AC/DC fever is taking over the streets of Melbourne as eager fans arrive hours early to the MCG for the official kickoff to the band’s triumphant return to Australia.

The Wednesday night show at the MCG will be AC/DC’s first on home soil in almost a decade. They will perform again at the 100,000-person stadium on Sunday before travelling to Sydney.

Fan James Van Hest, who is a musician, has tickets to eight of the nine Australian shows.

The 22-year-old performs as Angus Young in an AC/DC tribute band. He has travelled to their concerts overseas and has an AC/DC tattoo.

He and uncle Darrin Hodges drove from Sydney to catch the first performance. They arrived at the MCG at 9:30am, more than seven hours before the gates are scheduled to open.

“I can’t wait … There’s no other music that g

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