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AC/DC Forced to Cancel Toronto Concert After Storm Affects Rogers Stadium

The Sept. 16 show was supposed to close out the venue’s summer season, but engineers say parts of the 50,000-capacity stadium will have to be rebuilt.

AC/DC Forced to Cancel Toronto Concert After Storm Affects Rogers Stadium
Billy Eff
By Billy EffSep 10, 2026
Billy Eff

Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets including VICE and Urbania. A passionate advocate for underground music and a musician himself, he has conducted several hundred interviews with artists and industry professionals across a wide range of styles and genres over the past 15 years. He is based in Montréal, Québec.

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AC/DC will not be bringing its Power Up tour to Toronto after all.

Live Nation has cancelled the band’s Sept. 16 concert at Rogers Stadium after engineers determined that portions of the 50,000-capacity venue were too badly damaged by last week’s violent storm to safely host a crowd.

The decision comes one week after extreme weather ripped through Toronto, leaving sections of the stadium’s grandstand collapsed, sending debris scattered across the Downsview Park site. The city subsequently ordered Live Nation to address the venue’s unsafe condition and submit an engineering assessment.

According to Rogers Stadium’s on-site meteorologist, Kevin Mahoney, the Sept. 2 storm may have involved a suspected microburst, with extreme winds and heavy rainfall making it what he described as a “100-year storm” for Toronto. A forensic meteorological analysis remains underway. The engineering assessment determined that damaged sections of the stadium will need to be removed and rebuilt, with Live Nation saying that work will take place ahead of next summer’s concert season.

“This isn’t how we wanted the season to end,” Live Nation Canada president of business operations Wayne Zronik said, adding that the safety of fans, artists, employees and vendors takes priority over any individual show.

The situation is very disappointing for AC/DC fans across Canada, as the Toronto date was set to be one of the final stops on the veteran Australian rock band’s Power Up tour. The band will go ahead with scheduled stops in Montréal on Sept. 12 and Winnipeg on Sept. 20.

There will be no makeup show announced in Toronto at this point. Live Nation says original ticket purchases will be automatically refunded through Ticketmaster. Anyone who bought tickets through a resale platform will need to contact the point of sale directly.

The cancellation also brings Rogers Stadium’s second season to an abrupt end. The venue had hosted a packed run of major acts throughout 2026, including Bruno Mars, BTS, Chris Stapleton, Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, Karol G and Post Malone. AC/DC's concert was supposed to be the summer finale.

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