Legendary hard rockers AC/DC kicked off the summer 2025 leg of their European “Power Up” tour Thursday night (June 26) at Letiště Praha Letňany in Prague, Czech Republic. Around 60,000 fans reportedly attended the concert, including Czech president Petr Pavel. Pavel is an avid rock fan who also attended Bruce Springsteen and Alanis Morissette shows earlier this month.The setlist for AC/DC’s concert in Prague was as follows, according to Setlist.fm:01. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)02. Back In Black03. Demon Fire04. Shot Down In Flames05. Thunderstruck06. Have A Drink On Me07. Hells Bells08. Shot In The Dark09. Stiff Upper Lip10. Highway To Hell11. Shoot To Thrill12. Sin City13. Rock ‘N’ Roll Train14. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap15. High Voltage16. Riff Raff17. You Shook Me All Night Long18. Whole Lotta Rosie19. Let There Be Rock (with Angus Young guitar solo)Encore:20. T.N.T.21. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below.The “Power Up” tour shares its name with AC/DC’s 2020 album, which debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA chart in Australia and 20 other countries around the globe. “Power Up” notably notched the band’s third No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 and exploded as one of the best-selling albums of 2020 worldwide. It closed out the year on Rolling Stone’s “Top 50 Albums Of 2020” and Consequence Of Sound’s “Top 50 Albums Of 2020.” Plus, it garnered Grammy Award nominations in the categories of “Best Rock Album’, “Best Rock Performance” and “Best Music Video” for “Shot In The Dark”.In 2024, the “Power Up” tour kicked off in Europe with a staggering 1.7 million tickets sold in the first days of sales, eventually surpassing 2 million tickets sold across 24 shows. The band just concluded 10 sold-out shows in North America and has 15 additional shows scheduled across Europe before returning to Australia.AC/DC played its very first show on December 31, 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, Australia. They are one of the most influential rock bands in history, with over 200 million albums sold worldwide. The band’s “Back In Black” LP is the best-selling album by any band ever and the third best-selling album by any artist, with global sales of 50 million and counting.AC/DC was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2003. The band continues selling out stadiums on multiple continents, selling millions of albums annually and generating streams in the billions.The “Power Up” 2024 European tour marked AC/DC’s first with the band’s new touring lineup, consisting of longtime singer Brian Johnson, founding member and lead guitarist Angus Young, as well as rhythm guitarist Stevie Young (who officially joined the band in 2014, replacing his uncle Malcolm Young, who retired due to dementia),drummer Matt Laug (who joined in 2023, replacing longtime drummer Phil Rudd) and former JANE’S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney, who came on board in 2024 replacing longtime bassist Cliff Williams. Williams retired from AC/DC after the conclusion of the 2016 “Rock Or Bust” tour, although he did return to the fold briefly for the 2020 “Power Up” album and an appearance at Power Trip.AC/DC’s “Power Up” album came out in November 2020. The follow-up to 2014’s “Rock Or Bust” was recorded over a six-week period in August and September 2018 at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver with producer Brendan O’Brien, who also worked 2008’s “Black Ice” and “Rock Or Bust”.AC/DC’s current tour comes nine years after Johnson bowed out of a 2016 run of shows due to a hearing condition. He was replaced at the gigs by guest vocalist Axl Rose of GUNS N’ ROSES.🤘🎸 Prezident Petr Pavel zavítal na pražský koncert australské legendy AC⚡️DC a hezky opět mezi obyčejné fanoušky. Když…Posted by Novinky.cz on Thursday, June 26, 2025[embedded content][embedded content][embedded content][embedded content][embedded content][embedded content][embedded content][embedded content]
