Bon Scott’s 80th Birthday Brings a Year of Merch, Events, and Rock and Roll Celebration
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Forty-six years after his passing, Bon Scott still commands the room. The legendary AC/DC singer and lyricist would have turned 80 on July 9, and the Bon Scott Estate, alongside exclusive licensing and merchandising partner Perryscope Productions, has built a full year of events and releases to honor the milestone properly.
German studio specialist Neumann is partnering with the Estate on a limited-edition signature product dropping on his July 9 birthday. The Perth Mint, following up on its 2024 sold-out 1-ounce silver proof coin, will issue limited collector’s edition 1-ounce gold and 10-ounce silver bars bearing Bon’s name and likeness.
Collectible powerhouse Knucklebonz will issue their third Bon Scott statue edition in 2026, based on iconic images from the 1978 Powerage Tour. It follows the sold-out 1979 Highway To Hell edition and the 1976 ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top’ statue, bagpipes included.
On the apparel front, Dixxon Flannel Co. launches a second limited-edition Bon Scott shirt in Heritage Tartan, following 2025’s Touring Tartan shirt. Copa Football Jerseys adds a collectible Bon 80 football jersey, also in Heritage Tartan. Both are rooted in the officially registered Bon Scott tartans, created with Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers of Edinburgh.
Reg Mombassa, legendary graphic artist and founding member of Australian rock icons Mental As Anything, has designed an exclusive birthday artwork available on posters, t-shirts, and more. Additional Bon 80 t-shirt designs and limited-edition items will be available through the Perryscope official online store and Australia-based Merch Jungle.
The Estate has also struck a deal with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to deliver Bon Scott video content to his official YouTube channel. Exclusive interviews with Rick Springfield, Fraternity’s Bruce Howe, Sammy Hagar, and Anthrax’s Scott Ian are among the upcoming additions, each sharing why Bon remains a touchstone nearly 5 decades on.
Bonfest: The International Bon Scott Rock Festival celebrated its 20th anniversary May 1-3 in Kirriemuir, Scotland, with a sold-out weekend featuring UK rock legends Reef and former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade. A pop-up Bon Scott merch store ran at the site of the original Scott family bakery at 19 Bank Street.
The 3rd annual Bon’s Birthday Bash lands in NYC on Monday, July 6. Past celebrations have brought in Living Colour’s Corey Glover, Trans Siberian Orchestra’s Peter Shaw, Tony Award-winner Lena Hall of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and more of NYC’s finest vocalists.
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum will host a one-night-only theatrical screening of the classic concert film ‘Let There Be Rock: The Movie’, accompanied by a special limited Bon Scott memorabilia display.
Meanwhile, AC/DC continues their massively successful PWR/UP Tour through South and North America in 2026, with 11 Bon Scott co-written songs in the current setlist, delivered nightly to stadium crowds around the world. The legacy isn’t fading. It’s growing.