Rock gods AC/DC will play one of the most highly anticipated concerts of the year at Accor Stadium in November.
The band has locked in the Sydney Olympic Park venue on November 21 as part of a major Australian stadium tour.
Tickets will go on sale this Thursday at 9am through Ticketek with demand for tickets expected to be huge.
Joining AC/DC as special guests on the Power Up tour is Australian rock band Amyl and the Sniffers.
The tour shares its name with AC/DC’s 2020 album, ‘Power Up’, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Chart in Australia and 20 other countries around the globe.
The ‘Power Up’ tour kicked off in Europe last year with a staggering 1.7 million tickets sold in the first days of sales, eventually surpassing two million tickets sold across 24 shows. The band just concluded 10 sold-out shows in North America and has 15 additional shows scheduled across Europe before returning to Australia.
AC/DC played their very first show on the December 31, 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney.
They are one of the most influential rock bands in history, with over 200 million albums sold worldwide. The band’s ‘Back In Black’ LP is the “bestselling album by any band ever” and the “third bestselling album by any artist” with global sales of 50 million and counting.
Angus Young on lead guitar, vocalist Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and bass player Chris Chaney will all take to the stage in Australia.
Tickets are on sale at http://www.ticketek.com.au from this Thursday.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.