AC/DC Opening Act 2026 — Who is the Support?

How AC/DC Tour Openers Get Announced

Most AC/DC tour openers aren't named when tickets go on sale. The supporting act is locked in per-region (sometimes per-show) and appears on the event listing in the weeks before each stop. Open any date above to see whether the opener is confirmed yet — listings here refresh daily, so the support act shows up as soon as the seller names it.

For headliners at AC/DC's scale, expect a single opener doing a 30 to 45 minute set, sometimes with a regional rotation (a Canadian opener for CA dates, a US opener for the American leg). The opener slot doesn't require a separate ticket — your AC/DC ticket covers the full show.

How to Find the Confirmed AC/DC Opener for Your City

1. Pick your city from the tour-date list above.
2. Open that date — the event page lists the confirmed opener once the seller has named one, next to the available tickets.
3. Compare seats there — one ticket covers the opener and AC/DC, so choose by section and price, not by lineup.
4. Watch for updates — openers are sometimes added 2 to 4 weeks out, so check back if it's still TBA.

Do I Need a Separate Ticket for the Opener?

No. The AC/DC ticket you buy from Ticketmaster covers the entire show — opener + headliner — at the same venue, same night. Doors usually open 60 to 90 minutes before the advertised start time; the opener typically performs first, with a 20 to 30 minute changeover before AC/DC takes the stage.

AC/DC Opening Act — FAQ

About AC/DC

AC/DC formed in Sydney, Australia in November 1973 when Glasgow-born brothers Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) and Angus Young (lead guitar) — both raised in the Burwood suburb of Sydney after their family emigrated in 1963 — recruited vocalist Dave Evans, bassist Larry Van Kriedt, and drummer Colin Burgess for a New Year's Eve gig at Chequers, a Sydney nightclub. The lineup churned through 1974 before settling on Bon Scott as frontman by October of that year, with Phil Rudd on drums and Mark Evans on bass shortly thereafter. The Australian-only debut High Voltage (1975), followed by T.N.T. (1975) and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976), built the band into a national arena draw before international labels picked up edited compilations under the High Voltage banner. Let There Be Rock (1977), Powerage (1978), and the band's commercial breakthrough Highway to Hell (1979, produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange) pushed AC/DC onto the world stage just as Scott's fatal alcohol-poisoning incident in London on 19 February 1980 nearly ended the band entirely. Newcastle-born Brian Johnson, formerly of Geordie, was recruited within weeks. The result was Back in Black (July 1980), a record built on the grief and momentum of Scott's death that became, by most credible accounting, one of the best-selling albums in history with sales estimated at roughly 50 million copies worldwide and an enduring radio and streaming presence that has barely flagged in four decades. For Those About to Rock We Salute You (1981), the patchier mid-eighties run of Flick of the Switch, Fly on the Wall, and Blow Up Your Video, and the Bruce Fairbairn-produced rebound on The Razors Edge (1990) — with Thunderstruck, Moneytalks, and Are You Ready arriving alongside a now-classic Donington Monsters of Rock headline — kept the band touring stadiums through the nineties. Ballbreaker (1995), Stiff Upper Lip (2000), and Black Ice (2008, the band's first global number one in the US) sustained the catalogue, while the Black Ice tour stretched into 2010 across multiple continents and grossed comfortably over US$400 million. The 2010s tested the band's continuity severely: Malcolm Young stepped back in 2014 with dementia and died in November 2017; Phil Rudd was charged in New Zealand and absent from the Rock or Bust touring lineup; Brian Johnson left the tour mid-run in 2016 over hearing-loss concerns with Axl Rose covering remaining dates; Cliff Williams retired at the end of that cycle. The Power Up reunion in November 2020, with Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, Cliff Williams, and Stevie Young all back in the studio with Angus, was therefore not a foregone conclusion — and the 2024 tour launch, with a partially rebuilt rhythm section, marked their return to the global stadium circuit after roughly an eight-year live absence. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 by Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, have sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide, and stand alongside The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath as one of the defining acts of rock's stadium era.

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