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As AC\/DC<\/a> launched their Australian tour<\/a> in Melbourne on Tuesday,\u00a0hundreds of bagpipers assembled in record-breaking droves\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0nearby Federation Square to play the band’s classic song “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll).”<\/p>\n The gathering drew 374 bagpipers, breaking the world record previously set in 2012 by 333 pipers in Bulgaria, the Associated Press<\/a> reports. The oldest confirmed piper was 98 years old.<\/p>\n You can see photos and video from the record-breaking gathering, dubbed “The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash,” below.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> AC\/DC Live Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Federation Square is on the historic Swanston Street, which holds special significance for AC\/DC, as it served as the filming site of the 1976 music video for “It’s a Long Way to the Top.” The video features the band and members of the\u00a0Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes and Drums performing the song on the back of a flatbed truck as they barrel down\u00a0Swanston Street.<\/p>\n Les Kenfield and Kevin Conlon, two of the three Rats of Tobruk members who appeared in the “It’s a Long Way to the Top” video, reprised their roles on Tuesday in the record-breaking bagpiper crowd.<\/p>\n “It didn’t strike you at the time how big this event is until now,” Kenfield told Australian Broadcasting Corp (via AP). “Now it’s one of the greatest things \u2014 probably the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life.”<\/p>\n AC\/DC’s Australian tour kickoff featured the 1976 classic “Jailbreak,” which they hadn’t performed live since 1991. The\u00a0Australian\u00a0leg of the band’s Power Up tour\u00a0will continue through mid-December, followed by South and North American dates in 2026.<\/p>\n “The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash” drew 374 bagpipers performing “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll).”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhy Was the Location of ‘The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash’ Important?<\/h3>\n
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