About Back in Black

Back in Black at Dos Lagos Amphitheater

ABOUT BACK IN BLACK: The Back in Black tribute band is an incredible, exciting, high-energy reproduction of a concert performance of AC/DC. All the members of Back in Black live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and are experienced musicians not only dedicated to the sound and look, but also capturing the power and excitement of AC/DC. We stand above the other AC/DC tributes because our singer auditioned for AC/DC in 2016, and we include tribute performances of both Bon Scott and Brian Johnson.

Back in Black was formed in late 2000 by former LA bandmates Mike Mroz (Angus) and Darren Caperna (Bon & Brian). Mike had always recognized the potential of this project due to Darren’s uncanny ability to transcend both the spirit of Bon Scott and Brian Johnson into his voice. Paul Brown (drums), Ramiro Noriega (guitar), and Steven Wilson (bass) were recruited from other great Dallas bands. In March of 2016, AC/DC auditioned lead singer Darren Caperna to replace Brian Johnson for their current world tour. This experience and their history are shared in the release of My Stupid Tribute Band, an award-winning music documentary released in 2023 on Amazon Prime, Roku, AppleTV+, YouTube and Tubi. The film premiered at the legendary Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA, and was number one on Amazon for four weeks in the music category!

In November of 2025, four members of Back in Black appeared and featured in Netflix’s most successful global reality competition series, Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2. Mike Mroz, Ramiro Noriega, Steven Wilson and Paul Brown were flown to London earlier in the year to film the series and will incorporate elements into a special production for a few of their live shows in 2026.

Back in Black was one of the first tribute bands chosen by Live Nation/CBS Radio to tour all the House of Blues across the country. They were featured on AXS TV’s World’s Greatest Tribute Bands, performed a symphony concert with the Calgary Philharmonic, and headlined major arenas.

For five years in a row they headlined the World’s Largest Tribute Festival, Jacks Throwback in Dallas. They also performed to over 36,000 people at the Bone Bash in Ft Worth, and were recruited by Sony Music, AC/DC’s record label, to promote catalog sales. 20th Century Fox chose Back in Black over all other tribute bands to record AC/DC’s classics “TNT” and “A Long Way to the Top” for two of their movies, Napoleon Dynamite and Garage Days. Back in Black has also performed with Cheap Trick, Foghat, Bad Company, Loverboy, Jackyl, Blue Oyster Cult, Grand Funk Railroad, Living Colour, Ted Nugent, Warrant, April Wine, Great White, Night Ranger, Kansas, Quiet Riot, Badfinger and Vince Neil of Motley Crue.