AC/DC closed out their Power Up Tour with a high-voltage assist from Dave Grohl, bringing the Foo Fighters frontman onstage for “Highway to Hell” during the band’s Friday, Oct. 2, concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Brian Johnson introduced the surprise guest to a roaring audience before embracing Grohl onstage.

“Hey everybody, we got something to tell you. You better listen up close now,” Johnson said. “A very good friend of ours asked us today if he could come up and join us on the stage for ‘Highway for Hell.’ And we said, ‘Yes Dave, you can.’ David Grohl!”

The cameo capped a night in which Foo Fighters had already served as AC/DC’s surprise opening act. It also gave Grohl another chance to perform alongside a band that he told the crowd had profoundly influenced him from childhood.

A childhood dream revisited

During Foo Fighters’ opening set, Grohl explained why the evening carried such personal significance. He recalled seeing the Let There Be Rock movie at age 11 and discovering a vision of rock ’n’ roll that would shape his ambitions.

“When I was 11 years old and I went to a midnight movie, and I saw the Let There Be Rock movie in the f—king movie theater, at 11 years old, I didn’t know that rock n’ roll could be like that,” Grohl told the New Jersey audience. “I didn’t know that rock n’ roll was sweat and blood and f—king tears and every ounce of energy you had.”

He said the experience set him on the path he wanted to follow for the rest of his life.

“I saw that movie, I was 11 years old, I said, ‘I want to do that for the rest of my f—king life,’” Grohl continued. “So here we are… I’m going to live my childhood dream again, tonight.”

The MetLife appearance marked the second time in less than a month that Foo Fighters had opened for AC/DC. Grohl and his bandmates previously joined the tour in St. Louis on Sept. 8, filling in for scheduled opener The Pretty Reckless because of scheduling conflicts involving singer Taylor Momsen.

A delayed finale

AC/DC’s New Jersey concert had initially been set for Sept. 25, but the band canceled that performance because of a nor’easter storm. The show was rescheduled for Oct. 2, with Foo Fighters subsequently announced as the surprise opening act.

The new date became the final stop on AC/DC’s Power Up Tour, which supported the group’s 2020 album, Power Up. The album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart.

With Foo Fighters opening the show, Grohl sharing his memories of discovering AC/DC as a child and the singer later returning for “Highway to Hell,” the rescheduled concert ended the tour with an unexpected collaboration.

What Happens Next?

AC/DC has not announced any additional dates beyond the Power Up Tour. Johnson left the MetLife Stadium audience with a hopeful but noncommittal farewell at the end of the concert: “Good night, hope we’ll see you again.”