AC/DC are set to perform first live show in seven years as they headline Power Trip music festival
Australian rock legends AC/DC are set to perform their first live show in seven years as headliners at the Power Trip music festival alongside Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica.
Australian music legends AC/DC are getting ready to rock again.
The iconic band will headline the Power Trip heavy rock music festival in California next October.
AC/DC shares the bill with other chart-topping veteran rockers at the three-day festival, including Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica. It will be their first live show in seven years.
Meanwhile, rumors suggest that the band’s much-loved frontman Brian Johnson, 75, may return to the microphone for the high-profile gig.
The lead vocalist left the band’s 2016 North American tour, mid-tour, after his hearing problems became unbearable.
Australian rock legends AC/DC are set to perform their first live show in seven years as headliners at the Power Trip music festival alongside Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica. Pictured: Brian Johnson and Angus Young performing in 2008
He was temporarily replaced by Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose, who served as vocalist for the band’s remaining concerts.
Formed in Sydney in 1973, AC/DC’s current lineup consists of Johnson, 68-year-old guitarist Angus Young, Stevie Young, his nephew, on rhythm guitar, Phil Rudd on drums, and bassist Cliff Williams.
Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young started the band and quickly rose to fame with lead singer Bon Scott.
Meanwhile, rumors suggest that the band’s much-loved frontman Brian Johnson, 75, may return to the microphone for the high-profile gig.
Johnson had to leave the band’s US tour in 2016 due to hearing problems. Photographed in 1985
The band produced a string of hits including It’s a Long Way to the Top (if You Wanna rock and Rock), Highway to Hell and Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap).
Following Scott’s death from acute alcohol poisoning at the age of 33 in 1980, Briton Brian Johnson was brought in to replace him.
Rhythm guitarist Malcolm was diagnosed with dementia in 2014 and retired to a Sydney nursing home. He died on November 18, 2017 at the age of 64.
Johnson sang lead vocals on the band’s 2020 album Power Up.
Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young founded AC/DC in Sydney in 1973. Pictured: Drummer Simon Wright, rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, lead guitarist Angus Young, bassist Cliff Williams and AC/DC singer Brian Johnson pose backstage in 1985