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AC/DC Announces 2024 ‘Power Up’ Tour Dates and New Lineup

AC/DC has announced that they will tour Europe this summer with a brand-new lineup.

The 21-date Power Up tour will kick off May 17 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and is scheduled to conclude on Aug. 17 in Dublin, Ireland.

You can see a complete list of tour dates below. Tickets go on sale Feb. 16.

According to the band's X (formerly Twitter) posts, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams will not be performing at these dates. Lead guitarist Angus Young , singer Brian Johnson and rhythm guitarist Stevie Young will be joined by Matt Laug on drums and former Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney.

Rudd missed AC/DC's 2015-16 Rock or Bust tour due to his well-documented legal troubles . He returned to record 2020's Power Up album but was replaced by Laug at the group's only concert since that time, which took place in October 2023 at the Power Trip festival in Indio, Calif.

Williams announced his retirement after the Rock or Bust tour due to what he described as a bout with " terrible vertigo ," but returned for the recording of Power Up and for the Power Trip performance.

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AC/DC Return From Long Layoff

The announcement comes four months after AC/DC made their triumphant return to the stage with their performance at the Power Trip festival. The gig marked the Aussie rockers’ first concert since 2016 and brought to an end the longest show-free stretch of the band’s career.

The Power Trip set was also AC/DC’s first performance since the death of founding member Malcolm Young. The rhythm guitarist was replaced by his nephew, Stevie Young, who also played on the group’s 2020 album Power Up .

READ MORE: Top 10 Malcolm Young AC/DC Songs

AC/DC has yet to tour in support of Power Up . The album was recorded in 2018 and 2019, but released in 2020 – right as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the live music industry to a halt. Johnson, who had dealt with severe hearing loss for years, was also testing experimental hearing aid technology. At the time, he was still unsure if he’d be able to perform with AC/DC again, however a handful of successful guest appearances – including a memorable performance at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London – left Johnson confident he could return to touring again.

“I walked out there, the roof lifted up off Wembley and I sang my little heart out,” he recalled of the Hawkins show . “I did two songs and the place went absolutely crackers. I think I floated off. It was absolutely wonderful. So we knew [the hearing aids] worked. We were absolutely jumping for joy at the side of the stage. It was something special.”

AC/DC Power Up 2024 European Tour Dates May 17:  Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Veltins Arena May 21:  Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Veltins Arena May 25:  Reggio Emilia, Italy - RCF Arena May 29:  Seville, Spain - La Cartuja Stadium June 5:  Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Johan Cruyff Arena 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 - Old 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, Ireland - Croke Park

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Between 1976 and 1980 AC/DC recorded a bunch of albums that will remain among the greatest ever made. The band are a lot older now but they play these classic tunes flawlessly.

The band continued without a blip when they lost their singer in 1980 and they've done it again. Axl Rose was an unexpected choice to stand in for Brian Johnson but despite my suspicion he sang brilliantly.

And then there's Angus Young. This is his band and his show and he is a truly amazing entertainer.

You know what you're gonna get from an AC/DC show - no nonsense rock'n'roll but these songs are so good. Rock shows just don't get better than this.

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Attending a concert in a giant corporate arena is a necessary evil when it comes to seeing high-profile bands with a large stage presence, but when done right, those arena-ready bands can make you forget the hell you’re living in. AC/DC flipped that script right on its head last night when they brought their Rock or Bust World Tour to the Pepsi Center. For the Australian rockers, Hell isn’t a place to be avoided, it is to be celebrated. So when the lights went down on the capacity crowd, thousands of red devil-horns lit the seats as Denver welcomed the iconic band back to the Northern Hemisphere. A space odyssey scene played out on the giant screen before everything was blown to bits when Brian Johnson and Angus Young took the stage to rattle brains with the title track off their latest album. By packing a stadium-sized show into a modestly-sized arena, the band achieved maximum visual and sonic impact, proving that Hell really ain’t a bad place to be.

One of my first large-scale rock shows was AC/DC’s Ballbreaker Tour at San Diego Sports Arena. Some friends and I had 2nd row tickets for my 19th birthday. That was on February 12th, 1996. Twenty years later (almost to the day), I found myself doing the same thing in a different city with different friends. Having attended hundreds of shows since that night in San Diego, I didn’t think there was any way an aging AC/DC could impress the way they did back then. I was wrong. The absence of Malcolm Young (due to serious health issues) is something that has to be mentioned, just out of pure respect, but his nephew, the 57-year-old Stevie Young, provided more than enough coverage to keep the band tight. And while Chris Slade kept his personality in the background all night, he is no stranger to touring with the band, so the troubled Phil Rudd was hardly missed on drums. In all reality, any capable musicians would have done fine though, because all eyes were on Angus Young and Brian Johnson the entire night. Those guys must have truly made a deal with the devil, because their style, attitude, energy, and even their attire, hasn’t aged a day in the two decades since I last saw them. - See more at: http://ilistensoyoudonthaveto.com/2016/02/09/acdc-pepsi-center-02-08-16/#sthash.o9wcFq2q.dpuf

Some bagged the first gig on the 12th, don't know, I was at Fleetwood Mac. The rain and thunder around the stadium joined the Best Live Rock Band in History on stage. They took Kingswood and the Hives to school... this IS how to Rock 'N' Roll. Angus, Angus had us in the palm of his hand... no one does this like ANGUS, he was his usual, just amazing. Brian, well ok he doesn't hit the high notes and doesn't try, but it's overlooked in his performance, the gravel voice of the new guy, does justice to Bon's songs,so who gives a shit, were all aging a little. AC/DC have been doing this since they made it big with Jailbreak in 1974 and of course that massive leap in 1980 with the New Guy. From the back of a truck to a world wide phenomenon,Let There Be Rock!

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AC/DC Announce European Tour — With New Drummer and Bassist

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AC/DC are hitting the road for the first time in eight years. The hard rock band announced a European stadium tour Monday morning that kicks off May 17 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and wraps up August 17 in Dublin, Ireland.

It’s a new lineup of AC/DC featuring drummer Matt Laug, who played with the group during their one-off Power Trip performance last year, and former Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney “carrying the torch” for bassist Cliff Williams.

We are thrilled to finally announce the ‘POWER UP’ European Tour. Angus, Brian, Stevie, and Matt will be joined by Chris Chaney to carry the torch for Cliff. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/VTVMKdweNX — AC/DC (@acdc) February 12, 2024

But when the band reconvened to record 2020’s Power Up , Johnson was back in the fold thanks to a new hearing aid technology. They also made peace with Back in Black -era drummer Phil Rudd, who left the group in 2015 thanks to some fairly serious legal issues in New Zealand that were ultimately resolved. He was asked to rejoin the group for the recording of Power Up.

“I speak for all the boys with Phil,” Johnson told Rolling Stone in 2022. “We defend Phil to the hilt. What happened up there, that’s not the Phil we know. That was just something else. He’s really looking brilliant now and doing everything great.”

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AC/DC are 'looking at 2024 tour dates'

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AC/DC are reportedly set to return to the road in 2024 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the start of their recording career.

The rock legends will perform their first live show in over seven years on Saturday 7th October at Power Trip festival in California, and AC/DC’s live return has sparked hope amongst their millions of fans that it will pave the way for a full tour.

According to the Daily Star (so we’ll take it with a pinch of salt), AC/DC are now eyeing up their first tour since 2015 and 2016’s Rock or Bust World Tour.

A ‘source’ told the tabloid: “For a while it looked like an AC/DC would never play live again. Technology has helped Brian (Johnson) get back to doing what he loves best.

“More dates are being looked at for next year (2024), some big shows.”

If the tour happens next year, it will come 50 years after the release of AC/DC’s debut single ‘Can I Sit Next to You, Girl’ featuring their original vocalist Dave Evans. The band re-recorded the track with Bon Scott the following year.

Speaking to the Fuelling Around podcast earlier this year, Brian Johnson strongly hinted that the Power Trip performance might be the first of more AC/DC shows.

He explained that AC/DC were primed to bring their latest album ‘Power Up’ to the masses shortly before the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020.

“It does take a lot of time to get a band like AC/DC together again. Most of the crew were out working with other people," Brian said.

“Trying to get those guys back together again was tough but I’ve got my fingers crossed - everything is going ok. The most important thing about it all is the eagerness we all feel, the juices are running again.”

Power Trip is AC/DC’s first concert since they played the Wells Fargo Center way back in 2016 when Axl Rose was singing with the band.

They haven’t performed with Brian Johnson on vocals since February 2016 shortly before he was ordered to retire by doctors or risk losing his hearing.

Johnson later joined forces with audio expert Stephen Ambrose, who invented a new type of in-ear monitor allowing him to perform live.

Last week, AC/DC announced that drummer Matt Laug will perform with them at Power Trip in place of Phil Rudd , who cannot travel to the California desert.

Sharing a short snippet of audio from rehearsals on their social media channels, AC/DC wrote: "PWR UP for Power Trip! Listen to the rehearsal of the boys powering up with Cliff Williams , who's coming out of retirement for the festival and Matt Laug on drums."

Alongside AC/DC, Power Trip also boasts performances from Judas Priest Iron Maiden, Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Tool across its three days.

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AC/DC Announces Global Stadium Tour for 2024, Reveals First European Date

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Get ready to rock as AC/DC gears up for a massive global stadium tour in 2024, marking their return to the stage after seven years. The legendary hard rockers have confirmed their first European date, set to electrify Munich Stadium in Germany on June 12th.

Munich’s mayor, Dieter Reiter, casually spilled the beans to Bayerischer Rundfunk reporter Mathias Flasskamp, stating with a hint of amusement,

“I didn’t know it was supposed to be a secret.”

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Fans can rejoice at the prospect of AC/DC gracing stages worldwide, as rumors swirl about a comprehensive world tour, possibly culminating in a show-stopping appearance at the 2024 Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro next September.

AC/DC made a thunderous comeback on October 7th at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California, where they delivered a powerhouse 24-song set to close out the event’s second day at Empire Polo Club.

The anticipation is building, and fans worldwide are eager to witness the iconic band bring their electrifying energy and timeless hits back to the global stage. Stay tuned for more tour updates and get ready to experience the legendary power of AC/DC live in 2024.

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See Pro-Shot Video Of AC/DC's Concert In Seville, Spain During 2024 'Power Up' European Tour

The Europa Press Andalucía   YouTube channel has uploaded professionally filmed video of AC/DC performing the song "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 29) at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville, Spain. Check it out below.

The setlist for the show was as follows, according to Setlist.fm :

01. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 02. Back In Black 03. Demon Fire 04. Shot Down In Flames 05. Thunderstruck 06. Have A Drink On Me 07. Hells Bells 08. Shot In The Dark 09. Stiff Upper Lip 10. Shoot To Thrill 11. Sin City 12. Rock 'N' Roll Train 13. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 14. High Voltage 15. Riff Raff 16. You Shook Me All Night Long 17. Highway To Hell 18. Whole Lotta Rosie 19. Let There Be Rock

20. T.N.T. 21. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

The "Power Up" European tour marks AC/DC 's first with the band's new touring lineup consisting of singer Brian Johnson , guitarists Angus and Stevie Young , drummer Matt Laug and the latest addition to the group's touring lineup, bassist Chris Chaney .

The 24-date trek will run through August. The trek will hit the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland before landing at London's Wembley Stadium for a pair of shows on July 3 and 7, then moving on to Germany, Slovakia and Paris and winding down at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland. The European tour is the first run of gigs since AC/DC 's return to the stage at last year's rock Power Trip festival in Indio, California.

AC/DC 's last tour took place in 2015 and 2016 and had a $180 million gross, with 2,310,061 sold tickets reported to the Pollstar box office.

Laug is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as Alanis Morissette , Alice Cooper , SLASH'S SNAKEPIT and Vasco Rossi . Matt moved to Los Angeles after graduating from South Florence High School in 1986 and after attending college in L.A., Matt became a sought-after studio drummer.

In 2001, Laug supported AC/DC as part of SLASH'S SNAKEPIT on the North American and European legs of the "Stiff Upper Lip" tour.

In its announcement about Laug 's addition to the band's Power Trip lineup, AC/DC offered no explanation for the absence of the band's longtime drummer Phil Rudd , who rejoined AC/DC for the recording of the group's comeback album, "Power Up" , which came out in November 2020.

Rudd was ousted from AC/DC when he was sentenced to eight months of home detention by a New Zealand court in 2015 after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. He was replaced on the band's "Rock Or Bust" tour by Chris Slade , who had previously served as AC/DC 's drummer between 1989 and 1994, playing on the album "The Razor's Edge" .

Rudd , who appeared on all but three of AC/DC 's 18 previous studio albums, toured in support of his 2014 solo debut, "Head Job" . It was the release of that album that led indirectly to Rudd 's arrest, with the drummer allegedly so angry at a personal assistant over the way the record was promoted that he threatened to have the man and his daughter killed.

AC/DC postponed the last 10 dates of its spring 2016 North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." The band went on to complete the European and North American legs of its "Rock Or Bust" tour with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose as a "guest vocalist." At the time, Johnson had been AC/DC 's singer for 36 years, ever since replacing the late Bon Scott in 1980 and making his debut on the classic "Back In Black" album.

To enable him to perform live with AC/DC again, the now-76-year-old Johnson worked with audio expert Stephen Ambrose , who said he could help resolve the singer's hearing problems.

Ambrose , who invented the wireless in-ear monitors that are widely used by touring artists today, claimed to have invented a new type of ear-bud that would allow Johnson to perform without causing further damage to his eardrums. After three years of experimenting and "miniaturizing" the equipment, Johnson previously said the technology could allow him to tour again.

Chaney is best known as the bassist of JANE'S ADDICTION and as a member of Alanis Morissette 's touring and recording band. Chaney was also a member of TAYLOR HAWKINS AND THE COATTAIL RIDERS and CAMP FREDDY , as well as being a prolific and versatile session musician, having played with artists including Joe Cocker , Shakira , Slash and Avril Lavigne to Sara Bareilles , Gavin Degraw , Cher , SHINEDOWN and Celine Dion . Chaney is also a founding member and partner in the all-star supergroup ROYAL MACHINES along with Dave Navarro ( JANE'S ADDICTION ), Mark McGrath ( SUGAR RAY ), Josh Freese ( FOO FIGHTERS ) and Billy Morrison ( BILLY IDOL ).

Bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement at the end of AC/DC 's 2015-2016 "Rock Or Bust" tour, which also saw Johnson leaving. However, Williams — and Johnson — took part in the recording sessions that resulted in "Power Up" . Both of them were also part of the AC/DC lineup that performed at Power Trip .

During an October 2020 interview with Dean Delray 's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, Cliff was asked if Johnson 's departure from the road was what led to his desire to stop touring. Cliff responded: "It was before then. I spoke to Angus about it initially. I was at a point — and this is at the beginning of the 'Rock Or Bust' tour — that I just felt, for me, it was time to hang it up. I knew that I didn't wanna keep doing these two-year tours, and I didn't wanna hold them back, so I made them aware of the fact that this was gonna be my last go-round. It was a tough tour to finish. God bless Axl for coming in and helping us out, finish it up. He did a great job. And at the end of that, I was definitely — that was it for me. Done — just done. That compounded the whole thing."

According to Williams , he wanted to take part in the recording sessions for "Power Up" as a tribute to Angus 's late brother, founding AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young , who died in 2017 from effects of dementia at age 64. Malcolm is credited as a writer on all 12 tracks on "Power Up" .

"If 'Back In Black' has [late AC/DC singer] Bon Scott all over it, for me, 'Power Up' has got Malcolm Young ," Cliff said. "This is for him. And it's the band that we played together with for 40-plus years. And I wanted to do that — I wanted to come back and do that.

"We did some rehearsals earlier [in 2020] before this darn COVID thing popped up, and we had great rehearsals," he continued. "The band was playing really well. So [they asked me], 'Do you wanna do a few shows? 'Sure'. A few shows. We were planning on doing that. Everyone goes home to their respective homes, and bang, we've been here ever since [because of the coronavirus-related shutdown]."

Cliff went on to confirm that his commitment to AC/DC was only for "a few" dates in support of "Power Up" .

"For both [my mental and physical] health," he said. "I definitely have some physical issues, which I won't bore you with the details of. But, yeah, it's tough. I'm very grateful for everything. It's been fantastic. But I just don't wanna do that anymore."

Williams previously revealed that a "terrible" bout with vertigo contributed to his 2016 retirement. He also admitted the return of both Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd convinced him to rejoin the group. "It was like the old band back together," he told Rolling Stone . "It was not like starting over again, but as close to the band that's been together for 40-plus years as we can possibly make it. I didn't want to miss that."

The follow-up to 2014's "Rock Or Bust" , "Power Up" was recorded over a six-week period in August and September 2018 at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver with producer Brendan O'Brien , who also worked 2008's "Black Ice" and "Rock Or Bust" .

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The Pretty Reckless to Support AC/DC on 2024 PWR Up European Tour

Taylor Momsen and the Pretty Reckless will support AC/DC on the "Hells Bells" band's upcoming 2024 European tour . The news was announced on Monday morning (March 25) when AC/DC shared a poster for their first Euro swing in eight years, which will feature the "Only Love Can Save Me Now" band serving as the only opener on all 24 dates of the stadium outing slated to kick off on May 17 at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

"It's f–king AC/DC. That's it," the band says when asked to describe their excitement about hitting the road with the "Dirty Deeds" icons.

AC/DC's first European tour in nearly a decade will find the band playing with a line-up featuring singer Brian Johnson, guitarist Angus Young, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney replacing longtime bassist Cliff Williams; Williams retired from the band at the conclusion of their 2016  Rock  or Bust tour, returning to the fold briefly for the 2020  Power Up  album. Johnson was temporarily replaced by Guns ‘N Roses singer Axl Rose in 2016 due to Johnson's battle with hearing loss issues.

The AC/DC tour will hit Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland before touching down at London's Wembley Stadium for a pair of shows on July 3 and 7, then moving on to Germany, Slovakia and Paris and winding down at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland on August 17. The European tour is the first run of gigs since AC/CD's long-awaited return to the stage at last year's all-star hard rock Power Trip Festival in Indio, California.

See the Pretty Reckless announcement and the AC/DC 2024 European tour dates below.

AC/DC 2024 European summer tour dates :

May 17 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins Arena

May 21 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins Arena

May 25 – Reggio Emilia, Italy @ RCF Arena

May 29 – Seville, Spain @ La Cartuja Stadium

June 5 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Johan Cruyff Arena

June 9 – Munich, Germany @ Olympic Stadium

June 12 – Munich, Germany @ Olympic Stadium

June 16 – Dresden, Germany @ 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 @ Old Airport

July 27 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Zeppelinfeld

July 31 – Hannover, Germany @ Messe

August 9 – Dessel, Belgium @ Festivalpark Stenehei 

August 13 – Paris, France @ Hippodrome ParisLongchamp

August 17 – Dublin, Ireland @ Croke Park

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Rock band ac/dc is back.

The whispers and rumors have finally materialized into something tangible – AC/DC, one of rock music’s most enduring and electrifying acts, is hinting at a grand return to the stage in 2024. This potential AC/DC tour is stirring a wave of excitement among their global fanbase, eager to see the band perform live after a significant hiatus. However, this isn’t just any tour; it’s poised to be a historic event, marking the 50th anniversary of the band’s inception. This landmark occasion represents more than a mere series of concerts; it’s a celebration of AC/DC’s indelible mark on the music industry, a tribute to their enduring appeal, and a testament to their ability to rally fans across generations.     The significance of this potential tour extends beyond the milestone anniversary; it symbolizes a resurgence, a renewal of the raw, powerful energy that AC/DC is renowned for. The band’s ability to tease such a monumental return, after years of speculation and anticipation, showcases their unmatched influence in the world of rock music. Fans around the globe are already marking their calendars, fueled by the prospect of witnessing AC/DC’s legendary performance prowess once again. This AC/DC tour 2024 could very well be a capstone event, celebrating half a century of musical genius, and promising an electrifying experience that blends the band’s classic hits with the vibrancy of their continued legacy. Adding fuel to the fire of anticipation, the mayor of Munich has officially confirmed that AC/DC will grace the iconic Munich’s Olympic Stadium with their electrifying presence on June 12, 2024. This confirmation serves as the first solid proof of the tour’s reality, transforming rumors into tangible excitement among fans worldwide.     Check down below for the latest official list of AC/DC tour dates . You’ll also find links to look for tickets , and a playlist of some of AC/DC’s more popular music videos .    

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People are only just realising the meaning behind iconic 70s rock band AC/DC’s name

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AC/DC  might be one of your most listened-to bands, but do you know what their name stands for? If you answered no, never fear – we’ve just found out as well. 

The  popular Australian rock band  was formed in 1973 and is known for iconic hits like Highway to Hell and Thunderstruck . However, while their tunes are instantly recognisable, the full-length version of their name is not. 

One fan of the band took to Reddit and asked, ‘What does AC/DC actually stand for?’ Earning multiple replies, one user, @psychological_Ad8534, put to bed any rumours it means ‘anti-christ/devil’s child’ and revealed the true meaning: Alternating current/direct current. 

Founding members  Angus Young, 69, and his late brother,  Malcom —who  died at age 64 in 2017 —first revealed the meaning behind the name in 1999 during an interview for The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. 

The brothers said while they were developing a name for the band, their sister Margaret pointed to the AC/DC symbol on her sewing machine’s AC adapter and suggested it could be a good name. 

Agreeing, the brothers felt it was a perfect symbolisation of the raw energy the band projected and their power-driven music performances, and thus, AC/DC was born.

Despite being known as ‘Acca Dacca’ in Australia, the name is pronounced one letter at a time. 

The band first shot to fame in 1975 following the release of their first studio album, High Voltage. By 1979, AC/DC was experiencing global success with the release of Highway to Hell when disaster struck. Their lead singer, Bon Scott, died of alcohol poisoning.

Despite almost disbanding, at Scott’s parents’ request, the band continued on and recruited Brian Johnson.

They went on to release Back in Black, a memorial album for Scott, in 1980, which became the second best-selling album of all time.

Over the years, AC/DC’s line-up has seen a revolving group of members and consists of Rudd, Angus Young, Cliff Williams, Brian Johnson, and Stevie Young – the nephew of Angus and Malcolm.

The rockers have sold over 200 million records worldwide, with their biggest hits including Highway to Hell, which reached number eight in the UK charts and number 17 in the US.

In addition to their top charting status, the band has received multiple accolades, including an induction into Australia’s ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988 and 10 Grammy Award nominations, one of which they won for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010.

The band also hold two Guinness World Records. The first, they claimed in 2008 for Most Albums on the US Pop Catalogue Album Chart, and the second they received in 2013 for Best-Selling Album by an Australian Group.

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Australian rock 'n' roll veterans AC/DC are back on the stage this year, and they'll be performing their hits at an arena near you soon! The band behind some of the hardest-rocking hits of all time - including "Highway to Hell," "Back in Black," and "TNT," to name just a few - will be performing those songs and a whole lot more, so don't miss out on the party. Check out the AC/DC Tour schedule below to find upcoming tour dates, and score your tickets while you can!

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10 can’t-miss concerts in the D.C. area this June

The always-fertile local scene has an abundance of young acts celebrating new releases.

D.C.’s decades-long status as a capital of punk and DIY music has been well documented, in books, documentaries, zines, tribute records and this publication. But the weight of that history often threatens to engulf the present scene, like towering stacks of old newspapers in a hoarder’s garage.

But the tenets of a do-it-yourself — or, more accurately, do-it-together — scene have always served as an invitation for new acts and audiences to join as others age out or otherwise move on. While there are live shows featuring local acts nearly every night of every month, June presents a special opportunity to check in with the current crop of D.C. bands continuing the city’s tradition.

Flowers for the Dead have been budding up for the last few years, delivering loud-quiet-loud dirges about the depressive themes that their name suggests in lyrics and out-of-phase riffs from bandleader Jessie Szegö and the hypnotic rhythm section of bassist Ella Buskirk and drummer Ten Bears. The power trio are marking their first single release since their 2022 album “Quiet Corrosion in the Dancing Hall” with a show at Songbyrd. They’ll be joined by Milliseconds , a new band of old collaborators. Milliseconds brings Dismemberment Plan rhythm section Joe Easley and Eric Axelson together with guitarist Leigh Thompson for throwback indie rock that sees Axelson overcoming a lifelong anxiety around singing to get in front of the mic. (June 6 at 8 p.m. at Songbyrd. songbyrddc.com . $16-$20.)

Flowerbomb shares a floral name and a similar period of influence with Flowers for the Dead but has a sunnier disposition. The four-piece churns out impeccable pop melodies with lyrics that nod to ennui and nostalgia (“I know that my heart beats faster/ Every day since ’98”) and will be celebrating an EP release as part of the band’s ongoing and au courant “Gloom Scroll” project. Flowerbomb will be joined by Pinky Lemon, a group that specializes in pop that is alternatingly synthy, spacey, gazy and dreamy with irony-heavy lyrics: “I’ve got big money down on pop criminal stocks,” it deadpans on “Pop Criminal.” “Everybody goes to jail when you hand me the aux.” (June 14 at 10 p.m. at Comet Ping Pong. cometpingpong.com . $15.)

D.C. favorites Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the impeccable “Shake the Sheets,” but make sure to catch tour mate Ekko Astral , a D.C. act that is quickly building buzz and opening its self-described “mascara mosh pit” to wider audiences. The punk band’s debut album, “Pink Balloons,” is full of vicious kiss-offs for the terminally online, local D.C. flavor and hooks that live up to their physical definition in the way they take hold and don’t let go. But at Ekko Astral’s core is a dialogue informed by and about the queer and trans experience, from its revelatory highs to violent lows. “If you walk through a cemetery/ You’ll find people buried under gravestones of strangers,” frontwoman Jael Holzman sneers. “I have friends still hiding while you throw a parade.” (June 20 at 7 p.m. at 9:30 Club. 930.com . Sold out.)

As Spring Silver , Maryland-based songwriter K Nkanza makes, according to their Bandcamp page, “the wrong music for the wrong people.” That tongue-in-cheek descriptor nods to the way that Spring Silver’s tunes throw varied influences — post-hardcore, experimental electronica, power pop, what have you — into pop songs for folks who have been marginalized by various -isms and -phobias. No two songs sound alike: The expansive “Gold Star” feels like “OK Computer”-era Radiohead, but the impossibly sunny “Another Perfect Day, Another Perfect Night” belies deeper anxieties: “Are you content to be consumed,” Spring Silver asks, “passed around like a chalice?” The band will be joined by Soul Meets Body , a D.C.-Baltimore band also working to lift up under-heard voices and build a supportive community through music. (June 7 at 8 p.m. at the Pocket. thepocketdc.com . $15-$18.)

Shaed is its own community in microcosm, a family band that pairs twins Max and Spencer Ernst with vocalist Chelsea Lee (who is married to Spencer). The D.C.-born band whistled its way from a MacBook commercial to streaming and chart success with the moody electro-pop hit “Trampoline,” but after a pandemic and the birth of Chelsea and Spencer’s daughter, it’s refocused on the forthcoming “Spinning Out.” From the early singles, the trio’s sophomore album promises breezy ballads and bops and plenty of sun-kissed, streamlined pop. (June 15 and 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Atlantis. theatlantis.com . First show sold out, second show $30.)

The dream of the ’90s — specifically of cross-pollinators like Rage Against the Machine and Incubus — is alive at this dual record release party. Outerloop rips riffy rock with touches of punk, funk and jazz and the powerhouse, operatic vocals of Taisha Estrada, who changes language as the song necessitates. On “Huracán,” a song about displacement and gentrification in Puerto Rico, she voices the oppressed in Spanish and the oppressor in English. Meanwhile, prog-hop act XK Scenario pair dense instrumentation with Kaleab Elias’s rapped missives. (June 29 at 10 p.m. at Comet Ping Pong. cometpingpong.com . $15.)

Nick Bairatchnyi has been in emo-pop band the Obsessives since he was a teenager, but after a few years in Philly amid the city’s vibrant indie rock scene, he sharpened his edges into something more immediate and raw and reemerged as Prude . Backed by friends Ray Brown and Alex Bass (who also serve as the rhythm section for Snail Mail), Bairatchnyi makes songs to sway along to, capturing the sense of friendship amid familiarity on “Cowboy Beatdown” as he sings, “I’ll be at every single show/ It’s something to do/ It’s people to see/ All that I want, I want is no mystery.” (June 12 at 7 p.m. at Songbyrd. songbyrddc.com . $15-$18.)

On the cover of its last EP, Massie went for the flesh: a close-up portrait of a bloody smile, the band’s name spelled out in braces. The female-fronted pop-punk trio grins and bears it on the project, and will release a new single alongside Baltimore alt-rockers Dosser (not to be confused with their sonic cousins in D.C.’s Tosser). (May 31 at 8 p.m. at Pie Shop. pieshopdc.com . $15.)

Birthday Girl opted for a similarly smash-mouth image on its latest EP, which features a fleshy photo of an open mouth with an open socket. If not “Dirtier” like the title suggests, it’s more dynamic than the already-promising tunes of the band’s sweeping debut, with clever lyrics that are still youthful and vulnerable: “The grass I’m on is the first I’ve touched/ Everyone says that the other’s always greener/ But I think this plastic turf is not enough/ I can feel this real stuff through my sneakers.” The young trio is opening for Les Savy Fav , indie survivors more in the musical lineage of the bands that two members of Birthday Girl are literally descended from: Guitarist Mabel Canty and bassist Bella MacKaye are the daughters of Dischord originals Brendan Canty and Alec MacKaye, respectively. (June 28 at 8 p.m. at the Black Cat. blackcatdc.com . $25-$30.)

Just as Dischord was founded to release a record by Ian MacKaye’s Teen Idles, Breakfast All Day Records was launched by Bethesda high-schoolers last year. The “School’s Out” matinee features alt-rockers Scoria; jammy act Lola; and the Plastic Toys, a trio that features one-third of the label’s brain trust on drums. The label’s mission statement was published on Instagram but could have been released any time in the last 40 years: “With so many exciting things happening in the teenage music scene locally, we want to work to document and share it with you.” (June 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Songbyrd. songbyrddc.com . $12-$15.)