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

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