AC/DC announce first Scottish show in a decade

Rock legends AC/DC person announced they volition play their archetypal Scottish performance successful a decennary this summer.

The radical volition play 12 dates crossed 10 countries earlier concluding their astatine Murrayfield stadium successful Edinburgh connected 21 August.

Formed successful Australia successful 1973, the set person a loyal Scottish fanbase done Scottish-born members Bon Scott and Angus and Malcolm Young.

Fans past saw the set connected Scottish ungraded successful 2015 astatine Hampden Stadium but the radical proceed to beryllium celebrated annually astatine BonFest successful Kirriemuir.

The Edinburgh amusement is the lone show the set volition springiness successful the UK with different dates crossed Europe starting successful June.

The Power Up tour, named aft the band's latest workplace album, kicks disconnected successful the Czech Republic connected 26 June.

The medium is the band's archetypal since the decease of Malcolm Young successful 2017.

Lead vocalist Brian Johnson antecedently told the BBC the set inactive has a "big connection" with Scotland.

He said erstwhile the set got unneurotic again to enactment connected the album, they "really wanted to bash thing for Malcolm - conscionable to marque him proud.

"He was the band," helium said. "Him and Angus started it, but it was Malcolm's idea. He was our spiritual leader."

Malcolm and Angus Young were calved and raised successful Glasgow, moving to Australia successful 1963.

A decennary later, the archetypal iteration of AC/DC was formed.

The enactment up went done galore permutations, but stabilised astir the Young brothers, vocalist Bon Scott - who was calved successful Angus and besides moved to Australia - drummer Phil Rudd, and bassist Mark Evans.

When Bon Scott died of intoxicant poisoning successful 1980, helium was replaced arsenic pb vocalist by Brian Johnson.

The performance adds to an already engaged line-up astatine Murrayfield this summertime with Oasis acceptable to execute 3 nights successful August.

AC/DC person sold much than 200 cardinal albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame successful 2003.

Tickets for the band's European shows volition beryllium disposable from 10:00 connected 7 February.