AC/DC announces second wave of 50th anniversary gold-colored vinyl

Six new titles will be available for as limited edition collectibles

AC/DC has announced the second wave of its 50th anniversary gold vinyl reissue campaign. Limited edition versions of If You Want Blood You’ve Got It, Let There Be Rock, Ballbreaker, Stiff Upper Lip, Rock Or Bust, and 74 Jailbreak are available on June 21st with an album-specific 12 by 12-inch print featuring new AC/DC 50 artwork, suitable for framing.

The six titles follow the first wave, which featured Who Made Who, High Voltage, Live, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, For Those About To Rock, Powerage, Highway to Hell, The Razor’s Edge, and Back in Black, released in March.

The legendary multi-million-selling band played their first show on December 31, 1973, at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney, Australia.

The band embarks on the 2024 Power Up European Tour on May 17th, its first tour in eight years. The 21-date trek will see the legendary Australian rockers perform shows across Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, England, Slovakia, Belgium, France and Ireland with two nights in some cities.

The new lineup will feature Brian Johnson on vocals, Angus and Stevie Young on guitar, Matt Laug on drums, and Chris Chaney replacing Cliff Williams on bass.

The AC/DC High Voltage Dive Bar is coming to five cities during the trek.️ Fans can see iconic AC/DC props and pick up exclusive merch in Gelsenkirchen, Seville, Munich, London, and Paris.

A mural of Angus and Malcolm Young is on display near their childhood home at 4 Burleigh St in the Burwood suburb of Sydney. The mural was created by Claire Foxton and commissioned by Burwood Council.

The band has not toured since it concluded its Rock or Bust Tour in September 2016. The trek saw the group perform more than 80 shows in 21 countries. Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose performed the final 24 dates after Brian Johnson was forced to sit out for health reasons. Williams retired following the trek but reunited to perform at last year’s Power Trip appearance in Indio, CA which marked the group’s first live concert in seven years.

For Power Trip, the group recruited American musician Matt Laug to play drums as longtime drummer Phil Rudd was allegedly unable to enter the US stemming to 2015 legal issues in his native of New Zealand.

The band is touring in support of its latest album, Power Up, which was released in 2020 and features both Johnson and Williams in their respective roles. The album is the band’s 17th and debuted at No. 1 in 21 countries upon its release.

AC/DC is one of the most influential rock bands in history with over 200 million albums sold worldwide and 72 million in the US alone. The band’s Back In Black album stands out as the “bestselling album by any band ever” and the “third bestselling album by any artist” with global sales of 50 million and counting. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. The band also garnered their first Grammy Award in the category of Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010. The band is also in the Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame in their native Australia and continues to sell out stadiums on multiple continents, selling millions of albums annually, generating streams in the billions, and has a legion of dedicated fans which grows with every passing year.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn