Dave Evans, the original singer with AC/DC, has announced he will return to Australia next month to play at a concert designed to pay tribute to his successor as AC/DC frontman, Bon Scott. The Bon Scott Celebration Concert is due to take place in Perth, Australia on 25 Feb, and will raise money to fund a statue in Bon Scott's honour in neighbouring city Fremantle, where the late frontman is buried.
Evans fronted AC/DC during their first year in existence, and provided the vocals to the band's first two singles 'Can I Sit Next To You Girl?' and 'Baby Please Don't Go', which are the songs he will perform at the benefit gig. Bon Scott, originally the band's driver, took over singer duties after AC/DC founders Angus and Malcolm Young decided Evans, whose passion at the time was more glam rock than the sound the Young brothers were trying to create, was not the ideal frontman. It was with Bon Scott on vocals, of course, that the band rose to international prominence, and he remains an iconic rock figure, even though AC/DC's biggest selling album, 'Back In Black', came after his death and was fronted by Brian Johnson.
Speaking about his time with AC/DC, Evans told Aussie music website Undercover: "We had a residency at Beethovens night club for their late spot but also played other venues for the early spot. The Western Australia crowds loved us and I have great memories there of parties, gorgeous women and great rock crowds. A highlight for us was when we opened for Daddy Cool at an open air concert as we were all fans of the band. Unfortunately I have not been back to the West since those times and am really looking forward to it once I get back to Australia in February".