AC/DC Open Grammy Awards with the Help of a Teleprompter

The Hollywood Reporter executive editor Matthew Belloni noticed something peculiar during AC/DC’s performance opening Sunday night’s 57th Annual Grammy Awards:

AC/DC is using a TelePrompTer for its own song. #Grammys pic.twitter.com/thIwynWBFW

— Matthew Belloni (@THRMattBelloni) February 9, 2015

The legendary Aussie rockers released their 15th studio record, Rock or Bust, late last year, and this was the title track. So it’s understandable if vocalist Brian Johnson might need a little help with such new songs. And, to be fair, even marathon live performers like Bruce Springsteen use a teleprompter on-stage.

Then again, the Boss sometimes plays 35 songs in one night.

Watch the performance below, which also includes a slowed-down “Highway to Hell,” via CBS:

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