Bonfire AC/DC Tribute

 

    Bonfire performed tin front of a SOLD OUT crowd at The Jigsaw Stage and Saloon in Parma February 18, 2006 to pay tribute to Bon Scott's death. Throughout the week, the band was featured in The Cleveland Scene, The Free Times and Friday! Magazine.     Click on the pictures to read the articles.

    Click here to listen to the advertisement that aired on Cleveland's Classic Rock, WNCX-FM 98.5.

Bon Scott Tribute

 



    Bonfire played "A Tribute to 30 Years of Music" benefitting St. Jude's of Peoria on September 30 and October 1, 2005 at Luciana's Rural Oaks Pavilion. Ottawa's The Times featured the band and 100.9 WBZG in Ottawa featured singer Scott Mattocks in a pre-show radio interview.

Luciana Rural Oaks

100.9 FM

 

Tribute to Music

 

     On June 24, 2004, Bonfire rocked at the Monsters of Rock show at the Scene Pavilion made possible by WMMS and the House of Blues.

     Along with Bonfire, hundreds of fans rocked to tribute bands including War Pigz, Bill, Mr. Speed, Hells Bells and Fat Angus.

Scene Pavilion

Scene Tribute Thursdays

 


 

     Bonfire's Scott Mattocks in an AC/DC concert review in the Cleveland Scene on April 12, 2001.

     Click here to read the article.

Scene 2001

 


 

     Bonfire played another pre-AC/DC concert show on February 9, 2001 at the Odeon.  A few lucky fans were given the chance to sing with Bonfire to win front row for the AC/DC show later that spring.  AC/DC made another stop in Cleveland on April 6.

     The night before the April AC/DC show, Bonfire rocked the Revolution Concert Club with the Angus ArmyWMMS sponsored the show and gave away many t-shirts, posters and other prizes from Elektra.

     Click here or the pictures for more.

AC/DC Party Odeon Pass

 


 

     On July 29, 2000, Bonfire played at the Odeon Concert Club in The Flats.  This show fired up the public for AC/DC's Stiff Upper Lip tour stop at Gund Arena August 4.  

     The event was sponsored by Belkin, Bud Light and WMMS.  Fans attending the show were able to buy AC/DC tickets before they went on sale to the general public.  

     After the Odeon show, the band mates of Bonfire were given tickets and backstage passes to meet AC/DC the following week!

Odeon Pre-party

Odeon Backstage

AC/DC backstage

 


 

     An article that appeared in the Cleveland Scene magazine on May 25, 2000.

     Click here to read it.

 Cleveland Scene

 


 

     A review featured in Greetings from the North Coast Entertainment Weekly April 13, 2000.

     Click here to read the article.

 

Greetings from the Northcoast Weekly

 


 

     Bonfire played for a full house at the Hard Rock Cafe on February 24, 2000.  

     Also that night, AC/DC's 17th release, Stiff Upper Lip, was premiered by AC/DC at New York City's Hard Rock Cafe.

     Click here to view the flyer.

Hard Rock Cafe Flyer

 


 

    This 'Band Members Wanted" ad from the Cleveland Scene helped form Bonfire in late 1999. 

Seeking Bandmates

 


 

    Read what fans thought about Bonfire shows at Tribute City. Tribute City
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