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AC/DC setlist: All the iconic songs rocking the Power Up tour

AC/DC setlist: All the iconic songs rocking the Power Up tour

USA Today11-04-2025
AC/DC setlist: All the iconic songs rocking the Power Up tour
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AC/DC is back on the 'Rock N Roll Train' and steamrolling through with renewed vigor.
On the band's first North American tour since singer Brian Johnson, 77, was forced to leave the road in 2016 because of severe hearing loss, the quintet powered up, around and through US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis at the April 10 kickoff.
The tour named for the 2020 'Power Up' album – the band's first since AC/DC guitarist and co-founder Malcolm Young died in 2017 – loped through a round of European dates from May to August last year, but that hardly diminished the quintet's stamina.
Angus Young, still sporting his schoolboy uniform of shorts, tie, crew socks and black shoes, extracted roars from the sold-out stadium crowd every time he blistered his fingers during solos on classic rock mainstays ('Back in Black,' 'Highway to Hell') and album cuts ('Have a Drink on Me,' 'Riff Raff') alike. Johnson, meanwhile, has a well-preserved shriek to accompany his wild-eyed delivery and appeared gleeful as he waved his arms and shimmied a hip through 'Whole Lotta Rosie' and 'You Shook Me All Night Long.'
The band – Johnson, Young, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and bassist Chris Chaney – thundered through a 21-song set rife with fist-pumping hits.
Here are the songs the band is playing on this 13-date stadium tour with The Pretty Reckless opening.
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The top song that came out the year you were born

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It has since appeared in the game "Rock Band" and the movie "Super 8." 1980: "Call Me" by Blondie "Call Me" was the theme song for the 1980 crime drama "American Gigolo." 1981: "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" edged out "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, which also rose to the top of the Billboard charts. Carnes' hit cover song won Grammy Awards for record of the year and song of the year. 1982: "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John "Physical" was released as the lead single from Newton-John's 12th album. It was later sampled by Dua Lipa in her single of the same name. 1983: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police Sting's song from the band's 1983 album "Synchronicity" was a hit in both the US and UK. 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The song won record of the year at the 1994 Grammys. 1994: "The Sign" by Ace of Base "The Sign" is one of three singles from the Swedish band's 1993 album of the same name. 1995: "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. "Gangsta's Paradise" was featured on the soundtrack of Michelle Pfeiffer's 1995 movie "Dangerous Minds." 1996: "Macarena" by Los del Rio The ubiquitous dance hit of the '90s is a go-to song for parties and weddings. 1997: "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" was released as a double A-side single with "Candle in the Wind 1997." The same year, John's "Candlelight in the Wind" rose to the top of the chart after he performed a new version of his 1973 hit at Princess Diana's funeral. Billboard named both the top pop songs of the year. 1998: "Too Close" by Next "Too Close" is one of the great one-hit wonders of the '90s. 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It was one of the best-selling songs of 2016, and its music video has over 1 billion views on YouTube. 2017: "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Although Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" was the top Billboard single of 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's infectious club banger (with a boost from Bieber) claims one of the longest streaks atop the chart with 16 consecutive weeks throughout summer 2017. That's longer than Sheeran's 11 weeks with "Shape of You." The original music video for "Despacito" (sans Bieber) was the first in history to reach five billion views on YouTube. 2018: "God's Plan" by Drake Drake's "God's Plan" was Billboard's year-end No. 1 single for 2018. 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Kaitlin Butts fakes wardrobe malfunction to help with best friend's proposal
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  • Miami Herald

Kaitlin Butts fakes wardrobe malfunction to help with best friend's proposal

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