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It was his first concert. The arena was dark. The crowd was wired. More than 13,000 fans were packed into the Salt Palace that Jan. 18 night to see the Australian hard-rock band AC/DC and 14-year-old Curtis Child had managed to elbow his way into a choice spot near the front of the main floor. When AC/DC finally appeared, a mob of fans charged the stage.

AC/DC's "Black Ice" topped the 1-million-sales mark during the album's second week of release, holding on to the No. 1 spot on the national sales chart with 271,000 copies. It sold 784,000 the previous week. It finished well ahead of the week's No. 2 album, Pink's new "Funhouse," which sold 180,000 copies in its first week. John Legend's third collection, "Evolver," debuted at No. 4 with sales of 133,000. Toby Keith's "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy" started off at No. 5 with 91,000 copies, just ahead of Rascal Flatts' "Greatest Hits Volume 1" compilation, arriving at No. 6 with sales of 89,000 copies, according to Billboard.

AC/DC's "Black Ice" topped the 1-million-sales mark during the album's second week of release, holding on to the No. 1 spot on the national sales chart with 271,000 copies. It sold 784,000 the previous week. It finished well ahead of the week's No. 2 album, Pink's new "Funhouse," which sold 180,000 copies in its first week. John Legend's third collection, "Evolver," debuted at No. 4 with sales of 133,000. Toby Keith's "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy" started off at No. 5 with 91,000 copies, just ahead of Rascal Flatts' "Greatest Hits Volume 1" compilation, arriving at No. 6 with sales of 89,000 copies, according to Billboard.

A downtown road in Melbourne has been renamed ACDC Lane in honor of the Australian band, AC/DC, who sang the rock anthem "Highway to Hell." "I say this is a lane to heaven. Let us rock," said the city's Lord Mayor John So as he erected the sign Friday to cheers and bagpipes playing the band's hit "Long Way to the Top." City officials have had several copies of the street signs made in case fans steal the original as a souvenir.

The heavy metal rock band AC-DC continued playing as three fans were being crushed to death, despite chants of "stop the concert," witnesses in Salt Lake City said. Two 14-year-old boys and a 19-year-old woman died and another woman was hurt after thousands of fans rushed the stage Friday at Salt Palace arena. Witnesses said at least one security guard tried to get the lead singer's attention and stop the band playing.

A downtown road in Melbourne has been renamed ACDC Lane in honor of the Australian band, AC/DC, who sang the rock anthem "Highway to Hell." "I say this is a lane to heaven. Let us rock," said the city's Lord Mayor John So as he erected the sign Friday to cheers and bagpipes playing the band's hit "Long Way to the Top." City officials have had several copies of the street signs made in case fans steal the original as a souvenir.

If there was a moment when AC/DC felt like an eight-track tape in a Napster world, it was when the venerable rockers found themselves playing to a roomful of . . . Britneys? The band that has been making devilish, raunchy rock since the Nixon era found itself invited to MTV's "Total Request Live" last year just before the release of its 17th album, "Stiff Upper Lip." The band wasn't sure what to make of the invite or their place in today's music scene.

If there was a moment when AC/DC felt like an eight-track tape in a Napster world, it was when the venerable rockers found themselves playing to a roomful of . . . Britneys? The band that has been making devilish, raunchy rock since the Nixon era found itself invited to MTV's "Total Request Live" last year just before the release of its 17th album, "Stiff Upper Lip." The band wasn't sure what to make of the invite or their place in today's music scene.

It was his first concert. The arena was dark. The crowd was wired. More than 13,000 fans were packed into the Salt Palace that Jan. 18 night to see the Australian hard-rock band AC/DC and 14-year-old Curtis Child had managed to elbow his way into a choice spot near the front of the main floor. When AC/DC finally appeared, a mob of fans charged the stage.

The heavy metal rock band AC-DC continued playing as three fans were being crushed to death, despite chants of "stop the concert," witnesses in Salt Lake City said. Two 14-year-old boys and a 19-year-old woman died and another woman was hurt after thousands of fans rushed the stage Friday at Salt Palace arena. Witnesses said at least one security guard tried to get the lead singer's attention and stop the band playing.