AC/DC Concert at Preds-Hawks Game

Tonight, down at 501 Broadway, the Nashville Predators and their fans did their best impersonation of the high voltage metal band AC/DC.  They covered several of the Aussie band’s greatest hits.  It proved to be music to everyone’s ears and particularly fitting given that AC/DC did the soundtrack for Iron Man 2 and my colleague Brandon Felder’s labeling of Pekka Rinne as Iron Man.

The set started with fans doing their own rendition of Decibel and You Shook Me All Night Long.

Then Pekka Rinne did his version of Shoot to Thrill as he misplayed a puck onto his on net and had to make a diving save to prevent the score in his own net.

David Legwand teamed up Steve Sullivan for their rendition of Heatseeker and then backed up Shea Weber on Thunderstruck and Joel Ward for Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

Several players including Shea Weber, Francis Bouillon, and Jordin Tootoo performed a group version of If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It), Walk All Over You, and T.N.T..

The night ended with the entire team serenading the fans with For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) and the fans doing an encore performance of You Shook Me All Night Long.

As great as that concert was, it’s time to move on to the next one.

Looking Ahead…

Thursday night represents a significant step for this franchise and its players.  It’s an opportunity to grab a 3-1 series lead for the first time in franchise history.  It’s an opportunity to assert their own will over the Chicago Blackhawks.  It’s an opportunity to defend their own ice.  It’s an opportunity to go back to Chicago and end the series where they’ve focused so much of their offseason work- on the road.

To do that, it will take another performance like last night for each and every player and each and every fan in the Bridgestone Arena.

Last night was fun.  Now, let’s forget it and plan for Thursday night.