As of: February 12, 2024, 4:48 p.m
By: Michael Schleicher
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AC/DC are going on tour again: Brian Johnson (left) and Angus Young are playing 21 concerts in ten European countries.
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AC/DC return to the stage and play 21 concerts in ten European countries this summer.
There are two concerts on the tour schedule in Munich.
At nine o'clock on Monday (February 12, 2024), all speculation came to an end: AC/DC are returning to the stage and playing 21 concerts in ten European countries this summer.
After an eight-year break, the “Hells Bells” are ringing again;
The musicians themselves recently stirred up hellfire in the kitchen of rumors with a countdown on their homepage and social media channels.
The hard rock band will also perform in seven German cities on their “Power up” tour, named after the 2020 album: twice in Gelsenkirchen as well as in Dresden, Stuttgart, Hanover and at the Hockenheimring.
There are three concerts in Bavaria - on July 27, 2024 at the Nuremberg Zeppelin Field and on June 9 and 12, 2024 in the Munich Olympic Stadium.
Mayor Dieter Reiter revealed last November that the city was on the travel plan.
Advance sales for all dates begin on Friday (February 16, 2024) at 11 a.m. - experience shows that fans should turn on the turbo.
In May 2015, AC/DC were guests at the Munich Olympic Stadium for the last time.
Now they are playing two evenings in June 2024. © Martin Hangen
AC/DC played their first concert on New Year's Eve 1973 at Checkers Nightclub in Sydney.
The group, which was founded by the guitar brothers Angus, born in 1955, and Malcom Young (1953-2017), is considered one of the most influential rock bands in history - and has countless classics in its repertoire: "TNT", "Thunderstruck", " The Jack”, “Shoot to Thrill”, “Highway to Hell” and of course “Back in Black”.
The record of the same name from 1980, in a sense band DNA, is not only considered the “best-selling album by a band of all time”.
It marks a turning point in Australian history: it was the first production with singer Brian Johnson, who replaced Bon Scott (1946-1980), who had died a few months earlier.
There were many signs that the group would not survive the death of their frontman.
The fact that Johnson, who was born in 1947, is still considered by some fans to be “the new guy” can be seen as a curiosity.
However, the singer had to cancel the last concerts of the “Rock or Bust” tour in 2016 because otherwise he would have lost his hearing.
The remaining performances were made up with Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses, which not everyone in the audience liked.
AC/DC will play in the Munich Olympic Stadium on June 9th and 12th, 2024
Johnson's hearing is now back to normal, and of course Angus Young, the only remaining founding member, still fits into the school uniform.
Since 2014, Stevie Young has replaced his uncle Malcolm, who was suffering from dementia, on rhythm guitar.
Matt Laug takes a seat behind drums on the current tour and Chris Chaney from Jane's Addiction now handles bass in place of Cliff Williams, who has retired.
“For those about to rock, we salute you” sing AC/DC at the end of every concert.
That's how it should be in summer too.