AC/DC: 'High Voltage' Dive Bar To Open In Minneapolis For U.S. Tour Kick-Off

Kick off the “Power Up” tour in the U.S. with a one-off U.S. AC/DC High Voltage Dive Bar at Machine Shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Join fellow fans, check out iconic props and pick up exclusive merchandise — including special vinyl releases.

Opening hours:

Wednesday, April 9: 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. CST
Thursday, April 10: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. CST

Machine Shop
300 2nd St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

As previously reported, AC/DC will return to the road in the United States for the first time in nine years on the 2025 “Power Up” North American tour.

Much to the delight of millions of fans across North America, the legendary Grammy Award-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-inducted band will perform in 13 stadiums coast to coast this spring. This run kicks off on April 10 in Minneapolis, Minneapolis at US Bank Stadium, canvases the continent, and concludes on May 28 in Cleveland, Ohio at Huntington Bank Field. Along the way, they will play some of the most iconic and historic stadiums in the world, including the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on April 18 and Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois on May 24. Support on the trek will come from THE PRETTY RECKLESS.

Last month, AC/DC announced the summer 2025 European leg of the “Power Up” tour.

The new AC/DC dates kick off on June 26 at Letňany Airport in Prague, Czech Republic and wrap up at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland on August 21. Along the way, AC/DC will make stops in Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Estonia, Sweden, Norway and France.

AC/DC played the 24th and final concert of its 2024 “Power Up” European tour on August 17, 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland.

The “Power Up” European tour marked AC/DC‘s first with the band’s new touring lineup consisting of guitarist Angus Young, vocalist Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and the latest addition to the group’s touring lineup, bass player Chris Chaney.

The European tour was the first run of gigs since AC/DC‘s return to the stage at the 2023 Power Trip festival in Indio, California.

Prior to the 2024 run, AC/DC‘s last tour took place in 2015 and 2016 and had a $180 million gross, with 2,310,061 sold tickets reported to the Pollstar box office.

AC/DC postponed the last 10 dates of its spring 2016 North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or “risk total hearing loss.” The band went on to complete the European and North American legs of its “Rock Or Bust” tour with GUNS N’ ROSES frontman Axl Rose as a “guest vocalist.” At the time, Johnson had been AC/DC‘s singer for 36 years, ever since replacing the late Bon Scott in 1980 and making his debut on the classic “Back In Black” album.

To enable him to perform live with AC/DC again, the now-77-year-old Johnson worked with audio expert Stephen Ambrose, who said he could help resolve the singer’s hearing problems.

Bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement at the end of AC/DC‘s 2015-2016 “Rock Or Bust” tour, which also saw Johnson leaving. However, Williams — and Johnson — took part in the recording sessions that resulted in the 2020 album “Power Up”. Both of them were also part of the AC/DC lineup that performed at Power Trip.

The follow-up to 2014’s “Rock Or Bust”, “Power Up” was recorded over a six-week period in August and September 2018 at Warehouse Studios in Vancouver with producer Brendan O’Brien, who also worked 2008’s “Black Ice” and “Rock Or Bust”.

AC/DC press photo courtesy of Columbia Records