Twelve-Year-Old Enlisted To Shred For AC/DC

10/07/09 4:19pm

by Siobhan Ozege (CHARTattack)

TORONTO — Spencer "Young Angus" Grabinsky is just one of the many Canadians who make up the largest AC/DC fanbase outside of Australia.

But unlike a lot of diehard fans, Grabinsky's only 12. Oh, and did we mention he can play the entire AC/DC catalogue? Because, he can.

He did just that on Tuesday in support of the upcoming release of the special AC/DC Backtracks boxset being released Nov. 10. Grabinsky was in Toronto to promote the release by ripping through various AC/DC songs on the city's streets.

He referred to himself as "Young Angus" as he not only played the part but dressed it, too. Grabinsky called the AC/DC gang his heroes, and if given the chance to meet them, he'd love to "thank them for being my heroes... they're so talented and really inspire me."

There's no word yet on if Grabinsky plans to branch out from AC/DC's catalogue, although he's recently been playing with a number of AC/DC cover bands. You can watch him here.

The AC/DC Backtracks boxset can be pre-ordered on ACDCbacktracks.com. There's only 50,000 sets being made, and the boxset itself is a working guitar amplifier. The deluxe collector's edition includes:

• Three CDs of Live & Studio Rarities
• 3 black and white art lithographs of never-before-seen photos of the band in Alberts Studio in 1977
• A three-disc standard version of Backtracks that includes studio rarities, hard-to-find
• Original memorabilia reproductions (including: tour flyers, posters, buttons and guitar picks)
• A 164-page coffee table book
• A vinyl LP of Studio Collectibles
• Two DVDs, including Family Jewels Disc 3

AC/DC will play these shows:

Oct. 16 Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Oct. 18 Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
Oct. 30 Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Arena
Nov. 6 Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
Nov. 12 Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol
Nov. 19 Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena
Nov. 27 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Morumbi Stadium
Dec. 2 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ River Plate Stadium
Jan. 28 Wellington, New Zealand @ Westpac Stadium
Feb. 4 Auckland, New Zealand @ Western Springs
Feb. 11, 13, 15 Melbourne, Australia @ Etihad Stadium
Feb. 18, 20, 22 Sydney, Australia @ ANZ Stadium
Feb. 25, 27 Brisbane, Australia @ Queensland Sports And Athletic Centre
March 2 Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Oval
March 6, 8 Perth, Australia @ Subicao Oval