10km of Perth highway to shut for AC/DC covers concert

On 1 March next year 10km of Perth’s Canning Highway will be closed for eight hours to host the world’s longest music festival stage - 10 semi-trailers, eight topped with live bands playing AC/DC songs, will be taking over the highway’s southern portion, between Canning Bridge and Fremantle, marking the 40th anniversary of Bon Scott's death. That very route is the same Scott would make in his youth, and later immortalised in 1979’s 'Highway to Hell', nicknamed for the fatal crashes that plagued its most dangerous intersection. Two lanes of the stretch will be devoted to the “hit parade” of local and international acts, moving at 4km/h with regular stops. The other two lanes will be for the public, who will set up picnic rugs and vantage spots to watch the bands, Louder Sound reports.