Five 747 jets will lap the Tasman Sea seven times each in order to bring the AC/DC mega-show to town.

The jets between them will carry 62 containers from Melbourne to Auckland, from where they will be put on a train to bring to Wellington in time for Saturday night's gig at Westpac Stadium.

Set up of the gig takes a crew of 82 fulltime crew members plus 204 New Zealand crew up to six days.

This tour, Rock or Bust, is the band's 23rd world tour in the past 40 years and will pass though 21 countries.

When the set was put into Wellington's stadium it would probably be the biggest stage ever in the venue, co-promoter Ian Magan said.

The front of the grassed area – Arena A – was close to selling out and it was expected about 35,000 fans would turn out on Saturday night.

With the large stage, that would be about capacity.

This will be the band's third visit to Wellington.

There was the first visit in November, 1991 at Athletic Park where two people were stabbed and 54 arrested yet the band itself got a glowing review.

The rockers returned to Wellington in January, 2010, when 60,000 people saw them over two nights at Westpac Stadium. There were no stabbings, many bared breasts, and fewer arrests than in 1991.