AC/DC Lane Is Officially Getting Its Lightning Bolt This Week

You don't often get a story about Melbourne City Council being really cool. But from this Wednesday, October 1 the council has agreed to change the name of the city's much-loved ACDC Lane to AC/DC Lane, an important distinction made to appease the iconic rock gods and their devoted fans. This move comes on the exact ten year anniversary of the street's initial name change. And, of course, laneway locals Cherry Bar are having a big party to celebrate.

Observant Melbournians may remember that this has kind of happened before. In 2004, street artist Knifey installed a cheeky street sign over the original that not only included the soon-to-be-official slash, but an actual lightning bolt in trademark council blue. Unsurprisingly, this was stolen by a diehard fan soon after. Now, the artist (Jayszun Vanderwerff) is working with Melbourne City to officially re-install the sign.

"Melbourne City Council has demonstrated time and again its commitment to showcase both the city’s laneways, and the street art that brings so many to visit the City of Melbourne," Knifey said. "They have seen the benefit of encouraging legal street art in the city, and have been incredibly supportive of this project."

Of course, this is a win for all fans of both rock and grammar, but it's also a victory for Cherry Bar. The venue owners James Young and Patrick Donovan were the driving force behind the initial name change. Now they're holding a big party to celebrate its official completion as well as the recently implemented Agent of Change principle that transferred soundproofing responsibilities from live music venues to surrounding properties.

Head down to Cherry on Wednesday, October 1 to raise a glass to this new era of grammatically correct, noisy, thunderstruck bliss. The beers are on them from 6pm-3am.

Via Beat and Blabbermouth.