AC/DC has introduced that they are going to tour Europe this summer season with a brand-new lineup.
The 21-date Energy Up tour will kick off Might 17 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and is scheduled to conclude on Aug. 17 in Dublin, Eire.
You may see a whole record of tour dates under. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16.
In keeping with the band’s X (previously Twitter) posts, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams won’t be acting at these dates. Lead guitarist Angus Younger, singer Brian Johnson and rhythm guitarist Stevie Younger will probably be joined by Matt Laug on drums and former Jane’s Habit bassist Chris Chaney.
Rudd missed AC/DC’s 2015-16 Rock or Bust tour as a consequence of his well-documented authorized troubles. He returned to file 2020’s Energy Up album however was changed by Laug on the group’s solely live performance since that point, which came about in October 2023 on the Energy Journey competition in Indio, Calif.
Williams introduced his retirement on the conclusion of the Rock or Bust tour as a consequence of what he described as a bout with “horrible vertigo,” however returned for the recording of Energy Up and for the Energy Journey efficiency.
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AC/DC Return From Lengthy Layoff
The announcement comes 4 months after AC/DC made their triumphant return to the stage with their efficiency on the Energy Journey competition. The gig marked the Aussie rockers’ first live performance since 2016 and dropped at an finish the longest show-free stretch of the band’s profession.
The Energy Journey set was additionally AC/DC’s first efficiency because the demise of founding member Malcolm Younger. The rhythm guitarist was changed by his nephew, Stevie Younger, who additionally performed on the group’s 2020 album Energy Up.
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AC/DC has but to tour in help of Energy Up. The album was recorded in 2018 and 2019, however launched in 2020 – proper because the COVID-19 pandemic introduced the dwell music business to a halt. Johnson, who had handled extreme listening to loss for years, was additionally within the technique of testing experimental listening to assist expertise. A the time, he was nonetheless not sure if he’d be capable of carry out with AC/DC once more, nevertheless a handful of profitable visitor appearances – together with a memorable efficiency on the Taylor Hawkins tribute live performance in London – left Johnson assured he might return to touring once more.
“I walked on the market, the roof lifted up off Wembley and I sang my little coronary heart out,” he recalled of the Hawkins present. “I did two songs and the place went completely crackers. I feel I floated off. It was completely fantastic. So we knew [the hearing aids] labored. We have been completely leaping for pleasure along with the stage. It was one thing particular.”
AC/DC Energy Up 2024 European Tour Dates
Might 17: Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Area
Might 21: Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Area
Might 25: Reggio Emilia, Italy – RCF Area
Might 29: Seville, Spain – La Cartuja Stadium
June 5: Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Johan Cruyff Area
June 9: Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium
June 12: Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium
June 16: Dresden, German – Messe
June 23: Vienna, Austria – Ernst Happel Stadium
June 26: Vienna, Austria – Ernst Happel Stadium
June 29: Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium
July 3: London, England – Wembley Stadium
July 7: London, England – Wembley Stadium
July 13: Hockenheim, Germany – Ring
July 17: Stuttgart, Germany – Wasen
July 21: Bratislava, Slovakia – Outdated Airport
July 27: Nuremberg, Germany – Zeppelinfeld
July 21: Hannover, Germany – Messe
Aug. 9: Dessel, Belgium – Festivalpark Stenehei
Aug. 13: Paris, France – Hippodrome Paris Longchamp
Aug. 17: Dublin, Eire – Croke Park
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