NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) -
AC/DC add stadium shows to their
Black Ice World Tour beginning in Leipzig, Germany on May 13, 2009 and running through June 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland.
AC/DC kicked off their hugely successful
Black Ice World Tour in late October and the press can't stop raving about the band's incredible live performance.
The
Chicago Tribune called their live show, "a celebration of all that is great about Rock N Roll," while The
Boston Globe exclaimed "AC/DC is the greatest band ever." The tour is currently making its way across the United States before heading to Europe, see below for full itinerary.
Released globally on October 20, 2008, Black Ice is AC/DC's first new album in over eight years and it's evident the band are still an incredible force in rock. The Washington Post noted that "Black Ice is the best record the band has made in decades" and People magazine put it best by saying "Black Ice finds the Australian rockers at their headbanging, power-chord-crunching best." "Rock N Roll Train," the first single from Black Ice has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. This is AC/DC's fifth Grammy Award nomination.
Black Ice made history debuting at No 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 for Billboard in March of 1991). Black Ice has been certified Multi Platinum in eight countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Additionally Black Ice has achieved Platinum status in twelve countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, UK, Argentina, Singapore and New Zealand) and Gold status in four countries (Netherlands, Spain, Poland and Brazil). With over 6 million copies of Black Ice shipped worldwide, combined with over 5.5 million in catalog sold this year, AC/DC have surpassed The Beatles as the No 1 selling catalog artist in the US for 2008. In the US, Black Ice is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com.
Black Ice World Tour Dates
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, N - Telenor Arena
February 20 - Stockholm, SW - The Globe
February 22 - Stockholm, SW - The Globe
February 25 - Paris, F - Bercy
February 27 - Paris, F - Bercy
March 1 - Antwerp, BE - Sportpaleis
March 3 - Antwerp, BE - Sportpaleis
March 5 - Leipzig, D - Halle 1
March 7 - Dusseldorf, D - ISS Dome
March 9 - Oberhausen, D - Kopi Arena
March 11 - Bremen , D - AWD Dome
March 13 - Rotterdam, NL - Ahoy
March 15 - Dortmund, D - Westfallenhalle
March 17 - Prague - 02 Arena
March 19 - Milan, I - Datch Forum
March 21 - Milan, I - Datch Forum
March 23 - Budapest, HU - Budapest Sportarena
March 25 - Frankfurt, D - Festhalle
March 27 - Munich, D - Olympiahalle
March 29 - Zurich, CH - Hallenstadion
March 31 - Barcelona, E - Sant Jordi
April 2 - Madrid, E - Palacio de los Deportes
April 14 - London, UK - 02 Arena
April 16 - London, UK - 02 Arena
April 18 - Dublin, IR - 02 Arena
April 21 - Manchester, UK - MEN
April 23 - Birmingham, UK - NEC
May 13 - Leipzig, D - Zentralstadium
May 15 - Munich, D - Olympic Stadium
May 17 - Gelsenkirchen, D - Veltins Arena
May 19 - Cologne, D - Stadion
May 22 - Hockenheimring, D - Formula 1 Racing Track
May 24 - Vienna, O - Ernst-Happel Stadium
June 12 - Paris, F - Stadt de France
June 15 - Oslo, NO - Valle Hovin
June 17 - Helsinki, FI - Olympic Stadium
June 19 - Copenhagen, DE - Parken
June 21 - Gothenburg, SW - Ullevi Stadium
June 23 - Amsterdam, NE - Amsterdam Arena
June 26 - London, UK - Wembley Stadium
June 28 - Dublin, IR - Punchestown Racetrack
June 30 - Glasgow, UK - Hampden Park
