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Axios
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
AC/DC makes long-awaited Cleveland return with stadium concert
Tens of thousands of people will take the highway to hell toward Huntington Bank Field Wednesday. Why it matters: AC/DC's stadium gig is one of the biggest local concerts of the summer and the first time the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band has played Cleveland in nearly a decade. State of play: It's the final North American stop on the AC/DC "Power Up Tour." Taylor Momsen's hard rock band The Pretty Reckless will serve as the opening act. The intrigue: Tour reviews have praised AC/DC's energy, which is saying something for a band whose members are all past retirement age. The setlist stretches 21 songs, starting with "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" and closing out with "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" followed by fireworks. Flashback: Despite hailing from Australia, AC/DC has made Cleveland a regular stop over the decades, starting with club shows in the late 1970s. Other memorable concerts include the 1979 World Series of Rock and back-to-back nights at Richfield Coliseum in 1988. AC/DC last played Cleveland on the "Rock or Bust World Tour" at Rocket Arena in 2016 with Axl Rose as the fill-in frontman.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
AC/DC bring high voltage rock & roll hits to the masses at the Rose Bowl
Precious few bands can fill a stadium 52 years into their career. Much less play to an audience heavily populated by parents and their teens/tweens, both generations cheering for 77-year-old singer Brian Johnson and white-haired guitar icon Angus Young, 70. While decked out in flashing red devil horn headbands, no less. But AC/DC did just that, playing 21 instantly recognizable sing-along tunes of considerable heaviness—the majority of them classic rock radio staples and cultural touchstones—rendered with a power and passion that belies their many decades of service. Kicking off with 1978's 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It),' Young, in his trademark schoolboy outfit (red velvet for this show) and recognizable black and white Gibson SG, took the stage to thunderous appreciation. Next was 'Back in Black,' the song and album that marked Johnson's 1980 entrée to the lineup. The frontman proved expressive and animated despite serious hearing issues that sidelined him for a few scary years, and a voice that, understandably, doesn't always have the sustain and power of earlier days. The quintet did a few tracks off their latest, 2020's "Power Up," but as expected and appreciated, the hits ruled, from 'Shot Down to Flames' to 'Hell's Bells' to latter-day crowd favorite 'Thunderstruck.' The band's set, despite the relentless, strident perfection and power of the rhythm section, wasn't a quick flow, with fairly frequent darkened-stage breaks between songs. The second half of the two-hour-plus performance proved the stronger, Johnson's energy seemingly renewed on this third show of 13 for this leg of Power Up tour. The band's hardcore devotees may wonder if AC/DC may be slightly callous or merely driven, as their career suggests. Other fans don't know or care about the lineup's backstory, which took its first devastating turn in February 1980 with the death of singer Bon Scott, 33. In less than six months, with new frontman Johnson, previously of Brit band Geordie, AC/DC released what would become one of the best-selling albums in history, "Back in Black," their first of 11 LPs (to date) with Johnson. Read more: Stevie Nicks is 'not pulling any punches' on her new album Like a Dickensian Andy Capp, Johnson is an uber-charming rogue, an everyman bluesy belter whose winking humor with a hint of the scoundrel are not entirely unlike Scott's demeanor though each man's vocals, inflection and stage presence are/were clearly their own. And beloved as such. However, on February 28, 2016, in the midst of AC/DC's 'Rock or Bust' tour, doctors told Johnson if he didn't stop performing immediately, he risked total hearing loss. By May 17, 2016, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose joined AC/DC as a fill-in vocalist for two dozen shows, a move that shocked many and thrilled others. Seemingly nothing will stop the juggernaut that is AC/DC. They're at once a band of brothers, literally—founded by Angus and late brother Malcolm Young—but also not. As the middle-aged concertgoer next to me noted: 'Angus is all about the money and he and his brother [Malcom] own the band.' That said, it was the fans' 10th show across several continents, though he purposely avoided seeing the Rose-fronted version of AC/DC. Johnson, his hearing issues managed, was back in the fold by 2019, and post-pandemic, playing live with AC/DC by October 2023. Interestingly, one of the other bands still filling stadiums are indeed Guns N' Roses. Even more titillating: Rose and guitarist Slash, the Johnson and Young of American rock, were in attendance at the Rose Bowl, their walk through the crowd inciting thousands to gasp and crane their necks for a look at the duo. But all eyes were on stage for the two-hour-plus show. AC/DC have written winking songs about sexually transmitted diseases ('The Jack'); large women ('Whole Lotta Rosie'); voracious encounters ('You Shook Me All Night Long,' 'She's Got Balls'); and of course, Hell (in the abstract). The tunes are all exuberant and undeniable, and even with a new era of political correctness, never offensive. Despite any challenges of health and member attrition, AC/DC remain unstoppable, undeniable, Young's own version of Chuck Berry's duckwalk and proving his preternatural energy, as did his expected and always lengthy (10 minutes? 15?) solo section during 'Let There Be Rock.' At least six songs in the set were made infamous by Scott—including 'Sin City,' 'Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap),' 'Riff Raff,' 'Let There Be Rock,' and 'Highway to Hell,' but they're so much a part of the band's oeuvre it matters not that Johnson has been singing them longer than Scott did. Another constant: AC/DC song titles are frequently convivial lowbrow bon mots—"Have a Drink on Me,' 'Hells Bells,' 'Stiff Upper Lip' —now so common in the vernacular that AC/DC might have invented the phrases. At this point, who knows; maybe they did. One valid complaint leveled at the band, is also the (not-so) secret to AC/DC's strength and continued and deserved world-wide success: they make the same record every time. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And when things do 'break,' they're quickly fixed. Instead of hoped-for drummer Phil Rudd, rounding out the live lineup are drummer Matt Laug, with the band for two years; and skilled journeyman bassist Chris Chaney of Jane's Addiction infamy. He replaced Cliff Williams, who first joined AC/DC in 1977. And there are two 'Young people' on guitar; Angus and his nephew, Stevie, 68, who replaced his uncle Malcolm in the band in 2014. So, will AC/DC keep going? Clearly, for as long as they can. It's what they do. Will audiences, fans young and old, keep showing up? They will. It's what they do. The world circa 2025 could use two hours of an ear-splitting sing-along with 70,000 like-minded denizens, celebrating the working-class joys of booze, broads and rock and roll. AC/DC remain the band to deliver that joyful bipartisan escapism. As Bon Scott sang (and Johnson never has) on the bagpipe-belter 'It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock & Roll),' and AC/DC hit indeed hit that top, and remain ensconced there. AC/DC did their audience a great service in having The Pretty Reckless as openers. Singer Taylor Momsen had a big presence on the massive stage, looking like the Runways Cherie Currie circa '70s, her voice sultry pitch perfect, her commanding voice as genuine as her positively magnetic stage presence. Overheard from a nearby seat: 'I was thoroughly blown away.' Like AC/DC, the band are guitar-driven and write great songs, their approach the perfect blend between accessible rock with the danger, volume and power of metal. It's a shame AC/DC are so by-the-book onstage, because a Momsen-Johnson duet would be a pairing for the ages. Get notified when the biggest stories in Hollywood, culture and entertainment go live. Sign up for L.A. Times entertainment alerts. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
AC/DC storms back on Power Up tour, the band's first US trek in nearly a decade
AC/DC storms back on Power Up tour, the band's first US trek in nearly a decade Show Caption Hide Caption Mariah Carey & Oasis Among 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has revealed the 14 artists nominated for induction in 2025, eight of whom are first-time nominees. unbranded - Entertainment MINNEAPOLIS – The sight of Marshall amps stacked three high and more than a dozen across the back of a stadium stage can mean only one thing: AC/DC is back. Taking the stage for their first U.S. non-festival performance since 2016 with a guttural roar in the form of 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It),' the quintet accelerated through two hours of sweat-inducing, fist-thrusting rawk in support of 2020's 'Power Up' album. There wasn't anything flashy about their stage at Thursday's US Bank Stadium concert, the first of 13 shows the band will play this spring, because there doesn't need to be. A trio of video screens (and panels on the side for those with an obstructed view), a wall of lights and occasional lasers were the only necessities to complement the focal points of the show – the duck-walking Angus Young and wild-eyed king of gesticulation Brian Johnson. More: AC/DC setlist: All the iconic songs rocking the Power Up tour Though Johnson's patented shriek was somehow overpowered by the music for the first couple of songs, the sound leveled out in time for 'Demon Fire,' accompanied by video of a cloaked figure conjuring smoke from (not on) the water. Seeing Johnson, 77, back onstage was particularly poignant considering he was forced to leave AC/DC's 2016 Rock or Bust World Tour due to severe hearing loss (it's since been rectified). And while the vision of Young, a vigorous 70 in his trademark schoolboy shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, is always amusing, there was nothing but serious respect for his finger-blistering playing. The whizzing notes of 'Thunderstruck' – a locomotive rumbling into overdrive – and the chunky chords of 'Highway to Hell,' which included Young sporting the devil horns that hundreds in the crowd wore in rock 'n' roll solidarity, proved his dexterity is undiminished. Young is the only original member of AC/DC, having co-founded the band with brother Malcolm, who died in 2017 from the effects of dementia. Stevie Young replaced his uncle Malcolm on rhythm guitar in 2014, but there were a couple of different faces in the backline since AC/DC's last tour when erstwhile drummer Phil Rudd departed to care for longtime partner Toni Wilson (who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 2023), and bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement. The booming AC/DC rhythm section is now anchored by Matt Laug and Chris Chaney, respectively, who muscled through the bottom-heavy 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' and the band's 2020 No. 1 rock hit, 'Shot in the Dark.' While fans bellowed every time Young took a heel-to-stage bounce down the catwalk, Johnson's moves were equally electrifying. He looked like Joe Cocker on epinephrine during 'Whole Lotta Rosie' – a cartoon image of the titular character outlined in neon writhed on the video screens – and swaggered across the stage like a boisterous barkeep throughout 'Have a Drink On Me,' one of the bluesiest songs in the band's canon. More: Las Vegas Sphere concerts: All the bands that are playing and how to get tickets Johnson's reedy yowl echoed through the venue as he sang 'Hells Bells' underneath the signature gold AC/DC bell hanging ominously above the stage, but he also knew when to cede the stage to Young, whose molten playing on 'Riff Raff' and 'Let There Be Rock' threatened to melt his strings. AC/DC's setlist – a replica of the shows they played in Europe last year – peppered album tracks such as 'Sin City' and 'Shot Down in Flames' with song staples of barroom jukeboxes worldwide. Is there a music fan on the planet who hasn't been tempted to whip out their best air guitar to the iconic riffs of 'You Shook Me All Night Long' or 'Back in Black'? It's been 50 years since AC/DC released their debut album, 'High Voltage,' and while it was uncertain in recent years if the band would ever stampede across stadiums again, there's no doubt now. So to a band that still continues to rock, we salute you.
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
AC/DC storms back on Power Up tour, the band's first U.S. trek in nearly a decade
AC/DC storms back on Power Up tour, the band's first U.S. trek in nearly a decade Show Caption Hide Caption Mariah Carey & Oasis Among 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has revealed the 14 artists nominated for induction in 2025, eight of whom are first-time nominees. unbranded - Entertainment MINNEAPOLIS – The sight of Marshall amps stacked three high and more than a dozen across the back of a stadium stage can mean only one thing: AC/DC is back. Taking the stage for their first U.S. non-festival performance since 2016 with a guttural roar in the form of 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It),' the quintet accelerated through two hours of sweat-inducing, fist-thrusting rawk in support of 2020's 'Power Up' album. There wasn't anything flashy about their stage at Thursday's US Bank Stadium concert, the first of 13 shows the band will play this spring, because there doesn't need to be. A trio of video screens (and panels on the side for those with an obstructed view), a wall of lights and occasional lasers were the only necessities to complement the focal points of the show – the duck-walking Angus Young and wild-eyed king of gesticulation Brian Johnson. More: AC/DC setlist: All the iconic songs rocking the Power Up tour Though Johnson's patented shriek was somehow overpowered by the music for the first couple of songs, the sound leveled out in time for 'Demon Fire,' accompanied by video of a cloaked figure conjuring smoke from (not on) the water. Seeing Johnson, 77, back onstage was particularly poignant considering he was forced to leave AC/DC's 2016 Rock or Bust World Tour due to severe hearing loss (it's since been rectified). And while the vision of Young, a vigorous 70 in his trademark schoolboy shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, is always amusing, there was nothing but serious respect for his finger-blistering playing. The whizzing notes of 'Thunderstruck' – a locomotive rumbling into overdrive – and the chunky chords of 'Highway to Hell,' which included Young sporting the devil horns that hundreds in the crowd wore in rock 'n' roll solidarity, proved his dexterity is undiminished. Young is the only original member of AC/DC, having co-founded the band with brother Malcolm, who died in 2017 from the effects of dementia. Stevie Young replaced his uncle Malcolm on rhythm guitar in 2014, but there were a couple of different faces in the backline since AC/DC's last tour when erstwhile drummer Phil Rudd departed to care for longtime partner Toni Wilson (who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 2023), and bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement. The booming AC/DC rhythm section is now anchored by Matt Laug and Chris Chaney, respectively, who muscled through the bottom-heavy 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' and the band's 2020 No. 1 rock hit, 'Shot in the Dark.' While fans bellowed every time Young took a heel-to-stage bounce down the catwalk, Johnson's moves were equally electrifying. He looked like Joe Cocker on epinephrine during 'Whole Lotta Rosie' – a cartoon image of the titular character outlined in neon writhed on the video screens – and swaggered across the stage like a boisterous barkeep throughout 'Have a Drink On Me,' one of the bluesiest songs in the band's canon. More: Las Vegas Sphere concerts: All the bands that are playing and how to get tickets Johnson's reedy yowl echoed through the venue as he sang 'Hells Bells' underneath the signature gold AC/DC bell hanging ominously above the stage, but he also knew when to cede the stage to Young, whose molten playing on 'Riff Raff' and 'Let There Be Rock' threatened to melt his strings. AC/DC's setlist – a replica of the shows they played in Europe last year – peppered album tracks such as 'Sin City' and 'Shot Down in Flames' with song staples of barroom jukeboxes worldwide. Is there a music fan on the planet who hasn't been tempted to whip out their best air guitar to the iconic riffs of 'You Shook Me All Night Long' or 'Back in Black'? It's been 50 years since AC/DC released their debut album, 'High Voltage,' and while it was uncertain in recent years if the band would ever stampede across stadiums again, there's no doubt now. So to a band that still continues to rock, we salute you.
