According to Australia's Undercover News, original AC/DC singer Dave Evans says he has been dropped from the Long Live Bon Scott tribute show because of pressure from the Bon Scott Foundation.

Long Live Bon Scott promoter Empire Touring has confirmed with Undercover that it got political after it became known that Dave was going to be in the show along with Angry Anderson (ROSE TATTOO), Dave Gleeson (SCREAMING JETS), John Swan (SWANEE) and Mark Gable (CHOIRBOYS).

Early AC/DC bass player Mark Evans is also in the show due to play in Melbourne, Wollongong and Sydney from late May.

“To me it is an insult,” Dave tells Undercover News. “Bon would be rolling in his grave.”

Evans was a founding member of AC/DC with Malcolm and Angus Young, Colin Burgess and Larry Van Kriedt. He sang on the very first AC/DC single ‘Can I Sit Next To You Girl / Rocking In The Parlour’, released in 1974.

Bon Scott replaced Evans in October, 1974. “I never had a problem with Bon,” Dave says. “He had an opportunity to take my place and become the singer for AC/DC. I would have done the same thing”. 

Dates for Long Live Bon Scott are:

May
25 - Melbourne, Australia - Forum
28 - Wollongong, Australia - Waves

June
3 - Sydney, Australia - Penrith Panthers Evan Theatre
4 - Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre