This show had two firsts for me, it was the first time I would be going to a stadium show and I was seeing AC/DC perform for the first time. The show appeared to be sold out, easily 70,000+ in attendance. I thought that the atmosphere that AT&T Park provided was outstanding. I would not have wanted to see the show anywhere else. I knew going into the show that AC/DC was going to sound good, but I didn’t think it would sound as good as it did. The clarity of each instrument while maintaining a sound as a band was exceptional. Although, I felt that it could have been louder since I love the vibrations you feel from Marshall Stacks and crushing drums. This is really a minor complaint and didn’t take much of anything away from the experience overall. I was a little a little surprised with the lack of frontmanning going on with Brian Johnson. I can’t recall any time during the set that he interacted with the crowd between songs. That must be the benefit of being one of the biggest bands on the planet, you don’t have to engage the crowd since there isn’t any need to! I was impressed with the way Brian and Angus flew around the massive stage the whole night at their age. They exerted a lot of energy and the crowd matched their energy. I was also impressed by the showmanship of Angus. He did everything that he would have done back in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, the signature duck walk, the spinning in circles on the ground, and the interaction with the crowd. I can’t seem to think of many guitar players who are on his level in the showmanship category. I’d say that this show checked all the boxes in being one of the most memorable shows that I have seen. The only way this show could have been better is if Malcom was healthy and able to perform with the band.

I am happy that they are pushing their new album Rock or Bust with them performing three songs. I don’t like it when bands become a pure nostalgia act without anything new to offer. I would have liked to see a couple more deeper cuts, maybe another song off of Powerage, maybe some Problem Child from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, a song or two from Flick of the Switch. It has to be really hard for them to choose a setlist. They have so many hits that they have to play and a gigantic catalog to fill the other remaining slots with. With only twenty songs they don’t have much room for deep cuts.

There were so many great moments during the show, the bone chilling opening of Hells Bells, the energy and speed of Whole Lotta Rosie, the shred fest that is Let There be Rock, the crowd involvement of TNT. My highlight was the performance of Sin City. The execution was fantastic and sounded better than the original recording!