AC/DC will play Dublin’s Croke Park on Saturday, August 17, the final day of their 2024 POWER UP European tour.

“We are thrilled to finally announce the ‘POWER UP’ European Tour," AC/DC said today, Monday, February 12.

“Angus, Brian, Stevie, and Matt will be joined by Chris Chaney to carry the torch for Cliff. 

“The tour will see us play shows across Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, England, Slovakia, Belgium, France & Ireland this Summer. 

“We can’t wait to see you all out there.”

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The ‘POWER UP’ tour, named for AC/DC's latest studio album which reached #1 in 21 countries, will see the band play 21 dates across Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, England, Slovakia, Belgium, and France with a final show at Croke Park on Saturday, August 17, subject to licence.

‘POWER UP’ will be the band’s first tour in Europe for eight years and will see them performing at some of the biggest stadiums across the continent.

Tickets for the shows will be available on Ticketmaster.ie from 9 am on Friday, February 16.

AC/DC played their very first show on December 31, 1973, at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, Australia, and have become 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 ‘bestselling album by any band ever’ and the ‘third bestselling 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 and into the Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame in their native Australia. The band continues selling out stadiums on multiple continents, sell millions of albums annually, and generate streams in the billions.

To honor their 50-year reign as the world’s greatest rock and roll band, AC/DC – Angus Young on lead guitar, vocalist Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and a new bass player to carry the torch for Cliff Will

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! @acdc bring their Power Up Tour to Croke Park, Saturday 17th August 2024. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, 16th February at 9am. ⚡ ⚡ pic.twitter.com/Nz4kT38iqg

— Croke Park (@CrokePark) February 12, 2024

AC/DC's August gig at Dublin's Croke Park will be the rockers' first Irish show since 2015 when they sold out at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.

#RockOrBustWorldTour Dublin! pic.twitter.com/LLAlNX1yCA

— AC/DC (@acdc) July 2, 2015