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Scots AC/DC fans were over the moon today when it was announced that the iconic rockers would be heading to Edinburgh's Murrayfield as part of their European 'POWER UP' tour.

AC/DC kicked off their huge European stadium tour in Germany last night (May 17), marking their return to touring for the first time in 8 years.The tour, in support of their 2020 comeback record ‘Power Up’, began at the 62,000-capacity Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen and was the first featuring new bassist Chris Chaney, who is best known for his tenure in Jane’s Addiction. He replaced Cliff Williams after he retired from touring.Their setlist was almost identical to the one in their comeback gig at Power Trip Festival in October, albeit with the order of some of the songs changed.

Legendary hard-rock band AC/DC has paid tribute to their founding member Colin Burgess, following his death aged 77.

AC/DC may be planning to tour Europe in 2024, as a German mayor accidentally reveals plans for a show in Munich.Speculation that the rock veterans will be hitting the road again next year arose after Dieter Reiter, the mayor of Munich, accidentally let slip to a reporter that AC/DC will be performing at the city’s Olympic Stadium on June 12, 2024.“I didn’t know it was supposed to be a secret,” Reiter said after inadvertently leaking the date of the AC/DC concert during a city council meeting (via Planet Radio).If the show is confirmed by AC/DC and goes ahead next summer, it will mark their first performance in Europe since their slot at Dusseldorf Espirit Arena in June 2016 – back when Axl Rose was acting as frontman for the band.It will also mark their first show since they made their comeback at the huge Power Trip festival in Indio, California back on October 7. The slot saw the band close out the second of three nights at the rock festival, and featured a massive 24-song set with Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams returning to the line-up.Unsurprisingly, the accidental leak has led to some fans speculating that the show may be part of a larger European tour – possibly including shows in the UK too.At time of writing, however, the Munich show remains unconfirmed and the band have not yet announced any plans to play live in Europe throughout 2024.If the tour does come to fruition, it is expected that the band will recruit Matt Laug to take on drumming duties for the live shows.

AC/DC performed their first show in seven years this weekend at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California – check out the full setlist and footage below.Taking to the stage on Saturday (October 7) at the Empire Polo Club, the rock band’s line-up included classic members Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Cliff Williams, alongside Stevie Young on rhythm guitar and drummer Matt Laug.The show marked the first time vocalist Johnson had performed with the group since September 2016 in Philadelphia, the last date of the ‘Rock Or Bust’ world tour.The classic rockers performed a 24-song setlist, opening with ‘If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)’ for the first time.

AC/DC have confirmed their line-up for their upcoming gig at Power Trip festival, their first performance in seven years.Across three days at the Empire Polo Club in Indio – the venue for Coachella – the band will play alongside Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden and Tool on October 6, 7 and 8.At the show, the band’s bassist Cliff Williams will come out of retirement, while drummer Phil Rudd will be replaced my Matt Laug.Rudd had been replaced by the band in 2014, before rejoining for 2020 album ‘Power Up’. Williams, meanwhile, retired following the band’s ‘Rock Or Bust’ world tour.Brian Johnson also returns on vocals after being replaced by Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose on their last tour.In audio from their rehearsals posted to X/Twitter, the band wrote: “PWR UP for Power Trip! Listen to the rehearsal of the boys powering up with Cliff Williams, who’s coming out of retirement for the festival and Matt Laug on drums.”The line-up for Power Trip appears to be Johnson on vocals, Williams on bass and Angus and Stevie Young on guitar.PWR UP for Power Trip! Listen to the rehearsal of the boys powering up with Cliff Williams, who's coming out of retirement for the festival and Matt Laug on drums.

AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams says he hopes the late Malcolm Young is “looking down and liking” the band’s new album ‘Power Up’.Young, the Australian rockers’ co-founder and rhythm guitarist, faced a battle with dementia and died in 2017.In a new interview with Bass Player Magazine, Williams reflected on his bandmate’s death, and believes he would’ve been a fan of ‘Power Up’.“[Malcolm was] a real strong character, like his brother,” he said. “He wrote some awesome stuff and he was an unbelievable player to play with.

AC/DC have announced the release of their 17th album Power Up, which is preceded by the new single, Shot In The Dark.

AC/DC will release their comeback single ‘Shot In The Dark’ on Wednesday (October 7), the band have confirmed.Previewed last week in the form of a short video clip, the song is taken from the recently reunited band’s upcoming new project (believed to be an album) ‘PWR UP’.This afternoon (October 5) AC/DC shared another short clip comprised of behind-the-scenes footage featuring brief appearances by all five members of the band: Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Stevie Young, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams.The teaser ends by confirming that ‘Shot In The Dark’ will be released as a single on Wednesday, with the song set to premiere at 5am UK time.

AC/DC have shared a new teaser of their comeback single, which appears to be titled ‘Shot In The Dark’ — check out the preview clip below.This latest teaser follows on from yesterday’s news (September 30) that the long-running band have welcomed back Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams into the fold.AC/DC have continued to preview their forthcoming ‘PWR UP’ project today (October 1) by releasing the first teaser of what appears to be their comeback single, ‘Shot In The Dark’.The 30-second teaser clip is accompanied by images of each member of the band bathed in red light and is soundtracked by the new song, which contains the lyrics: “A shot in the dark / Make it feel alright“.