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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.

With AC/DC announcing that they’re getting back together for a new studio album, frontman Brian Johnson explained how an experimental treatment helped him deal with hearing loss and get his singing voice back.

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

The remaining members of AC/DC’s classic line-up have announced a new song, the first from their forthcoming album Power Up.

AC/DC is giving fans a taste of their upcoming album, “Power Up” with the release of a new single coming Wednesday. The legendary rock band announced last week they were getting the original living band members back together for their first album since 2014.The group, consisting of Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd  and Cliff Williams, revealed that the first single for the album, “Shot in the Dark,” will be released at 12 a.m.

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

After several years apart, beloved rock band AC/DC is getting the group back together for a new album. The band hasn’t cut a full album with the original members in a long time.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter several days of online hints and teasers, Australian high-volume rockers AC/DC have confirmed their return to active duty by announcing that veteran singer Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams have rejoined the band after several years’ absence.A new photo of the band finds them looking older but energized, with lead guitarist Angus Young, now 65, still rocking the schoolboy outfit.The term “Pwr Up” featured in several of the teasers is

AC/DC have confirmed their return to action by announcing that Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams have re-joined the band.The veteran band have been teasing their comeback in recent weeks, with this week seeing the band sharing a series of ‘PWR UP’ teasers on their social media channels, in newspaper adverts and on posters.This afternoon (September 30) AC/DC have finally confirmed that they are back, with vocalist Johnson and drummer Rudd returning to the fold after four and five years

The list of bands who survived a singer's early death is a short one. So when AC/DC's flamboyant frontman Bon Scott died Feb. 19, 1980 at the age of 33, no one was betting on the Australian hard rockers' survival – much less for them to release their most successful, career-defining opus within the next five months.