AC/DC Make Victorious Return With First Live Show in Seven Years
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AC/DC took to the stage for the first time in seven years on Saturday night of the Power Trip festival .
It was the first time lead vocalist Brian Johnson performed live with the group since September 2016 in Philadelphia, following a 79-date Rock or Bust world tour. The ill-fated trek required the services of Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose for the final 22 stops after Johnson bowed out with hearing loss issues .
Saturday’s lineup also saw Matt Laug step in for drummer Phil Rudd, while longtime bassist Cliff Williams came out of retirement with Angus and Stevie Young on guitar.
AC/DC played a 24-song set and opened for the first time with “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It),” according to Spin . The performance also packed hits “Back in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “Have a Drink on Me,” “Highway to Hell,” and “You Shook Me All Night Long.”
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Last year, Johnson told Rolling Stone he didn’t know if AC/DC would perform again. “I would love to,” he said. “It’s as simple as that. I think everybody would. There’s a groundswell of people just asking. But I hate talking about the future, because, fuck, we were ready two years ago, and the pandemic came, and it screwed everything up. So I’m terrified to say what could happen and what couldn’t.”
Power Trip also saw Judas Priest reunite with guitarist Glenn Tipton, who retired in 2018 due to Parkinson’s disease. The band filled in for former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who was scheduled to headline at the festival, but withdrew due to ongoing health issues .
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AC/DC Makes Triumphant Return at Power Trip: Review and Set List
AC/DC made their triumphant return to the stage on Saturday at Power Trip , commemorating their first performance in more than seven years with a few live debuts and songs not performed in decades.
You can see the full set list below.
The rockers came out swinging with the one-two punch of "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" and "Back in Black" before debuting "Demon Fire" off 2020’s Power Up . It was one of two live debuts from their latest album, as "Shot in the Dark" appeared later in the 24-song set.
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AC/DC also broke out "Stiff Upper Lip" for the first time since 2003 (according to setlist.fm ) and busted out several songs that they hadn't performed with Brian Johnson in over a decade, including "Riff Raff" (1996), "Dog Eat Dog" (2009) and the aforementioned "If You Want Blood" (2003). The band more recently performed the last three with Axl Rose when he briefly took over for Johnson in 2016.
Watch AC/DC Perform 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It)'
Brian Johnson Made His Long-Awaited Return to the Stage
AC/DC's Power Trip performance marked their first show since Sept. 20, 2016, ending a seven-plus-year drought. But it had been even longer since they'd performed with Johnson, who was forced to bow out of the Rock or Bust tour due to hearing issues. The longtime frontman last joined his cohort onstage on Feb. 28, 2016.
The rest of the AC/DC lineup consisted of guitarists Angus and Stevie Young, bassist Cliff Williams and drummer Matt Laug , who played in place of longtime drummer Phil Rudd .
How Did AC/DC Sound at Power Trip?
Anticipation for AC/DC's Power Trip performance was sky-high, and following Judas Priest was no cakewalk. Nevertheless, the band rose to the occasion with a spirited two-hour-and-15-minute performance that succeeded in spite of its imperfections.
Johnson just turned 76, and returning to the stage at that age after a seven-year absence is a Herculean feat. His voice had its fair share of croaks and cracks, but he summoned the power when it counted most, supported by his bandmates' backing vocals and spurred by the ecstatic crowd. The singer wore a cheeky grin as he boogied onstage, and several times he looked to the audience with eyes wide and arms outspread, as if he, too, could hardly believe the enormity of the occasion.
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Young, meanwhile, was the same live wire as always, strutting down the catwalk and writhing atop a platform that elevated him above the stage as he ripped a furious extended solo in "Let There Be Rock." The band sounded especially hot on Bon Scott -era classics, delivering incendiary renditions of "High Voltage" and "Riff Raff." They also crushed Back in Black album cuts like "Have a Drink on Me" and "Given the Dog a Bone." And of course, it was hard to resist the primal thrills of mega-hits like "Hells Bells," "Highway to Hell" and the (literally) explosive set closer "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
It's unclear what AC/DC has planned beyond Power Trip, but whether they just mounted a comeback or delivered a swan song, they did it with one-of-a-kind style and energy.
Watch AC/DC Perform 'Back in Black'
AC/DC, 10/7/23, Power Trip, Indio, California 1. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" 2. "Back in Black" 3. "Demon Fire" 4. "Shot Down in Flames" 5. "Thunderstruck" 6. "Have a Drink on Me" 7. "Hells Bells" 8. "Shot in the Dark" 9. "Stiff Upper Lip" 10. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" 11. "Shoot to Thrill" 12. "Sin City" 13. "Given the Dog a Bone" 14. "Rock 'n' Roll Train" 15. "You Shook Me All Night Long" 16. "Dog Eat Dog" 17. "High Voltage" 18. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" 19. "Riff Raff" 20. "Highway to Hell" 21. "Whole Lotta Rosie" 22. "Let There Be Rock" 23. "T.N.T." 24. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You")
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AC/DC Triumphs in First Show in 7 Years
Brian Johnson and Angus Young of ACDC, at the Power Trip festival
AC/DC returned to the stage on Saturday (October 7, 2023) for their first concert in seven years at the Power Trip festival. The performance, which headlined the second night of the three-day event in Indio, Calif., was a triumph for the legendary hard rock band, and marked the return of lead vocalist Brian Johnson as well as bassist Cliff Williams, joining mainstay lead guitarist Angus Young. For this show, drummer Phil Rudd was replaced by Matt Laug. The lineup is completed by rhythm guitarist Stevie Young. The audience, estimated at 80,000, was treated to a 24-song set of classic rock favorites followed by a fireworks display.
AC/DC powered its way through many of their iconic songs throughout the set, including “Back in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “Hells Bells,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” and “Highway to Hell,” as well as several numbers from their 2020 album, Power Up .
AC/DC’s set followed one by Judas Priest, who were replacing Ozzy Osbourne. (Osbourne had bailed in July admitting that “my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet.”) Power Trip began on Friday (Oct. 6) with sets by Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses. It closes tonight with Tool followed by Metallica.
Watch AC/DC’s introduction and their first two songs, “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” and “Back in Black”
Johnson departed the band in 2016 after suffering a hearing loss during the group’s “Rock or Bust” tour. He was replaced for the remainder of that tour by Axl Rose, though Johnson vowed to return. The vocalist issued a statement at that time that said he hoped to be able to resume his performance career eventually. “My entire focus is to continue medical treatment to improve my hearing,” he said. “I am hoping that in time my hearing will improve and allow me to return to live concert performances. While the outcome is uncertain, my attitude is optimistic.”
The concert marked the band’s first performance of “Demon Fire” from Power Up .
The event is from Goldenvoice, the Coachella organizers who also produced 2016’s Desert Trip. The event was originally revealed on March 30 after teasers began to appear on the social media platforms of many of the acts involved.
Five songs in… “Thunderstruck”
Watch AC/DC perform “Givin the Dog a Bone” and “You Shook Me All Night Long”
Watch the spectacular main set’s closer, “Let There Be Rock”
And here’s the evening’s final number, “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”
Thanks to The Californian Adventurer for some of the great videos. Here’s hoping the band announces a full tour.
AC/DC Power Trip Festival, Oct. 7, 2023, Setlist “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” “Back in Black” “Demon Fire” “Shot Down in Flames” “Thunderstruck” “Have a Drink on Me” “Hells Bells” “Shot in the Dark” “Stiff Upper Lip” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” “Shoot to Thrill” “Sin City” “Givin the Dog a Bone” “Rock ‘n’ Roll Train” “You Shook Me All Night Long” “Dog Eat Dog” “High Voltage” “Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be Play Video” “Riff Raff” “Highway to Hell” “Whole Lotta Rosie” “Let There Be Rock”
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Is it just me, or is Brian’s range gone? He sure wasn’t hitting any high notes in “You Shook Me.” Now, I realize that this stuff is hard to sing, and that Brian is getting on up there in age, but he sure was singing flat and not hitting the high ones. I hope things will improve as more concerts unfold.
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Setlist + Video – AC/DC Play First Show in Seven Years at Power Trip Festival
AC/DC 's first show since 2016 is officially in the books now that the rock legends have finished their set at this year's Power Trip festival , a three-day event featuring some of the biggest bands in rock and metal.
Night one (Oct. 6) featured performances from Guns N' Roses and Iron Maiden , while Judas Priest (who were added to the bill after Ozzy Osbourne backed out due to health issues) hit the stage before AC/DC on the Saturday installment.
Still to come are sets from Metallica and Tool tonight (Oct. 8).
The last time AC/DC played live was on Sept. 20, 2016, as the group finished out the Rock or Bust Tour after encountering obstacles along the way. Singer Brian Johnson had to step down from his live role in the band as he risked suffering "total hearing loss" if he were to continue. In his place, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose stepped in to help the group finish the run, the last date being Sept. 20, 2016.
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While the band hadn't performed live again until now, they did release a new album, Power Up , in 2020 with Johnson.
See AC/DC's Power Trip setlist below and watch fan-filmed footage of the comeback further down the page.
AC/DC Setlist — Oct. 7, 2023 (Power Trip Festival)
via setlist.fm
01. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" *(first time as setlist opener; first performance with Brian Johnson since 2003) 02. "Back in Black" 03. "Demon Fire" (Live debut) 04. "Shot Down in Flames" 05. "Thunderstruck" 06. "Have a Drink on Me" 07. "Hells Bells" 08. "Shot in the Dark" (Live debut) 09. "Stiff Upper Lip" (first time since 2003) 10. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" 11. "Shoot to Thrill" 12. "Sin City" 13. "Givin the Dog a Bone" 14. "Rock 'n' Roll Train" 15. "You Shook Me All Night Long" 16. "Dog Eat Dog" (first time with Brian since 2009) 17. "High Voltage" 18. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" 19. "Riff Raff" (first time with Brian since 1996) 20. "Highway to Hell" 21. "Whole Lotta Rosie" 22. "Let There Be Rock" (with Angus Young guitar solo)
Encore: 23. "T.N.T." 24. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
AC/DC, Live at Power Trip Festival (Oct. 7, 2023)
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It's a miracle that AC/DC still exist. Between wayward drummers, retired bassists and cited hearing issues that forced singer Brian Johnson to sit out the majority of the band's 2016 tour - Guns N' Roses vocalist Axl Rose guesting in his place - it was starting to look like a very real possibility that we might never see the band again. And good god, what a tragedy that would have been.
Seven years away might have added a few more creaks and groans to the band's frame, but a sprawling 24-song set soon blows the cobwebs off as they pull out hits, rarities and even a few new tracks for their Power Trip headline spot. Kicking off with If You Want Blood (You've Got It) , AC/DC don't so much ease themselves in as leap headfirst, anthems coming thick and fast as Back In Black, Shot Down In Flames and Thunderstruck all fly out as early inclusions.
A band built for - and from - the sweat of live performance, it's refreshing to see how surprisingly austere their production is. Yes, the on-stage visuals are gorgeous, but there are no massive trains, bulldozers or even an inflatable Rosie this time out; the focus instead being drawn entirely to the band on-stage and the sheer magic of their performance (and maybe the odd massive bell).
“How lovely's this? Nice to see ya. Let’s get rocking and rolling.” Johnson remains a cheeky and lively presence on-stage, looking like one of the more hale members of the group as even Angus has to tone down his duckwalking antics to selected songs ( Shoot To Thrill and Let There Be Rock , if you're asking). But what he lacks in physical theatrics, he makes up for in instrumental wizardry, his every touch sending the guitar wailing as if 50,000 volts are being blasted through it.
And when the guitar isn't screaming, the fans are. Power Up tracks Demon Fire and Shot In The Dark receive a warm welcome as new boogie-friendly additions to the band's canon, but it's anthems like Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap , Whole Lotta Rosie and You Shook Me All Night Long that have voices roaring into the night sky. But there's a place for hits and rarities alike in the set, a two-hour extravaganza that throws up a miscellany of styles and tones.
Much like the ship of Theseus – or Trigger’s broom if you’d rather a reference from the last century – AC/DC have changed enough over the past 50 years that it can be hard to reconcile the band that wrote rock'n'roll tracks that take off at 100mph like Riff Raff with the more blues based Have A Drink On Me or Stiff Upper Lip . Yet the band approach each with the same expert craftmanship that ensures nothing but good times and massive smiles all around, indisputably AC/DC in everything they put their hand to.
By the time AC/DC signal for the 21-gun salute of For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) , there's no doubt in our minds that they are still the greatest rock'n'roll stars to ever (duck) walk the planet. Whether Power Trip remains a one-off, or the staging ground for another massive global tour remains to be seen. But even if this is the band's last hurrah, there's no better way to go out than with a final almighty showing of raucous, rougish rock'n'roll that is celebrated the world over. Oft-copied, never surpassed.
AC/DC setlist Power Trip festival October 7 2023
If You Want Blood (You've Got It) Back In Black Demon Fire Shot Down In Flames Thunderstruck Have A Drink On Me Hells Bells Shot In The Dark Stiff Upper Lip Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Shoot To Thrill Sin City Givin The Dog A Bone Rock'n'Roll Train You Shook Me All Night Long Dog Eat Dog High Voltage Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be Riff Raff Highway To Hell Whole Lotta Rosie Let There Be Rock T.N.T. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
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Brian Johnson stood onstage at the Power Trip festival on Saturday night, two days after his 76th birthday, with the rest of AC/DC behind him for the first time in more than seven years.
In early 2016, the hard-rock band’s longtime frontman was forced off the road when doctors told him his hearing was at immediate risk; Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses stepped in to complete the group’s Rock or Bust tour. Thanks to technology he discovered on YouTube, Johnson regained enough hearing to make 2020’s “Power Up” album, which AC/DC framed as a tribute to founding guitarist Malcolm Young, who’d died in 2017. Then COVID scotched the band’s live plans.
“How cool is this?” Johnson asked as he looked out at a crowd filled with thousands of blinking light-up devil horns. Dressed as always in black jeans and a black T-shirt, tufts of hair poking out from beneath his signature flat cap, he allowed himself a few seconds to take in the sight — one he might’ve thought he wouldn’t see again — before cuing his bandmates to crank up “Back in Black.” The riff, of course, went off like a bomb.
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Was this gig at Power Trip — a three-day rock fest at the Empire Polo Club that also features Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Tool — a preamble to further road work from the reactivated AC/DC? The band hasn’t said one way or the other. (In addition to Johnson, the lineup here included lead guitarist Angus Young, Young’s nephew Stevie Young on rhythm guitar, bassist Cliff Williams and the veteran session and touring drummer Matt Laug in place of Phil Rudd, who’s faced a host of legal troubles in recent years.)
Yet it’s hard to see why these guys would opt not to keep playing. For one thing, those illuminated horns go for $20 a pop, to say nothing of the AC/DC T-shirts I’ve seen on what seems like every third person in the desert this weekend — not just at Power Trip but at the grocery store and the gas station and especially among the military-history enthusiasts at the Palm Springs Air Museum. On Saturday evening, the line snaking out of the festival merch tent was so long that you had to wonder if somebody was gonna miss AC/DC’s performance while waiting to buy an AC/DC hoodie.
More important, though, the band is simply still too good to hang it up; surely, the members — all in their 60s and 70s save for Laug, who’s 55 — recognize that that would constitute some kind of betrayal.
The group’s set, which lasted a little over two hours, stacked classic after classic (after classic): “Thunderstruck,” “Hells Bells,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” “Shoot to Thrill,” each delivered at deafening volume and with precisely the right blend of rawness and finesse. The Youngs sounded like they were using Brillo pads for guitar picks; Williams and Laug kept the grooves so square that somehow they were funky. Johnson’s voice, meanwhile, was a ruined screech, his words all but unintelligible — just the way you wanted it, not least when he voiced some horrifying idea about women’s bodies.
For visuals, the band had a giant wall of Marshall amplifiers and it had Angus Young, who duck-walked in his schoolboy uniform until he evidently got too hot for a jacket and tie; the guitarist spent the latter half of the show with his shirt open like the world’s swinging-est granddad at work on his old pickup. (Second-best look of the night came from Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, who opened his band’s set earlier Saturday in a silver jacket that evoked one of those crinkly trauma blankets.)
Naturally, AC/DC saved some of its biggest hits for near the end of the concert, and every time the band revved one of those indelible riffs — as in “You Shook Me All Night Long,” for instance, or “Highway to Hell” — you couldn’t believe you’d already heard so many all-timers without hearing this one. The show displayed absolutely no development of the group’s music because development is not what this group is about.
The whole point of AC/DC, which formed in 1973, is that the members stripped away everything unnecessary from rock music and found enough left to explore for half a century.
Half a century and then some, they made you hope on Saturday.
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Power Trip, the historic three-day event takes place this weekend - October 6th, 7th and 8th - at Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA, bringing together six iconic bands that define loud and powerful music.
On October 7th, AC/DC performed live for the first time in seven years at Power Trip 2023. Fan-filmed video from the band's 24 song set can be viewed below.
"If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" "Back In Black" "Demon Fire" (live debut) "Shot Down In Flames" "Thunderstruck" "Have A Drink On Me" "Hells Bells" "Shot In The Dark" (live debut) "Stiff Upper Lip" (first time since 2003) "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" "Shoot To Thrill" "Sin City" "Givin The Dog A Bone" "Rock 'N' Roll Train" "You Shook Me All Night Long" "Dog Eat Dog" (first performance with Brian Johnson since 2009) "High Voltage" "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" "Riff Raff" (first performance with Brian Johnson since 1996) "Highway To Hell" "Whole Lotta Rosie" "Let There Be Rock"
Encore: "T.N.T." "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)"
AC/DC and Judas Priest performed on Saturday, October 7th, and Metallica and Tool perform on Sunday, October 8th.
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Watch New Video Of AC/DC's Performance At POWER TRIP Festival
The Joel Steele YouTube channel has uploaded quality new fan-filmed video of AC/DC 's first show in seven years, which took place on October 7 at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California.
The legendary hard rockers ran through a 24-song set to close out day two of the three-day event at Empire Polo Club.
AC/DC 's performance marked the first time the band opened its set with "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" . The concert also included live debuts for two tracks from 2020's "Power Up" album, "Demon Fire" and "Shot In The Dark" .
AC/DC 's setlist was as follows:
01. If You Want Blood (You've Got It) 02. Back In Black 03. Demon Fire (live debut) 04. Shot Down In Flames 05. Thunderstruck 06. Have A Drink On Me 07. Hells Bells 08. Shot In The Dark (live debut) 09. Stiff Upper Lip (first time since 2003) 10. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 11. Shoot To Thrill 12. Sin City 13. Givin The Dog A Bone 14. Rock 'N' Roll Train 15. You Shook Me All Night Long 16. Dog Eat Dog (first performance with Brian Johnson since 2009) 17. High Voltage 18 Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be 19. Riff Raff (first performance with Brian Johnson since 1996) 20. Highway To Hell 21. Whole Lotta Rosie 22. Let There Be Rock
23. T.N.T. 24. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
AC/DC recruited drummer Matt Laug to perform with the band at Power Trip .
The 55-year-old Laug is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as Alanis Morissette , Alice Cooper , SLASH'S SNAKEPIT and Vasco Rossi . Matt moved to Los Angeles after graduating from South Florence High School in 1986 and after attending college in L.A., Matt became a sought-after studio drummer.
In 2001, Laug supported AC/DC as part of SLASH'S SNAKEPIT on the North American and European legs of the "Stiff Upper Lip" tour.
In its announcement about Laug 's addition to the band's Power Trip lineup, AC/DC offered no explanation for the absence of the band's longtime drummer Phil Rudd , who rejoined AC/DC for the recording of the group's comeback album, "Power Up" , which came out in November 2020.
Rudd was ousted from AC/DC when he was sentenced to eight months of home detention by a New Zealand court in 2015 after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. He was replaced on the band's "Rock Or Bust" tour by Chris Slade , who had previously served as AC/DC 's drummer between 1989 and 1994, playing on the album "The Razor's Edge" .
Rudd , who appeared on all but three of AC/DC 's 18 previous studio albums, toured in support of his 2014 solo debut, "Head Job" . It was the release of that album that led indirectly to Rudd 's arrest, with the drummer allegedly so angry at a personal assistant over the way the record was promoted that he threatened to have the man and his daughter killed.
During an appearance on a November 2020 episode of Dean Delray 's "Let There Be Talk" podcast, Rudd confirmed that the seed for his return to AC/DC was planted at the funeral of AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young in 2017. Rudd , singer Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams all attended the ceremony. At the time, the three musicians were considered former members of AC/DC , with Johnson and Williams both having left in 2016 for health reasons, while Rudd was sidelined in 2015 with various legal issues.
" Angus and I had a good chat at Mal 's funeral and caught up," Rudd recalled. "[After I played on the 'Rock Or Bust' record] there was crazy shit going on, but since then, I'd got my shit together and put a little band together, I went to Europe and was doing a bit of playing and stuff and did [a solo] album. The guys knew I was still playing, so when I caught up with Angus at the funeral, we were sort of chatting away and somehow, he just sort of [asked me] if I was up for [doing a new AC/DC ] album. And he started writing the next day. He went in the studio and started writing straight away."
Angus told Rolling Stone that it was indeed Malcolm 's funeral that helped heal old wounds.
"[ Phil ] was there and in good shape," the guitarist said. "He was keeping himself well together. He was getting therapy and sorting himself out. It was really good."
Johnson added that he and the rest of AC/DC welcomed Rudd with open arms. "I speak for all the boys with Phil ," he said. "We defend Phil to the hilt. What happened up there, that's not the Phil we know. That was just something else. He's really looking brilliant now and doing everything great."
AC/DC postponed the last 10 dates of its spring 2016 North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." The band went on to complete the European and North American legs of its "Rock Or Bust" tour with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose as a "guest vocalist." At the time, Johnson had been AC/DC 's singer for 36 years, ever since replacing the late Bon Scott in 1980 and making his debut on the classic "Back In Black" album.
To enable him to perform live with AC/DC again, Johnson worked with audio expert Stephen Ambrose , who said he could help resolve the singer's hearing problems.
Ambrose , who invented the wireless in-ear monitors that are widely used by touring artists today, claimed to have invented a new type of ear-bud that would allow Johnson to perform without causing further damage to his eardrums. After three years of experimenting and "miniaturizing" the equipment, Johnson previously said the technology could allow him to tour again.
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AC/DC have announced that they will be playing live for the first time since 2016, after the final line up for Power Trip Festival was confirmed this morning.
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Despite the band releasing a new album, Power Up , in 2020, this will be the first time they have played live together in seven years, and the first since guitarist Malcolm Young passed away in 2017. Young was forced to retire from touring due to ill health in 2014, and was joined in retirement by vocalist Brian Johnson in 2016, who was advised by doctors to retire mid-tour due to hearing damage – he was replaced for the rest of the tour by Axl Rose.
Happily, however, Johnson will likely be able to return to the stage with AC/DC for the Power Trip performance thanks to a new type of in-ear monitor that will protect his damaged hearing while he fronts one of rock’s most enduringly popular bands.
Young’s nephew Stevie replaced Malcolm following his retirement and will join the returning Phil Rudd on drums, alongside the ever-present and seemingly indefatigable Angus Young on lead guitar.
Alongside AC/DC the Power Trip Festival will see performances from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne, who announced he would be performing this week just months after retiring from touring due to ongoing health problems.
Tickets for the three-day rock festival, which take place in the Coachella festival grounds, are set for release on 6 April at 10am Pacific Time. There are also a variety of hotel and VIP packages to choose from.
This is not the first time that some of the star-studded line up have been on the same bill – Metallica did a co-headline tour with Guns N’ Roses back in 1992.
AC/DC has not yet scheduled any future performances, but considering the whole band is performing for this one show, it would be unsurprising if they had more planned in the future.
For more information about Power Trip Festival, and how to get tickets, you can head to PowerTrip.live .
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