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The Age
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- The Age
Rock legends AC/DC reveal Australian tour details
They've played countless shows since, all of which Van Egmond says have been huge in production scale and unique. As for whether the upcoming shows will be the band's last in Australia, he said it was hard to tell. Loading 'We just know they love touring,' he said. The Aussie gigs follow a series of concerts across the US and Europe, where the legendary group performed fan favourites like Thunderstruck, Highway to Hell and You Shook Me All Night Long. The European leg sold over 2 million tickets in 24 shows, and was described as 'sweat-inducing, fist-thrusting rock'. AC/DC were last in Australia in 2015 for the Rock or Bust world tour, during which they played in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. The group largely took a step back from performing live after this, though they returned for the California festival Power Trip in 2023. Taking the stage will be original member Angus Young, 70, on lead guitar, and 77-year-old singer Brian Johnson, who joined the band in 1980 following the death of frontman Bon Scott. Joining them will be Angus and Malcolm Young's nephew Stevie Young on rhythm guitar. Stevie joined the band in 2014, following Malcolm's dementia diagnosis. Malcolm died in 2017. The group will be rounded out by drummer Matt Laug, and bassist Chris Chaney. In honour of the rock royalty's return down under, Melbourne City Council will invite the band to help re-create the famous music video for It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll), which was filmed on a flatbed truck on Swanston Street nearly 50 years ago. 'February 23, 1976 was a famous moment in Aussie rock,' Lord Mayor of Melbourne Nicholas Reece said. 'Liverpool has the Beatles, Manchester has Oasis and Swanston Street has AC/DC. We'll certainly approach the band and invite them to perform on that famous flatbed truck again, and even do a replay in the Melbourne City Square of their performance 50 years ago.' Whether the band agrees to take part remains uncertain. Brian Johnson has not performed It's a Long Way to the Top since the death of Bon Scott out of respect for the former lead vocalist. However, Reece says this could be the perfect opportunity to honour him. 'If ever there was an excuse to break that rule [of not playing the song], surely it would be on the 50th anniversary – all in honour of Bon,' he says. Van Egmond says the team will facilitate the request, and will 'see where it lands with the band'. If they decline the invitation, Reece said a 50th anniversary event would still go ahead in February. 'We'll recreate the flatbed truck performance and pull together an AC/DC super-group – names like Tim Rogers are being floated – and recreate that moment down Swanston Street and the city square,' he said. 'We want to paint the town black.' Loading AC/DC officially launched on New Year's Eve in 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, where they played their first gig. Since then, they have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and they have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling artists of all time. Their Back in Black LP, which landed in 1980, sold an estimated 50 million copies globally, making it one of the bestselling albums of any band in music history. Their most recent album Power Up, which was released in 2020 and which their current tour celebrates, debuted at No.1 on the ARIA chart. It also debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's third time debuting in the top spot.
Sydney Morning Herald
an hour ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
Rock legends AC/DC reveal Australian tour details
They've played countless shows since, all of which Van Egmond says have been huge in production scale and unique. As for whether the upcoming shows will be the band's last in Australia, he said it was hard to tell. Loading 'We just know they love touring,' he said. The Aussie gigs follow a series of concerts across the US and Europe, where the legendary group performed fan favourites like Thunderstruck, Highway to Hell and You Shook Me All Night Long. The European leg sold over 2 million tickets in 24 shows, and was described as 'sweat-inducing, fist-thrusting rock'. AC/DC were last in Australia in 2015 for the Rock or Bust world tour, during which they played in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. The group largely took a step back from performing live after this, though they returned for the California festival Power Trip in 2023. Taking the stage will be original member Angus Young, 70, on lead guitar, and 77-year-old singer Brian Johnson, who joined the band in 1980 following the death of frontman Bon Scott. Joining them will be Angus and Malcolm Young's nephew Stevie Young on rhythm guitar. Stevie joined the band in 2014, following Malcolm's dementia diagnosis. Malcolm died in 2017. The group will be rounded out by drummer Matt Laug, and bassist Chris Chaney. In honour of the rock royalty's return down under, Melbourne City Council will invite the band to help re-create the famous music video for It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll), which was filmed on a flatbed truck on Swanston Street nearly 50 years ago. 'February 23, 1976 was a famous moment in Aussie rock,' Lord Mayor of Melbourne Nicholas Reece said. 'Liverpool has the Beatles, Manchester has Oasis and Swanston Street has AC/DC. We'll certainly approach the band and invite them to perform on that famous flatbed truck again, and even do a replay in the Melbourne City Square of their performance 50 years ago.' Whether the band agrees to take part remains uncertain. Brian Johnson has not performed It's a Long Way to the Top since the death of Bon Scott out of respect for the former lead vocalist. However, Reece says this could be the perfect opportunity to honour him. 'If ever there was an excuse to break that rule [of not playing the song], surely it would be on the 50th anniversary – all in honour of Bon,' he says. Van Egmond says the team will facilitate the request, and will 'see where it lands with the band'. If they decline the invitation, Reece said a 50th anniversary event would still go ahead in February. 'We'll recreate the flatbed truck performance and pull together an AC/DC super-group – names like Tim Rogers are being floated – and recreate that moment down Swanston Street and the city square,' he said. 'We want to paint the town black.' Loading AC/DC officially launched on New Year's Eve in 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, where they played their first gig. Since then, they have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and they have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling artists of all time. Their Back in Black LP, which landed in 1980, sold an estimated 50 million copies globally, making it one of the bestselling albums of any band in music history. Their most recent album Power Up, which was released in 2020 and which their current tour celebrates, debuted at No.1 on the ARIA chart. It also debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's third time debuting in the top spot.
West Australian
an hour ago
- West Australian
‘True spectacle': Legendary Aussie rock back AC/DC to make long awaited return to Perth
Legendary Australian rockers AC/DC will return to Perth for the first time in more than a decade when they bring their Power Up tour down under later this year. As revealed by The West Australian last week, the iconic band — responsible for classic hits Back in Black, Thunderstruck and Let There Be Rock — will make Perth their penultimate stop on a month-long, five-stop Australian tour at Optus Stadium on December 4. The tour kicks off at the MCG in mid-November before playing in Sydney and Adelaide, and wrapping up in Brisbane on December 14. Lead guitarist Angus Young and vocalist Brian Johnson will be joined by Stevie Young — nephew of Angus and late rhythm guitarist Malcolm — drummer Matt Laug and bass player Chris Chaney, formerly of Jane's Addiction. Tickets for the Optus Stadium concert will go on sale at 1pm on Thursday via Ticketek. Ticketek encouraged fans to log in or create an account and update your contact details, before purchasing, and only use one device and browser to access the sale, with multiple windows triggering bot protection and remove customers from the queue. Young, 70, who started the band with Malcolm in 1973, has been with the group through its storied 52-year history, winning Grammy awards, and being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. AC/DC last played Perth in November 2015. They packed out Subiaco Oval across two nights, playing in front a combined 80,000 fans during a tour which attracted more than 500,000 nationwide. WA retains a special place in AC/DC history as the final resting place of singer Bon Scott, who lived in Perth from the age of 10 until heading east to chase a career in music. Promoter Christo Van Egmond — whose father was the band's promoter for more than four decades — anticipated huge demand but said the group wanted to keep ticket pricing accessible. 'The show is bigger and better than anything I've seen from the them before, it's a true spectacle and a right of passage for all Australians to see,' Mr Van Egmond told The West Australian. 'The most amount of sound and light I've ever seen in any concert and, of course, huge sets and an action-packed show of great AC/DC songs.' The Power Up tour kicked off in Germany last May, and moved 1.7 million tickets on the first day of sales. The band performed throughout Europe before hitting a run of 10 sold-out shows in North America earlier this year. AC/DC are about to start another run of European stadium shows, kicking off in Prague on Thursday before wrapping up in Edinburgh on August 21. The tour is named for their 17th studio album, Power Up, which became AC/DC's sixth to top the ARIA Albums chart when it was released in 2020. DATES: Wednesday 12 November Melbourne — Melbourne Cricket Ground, on sale 1pm local TICKETEK Friday 21 November Sydney — Accor Stadium, on sale 9am local TICKETEK Sunday 30 November Adelaide — bp Adelaide Grand Final, on sale 10am local TICKETMASTER Thursday 4 December Perth — Optus Stadium, on sale 1pm local TICKETEK Sunday 14 December Brisbane — Suncorp Stadium, on sale 11am local TICKETEK
