Historical band resumed their tour schedule this month with series of shows in the United States, still in publicity to the album Power Up (2020)
Fans who eventually bump into photos or videos not so well recorded of recent shows of the AC/DC They can be fooled by appearance. Guitarist gray hair Angus Youngthe slightly more economical movements of the singer Brian Johnson and the presence of two substitute members – the bassist Chris Chaney and the drummer Matt Laug in the retired vacancies Cliff Williams and the former judicially agreed Phil Rudd “They indicate that perhaps the band should be closed.”
In the view of the site LUDWIREit doesn’t seem to be the case. Journalist Bryan Rolli watched a band performance during last Monday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, during the second night of the current US tour. And he liked what he saw.
The text points out that the legendary group formed in Australia played a set of 21 songs and “Delivered a relentless energy of two hours that left 80,000 fans in shock and perplexes”. According to the article:
“It was a deafening and absolute triumph that became even more noticeable when considering how unlikely it is that AC/DC is still here in 2025. […] Not only does the band continue to deliver their unmatched megawatt spectacle of stadium rock, but is also improving every stop of the tour, rubbing it happily in the skeptics face. ”
The review offers spotlight, of course, to the two most popular members of current AC/DC formation: Angus Young and Brian Johnson. The first, according to the analysis, “Marched and shook on the catwalk with the same explosive energy as his youth”. The second, which was away from a tour in the past decade due to hearing problems, “It seems to extract the life force of each fan”. The journalist reflects:
“The vocalist took the rust of vocal cords during the band’s European tour in 2024 and his voice sounded demonicly robust on Monday. […] Some scratches and failures are inevitable at 77, but Johnson developed alternative solutions to the most difficult vocal moments – and when I needed support, I had 80,000 fans screaming, more than happy to attend. ”
The full article can be read in LOUDWIRE SITE. The text is in English.
THE AC/DC started the American stage of the tour PWR/UP On Thursday, 10, at night, at the US Bank stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They played exactly the same set as 21 songs they performed at European football stadiums last year, with great classics like “Back in Black”, “Thundersstruck” and “You shook me all Night Long”. They also included two songs from the album Power up2020, besides the title range of STIFF UPPER LIPof 2000, and “Rock ‘N’ Roll Train”from Black Ice, 2008.
The show opens with an explosive interpretation of “If you Want Blood (You’ve Got it)”from the album Highway to Hell1979. The song came out of the band’s live repertoire after the original vocalist’s death, Bon Scottin 1980, and the substitute vocalist, Brian JohnsonOnly sang her at a 2003 concert at Roseland Ballroom in New York, just before the band is introduced to the rock and roll Hall of Fame at Waldorf Astoria nearby. You can see the filming of the presentation in Minneapolis here, from a fan sitting very close to the stage.
Check out the setlist of the first AC/DC show in the United States since 2016 (via setlist.fm):
- If you want blood (you’ve got it)
- Back in Black
- Demon Fire
- Shot down in flames
- Thundersstruck
- Have a drink on me
- Hells Bells
- Shot in the dark
- STIFF UPPER LIP
- Highway to Hell
- SHOT TO THRILL
- Sin City
- Rock ‘n’ roll train
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- High Voltage
- Riff raff
- You shook me all night long
- Whole Lotta Rosie
- Let there be rock
Bis:
- TNT
- For those about to rock (we salute you)
The last tour of the AC/DC by the United States was in 2016, when Brian Johnson had to move away due to hearing problems and Axl Rose took over his place. At that time, the era drummer “Thundersstruck”, Chris Sladewas in the band, and the bassist of the era “Highway to Hell”, Cliff Williamshad not yet retired. Since then, they have been replaced by Matt Laugdrummer of Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobsand Chris Chaneyformer bassist of Jane’s Addiction. (He chose the right moment to change bands, even if it was not your choice.)
This means that if you saw the AC/DC In 2016 and see them again on this tour, everyone on stage will be different people, except guitarists Angus Young and Stevie Young. But Angus It has been the heart of the band since the first day, and with Brian Johnson Back, this is a more legitimate incarnation of the group, with all due respect to Axl Rose. He did his best in very difficult circumstances. And everything is back to its proper place with Axl taking the road this year with the Guns n ‘Roses on the longest meeting tour in the world. (Next year, they can launch a 10 -year tour of the meeting tour.)
The tour of AC/DC Start on April 14 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The American stage ends on May 28 at the Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio. But a month later, they return to Europe for another series of stadium shows. There is no information on future shows in the United States, but this tour is going through only 13 cities on this side of the Atlantic.
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Source: Rollingstone
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