US EditionAC/DC Shook Melbourne All Night Long, Scientists Confirm
The concert generated seismic signals in the 2-5 hertz range detected up to 10 kilometers away, caused by stadium speakers and crowd movement, scientists said.
- On Nov. 12, AC/DC's Melbourne Cricket Ground show registered on earthquake detection equipment and marked their first Australian performance in more than 10 years, kicking off the Power Up tour.
- Speakers and synchronized crowd jumping transmitted energy into the ground, with stadium speakers and PA amplifying vibrations detected in the 2–5 hertz range at the Seismology Research Centre Richmond office about three-and-a-half kilometres from the MCG.
- The staging requires 300 tons of steel with 28 tons of PA and a crew of 155 support each show.
- The Environment Protection Authority received two noise complaints while residents up to 10 kilometres from the MCG reported hearing and feeling the concert, with a second show on Nov. 16.
- With more than two million tickets for 24 shows, the Power Up tour joins Taylor Swift three-night stand and Oasis' Live '25 tour in producing measurable ground motion, experts say.
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AC/DC's first Australian show in 10 years was so powerful that it set off earthquake detectors
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AC/DC Shook Melbourne All Night Long, Scientists Confirm
AC/DC came to rock the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday night, Nov. 12 and the city felt it. The opening date of AC/DC’s Power Up tour of Australia made waves that were detected by earthquake monitoring equipment, and could be felt, and heard, deep into this former Olympic City. According to Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Seismology Research Centre, the concert registered in the 2-5 hertz range at their office in Richmond, some 2 …
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