Rockers AC/DC will play their first Australian shows in a decade later this year.

“Are you ready, Australia?” the band asked in a post on Instagram on Monday, confirming dates for its Power Up tour concerts.

Demand is expected to be off the charts when tickets go on sale on Thursday. The rock legends sold 1.7 million tickets in one day for the opening leg of their European tour, before selling more than two million in all.

It will be the group’s first shows at home since their 2015 Rock or Bust tour – and the first since the deaths of brothers Malcolm (AC/DC’s rhythm guitarist) and George Young (producer) in 2017.

Ticketek issuing a warning ahead of the highly anticipated sale, advising fans to be up bright and early to join its virtual queue if they hoped to secure tickets.

The Power Up tour shares its name with the band’s 18th album released in 2020, which scored multiple Grammy Award nominations.

While the tour celebrates their latest work, fans can expect to hear iconic favourites like Back in Black, Hells Bells, Highway to Hell and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

Original band member Angus Young will lead the charge, joined by long-standing vocalist Brian Johnson, Stevie Young on rhythm guitar, drummer Matt Laug, and bassist Chris Chaney.

Joining AC/DC will be support act Amyl and the Sniffers, the Melbourne rock band that’s had a standout year, taking home song of the year at the 2025 APRA Music Awards.

Thursday’s ticket sale has staggered local times: Sydney from 9am, followed by Brisbane at 11am, Melbourne at 1pm and Perth at 1pm (AWST).

Ticketek has warned the sale will be huge and urged fans to be prepared when purchasing tickets. It also advised them to use only one device and one browser to access the sale, avoid refreshing browsers while in the queue, and to be ready to check out quickly.

Ticketek said fans should ensure banks won’t block their transaction by checking spending limits or pre-authorising purchases in advance.

Ticket prices start at $132.45 for B-reserve seating, rising to $203.80 for A-reserve and $407.70 for ultimate A-reserve, while general admission rear costs $203.80 and GA front is priced at $305.75.

The Ticketek lounge will open an hour before tickets are released. Fans are limited to eight tickets per transaction.

The tour kicks off at Melbourne’s MCG on November 12, before heading to Sydney’s Accor Stadium on November 21.

The band heads south to Adelaide on November 30, where it will perform at the Supercars bp Adelaide Grand Final. Tickets for the Adelaide show will be available through Ticketmaster.

“The world’s greatest rock’n’roll band will be headlining the greatest motorsport event in the country,” South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said on Monday.

“This is the hottest ticket in town.”

Next up is Perth on December 4, before the tour wraps up at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on December 14.

-with AAP