Bon turned up for the audition with the idea of becoming the band's drummer, but he was to replace vocalist Dave Evans, who was not up to scratch. It was a fortuitous substitution, and although the new line up was not an overnight success, after they played their first gig with Bon at Brighton-le-Sands Masonic Hall, the new
AC/DC never looked back.
Their debut album was
High Voltage, and their first UK performance was at a public house in Hammersmith; there were ten people in the audience; by their second performance, the place was packed. AC/DC went on to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world, but sadly Bon never lived to receive the adulation he deserved. He died in London on February 19, 1980, in classic rock star fashion, literally drinking himself to death. His body was repatriated, and after cremation his ashes were interned at Fremantle Cemetery.