AC/DC announce support act for London Wembley Stadium concerts
The Power Up Tour takes place this summer
AC/DC have announced the support act for their summer 2024 European tour, including their two colossal shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Opening proceedings for AC/DC at all 24 European dates this summer are New York City rockers The Pretty Reckless.
The Pretty Reckless - Taylor Momsen, Jamie Perkins, Ben Phillips and Mark Damon – last performed in the UK in autumn 2022 as part of their Death By Rock and Roll Tour.
Featuring the anthems ‘And So It Went’ and ‘Only Love Can Save Me Now’, The Pretty Reckless’ fourth studio album ‘Death by Rock and Roll’ charted at no.6 in the UK when it was released in February 2021.
Tickets to AC/DC’s concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium on Wednesday 3rd and Sunday 7th July 2024 are sold out.
The European leg of AC/DC’s Power Up Tour takes in dates across Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, England, Slovakia, Belgium, France and Ireland this summer and concludes with a show at Dublin Croke Park on Saturday 17th August.
AC/DC’s line-up on the tour will feature Angus Young on lead guitar, vocalist Brian Johnson, and rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, alongside drummer Matt Laug and Chris Chaney on bass.
Cliff Williams took a brief break from his retirement to perform at Power Trip festival last October, but won’t be joining AC/DC on their European trek.
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