Pamela Pardy started to get nervous when she saw the aftermath of a storm about 2,000 kilometres away.

The 56-year-old Newfoundlander has been planning a trip to Toronto for months with her partner and friends to see AC/DC’s first tour since 2016, and maybe one of their last given the ages of the group’s core members. She’s been imagining herself high kicking to “Thunderstruck” like a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader while her husband drums along to some of their classic rock anthems in preparation.