AC/DC have officially announced the Australian leg of their Power Up world tour for November 2025, belatedly touring in support of their 2020 album of the same name. It will mark their first shows locally in a decade, following the 2015 Rock Or Bust stadium tour with The Hives and Kingswood. The full list of tour dates, as well as pre-sale and ticketing information, can be found below.
The tour announcement follows months of speculation and rumours, which were all but confirmed when a giant display of the band’s signature thunderbolt went up in Melbourne over the weekend, accompanied by the neon red text “Are you ready?” – an allusion to the band’s 1991 single. Joining the tour as main support will be Melbourne’s own Amyl & The Sniffers, who recently had to move the date of their headlining show at London’s Alexandra Palace (AKA Ally Pally) forward a few weeks from the original date of Friday, November 15th. Although no official reason was given for the rescheduling at the time, today’s reveal officially explains why the show was moved to late October.
AC/DC – ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’
The Rock Or Bust tour in 2015 was the band’s first Australian tour without rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who had retired the year before and had been replaced by his nephew Stevie. The tour also took place without longtime drummer Phil Rudd, who had been arrested in New Zealand the year prior following a police raid on his house. He was replaced on the entire Rock Or Bust world tour by English drummer Chris Slade, who had replaced Rudd previously between 1989 and 1994.
The band fell into further disarray in the second half of the 2010s, with frontman Brian Johnson having to shockingly depart due to developing life-threatening tinnitus from years as a motorsports enthusiast. He was replaced by Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose for the remainder of the tour. At the end of the tour in 2016, bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement from touring. The following year, Malcolm Young passed away following a years-long battle with dementia.
In 2020, it was revealed that both Johnson and Rudd had officially rejoined the Youngs and Williams. Power Up, their 17th album, was released that November. The band ultimately returned to the stage in 2023 for the Power Trip festival in Indio, California – normally the home site of Coachella – with Johnson once again fronting the band and Williams returning for the one-off show. Rudd, while still an official member, was unable to travel and was replaced by drummer Matt Laug.
Since 2024, the band’s touring line-up has consisted of Johnson, the Youngs, Laug and former Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney (not to be confused with The Living End‘s Chris Cheney) – who officially serves as Williams’ touring stand-in following Williams’ return to retirement.
AC/DC Power Up 2025 Australian Tour
- Wednesday, November 12th – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne VIC
- Friday, November 21st – Accor Stadium, Sydney NSW
- Sunday, November 30th – Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide SA
- Thursday, December 4th – Optus Stadium, Perth WA
- Sunday, December 14th – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane QLD
There will be no pre-sale for the tour. Instead, all tickets will go on sale on Thursday, June 26th at staggered local times: 9am for Sydney, 10am for Adelaide, 11am for Brisbane and 1pm for both Perth and Melbourne. All ticketing links can be accessed via tour promoter Teg Van Edmond.
Further Reading
The Hives Announce First Australian Tour In A Decade For July 2025
AC/DC + The Hives – Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane 12/11/15
Watch Amyl & The Sniffers Rock ‘Tiny Bikini’ On ‘The Tonight Show’
