Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe has a well-earned reputation for booking tribute acts that actually deliver, and their May 15th offering fits the profile perfectly. Live Wire, one of the more respected AC/DC tributes working the Eastern Seaboard, brings the full voltage of the Australian hard rock institution to the Pocono Mountains stage for an 8:00 PM show that promises maximum decibels and maximum crowd participation.
AC/DC is one of the most tribute-resistant catalogs in rock — the riffs are too well-known, the production too specific, and Bon Scott’s and Brian Johnson’s deliveries too individually indelible for imitation to feel credible unless the band commits completely. Live Wire earns their reputation by doing exactly that. The ensemble focuses on recreation over approximation: the tuning, the stage movement, the Marshall stack worship that AC/DC turned into a religious experience.
The setlist naturally draws from across the catalog — “Highway to Hell,” “Back in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “TNT,” “You Shook Me All Night Long” — giving the audience the full sweep of AC/DC’s decades of hard rock dominance. For Penn’s Peak audiences who have seen the venue deliver on this promise before, Live Wire represents another well-chosen booking.
Penn’s Peak is one of the most scenically situated venues in the region, tucked into the Pocono mountains with dining and bar service available before the show. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Doors open prior to the 8:00 PM start.