AC/DC BELGIUM: September 2026

Angus & Co. rocking the Biosphere in Montréal tonight

Initially we didn't plan to head to Canada, but chances were growing thin that AC/DC would continue to tour beyond Philadelphia. So this was our chance to see one of the last shows of the PWRUP Tour, a 3-year tour that started in 2024 and rolled into 65 cities for a total of 87

Parc Jean-Drapeau is an atypical open air venue. Access was easy until we got out of the dedicated metro line taking us there. Access points changed from the intially communicated map and then back again right before showtime. The field opened only late afternoon, leaving a few sunbaked and frustrated in the endless cueue. General Admission was composed of a larger pit section than in the US, similar to Europe, and a secondary lawn on a slight slope, ideally for viewing. A mall terraced section on stage right, looked like the turf club on a day at the races, where corporate punters could watch from a nice raised terrace.

Buckminster Fuller's geodesic Biosphere

Rockers were welcomed at the festival grounds in Parc Jean-Drapeau to the colorful backdrop of the Biosphere, a large geodesic and colorful dome, designed by architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller. In its original purpose it was a pavillion to promote the United States for the world Expo in 1967. Originally it consumed 10 kWh, but was refurbished to a greener use of 4 kWh, using modern LED technology. If you know the average AC/DC show day consumes between 4 and 8 kWh, this leaves not much headroom even with the usual generators. Was this the reason for the reported power outage the day before the show?

Luckily, there was no real power-down or outage during our favorite PWRUP show. We did, however, notice that some of the spotlights providing those strong beams for the on-stage action from the spot tower went out. Perhaps, from a power-management point of view, the crew simply switched into peak-power safety mode!

As a result, The Pretty Reckless played in a pretty dark setting, mostly highlighting lead singer Taylor Momsen. A real pitty visually, but the sound got more interesting, as they had added a second guitar player in. Logan Nikolic provides them with a fuller guitar sound, delivering the best overall sound experience of all occasions I saw them on this tour, which I really liked. Taylor re-robed the red negligée for an oversized red Tshirt and took the opportunity to shoot video material for their new song release in front of a large crowd.

Before the show, birds catching our attention with 3 birds inpecting a catwalk and imitating an Angus duckwalk on the catwalk. A Funko Angus also made its way to the stage.

Seagulls practicing for duckwalk competition

Funko Angus investigates the stage

Soon enough these birds would make place for the cry of the wolf and the hurling sound of a raging hotrod packed with rock 'n roll, racing at full speed in the direction of Parc Jean Drapeau, breaching into the venue, into the crowd, unloading Angus, Brian, Matt and Chris onto the stage.

Angus sporting a red and white Canadian cap for the occasion

Notice how Angus increasingly strengthens his trademark. He's been touring with a Moody leather guitar strap since 2024, and now for the first time I noticed he has his own designed cartoon devil guilded into the bottom of the strap. For some songs he has now guitar picks on the headstock, maybe because these straps are unable to hold picks unlike his previous model.

The devil is in the detail!! Very cool.

Of course, tonight isn't much different from the other nights. It's simple and plain rock 'n roll. Like Brian says before hitting High Voltage: "It's nothing. And it's everything". Guess it all sums up really well. Some of the highlights in Montreal: for sure a strong Thunderstruck performance, well paced, no intro sync struggles. The Let There Be Rock solo was even longer as usual - pushing Angus beyond his physical borders - like it almost got out of hand: a soft and mellow guitar sound jingles away, ending up in a shredded piece, one of my favorite parts of the evening. And just when you thought you had screamed loud enough, Angus grabs his ears again, pretending he just didn't hear.

Angus' hearing problems. Malcolm never far away.

For most of the night Angus was really playing on the feel. Eyes wide shut. Just feeling it. Taking his guitar - or his guitar taking him, hard to tell - to places that must look like Walhalla, the place for guitar warriors. There isn’t a moment when he and his guitar look up to the sky that we don’t think of his brother and partner in tone, Malcolm, gone too soon. Like playing guitar gets Angus in a trance that brings them closer to eachother again.

In trance. Eyes wide shut.

Angus hitting the bugger faster than his shadow

One of the few but obvious lowlights: Brian's hearing aid ruined his enjoyment for about two songs, requiring on and off stage assistance. Relying on this great piece of technology it must be hard and frustrating to suddenly loosing grip again, but Angus covered him up, duckwalking the extra mile. When it all got fixed again, Brian ripped it up at a pounding 200% again.

Another hero of the night was this guy serving drinks in the pit. He strolled around with 20 cups on his head, up to the first rows. Something you'd unfortunately never see in Europe, where crowds are much more packed up in the front.

What a night! Old friends, new friends, and familiar faces from all over the world—on yet another continent. In fact, I reckon I saw more people I know from around the globe here than when we were in Australia on Accadacca grounds. With every AC/DC show feeling a little more precious, the chances to experience them where they truly belong—the live stage, cranked to 11—are getting fewer. So yeah, I’m bloody glad I flew in.

Another continent. Another AC/DC night. Another memory that will be hard to beat. Rock ’n’ Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution.

Was this the final Power Surge for ACDCBelgium? Who knows, but first there's a story to tell about Toronto. Up next. Stay tuned.