‘True spectacle': Legendary Aussie rock back AC/DC to make long awaited return to Perth
As revealed by The West Australian last week, the iconic band — responsible for classic hits Back in Black, Thunderstruck and Let There Be Rock — will make Perth their penultimate stop on a month-long, five-stop Australian tour at Optus Stadium on December 4.
The tour kicks off at the MCG in mid-November before playing in Sydney and Adelaide, and wrapping up in Brisbane on December 14.
Lead guitarist Angus Young and vocalist Brian Johnson will be joined by Stevie Young — nephew of Angus and late rhythm guitarist Malcolm — drummer Matt Laug and bass player Chris Chaney, formerly of Jane's Addiction.
Tickets for the Optus Stadium concert will go on sale at 1pm on Thursday via Ticketek.
Ticketek encouraged fans to log in or create an account and update your contact details, before purchasing, and only use one device and browser to access the sale, with multiple windows triggering bot protection and remove customers from the queue.
Young, 70, who started the band with Malcolm in 1973, has been with the group through its storied 52-year history, winning Grammy awards, and being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
AC/DC last played Perth in November 2015.
They packed out Subiaco Oval across two nights, playing in front a combined 80,000 fans during a tour which attracted more than 500,000 nationwide.
WA retains a special place in AC/DC history as the final resting place of singer Bon Scott, who lived in Perth from the age of 10 until heading east to chase a career in music.
Promoter Christo Van Egmond — whose father was the band's promoter for more than four decades — anticipated huge demand but said the group wanted to keep ticket pricing accessible.
'The show is bigger and better than anything I've seen from the them before, it's a true spectacle and a right of passage for all Australians to see,' Mr Van Egmond told The West Australian.
'The most amount of sound and light I've ever seen in any concert and, of course, huge sets and an action-packed show of great AC/DC songs.'
The Power Up tour kicked off in Germany last May, and moved 1.7 million tickets on the first day of sales.
The band performed throughout Europe before hitting a run of 10 sold-out shows in North America earlier this year.
AC/DC are about to start another run of European stadium shows, kicking off in Prague on Thursday before wrapping up in Edinburgh on August 21.
The tour is named for their 17th studio album, Power Up, which became AC/DC's sixth to top the ARIA Albums chart when it was released in 2020.
DATES:
Wednesday 12 November
Melbourne — Melbourne Cricket Ground, on sale 1pm local
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Friday 21 November
Sydney — Accor Stadium, on sale 9am local
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Sunday 30 November
Adelaide — bp Adelaide Grand Final, on sale 10am local
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Thursday 4 December
Perth — Optus Stadium, on sale 1pm local
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Sunday 14
December
Brisbane — Suncorp Stadium, on sale 11am local
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