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7NEWS
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Fans fume over ticket troubles for AC/DC's highly anticipated Power Up Australian tour show at Optus Stadium
AC/DC fans were left fuming on Thursday after being hit with checkout troubles when attempting to purchase tickets for the rock legends' first Australian show in a decade. At 1pm, thousands of West Australian's descended on Ticketek's website in a bid to secure tickets to the band's Optus Stadium show on December 4. However, some fans were left empty handed at the checkout when they attempted to pay and were sent back to the virtual queue, while others claim the site crashed. 'What a disaster!! I got in quite quickly, finally got decent tickets and was on the screen to pay and then (it) booted me to the back of the queue,' one punter wrote on social media. Another user said: 'I finally got in, got my tickets went to pay and it wouldn't go through for some stupid reason. I'm so angry.' 'I had tickets & site crashed just when I hit pay,' a third person said. Tickets went on sale at staggered local times on Thursday, with Sydney from 9am followed by Brisbane at 11am, Melbourne at 1pm and Perth at 1pm (AWST). Ticketek Entertainment Group's Tim McGregor said the response from fans had been huge, but the website held up to demand. 'Sales have been fantastic and it's clear fans are pumped to see AC/DC back on Aussie stages,' he said. 'No surprises there with a band like this.' Ticketek urged customers to only purchase tickets from its website and warned against buying from third-party resellers. Prices for the coveted tickets started at $132 for B reserve seating, and went all the way up to $407 for Ultimate A reserve seating. AC/DC was last in Perth in November 2015 when they performed two high octane shows at Domain Stadium in Subiaco on their Rock or Bust tour. The legendary rockers will kick off their Power Up tour in November in Melbourne before heading to Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. Original band member Angus Young will lead the charge, joined by longstanding vocalist Brian Johnson, Stevie Young on rhythm guitar, drummer Matt Laug, and bassist Chris Chaney. They will be joined by special guests Amyl and the Sniffers.
West Australian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Fans fume over ticket troubles for AC/DC's highly anticipated Power Up Australian tour show at Optus Stadium
AC/DC fans were left fuming on Thursday after being hit with checkout troubles when attempting to purchase tickets for the rock legends' first Australian show in a decade. At 1pm, thousands of West Australian's descended on Ticketek's website in a bid to secure tickets to the band's Optus Stadium show on December 4. However, some fans were left empty handed at the checkout when they attempted to pay and were sent back to the virtual queue, while others claim the site crashed. 'What a disaster!! I got in quite quickly, finally got decent tickets and was on the screen to pay and then (it) booted me to the back of the queue,' one punter wrote on social media. Another user said: 'I finally got in, got my tickets went to pay and it wouldn't go through for some stupid reason. I'm so angry.' 'I had tickets & site crashed just when I hit pay,' a third person said. Tickets went on sale at staggered local times on Thursday, with Sydney from 9am followed by Brisbane at 11am, Melbourne at 1pm and Perth at 1pm (AWST). Ticketek Entertainment Group's Tim McGregor said the response from fans had been huge, but the website held up to demand. 'Sales have been fantastic and it's clear fans are pumped to see AC/DC back on Aussie stages,' he said. 'No surprises there with a band like this.' Ticketek urged customers to only purchase tickets from its website and warned against buying from third-party resellers. Prices for the coveted tickets started at $132 for B reserve seating, and went all the way up to $407 for Ultimate A reserve seating. AC/DC was last in Perth in November 2015 when they performed two high octane shows at Domain Stadium in Subiaco on their Rock or Bust tour. The legendary rockers will kick off their Power Up tour in November in Melbourne before heading to Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. Original band member Angus Young will lead the charge, joined by longstanding vocalist Brian Johnson, Stevie Young on rhythm guitar, drummer Matt Laug, and bassist Chris Chaney. They will be joined by special guests Amyl and the Sniffers.
Toronto Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
AC/DC losing support from hometown fans after viral TikTok video of U.S. concert
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NZ Herald
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
AC/DC urged to retire after ‘painful' concert footage goes viral
Concert footage from one of AC/DC's recent live shows has sparked fierce fan debate on social media, with some urging the legendary rockers to pack up their guitars for good. AC/DC have been carving up stages in Europe and the US on their Power Up world tour in recent months,
New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
AC/DC fans urge band to ‘retire' after lackluster concert footage goes viral
Concert footage from one of AC/DC's recent live shows has sparked fierce fan debate on social media, with some urging the legendary rockers to pack up their guitars for good. AC/DC have been carving up stages in Europe and the US on their Power Up world tour in recent months, and they recently announced their Australian comeback that's set to go ahead later this year. Advertisement Sadly for the band, however, footage from their latest concert has left many Australian fans rethinking whether to purchase tickets to the show. 4 AC/DC have been carving up stages in Europe and the US on their Power Up world tour in recent months. In a video that's gone viral on TikTok, Angus Young can be seen yelling into his microphone while dressed in an unbuttoned white shirt and blue velvet shorts. Singer Brian Johnson then begins to sing, but at points, the crowd appears to be louder than the vocals from the stage. Advertisement 'I was going to get tickets until I saw this,' commented one fan. 4 Singer Brian Johnson then begins to sing, but at points, the crowd appears to be louder than the vocals from the stage. Getty Images 'I really wanted to see them this year.. now I don't, thank you for this,' remarked another disappointed fan. A third replied to the video, saying: 'This is so painful. They just need to stop.' Advertisement 'Gotta say, Angus is really pulling the load on this tour. They'll always be my favorite band by far, but I'm sitting out this tour,' complained another. 4 A third replied to the video, saying: 'This is so painful. They just need to stop.' Hundreds of other comments echoed the same sentiment, with many urging the band to 'retire' and 'save their legacy' rather than continue to perform. Despite the concerns from some fans, others said it would be silly to expect the rockers to be performing as well as they did back in their heyday. Advertisement 'It's a old band of course their not going to be the same y'all don't have to say for them to stop doing what they like,' insisted one, while another added: 'Let them do what they want! I'll still go watch them to say I've seen them one final time.' 4 Hundreds of other comments urged the band to 'retire' and 'save their legacy' rather than continue to perform. The legendary stadium rock kings will open the Power Up concerts at the MCG on November 12 before heading to Sydney's Accor Stadium on November 21, the bp Adelaide Grand Final on November 30, Perth's Optus Stadium on December 4 and Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on December 14. The band sold more than 520,000 tickets when they last toured Australia on the Rock or Bust run in 2015.
