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Power Up Tour
The Power Up Tour (stylised as PWR/UP Tour) is an ongoing concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their seventeenth studio album ''Power Up (album), Power Up'' (2020). The tour began on 17 May 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The Pretty Reckless serves as the supporting act for both the European and North American legs. The tour has grossed $69.3 million and sold 463,218 tickets from seven reported shows at venues in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland in 2024. Background AC/DC embarked on the Rock or Bust World Tour in May 2015, in support of their sixteenth studio album, ''Rock or Bust'' (2014). On 7 March 2016, the members announced that the final ten dates of the tour would be rescheduled as Brian Johnson's doctors had ordered him to stop touring immediately, as he risked complete deafness if he persisted. He was replaced by Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose on 16 April. Bassist Cliff Williams indicated that he would be leaving AC/DC afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and have sold over 200 million records worldwide, making them List of best-selling music artists , one of the best-selling artists of all time. AC/DC were founded by brothers Angus Young, Angus (lead guitar) and Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), with Colin Burgess (musician), Colin Burgess (drums), Larry Van Kriedt (bass guitar) and Dave Evans (singer), Dave Evans (lead vocals). They underwent several line-up changes before releasing their debut Australasian-only album, ''High Voltage (1975 album), High Voltage'' (1975). Membership stabilised after the release of ''Let There Be Rock'' (1977), with the Young brothers, Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nettavisen
''Nettavisen'' is a Norway, Norwegian online newspaper, launched in 1996 as the first online-only newspaper in Norway. The current editor is Gunnar Stavrum. As of 2015, it was one of Norway's most popular news websites. History The online newspaper (its literal name in Norwegian) was launched on 1 November 1996, and was founded by Odd Harald Hauge, Stig Eide Sivertsen and Knut Ivar Skeid. In 1999 the newspaper was bought by Spray Sweden, which became part of Lycos Europe in 2000. In 2000 the founders of ''Nettavisen'' helped launch the (now-defunct) German sister site ''Netzeitung''. In 2002 ''Nettavisen'' was bought by Norway's largest commercial television channel ''TV 2 (Norway), TV 2''. Due to millions of Norwegian krone, NOK in deficits and resulting major staff cuts, on 23 October 2008 the board of ''TV 2'' decided to initiate negotiations with its owners, Egmont Group, Egmont and Amedia, to sell the newspaper. From 2009 ''Nettavisen'' has been owned directly by Egmont and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musikexpress
The ''Musikexpress'' is a monthly German magazine that mainly writes about the rock and pop music. In addition to detailed interviews and articles about important rock, electro, hip-hop, pop, and independent musicians, the magazine offers reviews of sound carriers, concert reports, and articles on pop literature, pop art, films, and DVDs. Each release is also accompanied by a CD covering the topics of the respective issue. The magazine can also be released at irregular intervals with extras such as 7-inch vinyl singles, books, calendars, and DVDs. ''Musikexpress'' has been published by Axel Springer Mediahouse Berlin since the editorial team moved from Munich to Berlin in 2010. References 1969 establishments in Germany Axel Springer SE Magazines established in 1969 Magazines published in Berlin Monthly magazines published in Germany Music magazines published in Germany Periodicals with audio content {{music-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiastadion (Munich)
Olympiastadion () is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the '' Olympiapark München'' in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. During the Olympics 70,824 tickets—including the unsaleable—were available for the events taking place in the stadium (including the opening and closing ceremonies). Yet, during the track and field competitions, average audiences of 80,000 to 90,000 people were estimated daily. Also, the stadium has hosted many major football matches including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1988 Final—due to up to 5,000 additional short-term stands, the football World Cup Final in 1974 was attended by 75,200 spectators. The stadium also hosted European Cup Finals in 1979, 1993 and 1997. Its current capacity is 63,118 seated spectators. The stadium has also hosted various concerts, with capacity up to 77,337 depending on configuration. Until the construction of Allianz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far Out (magazine)
''Far Out'' is an independent British online culture platform founded in 2010 and headquartered in London. The site focuses on independent and alternative culture, providing analysis of music, film, travel and the arts alongside exclusive interviews and curated playlists. History ''Far Out'' was founded in 2010 by Lee Thomas-Mason, then a student of Leeds Metropolitan University. Jack Whatley then became an editor and broadened the scope of the website. Thomas worked as a reporter for Sky Sports and Metro before starting ''Far Out''. He was then hired to start Trinity Mirror's clever web series Row Zed for the Daily Mirror. The slogan "The Independent Voice of Culture" was created since ''Far Out'' is a completely autonomous organization that does not have any outside ownership or significant corporate support. They also maintain editorial autonomy and encourage a variety of viewpoints from different creative fields. While first focusing on unsigned artists and independent musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Laug
Matt Laug (born March 17, 1968) is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Alice Cooper, Slash's Snakepit and Vasco Rossi. Laug moved to Los Angeles after graduating from South Florence High School in 1986 and after attending college in LA, Laug became a sought after studio drummer. Along with a long list of many other rock artists, Laug played drums on Alanis Morissette's June 1995 album, ''Jagged Little Pill'', which sold over 16 million copies and was the number one album on the US Billboard 200 for the decade 1990–1999. He also played drums as a part of Steve Plunkett's reformed Autograph line-up from 2002 to 2005. In 2005, Laug joined Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in his side band known as The Dirty Knobs, and the band since has played occasional shows for the next 15 years in between Heartbreakers shows in Los Angeles. After the death of Tom Petty in 2017 effectively ending the Heartbreakers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Rock (magazine)
''Classic Rock'' is a British magazine and website dedicated to rock music, owned and published by Future. It was launched in October 1998 and is based in London. The magazine publishes 13 editions a year, mainly covering rock bands from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, with the likes of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Queen, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, and Van Halen amongst its most prominent cover stars. As well as veteran rock artists, ''Classic Rock'' also covers modern rock bands and releases, with Alter Bridge, Rival Sons, Halestorm, Ghost, Blackberry Smoke and the Struts amongst the younger artists to have appeared on its cover in recent years. Publication history ''Classic Rock'' was launched by Dennis Publishing in 1998. It was sold to Future in 2000, then sold again to start-up publishing company Team Rock in April 2013. Following the collapse of Team Rock in December 2016, Future bought back the magazine and its websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indio, California
Indio (Spanish language, Spanish for "Indian") is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Coachella Valley of Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Indio is approximately east of Los Angeles, east of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs, and west of Blythe, California. The population was 89,137 in the 2020 United States census, up from 76,036 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase of 17%. Indio is the most populous city in the Coachella Valley, and was formerly referred to as the "Hub of the Valley," a Chamber of Commerce slogan used in the mid-twentieth century. Indio is now nicknamed the "City of Festivals," a reference to the numerous cultural events held in the city, most notably the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival. Indio is the principal city of an urban area defined by the United States Census Bureau that is located in the Coachella Valley: the Indio–Palm Desert, California, Palm Dese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Polo Club
The Empire Polo Club is a 1,000-acre event venue in Indio, California, located in the Coachella Valley of Riverside County, California, Riverside County, approximately 22 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs. It was founded in 1987 for use by polo players, hosting international polo tournaments. Since 1993, the grounds have been leased out for events, including the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Festival in April. Location The club is located at 81-800 Avenue 51 within the city of Indio, California, Indio, in the Coachella Valley and Colorado Desert of Southern California.Empire Polo Club Announces 2015 Winter Season , ''The Polo Magazine'', 27 September 2014Victoria Pelham [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Trip (music Festival)
Power Trip was a heavy metal music festival held at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The festival was held from October 6 to 8, 2023. It featured Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Tool, AC/DC, and Judas Priest. Ozzy Osbourne was scheduled to perform on October 7, but canceled his appearance due to health issues. The festival was described as the "sequel to Desert Trip Desert Trip was a six-day music festival that took place on October 7–9 and 14–16, 2016, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, United States. The performers were The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters ...". Lineup Set lists References Music festivals in California Heavy metal festivals in the United States {{US-festival-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townsquare Media
Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communications until 2010) is an American radio network and media company based in Purchase, New York. The company started in radio and expanded into digital media toward the end of the 2000s, starting with the acquisition of the MOG Music Network. Townsquare was the third-largest AM–FM operator in the country, owning 349 radio stations in 74 markets. History As Regent Communications Townsquare Media was established as Regent Communications by Terry Jacobs in 1994. Jacobs was formerly the CEO of Jacor Communications, a radio broadcasting company which he created in 1979. Bill Stakelin later shared chief status in the company with Jacobs, and the two established JS Communications, later selling Regent to Jacor in 1997. Stakelin and Jacobs resurrected the Regent name to replace JS, with approval by Jacor. Jacobs left the company in 2005. On October 27, 2008, Regent Broadcasting joined Radiolicious and began streaming on the iPhone and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
