# GAYC/DC Ready To Shake The East Coast All Tour Long To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/gayc-dc-ready-to-shake-the-east-coast-all-tour-long-to-celebrate-10th-anniversary/
- Published: 2023-02-10T14:15:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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“GayC/DC have taken the songs of perhaps the globe’s most heterosexual band and 
turned them into something altogether more fabulous.” – **_Classic Rock Magazine_**

“GayC/DC are ever living proof that the queer community is alive and kickin’ in 
the metal world.” – **_Instinct_**

“GayC/DC is literally the gayest AC/DC cover band out there.” – **_Metal Injection_**

“Glam/Sassy/Porn/Punk/Metal/Dirty Rock n’ Roll… with Class” – **_Kerrang!_**

### **GLITTER-HUGGED AND BOA-FROCKED**

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### **CELEBRATES THEIR 10th ANNIVERSARY BY⏎ TAKING THEIR “DIRTY DUDES”TO THE EAST COAST!

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**GayC/DC**
Photo credit: Dusti Cunningham

“Like a bachelorette party gone awry, you have to be there to witness it for yourself,”
laughs vocalist **Chris Freeman** of LA-based **GAYC/DC.** An arousing homage to
the Australian band with a similar sounding name, they have planned a tour that 
brings them East for the first time in years. “Once this ship docks, the craziness
starts.”

“After years of waiting, we are finally getting back to the east coast,” he continues.“
We can’t tell you how excited we are … but we’re gonna try! We’ve been chomping 
at the bit to play some new cities and return to some of our favorites.”

Kicking off at Chicago’s _Live Wire Lounge _on April 21st and heading east and playing
cities such as Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philly and NYC before concluding in Boston on
April 29th, GayC/DC will be bringing their fabulous but authentic queer retelling
of AC/DC’s aural _oeuvre _on the road and putting their own rainbow twirl on it.(
_full dates below_)

Taking “**the songs of perhaps the globe’s most heterosexual band and turning them
into something altogether more fabulous,**” (Classic Rock Magazine), the glitter
hugged and boa-frocked “**GayC/DC is literally the gayest AC/DC cover band out there”**(
Metal Injection).  Reworking AC/DC’s uber-hetero-leaning catalog and tweaking it
ever so slightly in a gay way (not that there’s anything wrong with it), they transform
the classics into songs like **“[Dirty Dudes (Done Dirt Cheap)](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=39258ef284&e=615f2b8493),**”“**
[Big Balls](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=83abed1748&e=615f2b8493)**”(
which obviously didn’t really require any changes at all), and their most recent
cover **[“It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=d4ce0db92e&e=615f2b8493).”**

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**TOUR DATES**   
Apr 21 **Chicago, IL** Live Wire Lounge Apr 22 **Detroit, MI**
Magic Bag Apr 23 **Buffalo, NY** [Rec Room](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c5c6db4ecf&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 24 **Pittsburgh, PA** [Hard Rock Café](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=daff448600&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 26 **Norfolk, VA** 37th & Zen Apr 27 **Philadelphia, PA** [Kung Fu Necktie](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=6feb4fb076&e=615f2b8493)
Apr 28 **New York City** Berlin Apr 29 **Boston, MA** O’Brien’s Pub

While the band and their presentation may be campy, their musicianship is pure, 
unadulterated rock. Founded by Freeman (who also plays bass for **Pansy Division**)
and drummer **Brian Welch**, the idea for GayC/DC came from bouncing around names
for more tribute bands with gay members after they’d been playing with the Gay Gay’s,
a gay tribute to the Go Go’s. After the Gay Gay’s went on hiatus, they moved forward
with forming a band that could be as good as AC/DC. Rounding out the band alongside
Freeman and Welch, bassist **Glen Pavan**, lead guitarist **Steve McKnight **and**
Clint Yeager** on rhythm guitar, adding their stamp into the fun as they celebrate
their ten year anniversary.

Embracing their metal identities as tightly as their trousers would allow, GayC/
DC not only want to rock but to inspire as well. “When we put this band together,
we envisioned playing a few shows for our friends here and there, maybe at [gay 
club] _The Eagle LA _or someone’s house. Maybe even a San Francisco show,” says 
Welch. “But then we were blown away by the reception we got at our first show. And
that’s when we really started to see the potential reach of this band. We knew we
could make a splash, and maybe some young LGBTQ kid would see us and be inspired
to strike out on their own and start their own queer band too. The more, the merrier,
right?”

“The last three years have really been a buzz kill, and we know just the cure for
those shut-in blues: a healthy dose of raw rock energy and bawdy glamor,” says Freeman.“
Dress to kill and bring your ear plugs… it’s gonna be loud!”

**GayC/DC **is **Chris Freeman **(_vocals_), **Brian Welch **(_drums_), **Steve 
McKnight **(_guitars_), **Glen Pavan **(_bass_) and **Clint Yeager **(_rhythm guitar_).

**[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/gaycdcband) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/officialgaycdc/)
| [Website](https://gaycdcofficial.com/)**

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