. With her young son Gavin be her side and a few merchandise trinkets in her aplomb, her anticipation of watching guitar legend Angus Young dance around the stage in his schoolboy out fit was sky high.
"The radio was playing their songs and you're getting goosebumps all the way in," she said. "They got the good music. Hard tunes ... and they got Angus."
Angus was certainly connected in with the local AC/DC circuit last night. While a few dudes looked very much the part as Brian Johnson (with the black curls creeping out from under his flat cap), the Angus costume knows no gender bounds.
"This will be the best show of the year, by far," Lorette native Riley Pichlyk predicted, as a girl walked past the conversation dressed in full Angus-gear.
Despite the popularity of the event, the promoters at True North Sports and Entertainment and police did not take any special measures to ward off scalpers and those looking to flip their tickets.
AC/DC also took steps to abash scalpers on the Internet. The first 3,000 tickets that were sold are only available for pick up at 2 p.m. yesterday -- ensuring a small window for a cyber re-sale.
adam.wazny@sunmedia.ca
Sorry, Winnipeg.
Hours before the Australian rockers took to the stage, a group of about 20 Esterhazians in two RVs got down to business, enjoying their trip to the Manitoba capital by shaking it all night long.
"We got here (Friday night), checked out the peelers, went to a few bars and saw MC Hammer," said a rather festive Brad Nicholausol, not at all baffled by the list of events his AC/DC Eve necessitate.
The rural Manitoba rocker was also represented last night.
Near the Esterhazy RV Park was a group from St. Pierre, St. Malo, and Ste. Agathe. Five adolescent, all with their shirts off and the letters A-C-/-D-C painted on their chests.
On the backs, a similar tribute, with A-N-G-U-S painted in bright red.
"The country is where the party's at," laughed Al Baudry, a father who was supporting this team.
According to Shirlee Preteau, vice president of event process with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, more than 36% of the tickets sold for the Black Ice world tour stop were bought from outside the city.
"They range all the way from Victoria to Newfoundland, from up in Yellowknife down to New Mexico," she said.
Angie Martin started her AC/DC journey from Portage la Prairie. With her young son Gavin be her side and a few merchandise trinkets in her aplomb, her anticipation of watching guitar legend Angus Young dance around the stage in his schoolboy out fit was sky high.
"The radio was playing their songs and you're getting goosebumps all the way in," she said. "They got the good music. Hard tunes ... and they got Angus."
Angus was certainly connected in with the local AC/DC circuit last night. While a few dudes looked very much the part as Brian Johnson (with the black curls creeping out from under his flat cap), the Angus costume knows no gender bounds.
"This will be the best show of the year, by far," Lorette native Riley Pichlyk predicted, as a girl walked past the conversation dressed in full Angus-gear.
Despite the popularity of the event, the promoters at True North Sports and Entertainment and police did not take any special measures to ward off scalpers and those looking to flip their tickets.
AC/DC also took steps to abash scalpers on the Internet. The first 3,000 tickets that were sold are only available for pick up at 2 p.m. yesterday -- ensuring a small window for a cyber re-sale.
adam.wazny@sunmedia.ca
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