AC/DC Announce North American Tour With Singer Brian Johnson
AC/DC have announce a much-anticipated North American tour, and they’re bringing longtime vocalist Brian Johnson back with them. – Author: Cat Badra, AC/DC courtesy photo via Sony Music.
After months of expecting tour dates to drop from AC/DC, the moment has finally arrived. The Australian classic rockers have announce a much-anticipated North American tour, and they’re bringing longtime vocalist Brian Johnson back with them for this run.
The upcoming tour marks AC/DC’s first in the United States since their 2016 run with Axl Rose filling in on vocals. At the time, Johnson was dealing with severe hearing issues, so he wasn’t able to tour with the band. Rose was a last-minute fill, and while his tenor voice was an apt fit for AC/DC’s music, is just wasn’t the same without Johnson.
AC/DC Announce ‘Power Up’ Tour for North America
AC/DC took to social media on Monday, December 2, to announce the news. The upcoming tour marks a leg of their Power Up tour, which will feature Johnson along with AC/DC founder and lead guitarist Angus Young, Angus’ nephew Stevie on rhythm guitar and touring members Matt Laug on drums and Chris Chaney on bass.
AC/DC are touring behind their latest album, 2020’s “Power Up,” which scored the guys some rock hits in “Shot In the Dark” and “Demon Fire.” It’s not easy for a band to continue to top the charts decades after their heyday, but AC/DC make it look easy.
As for the setlist, expect a mix of the old and new, as well as songs from AC/DC’s catalog with Johnson and late singer Bon Scott.
AC/DC’s 2025 Power Up tour will begin on April 10 in Minnesota and run through an Ohio date on May 28. View the full roster of scheduled tour dates and find tickets via AC/DC’s website. Ticket go on sale to the general public at noon local time on December 6.
AC/DC have already been touring the world on their reunion tour. Earlier this year, they performed a string of tour dates overseas with support from The Pretty Reckless, so the North American dates are overdue, some would say.
As for the band’s latest record, “Power Up,” Audio Ink Radio gave it a 9/10 upon release. “From start to finish, it’s apparent just how much AC/DC stuck to their traditional, straight-ahead rock roots on ‘Power Up,’ which is a good thing,” reporter and expert Anne Erickson noted. “After all, your roots are always your roots. ‘Power Up’ lives up to the hype, delivering the album AC/DC fans have been hoping to hear since 2014’s ‘Rock or Bust.’ It’s a perfect tribute to late, great AC/DC member Malcolm Young.”
In a Rolling Stones review, writer and expert Kory Grow noted that AC/DC “remain eternally committed to their core values: rocking out, hailing Satan, and never going within an outback mile of a ballad. Hell, their most transgressive move ever was using the bagpipes on “It’s a Long Way to the Top,” and that was in 1975. That consistency is what their fans love about them and what their critics hate most.” He added that their “Power Up” album was the “umpteenth album of eardrum-shredding guitar terror and odes to raising.” He gave the record a 3.5 out of 5 star rating.
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