Speculation has swirled for weeks suggesting AC/DC is set to announce an appearance Down Under at the end of 2025 for their Power Up World Tour.
Now, one huge sign in Melbourne, spotted by live music watchdog Whatslively, may have just confirmed the rumours.
The iconic Nylex Clock silos in Cremorne lit up on Friday night with a projection of a red lightning bolt which looked almost identical to the infamous AC/DC logo.
Melbourne locals would recognise the heritage listed silos as an iconic landmark built in 1961 by Neon Electric Signs, not far from the Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG).
The link is yet another hint AC/DC may be coming to Australia, as rumours have recently emerged they are set to play the MCG in November.
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Speculation has swirled for weeks suggesting AC/DC is set to announce an appearance Down Under at the end of 2025 for their Power Up World Tour. Pictured: frontman Brian Johnson
3AW’s Rumour File said on Monday they had ‘confirmed’ from an inside source AC/DC would play at the venue on November 12 and 16 this year.
It would mark the first time the Aussie rock band has returned to their home turf since the 2015 Rock or Bust tour.
The Power Up Tour is in support of the band’s seventeenth studio album Power Up, released in 2020.
The group kicked-off their global shows in Germany in May 2024 with confirmed legs throughout Europe and North America.
AC/DC have yet to confirm a tour in Australia this year.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to the MCG for further comment.
AC/DC were last rumoured to be announcing a world stadium tour, with Brian Johnson resuming his position on vocals, in 2020.
Broadcaster Eddie McGuire leaked the news on his Triple M Melbourne breakfast show at the time.
Now, one huge sign in Melbourne, spotted by live music watchdog Whatslively , may have just confirmed the rumours
‘The greatest rock band in the history of Australian music will be reforming and playing in Australia in October/November this year!’ he announced.
‘My mail is, there will be a new album released by AC/DC in February or March this year, but also that AC/DC will be touring Australia [in] October/November 2020.
‘And after a lot of work and a lot of technical research they have been able to get a hearing aid for Brian Johnson, who will be out front, and even Phil Rudd might be back in the group either playing percussion or drums.’
Brian’s hearing problems forced him to leave the band mid-tour in 2016.
He was temporarily replaced by Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose, who served as vocalist for the band’s remaining concerts.
Doctors had advised the frontman, 77, to either quit performing live or face the possibility of ‘total hearing loss’.
‘That was the darkest day of my professional life,’ Brian said of the diagnosis at the time.
Eddie also claimed lead guitarist Angus Young would join the tour, as well as drummer Phil Rudd, who left the group in 2014 amid legal troubles.
The iconic Nylex Clock silos in Cremorne lit up on Friday night with a projection of a red lightning bolt which looked almost identical to the infamous AC/DC logo
‘I’m hearing the album will be out February [or] March, and we’ll all be banging our heads like the old days,’ he added.
However, rumours of AC/DC’s return to Australia in 2020 fell flat as the band never announced a tour Down Under, despite releasing an album at the time.
AC/DC was formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.
Following the death of lead singer Bon Scott from acute alcoholic poisoning at the age of 33 in 1980, Brian was hired to replace him.
Rhythm guitarist Malcolm was diagnosed with dementia in 2014 and retired to a Sydney nursing home. He died on November 18, 2017 at the age of 64.
