Brian Johnson was reported (although he later pulled out) to be appearing at the Sammy Johnson memorial fund gigs on the 3rd February in Newcastle.
Sammy (real name Ronnie) Johnson was a talented actor from the North-East of England area and is fondly remembered for his performances as "Stick" in the UK
television programme "Spender".
In his memory a memorial fund was set up to help promote talent in the Newcastle area.
SAMMY JOHNSON MEMORIAL -presented by Community Foundation
Newcastle City Hall
Date: 3rd February 2002
Two shows one at 5pm and one at 8pm
Tim Healy and Jimmy Nail lead a host of north east celebrities banding together for two charity shows, with proceeds aiding young talent in the region.
Stars booked to date include Denise Welch, John Miles, Brendan Healy, Ray Stubb's Pigmeat and Lindisfarne. North east born Brian Johnson, singer of the world famous AC/DC, will be joining Tim Healy's house band.
see also
The Sammy Johnson Memorial Fund
Newcastle City Hall
Community Fund
Sid's Broon ale
IMPORTANT - Despite originally being quoted as appearing - Brian Johnson was NOT one of the guest artists at this event. He was originally reported to be appearing
in the online Newcastle web site icnewcastle.co.uk but he was not confirmed. It was a bit unfortunate that certain
bodies neglected to update the information of the guest list of this event in time, however from what I can gather from people that intended the gig it turned out a good night anyway.
Friday 11th January 2002
In a list of the top 50 bands drawn up by Spin Magazine editors, AC/DC was voted as 18th. more details
AC/DC’s Still Upper Lip DVD Online AOL Viewing Party a Success.
Over 300,000 unique High Speed AOL users logged on to watch a streamed version of AC/DC’s new home video DVD release “Stiff Upper Lip Live” during the first two weeks of the special launch.
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well they moved on down