High voltage: Kelvingrove exhibition set to be a turn on for AC /DC fans

AN EXHIBITION dedicated to Australian rock band AC/DC is set to open for the first time outside of the group’s home country.

AC/DC: Scotland’s Family Jewels, which has been approved by the band, opens to the public today at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. It will run until February next year and gives enthusiasts a chance to view about 450 items, including a leather jacket owned by the late singer Bon Scott, who was born in Kirriemuir.

The band’s founding brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were born in Glasgow. Part of the exhibition focuses on their time in Scotland before the family emigrated to Australia.

It includes the families’ emigration papers, early photographs and a “live and loud” projection of the band playing the Apollo in Glasgow in 1978, when AC/DC with Bon Scott were at the height of their success. Other highlights include a prototype version of Angus Young’s signature schoolboy outfit and one of his custom-made guitars. Picture: Donald MacLeod