Black Ice World Tour

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Black Ice World Tour
Tour by AC/DC
AC/DC performing at Rogers Centre in Toronto on 7 November 2008.
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Oceania
  • Asia
Associated albumBlack Ice
Start date26 October 2008
End date28 June 2010
Legs8
No. of shows168
Supporting acts
Box office$441.6 million[a]
AC/DC concert chronology

The Black Ice World Tour was a 2008–2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their fifteenth studio album Black Ice, which was released on 20 October 2008.[2] This tour had 8 legs around the world lasting more than 20 months starting on 26 October 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and finishing on 28 June 2010 in Bilbao, Spain.

Background

Overview

The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000 and 2001.[3] It was the last tour with founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band in September 2014 due to ill health and died in November 2017. It was also the last with longtime drummer Phil Rudd, who was charged in November 2014 for hiring a hitman to murder someone and possession of drugs. They were replaced by Stevie Young and Chris Slade respectively. This was also the last full tour to feature longtime vocalist Brian Johnson, who left halfway through the Rock or Bust World Tour due to hearing problems and was replaced by Axl Rose.[citation needed]

"It never gets boring," declared Johnson. "They're just the best rock band – and, just to listen to them every night, it gets me. Every time they kick in, you think, 'What the fuck?!' You're on again and you're thinking, 'This is ridiculous! I'm still grooving!'"[4]

History

The tour began with a North American leg, kicking off in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in late October and continuing until late December.[5] The initial leg was met with unprecedented demand, with 18 record sell-outs across the continent.[6] A second North American leg commenced in January 2009, ultimately culminating later in the month in Nashville, Tennessee.[7]

In February 2009, the group began their first round of European shows, beginning in Oslo and wrapping up in Birmingham, U.K. in April.[8] One of two dates scheduled in Antwerp, Belgium was cancelled after lead singer Brian Johnson fell ill.[9] On 29 March, the concert in Zürich, Switzerland was postponed due to undisclosed "technical difficulties"[10] and was rescheduled for 6 April.[11]

In May 2009, the band commenced a second European leg – all in outdoor stadiums and venues – beginning in Leipzig, Germany and ended the following month in Glasgow, Scotland.[12]

In July 2009, the band started a third leg of North America, playing a mix of outdoor and indoor venues.[13] The tour reached many Canadian markets that had been missed on the previous two legs.[14] A fourth leg, which included dates in Mexico and Puerto Rico, followed in October and November.[15] The initial six dates on the leg were postponed after Johnson underwent a medical procedure which subsequently required rest.[16] Five of these shows were ultimately rescheduled for spring 2010; one date to be held in Phoenix, Arizona was cancelled due to a "scheduling conflict".

To Classic Rock in July 2009, Brian Johnson remarked: "We were talking about the end of the tour and I said, 'We're finishing in May and that's me done!' But Malcolm said, 'What are you talking about? We're not gonna let you retire!'"[17]

In November and December 2009, the band headed to South America, playing shows in Brazil and Argentina.[18] The concerts in Buenos Aires were filmed for the DVD Live at River Plate, to be released on 10 May 2011.[19] Footage was also used in the video for "Shoot to Thrill", on the Iron Man 2 soundtrack, along with another video with footage and audio from the Buenos Aires shows of "Highway to Hell" which is also featured in the Iron Man 2 soundtrack. Earlier in November, it was falsely reported that a group of fans had issued a complaint to the band, criticising the setlist; it was merely a request to mix up the current touring setlist.[20][21]

In January 2010, the group began a round of dates in New Zealand,

Perth, Western Australia
, the group played three shows in Japan.

On the Oceania tour leg from 28 January 2010 – 8 March 2010, "High Voltage" was played in tribute to Bon Scott around the 30th anniversary of his death. Scott appeared on the screen during the chorus.

In April 2010, the band returned to the United States to play the five shows rescheduled from October 2009. Later that month, Iron Man 2 – soundtrack to the film of the same name – was released. It comprised a host of the group's hits and lesser-known songs from early to recent years, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart.

In May 2010, the band commenced a third leg of Europe, which included an appearance at the Download Festival in the U.K. "The reports that AC/DC believe their record-breaking fourth appearance at the Donington site to be their own gig, rather than part of the festival, is compounded by the fact that they've brought their own stage," remarked Classic Rock. "In Brian Johnson's grunted banter between songs there's no reference to this being anything other than another AC/DC gig, but another AC/DC gig these days is better than almost anything else you're gonna see."[26]

In Oslo in late May, the group were forced to cut their set short due to the local curfew, after an aircraft malfunction caused a delay to the band's arrival. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" was omitted from the setlist for the first time since 30 July 2003.[27] The tour wrapped up in Bilbao, Spain at Estadio San Mamés in late June.

The tour won the "Major Tour of the Year" award at the 2009 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.

Billboard Touring Awards.[29] According to Billboard, the tour "has clearly tapped into a demand for AC/DC, resulting from the band's eight-year absence from touring, and takes its place as one of the band's most successful tours."[30]

By the tour's culmination, the group had played over 160 shows to approximately 4.9 million people. It was one of history's highest grossing concert tours, grossing $441.6 million, third behind

The Wall Live
tour when the latter ended in 2013.

Setlist

A shot of the touring stage taken in between a three show run at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 14 February 2010.
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Train"
  2. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
  3. "Back in Black"
  4. "Big Jack"
  5. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  6. "Shot Down in Flames"[a]
  7. "Thunderstruck"
  8. "Black Ice"[f]
  9. "The Jack"
  10. "Hells Bells"
  11. "Shoot to Thrill"[b]
  12. "War Machine"[f]
  13. "Dog Eat Dog"[c]
  14. "Anything Goes"[e]
  15. "High Voltage"[d]
  16. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  17. "T.N.T."
  18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  19. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

  1. "Highway to Hell"
  2. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"[f]

Notes

  • a. ^ Played on all dates from 20 February 2009 to 28 June 2010 (excl. 30 May 2010 in Oslo).
  • b. ^ Omitted on 28 October 2008 in Wilkes-Barre.
  • c. ^ Played on all dates from 13 May 2009 to 6 December 2009.
  • d. ^ Played on all dates in Oceania from 28 January 2010 to 8 March 2010 in tribute to Bon Scott around the 30th anniversary of his death, and on 11 June 2010 at Donington Park during the Download Festival 2010.
  • e. ^ Played on all dates from 28 October 2008 to 24 October 2009.
  • f. ^ Omitted on 30 May 2010 in Oslo.

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[31]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 — North America
26 October 2008[b] Wilkes-Barre United States
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
13,500 / 13,500
28 October 2008 The Answer $920,000
30 October 2008 Rosemont Allstate Arena 27,770 / 27,770 $2,485,415
1 November 2008
3 November 2008 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse 14,458 / 14,458 $1,314,215
5 November 2008 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,189 / 15,189 $1,276,091
7 November 2008 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre 45,000 / 45,000 $4,477,500
9 November 2008 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden 13,718 / 13,718 $1,255,040
12 November 2008 New York City Madison Square Garden 28,136 / 28,136 $2,465,450
13 November 2008
15 November 2008 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 14,931 / 14,931 $1,381,117
17 November 2008 Philadelphia Wachovia Center 15,402 / 15,402 $1,424,685
19 November 2008 East Rutherford Izod Center 20,000 / 20,000 $1,790,000
21 November 2008 Columbus Value City Arena 13,704 / 18,325 $1,226,508
23 November 2008 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 15,419 / 15,419 $1,380,001
25 November 2008 Denver Pepsi Center 12,000 / 12,000 $1,074,000
28 November 2008 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place 14,000 / 14,000 $1,393,000
30 November 2008 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome 21,460 / 21,460 $1,920,670
2 December 2008 Oakland Oracle Arena 28,502 / 28,502 $2,565,180
4 December 2008
6 December 2008 Inglewood The Forum 28,594 / 28,594 $2,673,539
8 December 2008
10 December 2008 Phoenix US Airways Center 14,004 / 14,712 $1,352,852
12 December 2008 San Antonio
AT&T Center
14,491 / 14,491 $1,235,229
14 December 2008 Houston Toyota Center 13,317 / 13,317 $1,178,626
16 December 2008 Atlanta Philips Arena 16,090 / 16,090 $1,268,752
18 December 2008 Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Arena
15,125 / 15,125 $1,360,148
20 December 2008 Sunrise
BankAtlantic Center
14,388 / 14,388 $1,276,696
21 December 2008 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum 15,218 / 15,218 $1,347,033
5 January 2009 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 20,500 / 20,500 $1,875,750
7 January 2009 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena 12,937 / 13,118 $1,145,063
9 January 2009 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre 45,350 / 45,350 $3,414,693
11 January 2009 Cincinnati United States U.S. Bank Arena 11,864 / 12,004 $1,053,863
13 January 2009 St. Louis Scottrade Center 14,394 / 14,394 $1,276,091
15 January 2009 Omaha Qwest Center 14,591 / 14,591 $1,305,895
17 January 2009 Fargo Fargodome 21,692 / 21,692 $1,870,334
19 January 2009 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 15,499 / 15,499 $1,387,161
21 January 2009 Kansas City Sprint Center 15,000 / 15,000 $1,387,500
23 January 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,521 / 14,521 $1,253,179
26 January 2009 Tulsa BOK Center 17,000 / 17,000 $1,555,500
28 January 2009 North Little Rock Alltel Arena 11,858 / 11,858 $953,327
30 January 2009 Memphis FedExForum 13,673 / 13,673 $1,155,086
31 January 2009 Nashville Sommet Center 14,476 / 14,476 $1,263,441
Leg 2 — Europe
18 February 2009 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena The Answer 22,100 / 22,100 $1,387,217
20 February 2009 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe 27,000 / 27,000 $1,844,100
22 February 2009
25 February 2009 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy 33,000 / 33,000 $2,758,140
27 February 2009
1 March 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 16,279 / 16,279 $1,157,604
5 March 2009 Leipzig Germany Messehalle 16,700 / 16,700 $1,390,108
7 March 2009 Düsseldorf ISS Dome 12,488 / 12,488 $1,039,501
9 March 2009 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena 11,545 / 11,545 $961,005
11 March 2009 Bremen AWD-Dome 11,764 / 11,764 $979,235
13 March 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis van Ahoy 9,700 / 9,700 $666,293
15 March 2009 Dortmund Germany
Westfalenhalle
12,254 / 12,254 $1,020,022
17 March 2009 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 14,000 / 14,000 $1,045,520
19 March 2009 Milan Italy
Mediolanum Forum
23,000 / 23,000 $1,817,000
21 March 2009
23 March 2009 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sportaréna 14,400 / 14,400 $999,282
25 March 2009 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt 13,079 / 13,079 $1,088,695
27 March 2009 Munich Olympiahalle 11,136 / 11,136 $926,960
31 March 2009 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi 17,880 / 17,880 $1,330,203
2 April 2009 Madrid Palacio de los Deportes 15,911 / 15,911 $1,189,202
4 April 2009 Bilbao Bizkaia Arena 16,320 / 16,320 $1,206,635
6 April 2009[c] Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion Redwood 12,500 / 12,500 $858,625
14 April 2009 London England The O2 Arena The Answer 36,383 / 37,310 $2,155,362
16 April 2009
18 April 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2 12,060 / 12,060 $979,364
21 April 2009 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena 15,000 / 15,000 $812,250
23 April 2009 Birmingham LG Arena 11,800 / 11,800 $638,970
13 May 2009 Leipzig Germany Zentralstadion 51,000 / 51,000 $4,758,810
15 May 2009 Munich Olympiastadion 70,000 / 70,000 $6,531,700
17 May 2009 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 58,000 / 58,000 $5,411,980
19 May 2009 Cologne Müngersdorfer Stadion 45,724 / 45,724 $4,266,506
22 May 2009 Hockenheim Hockenheimring 90,000 / 90,000 $8,397,900
24 May 2009 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion 60,000 / 60,000 $5,488,800
26 May 2009 Belgrade Serbia Partizan Stadium The Answer
Amajlija
32,716 / 45,000 $2,363,549
28 May 2009 Athens Greece Olympiakó Stádio The Answer 45,000 / 73,997 $5,100,750
3 June 2009 Lisbon Portugal Estádio José Alvalade Mundo Cão
The Vicious Five
51,500 / 51,500 $3,537,535
5 June 2009 Madrid Spain Vicente Calderón Stadium The Answer 55,000 / 55,000 $4,093,100
7 June 2009 Barcelona Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 64,196 / 64,376 $5,906,138
9 June 2009 Marseille France Stade Vélodrome The Answer
Cafe Bertrand
57,000 / 57,000 $5,123,160
12 June 2009
Saint-Denis
Stade de France 78,000 / 78,000 $6,123,000
15 June 2009 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin The Answer
Skambankt
40,000 / 40,000 $4,136,860
17 June 2009 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium The Answer
Blake
44,522 / 44,522 $4,640,928
19 June 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium The Answer
The Floor Is Made of Lava
48,869 / 48,869 $5,363,954
21 June 2009 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadion The Answer
Bullet
56,568 / 56,568 $4,518,232
23 June 2009 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena The Answer
Drive Like Maria
50,541 / 50,541 $4,361,233
26 June 2009 London England Wembley Stadium The Answer
The Subways
70,000 / 70,000 $5,209,400
28 June 2009 Naas Ireland Punchestown Racecourse The Answer
The Blizzards
69,354 / 69,354 $6,826,792
30 June 2009 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park The Answer
The Subways
52,000 / 52,000 $3,571,880
Leg 3 — North America
28 July 2009 Foxborough United States Gillette Stadium The Answer
Anvil
46,500 / 46,500 $3,162,000
31 July 2009 East Rutherford Giants Stadium 46,673 / 53,567 $3,266,661
2 August 2009 Albany Times Union Center The Answer
6 August 2009 Moncton Canada Magnetic Hill Concert Site Anvil
The Answer
70,000 / 90,000 $12,044,900
8 August 2009 Montreal Stade Olympique The Answer 53,049 / 53,049 $4,234,534
10 August 2009 Ottawa Scotiabank Place 14,071 / 14,071 $1,290,639
14 August 2009 Chicago United States United Center 12,995 / 14,381 $1,163,053
16 August 2009 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,920 / 15,100 $938,248
18 August 2009 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena 10,124 / 10,788 $895,896
22 August 2009 Winnipeg Canada
Canad Inns Stadium
41,536 / 41,536 $3,665,372
24 August 2009 Regina Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field 41,271 / 41,271 $3,531,449
26 August 2009 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium 55,838 / 55,838 $4,764,061
29 August 2009 Vancouver BC Place Stadium 47,021 / 47,021 $4,122,831
31 August 2009[d] Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome 19,906 / 19,906 $1,781,587
2 September 2009 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
4 September 2009 Fresno Save Mart Center at Fresno State
6 September 2009 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena 11,033 / 11,258 $965,379
8 September 2009 Anaheim Honda Center 12,123 / 12,892 $1,080,749
16 October 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 11,258 / 14,048 $1,010,930
18 October 2009 Buffalo HSBC Arena
21 October 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Center 8,546 / 15,134 $744,907
23 October 2009 Atlanta Philips Arena 10,416 / 12,469 $832,481
25 October 2009 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 13,681 / 14,934 $923,101
28 October 2009 New Orleans New Orleans Arena 8,613 / 17,000 $770,864
30 October 2009 Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 9,778 / 10,550 $792,307
2 November 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center 9,241 / 13,214 $742,313
4 November 2009 Oklahoma City Ford Center 8,027 / 11,775 $686,376
6 November 2009 Austin Frank Erwin Center 11,500 / 11,500 $1,029,250
8 November 2009 Houston Toyota Center 11,115 / 12,895 $653,958
12 November 2009 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol Mustang 50,853 / 53,536 $2,766,306
15 November 2009 El Paso United States Don Haskins Center Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights
19 November 2009 Orlando Amway Arena Megaphone 17,740 / 17,740 $1,605,470
21 November 2009 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Mil Muertos 18,500 / 18,500 $1,655,750
Leg 4 — South America
27 November 2009 São Paulo Brazil Estádio do Morumbi Nasi 69,354 / 69,354 $6,928,7000
2 December 2009 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium Héroes Del Asfalto
Las Pelotas
170,630 / 191,649 $9,202,394
4 December 2009
6 December 2009
Leg 5 — Oceania
28 January 2010 Wellington New Zealand Westpac Stadium The Checks
Shihad
60,400 / 60,400 $6,253,709
30 January 2010
4 February 2010 Auckland Western Springs Stadium 49,963 / 49,963 $5,484,920
11 February 2010 Melbourne Australia Etihad Stadium Calling All Cars
Wolfmother
184,469 / 184,469 $23,356,091
13 February 2010
15 February 2010
18 February 2010 Sydney ANZ Stadium 213,045 / 213,045 $25,665,711
20 February 2010
22 February 2010
25 February 2010 Brisbane Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 90,039 / 90,039 $10,374,709
27 February 2010
2 March 2010 Adelaide Adelaide Oval 41,569 / 41,569 $5,396,590
6 March 2010 Perth Subiaco Oval 97,907 / 97,907 $12,363,928
8 March 2010
Leg 6 — Asia
12 March 2010 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena 32,000 / 32,000 $3,332,800
14 March 2010
16 March 2010 Osaka Osaka Dome 36,000 / 36,000 $3,749,400
Leg 7 — North America
9 April 2010[e] Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena Rival Sons 13,500 / 13,500 $1,268,730
11 April 2010[f] Kansas City Sprint Center Shaman's Harvest 12,000 / 18,000 $1,098,000
13 April 2010[g] Louisville Freedom Hall Broken Spurs 16,000 / 16,000 $1,464,000
15 April 2010[h] Milwaukee Bradley Center Black Frog 20,000 / 20,000 $2,088,000
17 April 2010[i] Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena The Last Vegas 15,000 / 15,000 $1,357,500
Leg 8 — Europe
14 May 2010 Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski Stadium Konkourent 60,000 / 60,000 $7,015,800
16 May 2010 Bucharest Romania Piața Constituției Down
Iris
60,000 / 70,000 $6,623,400
19 May 2010 Udine Italy Stadio Friuli Le Vibrazioni
Maurizio Solieri
46,487 / 46,487 $3,832,634
22 May 2010 Wels Austria Flugplatz Boon
Kaiser Franz Josef
Volbeat
82,000 / 82,000 $7,689,140
25 May 2010 Hanover Germany Messegelände Accept
Boon
80,000 / 80,000 $7,556,800
27 May 2010 Warsaw Poland Bemowo Airport
Dzem
63,303 / 70,000 $4,120,923
30 May 2010 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin Audrey Horne 40,000 / 40,000 $4,403,739
1 June 2010 Tampere Finland Ratina Stadion Zero Nine 32,475 / 32,475 $3,137,809
3 June 2010 Stockholm Sweden Olympiastadion Hardcore Superstar 31,790 / 31,790 $2,859,735
5 June 2010 Horsens Denmark
CASA Arena Horsens
Black City 30,000 / 30,000
8 June 2010[j] Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse Krokus 42,000 / 45,000 $5,902,680
10 June 2010[k] Leicestershire England Donington Park 90,000 / 110,000 $17,667,000
13 June 2010[l] Stuttgart Germany Cannstatter Wasen 60,981 / 60,981
15 June 2010 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann 40,000 / 56,000
18 June 2010 Saint-Denis Stade de France 78,000 / 78,000 $6,123,000
20 June 2010 Dresden Germany Ostragehege 70,000 / 70,000
22 June 2010 Berlin Olympiastadion 65,958 / 65,958
26 June 2010 Seville Spain Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla 50,435 / 60,000 $4,143,863
28 June 2010 Bilbao San Mamés Stadium 41,759 / 42,387 $3,345,137
Total $

Cancelled dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation[31]
Date City Country Venue Reason
29 November 2008 Seattle United States
KeyArena
3 March 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Brian Johnson falling ill
10 July 2009 Stuttgart Germany Cannstatter Wasen Schedule changes
4 September 2009
Los Angeles
United States Staples Center
1 October 2009 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena Brian Johnson resting from a medical procedure
December 2009 Lima Peru National Stadium of Peru Stadium unavailability
2 December 2009 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Logistics not meeting the band's production requirements
30 May 2010 Tallinn Estonia Song Festival Grounds

Personnel

See also

Notes

  1. ^ $617.01 million in 2023 dollars.[1]
  2. ^ This show on 26 October 2008 was a final dress rehearsal, and has been attended by contest winners.[32]
  3. ^ Originally scheduled for 29 March 2009.
  4. ^ Originally scheduled for 30 August 2009.
  5. ^ Originally scheduled for 3 October 2009.
  6. ^ Originally scheduled for 8 October 2009.
  7. ^ Originally scheduled for 6 October 2009.
  8. ^ Originally scheduled for 14 October 2009.
  9. ^ Originally scheduled for 10 October 2009.
  10. ^ Originally scheduled to take place at Letzigrund, Zurich.
  11. ^ Part of Download Festival.
  12. ^ Originally scheduled for 10 July 2009.

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