NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) -
AC/DC take their hugely successful
Black Ice World Tour to Europe. Dates begin on February 18 in Oslo and conclude in Glasgow on June 30 (see below for full itinerary).
AC/DC kicked off their
Black Ice World Tour in late October 2008, crisscrossing North
America and garnering raves from critics along the way. The Dallas Morning News raved "This is real rock n roll," while The
Boston Globe exclaimed "AC/DC is the greatest band ever."
The Black Ice World Tour was given the 'Major Tour of the Year' award at the 20th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. The awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on January 30th at Nokia Theatre.
Released globally on October 20, 2008, Black Ice was recently certified Double Platinum in the U.S. Black Ice is AC/DC's first new album in over eight years and it's evident the band is still an incredible force in rock.
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 (Netherland, Spain, Poland and Brazil). With over 6.5 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 Walmart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com.
Black Ice World Tour Dates:
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
May 13 - Leipzig, DE - Zentralstadium
May 15 - Munich, DE - Olympic Stadium
May 17 - Gelsenkirchen, DE - Veltins Arena
May 19 - Cologne, DE - Stadion
May 22 - Hockenheimring, DE - Formula 1 Racing Track
May 24 - Vienna, AU - Ernst-Happel Stadium
May 26 - Belgrade, SRB - Partizan Stadium
May 28 - Athens, GR - Olympic Stadium
June 3 - Lisbon, POR - Alvalade Stadium
June 5 - Madrid, SP - Madrid Vicente Calderon
June 7 - Barcelona, SP - Estadi Olympic
June 9 - Marseille, FR - Stadt Velodrome
June 12 - Paris, FR - 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
