At last night’s show in Mexico City, Dave Grohl and crew ripped through the AC/DC staple “Let There Be Rock” in memory of AC/DC’s Malcolm Young, who passed away Saturday at the age of 64.
The choice in song was very personal for Dave, who explained in a post to Facebook:
Other artists associated with 101WKQX also shared their tributes to Young on social media:
Rest in rock power AC/DC’s #MalcolmYoung, #1 greatest rhythm guitarist in the entire history of rock n roll. THANKYOU for everything. pic.twitter.com/boXBDkJJ6W
— Tom Morello (@tmorello) November 18, 2017
We are deeply saddened to have heard the news of the passing of Malcolm Young from AC/DC. Malcolm was the heart and soul of AC/DC and as fine an example as any to rhythm guitarists everywhere. Rock In Peace, Malcolm. Hope we see you up there. Love Dropkick Murphys pic.twitter.com/qCWxmjmKEQ
— Dropkick Murphys (@DropkickMurphys) November 18, 2017
Rest in peace Malcolm Young x
— Biffy Clyro (@BiffyClyro) November 18, 2017
— [eric]