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April 7, 2009
AC/DC Announces Plans For Late Summer U.S. Tour
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AC/DC’S BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR RETURNS TO THE U.S. THIS SUMMER
Tour Kicks Off on July 28 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA
April 6, 2009, New York NY – AC/DC’s highly successful Black Ice World Tour returns to the U.S. on July 28 in Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium (see below for full itinerary). AC/DC kicked off their Black Ice World Tour in late October 2008, crisscrossing North America and Europe garnering raves from critics along the way. The Black Ice World Tour was given the ‘Major Tour of the Year’ award at the 20th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.
Tickets for the Foxborough, East Rutherford, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Tacoma shows go on sale Saturday April 11, 2009. Tickets for the San Jose concert go on sale Sunday April 12. Tickets for the San Diego concert go on sale Saturday April 18. Tickets for the Los Angeles concert go on sale Saturday April 25. Tickets will be available via Ticketmaster and the band’s website, www.acdc.com
Released globally on October 20, 2008, Black Ice has been certified Double Platinum in the U.S. Black Ice is AC/DC’s first new album in over eight years and its evident the band is still an incredible force in rock.
The video for the album’s latest single, “Anything Goes,” was filmed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France on February 27th and is streaming now at www.aol.com.
On October 26th, 2008 AC/DC played their first show in 5 years. Dedicated fans from all over the world traveled to the small industrial town of Wilkes-Barre, PA to be there. A few select fans were chosen to be featured in this documentary. Their stories reflect the commitment and passion of what it means to be a true AC/DC fan over the years. The documentary can be seen now at ACDCFannation.com
Black Ice made history debuting at #1 on album charts in 29 countries and also has the distinction of being Columbia Records’ biggest debut album (since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991). Black Ice has been certified Multi Platinum in eighteen countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Italy, Argentina and the Czech Republic.
Additionally, Black Ice has achieved Platinum status in five countries (including the UK and Spain) and Gold status in four countries (The Netherlands, Poland and Brazil). With over 6.5 million copies of Black Ice shipped worldwide, combined with over 5.5 million in catalog sold last year, AC/DC have surpassed The Beatles as the #1 selling catalog artist in the US for 2008.
In the US, Black Ice is being sold exclusively at Walmart, Sam’s Club, and www.acdc.com.
Upcoming shows in the Black Ice North American tour include:
July 28 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
July 31 -E. Rutherford, NJ – Giants Stadium
August 16 – Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
August 18 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
August 30 -Tacoma, WA -Tacoma Dome
September 2 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavillion
September 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
September 6 – San Diego, CA – Sports Arena
Additional concerts will be announced shortly.
October 2, 2008
AC/DC To Extend ‘Black Ice World Tour’ Into 2009
Press Release:
September 30, 2008, New York NY – AC/DC extend their trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to their Black Ice World Tour. Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The tour kicks off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Tickets for the Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, and Cleveland concerts go on sale October 4 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Toronto concert go on sale October 10 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Omaha, Fargo, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, Tulsa, and Nashville concerts go on sale October 11 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Little Rock and Memphis concerts go on sale October 18 at 10:00 a.m.
18 Black Ice World Tour concerts sold out in record time when tickets went on sale for the initial round of on-sales, with shows being added in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Oakland due to unprecedented fan demand.
Tickets to AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour are available through Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster charge-by-phone, Ticketmaster retail outlets, or at ACDC.com. Specific market on sale dates and times are listed at Ticketmaster.com’s AC/DC page. Fans ordering tickets through Ticketmaster.com will have an exclusive opportunity to pre-order AC/DC’s Black Ice album in connection with their ticket purchase.
The worldwide tour – the band’s first since 2001 – promotes Black Ice, AC/DC’s latest studio album. Black Ice will be released on October 20th and sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, and www.acdc.com. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.walmart.com and www.acdc.com.
Additional appearances throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, will be announced shortly.
The new Black Ice tour dates are as follows:
Dec 20, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
Dec 21, 2008 Tampa,FL St. Pete Times Forum
Jan 05, 2009 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Jan 07, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
Jan 09, 2009 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
Jan 11, 2009 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena
Jan 13, 2009 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Jan 15, 2009 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha
Jan 17, 2009 Fargo, ND Fargodome
Jan 19, 2009 Minneapolis, MN Xcel Energy Center
Jan 21, 2009 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Jan 23, 2009 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Jan 26, 2009 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
Jan 28, 2009 Little Rock, AR ALLTELL Arena
Jan 30, 2009 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
Jan 31, 2009 Nashville, TN Sommet Center
