NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Released globally on Monday October 20, 2008,
Black Ice tops sales charts in 29 Countries including the US, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Argentina, Japan, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and more.
In the US alone
Black Ice has sold more than 780,000 units its first week on sale, marking the band's first ever debut entry at No 1 on the album charts. Over 5 million copies of
Black Ice have been shipped worldwide, combined with close to 5 million in catalog sold this year, the band are poised to sell over 10 million units this year alone.
In the US, Black Ice is being sold exclusively at Walmart, Sam's Club, and https://www.acdc.com. AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band TrackPack, featuring master recordings from the band's fabled 1991 performance at Donnington Castle, will also be sold exclusively by Walmart and Sam's Club in November and in Europe, Australia and New Zealand beginning in early December. In addition, Columbia Records have partnered with Walmart and MTV to create "AC/DC Rock Band Stores" in New York's Times Square and in Los Angeles to give fans in these cities fast access to the band's newest items. These pop up stores have begun selling the album, AC/DC apparel, the Rock Band video game, and Rock Band branded apparel and accessories.
"Rock N Roll Train," the first single from Black Ice, has topped US Rock Radio charts since its release in early September. Sirius XM Radio is also celebrating this exciting new chapter in the band's history by creating "AC/DC Radio," a 24 hour station devoted to playing the band's classic rock songs and exclusive interviews with the band. "AC/DC Radio" will broadcast until January 15, 2009.
The anticipation for a new album and tour by AC/DC has ignited catalog sales. In the past 8 weeks alone AC/DC's catalog sales have exceeded 800,000 units worldwide. No Bull: The Directors Cut - a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of AC/DC's 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain is currently No 1 on Top Music Video chart. The first leg of the Black Ice World Tour kicks off tonight in Wilkes-Barre, PA and runs through April 23, 2009 in Birmingham, UK (see below for full itinerary).
Black Ice World Tour Dates:
October 28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
October 30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
November 1 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
November 3 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
November 5 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
November 7 - Toronto, ONT - Rogers Centre
November 9 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
November 12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
November 13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
November 15 - Washington, D.C. - Verizon Center
November 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
November 19 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
November 21 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
November 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
November 25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
November 28 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
November 29 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
November 30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
December 2 - Oakland, CA - ORACLE Arena
December 4 - Oakland, CA - ORACLE Arena
December 6 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
December 8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
December 10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
December 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
December 14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
December 16 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
December 18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
December 20 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
December 21 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
January 5 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
January 7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
January 9 - Toronto, ONT - Rogers Centre
January 11 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
January 13 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
January 15 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
January 17 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
January 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
January 21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
January 23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
January 26 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
January 28 - Little Rock, AR - ALLTEL Arena
January 30 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
January 31 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
February 18 - Oslo, NO - Telenor Arena
February 20 - Stockholm, SE - The Globe
February 22 - Stockholm, SE - The Globe
February 25 - Paris, FR - Bercy
February 27 - Paris, FR - Bercy
March 1 - Antwerp, BE - Sportpaleis
March 3 - Antwerp, BE - Sportpaleis
March 5 - Leipzig, DE - Halle 1
March 7 - Dusseldorf, DE - ISS Dome
March 9 - Oberhausen, DE - Kopi Arena
March 11 - Bremen , DE - AWD Dome
March 13 - Rotterdam, NL - Ahoy
March 15 - Dortmund, DE - Westfallenhalle
March 17 - Prague - 02 Arena
March 19 - Milan, IT - Datch Forum
March 21 - Milan, IT - Datch Forum
March 23 - Budapest, HU - Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena
March 25 - Frankfurt, DE - Festhalle
March 27 - Munich, DE - Olympiahalle
March 29 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
March 31 - Barcelona, ES - Sant Jordi
April 2 - Madrid, ES - Palacio de los Deportes
April 14 - London, UK - 02 Arena
April 16 - London, UK - 02 Arena
April 18 - Dublin, IE - 02 Arena
April 21 - Manchester, UK - MEN
April 23 - Birmingham, UK - NEC
