Editing AC/DC (section)

===2018–present: Reunion and ''Power Up''===
In August 2018, speculation grew that former members Johnson and Rudd were back working with the band. A fan living near The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver claimed to have observed them in the outdoor area of the studio from an apartment window.<ref name="AutoJ4-40">{{Cite web |date=8 August 2018 |title=Brian Johnson tilbake som vokalist i AC/DC |trans-title=Brian Johnson Back as Vocalist in AC/DC |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/meninger/rockman/siste-brian-johnson-tilbake-som-vokalist-i-acdc/3423522794.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808171356/https://www.nettavisen.no/meninger/rockman/siste-brian-johnson-tilbake-som-vokalist-i-acdc/3423522794.html |archive-date=8 August 2018 |access-date=8 August 2018 |language=no}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, a photograph of Johnson with Williams at the gymnasium of the [[Living Shangri-La]] hotel in Vancouver in December 2018 surfaced, indicating that Williams had also rejoined.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Spencer |date=11 February 2019 |title=Bassist Cliff Williams May Also Be Back in AC/DC: Report |url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/report-bassist-cliff-williams-back-in-ac-dc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409112038/https://consequence.net/2019/02/report-bassist-cliff-williams-back-in-ac-dc/ |archive-date=9 April 2021 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Heavy Consequence]]}}</ref> AC/DC then confirmed on 30 September 2020 the return of Johnson, Rudd and Williams to the line-up alongside Angus and Stevie, reuniting the ''Rock or Bust'' line-up.<ref name="AutoJ4-43">{{cite web |first1=Sam |last1=Moore |date=30 September 2020 |title=AC/DC Confirm Comeback and Return of Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ac-dc-confirm-comeback-and-return-of-brian-johnson-phil-rudd-cliff-williams-2765684 |website=[[NME]] |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008091336/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ac-dc-confirm-comeback-and-return-of-brian-johnson-phil-rudd-cliff-williams-2765684 |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref>

On 28 September 2020, the band updated their social media accounts posting a teaser video, which led to speculation of their "comeback, possibly as early as this week or next week."<ref name="AutoJ4-42">{{cite web |title=AC/DC Drop Their Biggest Hint of a Comeback with New Social Media Video |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ac-dc-drop-their-biggest-hint-at-comeback-with-new-social-media-video-2763413 |website=[[NME]] |date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929032925/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ac-dc-drop-their-biggest-hint-at-comeback-with-new-social-media-video-2763413 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> On 1 October, AC/DC released a snippet of their new song "[[Shot in the Dark (AC/DC song)|Shot in the Dark]]".<ref name="AutoJ4-44">{{Cite web |first1=Richard |last1=Bienstock |date=2 October 2020 |title=The First Snippet of AC/DC's Very AC/DC-Sounding New Single, 'Shot in the Dark', Is Here |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-first-snippet-of-acdcs-very-acdc-sounding-new-single-shot-in-the-dark-is-here |website=[[Guitar World]] |access-date=3 April 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403062712/https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-first-snippet-of-acdcs-very-acdc-sounding-new-single-shot-in-the-dark-is-here |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 October, the band confirmed the upcoming release on 13 November of their next studio album, ''[[Power Up (album)|Power Up]]'' and issued "Shot in the Dark" as its lead single from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=7 October 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ac-dc-shot-in-the-dark-song-power-up-1072031/ |title=AC/DC Unleash 'Shot in the Dark', Announce ''Power Up'' LP Release Date |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=3 June 2024 |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000702/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ac-dc-shot-in-the-dark-song-power-up-1072031/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's track listing was revealed on their website the same day.<ref name="AutoJ4-45">{{Cite web |last1=Lifton |first1=Dave |date=7 October 2020 |title=AC/DC's ''Power Up'': Track List, Release Date, Cover Art Revealed |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-power-up-album-details/ |website=[[Townsquare Media|Ultimate Classic Rock]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007111358/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-power-up-album-details/ |archive-date=7 October 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> They had recorded it in August–September 2018 with O'Brien producing at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, with some tweaking in Los Angeles in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/acdc-interview-brian-johnson-angus-young-power-up-1070834/ |title=Exclusive: Angus Young, Brian Johnson, and Cliff Williams on the Resurrection of AC/DC |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=6 October 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-date=6 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006150324/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/acdc-interview-brian-johnson-angus-young-power-up-1070834/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118130632/https://www.ac-dc.net/discography1/acdc_discography.php?discography_id=32 |title=AC/DC Discography: ''Power Up'' |first1=Arnaud |last1=Durieux |publisher=ac-dc.net |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-date=18 November 2023 |url=https://www.ac-dc.net/discography1/acdc_discography.php?discography_id=32 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:TaylorHawkTributeWemb030922 (113 of 281) (52334846970)~2.jpg|thumb|alt=Chaney, aged 52, holds his guitar firmly. He wears a blue T-shirt and blue pants.|[[Chris Chaney]] (''pictured in 2022'') replaced Williams on bass guitar for the [[Power Up Tour]].<ref name="Kaufman 1" />]]
AC/DC launched a [[dive bar]] on 2 October 2023, located at Club 5 Bar in Indio, called the High Voltage Dive Bar.<ref name="AutoJ4-85">{{Cite web |last1=Hadusek |first1=Jon |date=2 October 2023 |title=AC/DC to Open Pop-Up Dive Bar in Celebration of Power Trip Gig |url=https://consequence.net/2023/10/ac-dc-dive-bar-power-trip/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Heavy Consequence]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003015327/https://consequence.net/2023/10/ac-dc-dive-bar-power-trip/ |archive-date=3 October 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> AC/DC performed a co-headlining act for the [[Power Trip (music festival)|Power Trip]] music festival at the [[Empire Polo Club]] in [[Indio, California]], on 7 October, which was their first&nbsp;show in seven&nbsp;years,<ref name="AutoJ4-86">{{Cite magazine |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |date=8 October 2023 |title='How Cool Is This? Lovely to See You!': AC/DC Have Completed Their First Show in Seven Years at the Power Trip Festival |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-power-trip-setlist |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008093405/https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-power-trip-setlist |archive-date=8 October 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> with Williams being part of the line-up after coming out of retirement,<ref name="AutoJ4-47">{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=9 September 2023 |title=AC/DC Reveal Retired Bassist Cliff Williams Will Return for Power Trip Fest |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ac-dc-bassist-cliff-williams-return-power-trip-fest-1234821635/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910060817/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ac-dc-bassist-cliff-williams-return-power-trip-fest-1234821635/ |archive-date=10 September 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> and American drummer [[Matt Laug]], who had previously played for [[Slash's Snakepit]] and [[Alice Cooper]], replacing Rudd.<ref name="AutoJ4-48">{{Cite web |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |date=9 September 2023 |title=AC/DC Share Rehearsal Clip Ahead of Power Trip – and It's Not Phil Rudd in the Drum Seat |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-share-rehearsal-clip-ahead-of-power-trip |website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910060840/https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-share-rehearsal-clip-ahead-of-power-trip |archive-date=10 September 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> The band hinted at another tour to occur in 2024;<ref name="AutoJ4-49">{{Cite web |last1=Potter |first1=Jordan |date=12 September 2023 |title=Are AC/DC Plotting a World Tour for 'Next Year'? |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ac-dc-plotting-world-tour-next-year/ |website=[[Far Out (magazine)|Far Out]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915153855/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ac-dc-plotting-world-tour-next-year/ |archive-date=15 September 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref> the [[List of mayors of Munich|mayor of Munich]], [[Dieter Reiter]], confirmed that they had booked a show in the [[Olympiastadion (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]] for 12 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diallo |first=Nehne |date=10 November 2023 |title=AC/DC: Gerüchte über Tour 2024, München-Konzert soll feststehen |url=https://www.musikexpress.de/acdd-geruechte-ueber-tour-muenchen-konzert-soll-geplant-sein-2453309/ |trans-title=AC/DC: Rumors About Tour 2024, Munich Concert Should Be Confirmed |language=de |website=[[Musikexpress]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110233200/https://www.musikexpress.de/acdd-geruechte-ueber-tour-muenchen-konzert-soll-geplant-sein-2453309/ |archive-date=10 November 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> Founding drummer Colin Burgess died on 16 December 2023, aged 78.<ref name="Kreps">{{Cite magazine |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=16 December 2023 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/colin-burgess-ac-dc-original-drummer-dead-obit-1234931220/ |title=Colin Burgess, AC/DC's Original Drummer, Dead at 77 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216160225/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/colin-burgess-ac-dc-original-drummer-dead-obit-1234931220/ |archive-date=16 December 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="The Ryerson Index">{{cite web | url = http://ryersonindex.net/search.php | title = The Ryerson Index | publisher = [[Ryerson Index|Ryerson Index Inc]] | access-date = 21 March 2025 }}. Note: User must add 'Burgess' into the Surname search parameter and 'Colin John' into the Any Given Name(s) parameter. Then press 'Search Ryerson' button.</ref>

On 6 February 2024, the band published a teaser on their social media accounts, showing the band's lightning bolt symbol flickering before the words "Are You Ready" appear and their [[Are You Ready (AC/DC song)|song of the same name]] plays.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=6 February 2024 |title=AC/DC Tease Their Return to Touring: 'Are You Ready?' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ac-dc-tease-their-return-to-touring-are-you-ready-3583196 |website=[[NME]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206121242/https://www.nme.com/news/music/ac-dc-tease-their-return-to-touring-are-you-ready-3583196 |archive-date=6 February 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref> This led to fans speculating that they would come back to touring after eight years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robets |first=Rachael |date=10 February 2024 |title='Are You Ready?': AC/DC Are Teasing Something, and It Looks Like an Announcement Is Coming Very Soon |url=https://guitar.com/news/music-news/acdc-teasing-tour-announcement/ |website=[[BandLab Technologies|Guitar.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225110808/https://guitar.com/news/music-news/acdc-teasing-tour-announcement/ |archive-date=25 February 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> On 12 February, the [[Power Up Tour]] was announced, with former [[Jane's Addiction]] bass guitarist [[Chris Chaney]] replacing Williams.<ref name="PWRUP Tour">{{Cite news |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |date=12 February 2024 |title=AC/DC Announce 21-Date Power Up Tour – and a New Bass Player |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-announce-2024-tour-dates |work=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212090258/https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-announce-2024-tour-dates |archive-date=12 February 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> The European leg of the tour began on 17 May and concluded on 17 August, with American band [[the Pretty Reckless]] as their support act for all twenty-four performances.<ref name="Kaufman 1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/pretty-reckless-opening-act-ac-dc-2024-european-tour-1235640377/ |title=Pretty Reckless to Support AC/DC on 2024 PWR Up European Tour |first=Gil |last=Kaufman |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=25 March 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325141427/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/pretty-reckless-opening-act-ac-dc-2024-european-tour-1235640377/ |archive-date=25 March 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> AC/DC reissued their entire catalogue on gold [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] for their 50th&nbsp;anniversary on 15 March 21 June and 27 September 2024, as part of the ''AC/DC 50'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |date=20 February 2024 |title=AC/DC Reissuing Classic Albums on Gold Vinyl for 50th Anniversary |url=https://consequence.net/2024/02/ac-dc-gold-vinyl-50th-anniversary-reissues/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Heavy Consequence]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220212550/https://consequence.net/2024/02/ac-dc-gold-vinyl-50th-anniversary-reissues/amp/ |archive-date=20 February 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AC/DC – Next Wave of 50th Anniversary Gold Vinyl Editions Available for Pre-Order |url=https://bravewords.com/news/ac-dc-next-wave-of-50th-anniversary-gold-vinyl-editions-available-for-pre-order |website=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]] |date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509043756/https://bravewords.com/news/ac-dc-next-wave-of-50th-anniversary-gold-vinyl-editions-available-for-pre-order |archive-date=9 May 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Iahn |first=Buddy |date=12 August 2024 |title=AC/DC Announces Final Wave of Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Vinyl Reissues |url=https://themusicuniverse.com/ac-dc-announces-final-wave-of-limited-edition-50th-anniversary-vinyl-reissues/ |website=The Music Universe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815004413/https://themusicuniverse.com/ac-dc-announces-final-wave-of-limited-edition-50th-anniversary-vinyl-reissues/ |archive-date=15 August 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref> They have also reissued two Australasia-only albums – ''High Voltage'' and ''T.N.T.'' (both 1975), only available at the High Voltage Dive Bar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewry |first=Fraser |date=15 May 2024 |title=AC/DC to Reissue Original Australian Versions of ''High Voltage'' and ''T.N.T.'', But There's a Catch |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-high-voltage-tnt-reissues |work=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515073545/https://www.loudersound.com/news/acdc-high-voltage-tnt-reissues |archive-date=15 May 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> On 2 December 2024, the band announced a second leg of the Power Up Tour in North America for thirteen shows, with The Pretty Reckless as their support act.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rolli |first1=Bryan |date=2 December 2024 |title=AC/DC Announces 2025 North American Stadium Tour |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-2025-north-american-tour/ |website=[[Townsquare Media|Ultimate Classic Rock]] |access-date=2 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>