AC/DC fans hit out at “chaos” over site “crashing” in attempt to buy Scotland ‘PWR UP’ tour tickets

7 February, 2025

AC/DC perform onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 07, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip)

AC/DC fans have shared their frustration with the “chaos” over Ticketmaster crashing, leaving them struggling to buy Scotland ‘PWR UP’ tour tickets.

Earlier this week (February 3), the iconic rock band announced their new European tour for 2025 – including a date at Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium, which marks their first show in Scotland in a decade.

Tickets went on sale today (February 7), and left many fans disappointed after they struggled to get far on the Ticketmaster website. Many called for the ticket site to be “shut down” out of frustration with it allegedly crashing.

Fans took to X/Twitter to share their frustrations over the struggle to purchase tickets to the AC/DC gigs. “Here you are in line for AC DC at Ullevi. 22,316 before at 10.00 When you got down to 4,911 you were kicked out and had to start over with 23,000 before. What the hell kind of fuckking system do you have?” wrote one frustrated fan.

Another user wrote: “Would’ve been nice, but Ticketmaster has ruined any plans I had. Why do I need a verification code sent to a phone number I don’t have anymore just so I can *change my phone number* on the app?🤦🏻‍♂️Like I just wanted to change my number for the hell of it.”

Fans attempting to purchase tickets to the tour also commented on the high ticket pricing and getting booted off the site following long waits in the online queues. “Add a goddamn Friday date for Edinburgh, this is nonsense! 40 minutes to get in and nothing. Seats on the roof dearer than front circle standing!” wrote a fan.

A Ticketmaster spokesperson told NME in a statement: “The site did not crash. We always advise to fans to make sure they only use one tab, clear their cookies, and do not use any VPN software on their device.”

The issues fans dealt with while trying to score AC/DC tour tickets echoed those that Oasis fans were dealing with while trying to get tickets for the legendary band’s reunion tour last summer.

Oasis fans struggled with a series of issues including reporting that the Ticketmaster site has “crashed” after receiving “503” errors before sales even began, giant, several-hour-long-queues and being kicked out of the queue after being mistaken for bots.

Fans also found huge price increases due to Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy upon accessing ticket pages.  Some reported  that ticket prices has doubled from £148 to £355 due to demand leaving many fans dismayed and unable to afford the prices.

In other AC/DC news, it was recently announced that the band are set to be celebrated with an official series of 12 special Royal Mail stamps.

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