It was a home from home for a family of Scottish emigres who would go on to form one of the world’s most successful rock bands. Now, nearly 60 years after AC/DC’s founding members put down their roots in Australia after setting sail from Glasgow , fans of the group have condemned the decision to bulldoze their childhood home. Lead guitarist Angus Young and his older brother, Malcolm, who played rhythm guitar, grew up in the modest property in a suburb of Sydney, honing their musical skills alongside their sibling, George, who enjoyed fame with his own band, The Easybeats, before co-producing AC/DC’s first six albums.
The brothers continued to live at the property after forming the band in 1973, playing gigs across Australia as they slowly built up a following. The group would go on to become a commercial juggernaut, selling more than 200 million albums around the world. For years, the former Young family home at 4 Burleigh Street in Burwood, west of Sydney, has attracted fans of the band, who routinely posed outside for photographs.
Only last year, the local authority in the Burwood area of Sydney commissioned a mural on a nearby building, depicting Angus and Malcolm - who died in 2017 - in their pomp. The former Young home was also listed on Australia’s National Trust Register of Historic Houses in 2013. But it has emerged in recent days that the semi-detached property has been razed to the ground, prompting a backlash from AC/DC’s loyal fanbase and criticism of Au.
