AC/DC announce first Australian tour in a decade

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AC/DC have announced their long-awaited first homecoming tour in a decade – see the full list of dates below.

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The Australian rock heroes last performed Down Under in 2015 but hometown fans won’t have to wait much longer to see Angus Young and co. live and in the flesh. Last night (June 22), AC/DC took to social media to announce the Australian leg of the ‘PWR UP’ tour, set to kick off in the final quarter of the year.

AC/DC’s homecoming trek will begin on November 12 in Melbourne, and will see them perform a total of five shows until December 14. On November 21, they’ll bring the ‘PWR UP’ tour to Sydney, and Adelaide on November 30. December 4 will see them in Perth, and they’ll close out the tour in Brisbane on December 14.

They’ll be supported by punk outfit Amyl and the Sniffers.

AC/DC’s ‘PWR UP’ Australian 2025 tour dates are:

NOVEMBER
12 – Melbourne – Melbourne Cricket Ground
21 – Sydney – Accord Stadium
30 – Adelaide – bp Adelaide Grand Final

DECEMBER
04 – Perth – Optus Stadium
14 – Brisbane – Suncorp Stadium

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Tickets to AC/DC’s long-awaited Australian return go on sale this Thursday (June 26) – you can get your tickets here.

It’ll also mark the band’s first Australian shows with their new line-up, comprising singer Brian Johnson, guitarists Angus and Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug, and new bassist Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction, Alanis Morissette).

Ahead of their Australian tour, the rock veterans will hit the road for 12 dates across 10 European countries this summer kicking off in Prague on June 26. It’ll run through to August 21 in Edinburgh, which will mark their first show in Scotland in a decade. You can purchase remaining tickets for the Edinburgh show here and other European dates here.

The ‘PWR UP’ tour takes its name from AC/DC’s 2020 album of the same name (‘Power Up’), their 17th studio record. In a four-star review of the album, NME wrote: “By the time things wrap up on ‘Code Red’, which sees the band firing on all cylinders, it becomes clear that their steadfast refusal to adapt or change is no bad thing. While far from a reinvention of the wheel, ‘Power Up’ is a joyous celebration of the unbridled heavy rock that has served them well for almost 50 years and, we can hope, a unifying cry for the future.”

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