High Voltage Returns: AC/DC Unveil 2025 PWR/UP Australia Tour Schedule

When the raven­-haired figure of Angus Young once again slices through the strobe lights atop a sprawling stadium stage in Melbourne, the air will crack with electricity longer than any extension cord in rock history. It’s happening. After nearly a decade out of Australia, the world’s most unstoppable rock machine, AC/DC, is set to roar back home with the 2025 “PWR/UP” tour—an explosive stadium run across their fading childhood stomping grounds. The announcement dropped like a thunderbolt on June 23, 2025, with the promise of high voltage and high-stakes nostalgia now firmly locked in. ABC+1

The PWR/UP tour—named after the band’s resurgent 2020 album—bears all the hallmarks of a homecoming conquest. For this Australian leg, the band will play major stadiums in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, with the initial dates revealed as November 12 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (with a second show added for November 16), November 21 and 25 at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, November 30 at the bp Adelaide Grand Final venue, December 4 at Perth’s Optus Stadium, and December 14 and 18 finalising the run in Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium. Concrete Playground+2ABC+2

When you hear the riff of “Back in Black” trembling across tens of thousands of expectant fans, you’ll sense something other than just a monumental rock show: you’ll feel a cultural landmark. AC/DC returning to Australia is not simply a concert—they’re reclaiming their birthplace in an event that resonates far beyond the arena walls. Their absence since the 2015 Rock or Bust tour has only amplified the longing, making these five stadium stops feel less like gigs and more like a pilgrimage. Before the first chord rings out, ticket-registrations reportedly smashed records; more than 320,000 tickets vanished in one single onsale day. Rolling Stone Australia

Amid the roar of the crowd and the beat of the drums, there’s also the charged presence of the support act: Aussie punk rockers Amyl and the Sniffers, who’ll open every Australian show. This pairing—young fire beside experienced volcano—underscores the generational bridge AC/DC continues to embody. For fans, old and new, the upcoming concerts represent not only a live gig but a communal reconnection with rock’s primal heart. Ancient hits like “Highway to Hell” and “Whole Lotta Rosie” will share airtime with newer tracks from PWR/UP itself, and the lineup behind Brian Johnson and Angus Young—featuring Stevie Young, Matt Laug and Chris Chaney—stands ready to unleash the thunder. Wikipedia+1

The Landscape of Expectation

Picture thousands of fans filing into the MCG on that crisp November night. The lights fade, the crowd hushes—then, nearly synchronized, countless cell-phone screens flare, casting a sea of pale light over the terraces. When the intro to “Hells Bells” starts, it’s the moment everyone has waited ten years for. Music journalists are already calling this the biggest stadium rock homecoming in Australia in decades—a defining moment for live entertainment in 2025. Promoters are reportedly stretched thin just managing demand. The Australian+1

For AC/DC, this tour isn’t just another leg—it’s a statement of endurance. The album PWR/UP and the phase of their career that produced it represent resurrection. Here they are again, champions of hard rock, returning to the place where their first sweat-drenched nights took place. The fans remember the sweat. The venues remember the chaos. And now, the band remembers its roots. This is the era where analog power chords and leather jackets defy generational drift.

Across Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, each stadium stop feels like home and stage all at once. The lanes of the MCG. The roar in Sydney’s Accor. The Grand Final day in Adelaide amplified by rock. Optus Stadium’s western-coast breeze. Suncorp’s finale on December 14 and 18. All marked with the PWR/UP insignia. The official promoter, TEG Van Egmond, describes it plainly: “it’s the greatest rock’n’roll band returning home after ten years” and they’re gearing up accordingly. Teg Van Egmond+1

The Fan Experience

By now, social feeds are saturated with black leather, Angus-style school-boy uniforms, and ticket-alerts screaming “On Sale Thursday 26 June”. The fans are ready and they’re nearly synchronized. On sale day, the crowds went frantic—ticket sales reached record highs across Australia, outpacing even the last big-stadium frenzy. Many took the day off work; others camped. All eyes were tuned in. Rolling Stone Australia

For some, the timing couldn’t be more right. Post-pandemic, live music in Australia is hungry, electric, and ready for catharsis. When the opening guitar riff ignites, fans will unleash a decade’s worth of suppressed head-banging, hoarse singing and communal triumph. The buzz around the tour is equal parts nostalgia, ritual and pure adrenaline.

Legacy and Renewal

AC/DC has always been more than a band—they’re a foundational pillar of global rock. From “TNT” to “Thunderstruck”, the catalogue is etched into audio history. Their journey, which includes overcoming lineup changes, illness and loss, now continues with one of rock’s most courageous comebacks. The PWR/UP tour is the living embodiment of the band’s claim: “For Those About to Rock”.

To be in a stadium when AC/DC launch into “Let There Be Rock” is to partake in a moment of cultural architecture. And to do so on Australian soil? Iconic, meaningful, loaded. The band’s return here is not just a concert—it’s a cyclic completion. It’s them coming home.

What to Expect

Expect relentless guitar riffs, thunderous drum hits and a production that spans states, sky and scream. Expect 2-hour plus sets, pyrotechnics, a dedicated core of classics and a few surprises. But also expect that this is a band who know the power of their legacy but still refuse to be museum pieces. They come full throttle. They still break things. And they still mean it.

Final Chords

When AC/DC steps onto a Melbourne stage on November 12 and the lights hit “High Voltage”, thousands will experience the electricity that decades of rock built. Then again on November 16. And again across Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, until December 18. This is the moment they’ve trained for, rehearsed for and waited a decade to deliver.

Rock isn’t going away. Not while Angus Young still plays, Brian Johnson still screams and the stadium roofs still echo those chords. The PWR/UP tour’s Australian leg isn’t merely a stop—it’s the marker of a legacy reaffirmed. If you’re there, you won’t just remember the show—you’ll remember the return.

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