The band are set to play 21 dates in 10 countries this summer.
The ‘POWER UP’ tour, named for their latest studio album, which reached #1 in 21 countries, will see the band play across Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, England, Slovakia, Belgium and France with the final show at Croke Park on Saturday, August 17.
The date is subject to licence. Tickets will be priced from €86.75.
‘POWER UP’ will be the band’s first tour in Europe for eight years and will see them performing at some of the biggest stadiums across the continent.
Tickets for the shows became available from 9am this morning, Friday, February 16.
Some social media users have dubbed today as AC/DC Day in Ireland.
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AC/DC fans wishing to buy tickets for the Dublin gig have reported experiencing technical issues on Ticketmaster.
“App does not work, web keep signing me out,” one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Another fan asked: “Is Ticketmaster Ireland app having connection for the AC/DC sale? Can’t get on at all and I’ve been waiting for half an hour before they went on sale!”.
“Three times tried to pay for the tickets. ‘Something went wrong’ and kicked out the queue…,” an X user wrote.
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Only 10 minutes after the ticket sale opened at 9am, there were nearly 35,000 people in the queue to buy tickets for Croke Park on Ticketmaster.
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Meanwhile, those, who were successful to secure tickets, have posted them on social media and shared their excitement for the August concert.
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AC/DC played their very first show on the December 31, 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, Australia.
They are one of the most influential rock bands in history, with over 200 million albums sold worldwide.
The band’s ‘Back In Black’ LP is the ‘bestselling album by any band ever’ and the ‘third bestselling album by any artist’ with global sales of 50 million and counting. AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® in 2003 and into the Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame in their native Australia. The band continue selling out stadiums on multiple continents, sell millions of albums annually and generate streams in the billions.
To honour their 50-year reign as the world’s greatest rock and roll band, AC/DC – Angus Young on lead guitar, vocalist Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and a new bass player to carry the torch for Cliff Williams, is back.
Today’s News in 90 Seconds – February 16th
AC/DC POWER UP TOUR EUROPE 2024
17-May Glesenkirchen, Germany, Veltins Arena
21-May Glesenkirchen, Germany, Veltins Arena
25-May Reggio Emilia, Italy, RCF
29-May Seville, Spain La Cartuja Stadium
05-June Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Johan Cruyff Arena
09-June Munich, Germany, Olympic Stadium
12-June Munich, Germany, Olympic Stadium
16-June Dresden, Germany, Messe
23-June Vienna, Austria, Ernst Happel Stadium
26-June Vienna, Austria, Ernst Happel Stadium
29-June Zurich, Switzerland, Letzigrund Stadium
03-July London, England, Wembley Stadium
07-July London, England, Wembley Stadium
13-July Hockenheim, Germany, Ring
17-July Stuttgart, Germany, Wasen
21-July Bratislava, Slovakia, Old Airport
27-July Nuremberg, Zeppelinfeld
31-July Hannover, Messe
09-August Dessel/Werchter, Festival Grounds/park
13-August Paris, France, Hippodrome
17-August Dublin, Ireland, Croke Park
