AC/DC delivered its Power Up Tour show at BC Place in Vancouver on Aug. 13, 2026, turning a night that had carried a fitting pre-concert thunderstorm forecast into a two-hour-plus celebration of the band’s biggest rock anthems.
The Australian rock veterans took the stage at about 8:30 p.m. after The Pretty Reckless opened the evening. Post-show reports described tens of thousands of fans inside the stadium, with flashing red devil horns, a giant bell, cannon effects and Angus Young’s extended guitar work shaping the spectacle.
AC/DC packs the Vancouver set with 21 songs
The band opened with “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” before moving directly into “Back in Black.” The 21-song set mixed longtime favourites with material from Power Up, including “Demon Fire” and “Shot in the Dark.”
“Thunderstruck,” “Hells Bells,” “Highway to Hell,” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Whole Lotta Rosie” were among the best-known songs played during the night.
One of the show’s defining moments came near the end of the main set, when lead guitarist Angus Young stretched “Let There Be Rock” into an extended solo. Vancouver reviews singled out the performance as a major highlight before the band returned for an encore of “T.N.T.” and “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You).”
The concert ended at about 10:50 p.m., giving AC/DC a roughly two-hour-and-20-minute headline set.
The thunderstorm forecast becomes a footnote
Before the concert, Metro Vancouver’s forecast had attracted attention because showers and thunderstorms were possible around the same time the band behind “Thunderstruck” was arriving at BC Place.
The risk never meant lightning was guaranteed over downtown Vancouver, and the concert proceeded as scheduled. The post-show coverage checked for this update focused on the performance rather than any significant weather interruption.
That distinction matters with summer thunderstorms: unstable conditions can exist across a region while storms remain isolated or develop later in a different area. For fans, the forecast created an unusually appropriate storyline, but it did not become the main event.
Vancouver remains closely tied to the Power Up era
Vancouver has a deeper connection to this tour than simply hosting a stadium date. AC/DC recorded Power Up at The Warehouse Studio in the city with producer Brendan O’Brien. The album later reached No. 1 in 21 countries and gave the current tour its name.
The 2026 touring lineup features Angus Young on lead guitar, Brian Johnson on vocals, Stevie Young on rhythm guitar, Matt Laug on drums and Chris Chaney on bass.
The city’s live-music calendar remains busy beyond AC/DC. Vancouver is set to launch Sombr’s first North American arena tour later in 2026, while the demand surrounding Fred Again’s sold-out Vancouver show has highlighted the appetite for major concert events in the city.
AC/DC’s Vancouver stop leads into the next tour dates
The Vancouver performance was the final show before a short break in the Power Up Tour schedule. BC Place lists the Aug. 13 date as part of the band’s 2026 stadium run, which continues across the United States and Canada.
AC/DC is scheduled to resume the tour in Atlanta on Aug. 27, followed by Houston, South Bend and St. Louis. The band then returns to Canada for Montreal on Sept. 12, Toronto on Sept. 16 and Winnipeg on Sept. 20.
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BC Place show leaves the forecast behind
Official event information remains available on the BC Place AC/DC Power Up Tour page.
For Vancouver, the lasting story from Aug. 13 was the performance rather than the weather that preceded it. “Thunderstruck” supplied the perfect forecast coincidence, but the night ultimately belonged to AC/DC’s familiar riffs, Brian Johnson’s vocals, Angus Young’s long guitar showcase and the cannon-backed finale that closed another Canadian stop on the Power Up Tour.
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