Dave Grohl joins AC/DC for 'Highway to Hell' at Power Up Tour finale

Dave Grohl joined AC/DC on stage for 'Highway to Hell' on 2 October at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The performance closed the final date of the band's Power Up Tour. Billboard reported the collaboration on 3 October.

The finale played out in East Rutherford, the home of MetLife Stadium, on a Friday night. The concert had an advertised start time of 8:00 p.m., according to a MetLife Stadium announcement posted on 29 September. It was not the original date. The show was first planned for 25 September but was moved to 2 October after a nor'easter storm forced cancellation.

Foo Fighters were the surprise opening act for the rescheduled show. They played first, with AC/DC headlining after them. AC/DC had confirmed the plan in advance on its official website, with a post dated 29 September titled 'AC/DC TO BE JOINED BY FOO FIGHTERS AT METLIFE STADIUM'.

Grohl is the frontman of Foo Fighters and the former drummer of Nirvana, as noted by Louder. He stepped into AC/DC's headlining set for the joint performance. On stage with him were singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young, Rolling Stone reported.

The New Jersey bill was not the first time the two bands shared a stage on this run. Foo Fighters had already opened for AC/DC in St. Louis on 8 September, earlier in September. That appearance filled in for the scheduled opener, The Pretty Reckless. Billboard reported both the St. Louis fill-in and the MetLife surprise support.

The run was the Power Up Tour, staged in support of AC/DC's 2020 album 'Power Up'. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the weekly ranking of the most popular albums in the United States. That No. 1 debut was reported by Billboard.

AC/DC had also carried a separate website notice dated 28 September titled 'New Jersey Concert Rescheduled' to confirm the move from September to October. The delay set up a double bill to end the tour, with the rescheduled Friday carrying both the surprise opener and the guest finale.

For fans in the building, that meant a different kind of last night. One ticket. Two bands. Then both together for a closing song. It ended a tour built around an album that had already reached No. 1 in the US.