AC/DC launched the North American leg of its Power Up Tour on July 11, 2026, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, opening an 18-date stadium run that stretches across the U.S. and Canada through September 29. The Charlotte show was the tour’s first stop in North America and marked the band’s return to huge stadium dates behind its 2020 album Power Up, the record widely viewed as a comeback release after the death of founding guitarist Malcolm Young.
The Charlotte date was listed by Ticketmaster at 7:30 p.m., and the full North American leg is paired with The Pretty Reckless as the opening act on every date. SeatGeek notes that Charlotte and Notre Dame are the two dates on the schedule listed at 7:30 p.m., while most of the other stadium shows are set for 7:00 p.m. local time.
This is a big run even by AC/DC standards. The official tour page shows the 2026 North American leg hitting Charlotte, Columbus, Madison, San Antonio, Denver, Las Vegas, Santa Clara, Edmonton, Vancouver, Atlanta, Houston, South Bend, St. Louis, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, East Rutherford, and Philadelphia. The band’s site also confirms ticket links for each stop.
The Charlotte opener delivered exactly what fans came for: a hard-hitting, career-spanning set built around the band’s biggest stadium anthems and a few newer tracks from Power Up. NextMosh reported that AC/DC played 21 songs total and closed with “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You),” while also giving Angus Young room for the extended “Let There Be Rock” showcase.
Charlotte setlist, July 11, 2026
- If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)
- Back in Black
- Demon Fire
- Shot Down in Flames
- Thunderstruck
- Have a Drink on Me
- Hells Bells
- Shot in the Dark
- Stiff Upper Lip
- Highway to Hell
- Shoot to Thrill
- Sin City
- Jailbreak
- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
- High Voltage
- Riff Raff
- You Shook Me All Night Long
- Whole Lotta Rosie
- Let There Be Rock
- T.N.T.
- For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
That setlist follows the pattern documented by Ticketmaster and SeatGeek ahead of the tour: AC/DC has leaned on stadium-tested staples like “Back in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “Hells Bells,” and “Highway to Hell,” while also keeping Power Up material like “Demon Fire” and “Shot in the Dark” in the rotation. SeatGeek also says the band’s set usually runs a little over two hours.
The broader context matters too. AC/DC’s Power Up Tour has been one of the band’s most ambitious live pushes in years, and the 2026 North American leg follows sold-out demand that expanded the itinerary into a full stadium run. The band’s current lineup on the tour is Angus Young, Brian Johnson, Stevie Young, Matt Laug, and Chris Chaney.
For fans, Charlotte was not just another stop. It was the sound of AC/DC hitting the gas again, opening a late-summer stadium stretch with the kind of no-nonsense setlist that built the band’s reputation in the first place.
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