Black Ice World Tour


The Black Ice World Tour was a concert tour by the Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their fifteenth studio album Black Ice, which was released on 20 October 2008. 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.
"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!'"

History

The tour began with a North American leg, kicking off in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in late October and continuing until late December. The initial leg was met with unprecedented demand, with 18 record sell-outs across the continent. A second North American leg commenced in January 2009, ultimately culminating later in the month in Nashville, Tennessee.
In February 2009, the group began their first round of European shows, beginning in Oslo and wrapping up in Birmingham, U.K. in April. One of two dates scheduled in Antwerp, Belgium was cancelled after lead singer Brian Johnson fell ill. On 29 March, the concert in Zürich, Switzerland was postponed due to undisclosed "technical difficulties" and was rescheduled for 6 April.
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.
In July 2009, the band started a third leg of North America, playing a mix of outdoor and indoor venues. The tour reached many Canadian markets that had been missed on the previous two legs. A fourth leg, which included dates in Mexico and Puerto Rico, followed in October and November. The initial six dates on the leg were postponed after Johnson underwent a medical procedure which subsequently required rest. 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!'"
In November and December 2009, the band headed to South America, playing shows in Brazil and Argentina. The concerts in Buenos Aires were filmed for the DVD Live at River Plate, to be released on 10 May 2011. 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.
In January 2010, the group began a round of dates in New Zealand, subsequently reaching their native Australia in February. The Australian shows were the fastest selling concerts in the history of the country, with extra dates added in most markets due to demand. In early February, Johnson responded to the internet fans who had asked for a setlist change, saying "Fuck them", and that the stage show was too complicated for them to change songs easily. Following the Australian tour, which ended in 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."
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 " was omitted from the setlist for the first time since 30 July 2003. 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. The tour was also nominated in the "Top Tour" and "Top Draw" categories at the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards. 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."
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 Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang Tour, which grossed $558.3 million in the mid-2000s, and U2's 360° Tour, which grossed $736.1 million in 2011. It dropped to fourth place after Roger Waters' The Wall Live tour when the latter ended in 2013.

Set list

  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"#endnote 1|
  7. "Thunderstruck"
  8. "Black Ice"#endnote 1|
  9. "The Jack"
  10. "Hells Bells"
  11. "Shoot to Thrill"#endnote 2|
  12. "War Machine"#endnote 1|
  13. "Dog Eat Dog"#endnote 1|
  14. "Anything Goes"#endnote 1|
  15. "High Voltage"#endnote 1|
  16. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  17. "T.N.T."
  18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  19. "Let There Be Rock"
Encore
  2. "Highway to Hell"
  3. "For Those About to Rock "#endnote 1|
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Tour dates

Date CityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
5 JanuaryClevelandUnited StatesQuicken Loans ArenaThe Answer20,500 / 20,500$1,875,750
7 JanuaryPittsburghUnited StatesMellon ArenaThe Answer12,937 / 13,118$1,145,063
9 JanuaryTorontoCanadaRogers CentreThe Answer45,350 / 45,350$3,414,693
11 JanuaryCincinnatiUnited StatesU.S. Bank ArenaThe Answer11,864 / 12,004$1,053,863
13 JanuarySt. LouisUnited StatesScottrade CenterThe Answer14,394 / 14,394$1,276,091
15 JanuaryOmahaUnited StatesQwest CenterThe Answer14,591 / 14,591$1,305,895
17 JanuaryFargoUnited StatesFargodomeThe Answer21,692 / 21,692$1,870,334
19 JanuarySt. PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy CenterThe Answer15,499 / 15,499$1,387,161
21 JanuaryKansas CityUnited StatesSprint CenterThe Answer15,000 / 15,000$1,387,500
23 JanuaryDallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines CenterThe Answer14,521 / 14,521$1,253,179
26 JanuaryTulsaUnited StatesBOK CenterThe Answer17,000 / 17,000$1,555,500
28 JanuaryNorth Little RockUnited StatesAlltel ArenaThe Answer11,858 / 11,858$953,327
30 JanuaryMemphisUnited StatesFedExForumThe Answer13,673 / 13,673$1,155,086
31 JanuaryNashvilleUnited StatesSommet CenterThe Answer14,476 / 14,476$1,263,441
18 FebruaryOsloNorwayTelenor ArenaThe Answer22,100 / 22,100$1,387,217
20 FebruaryStockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeThe Answer27,000 / 27,000$1,844,100
22 FebruaryStockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeThe Answer27,000 / 27,000$1,844,100
25 FebruaryParisFrancePalais omnisports de Paris-BercyThe Answer33,000 / 33,000$2,758,140
27 FebruaryParisFrancePalais omnisports de Paris-BercyThe Answer33,000 / 33,000$2,758,140
1 MarchAntwerpBelgiumSportpaleisThe Answer16,279 / 16,279$1,157,604
5 MarchLeipzigGermanyMessehalleThe Answer16,700 / 16,700$1,390,108
7 MarchDüsseldorfGermanyISS DomeThe Answer12,488 / 12,488$1,039,501
9 MarchOberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener ArenaThe Answer11,545 / 11,545$961,005
11 MarchBremenGermanyAWD-DomeThe Answer11,764 / 11,764$979,235
13 MarchRotterdamNetherlandsSportpaleis van AhoyThe Answer9,700 / 9,700$666,293
15 MarchDortmundGermanyWestfalenhalleThe Answer12,254 / 12,254$1,020,022
17 MarchPragueCzech RepublicO2 ArenaThe Answer14,000 / 14,000$1,045,520
19 MarchMilanItalyMediolanum ForumThe Answer23,000 / 23,000$1,817,000
21 MarchMilanItalyMediolanum ForumThe Answer23,000 / 23,000$1,817,000
23 MarchBudapestHungaryBudapest SportarénaThe Answer14,400 / 14,400$999,282
25 MarchFrankfurtGermanyFesthalle FrankfurtThe Answer13,079 / 13,079$1,088,695
27 MarchMunichGermanyOlympiahalleThe Answer11,136 / 11,136$926,960
31 MarchBarcelonaSpainPalau Sant JordiThe Answer17,880 / 17,880$1,330,203
2 AprilMadridSpainPalacio de los DeportesThe Answer15,911 / 15,911$1,189,202
4 AprilBilbaoSpainBizkaia ArenaThe Answer16,320 / 16,320$1,206,635
6 AprilZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionRedwood12,500 / 12,500$858,625
14 AprilLondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaThe Answer36,383 / 37,310$2,155,362
16 AprilLondonEnglandThe O2 ArenaThe Answer36,383 / 37,310$2,155,362
18 AprilDublinIrelandThe O2The Answer12,060 / 12,060$979,364
21 AprilManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News ArenaThe Answer15,000 / 15,000$812,250
23 AprilBirminghamEnglandLG ArenaThe Answer11,800 / 11,800$638,970
13 MayLeipzigGermanyZentralstadionThe Answer51,000 / 51,000$4,758,810
15 MayMunichGermanyOlympiastadionThe Answer70,000 / 70,000$6,531,700
17 MayGelsenkirchenGermanyVeltins-ArenaThe Answer58,000 / 58,000$5,411,980
19 MayCologneGermanyMüngersdorfer StadionThe Answer45,724 / 45,724$4,266,506
22 MayHockenheimGermanyHockenheimringThe Answer90,000 / 90,000$8,397,900
24 MayViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-StadionThe Answer60,000 / 60,000$5,488,800
26 MayBelgradeSerbiaPartizan StadiumThe Answer
Amajlija		32,716 / 45,000$2,363,549
28 MayAthensGreeceOlympiakó StádioThe Answer45,000 / 73,997$5,100,750
3 JuneLisbonPortugalEstádio José AlvaladeMundo Cão
The Vicious Five		51,500 / 51,500$3,537,535
5 JuneMadridSpainVicente Calderón StadiumThe Answer55,000 / 55,000$4,093,100
7 JuneBarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysThe Answer64,196 / 64,376$5,906,138
9 JuneMarseilleFranceStade VélodromeThe Answer
Cafe Bertrand		57,000 / 57,000$5,123,160
12 JuneSaint-DenisFranceStade de FranceThe Answer
Cafe Bertrand		78,000 / 78,000$6,123,000
15 JuneOsloNorwayValle HovinThe Answer
Skambankt		40,000 / 40,000$4,136,860
17 JuneHelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Olympic StadiumThe Answer
Blake		44,522 / 44,522$4,640,928
19 JuneCopenhagenDenmarkParken StadiumThe Answer
The Floor Is Made of Lava		48,869 / 48,869$5,363,954
21 JuneGothenburgSwedenUllevi StadionThe Answer
Bullet		56,568 / 56,568$4,518,232
23 JuneAmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaThe Answer
Drive Like Maria		50,541 / 50,541$4,361,233
26 JuneLondonEnglandWembley StadiumThe Answer
The Subways		70,000 / 70,000$5,209,400
28 JuneNaasIrelandPunchestown RacecourseThe Answer
The Blizzards		69,354 / 69,354$6,826,792
30 JuneGlasgowScotlandHampden ParkThe Answer
The Subways		52,000 / 52,000$3,571,880
28 JulyFoxboroughUnited StatesGillette StadiumThe Answer
Anvil		46,500 / 46,500$3,162,000
31 JulyEast RutherfordUnited StatesGiants StadiumThe Answer
Anvil		46,673 / 53,567$3,266,661
2 AugustAlbanyUnited StatesTimes Union CenterThe Answer——
6 AugustMonctonCanadaMagnetic Hill Concert SiteAnvil
The Answer		70,000 / 90,000$12,044,900
8 AugustMontrealCanadaStade OlympiqueThe Answer53,049 / 53,049$4,234,534
10 AugustOttawaCanadaScotiabank PlaceThe Answer14,071 / 14,071$1,290,639
14 AugustChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterThe Answer12,995 / 14,381$1,163,053
16 AugustAuburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn HillsThe Answer11,920 / 15,100$938,248
18 AugustGrand RapidsUnited StatesVan Andel ArenaThe Answer10,124 / 10,788$895,896
22 AugustWinnipegCanadaCanad Inns StadiumThe Answer41,536 / 41,536$3,665,372
24 AugustReginaCanadaMosaic Stadium at Taylor FieldThe Answer41,271 / 41,271$3,531,449
26 AugustEdmontonCanadaCommonwealth StadiumThe Answer55,838 / 55,838$4,764,061
29 AugustVancouverCanadaBC Place StadiumThe Answer47,021 / 47,021$4,122,831
31 AugustTacomaUnited StatesTacoma DomeThe Answer19,906 / 19,906$1,781,587
2 SeptemberSan JoseUnited StatesHP Pavilion at San JoseThe Answer——
4 SeptemberFresnoUnited StatesSave Mart Center at Fresno StateThe Answer——
6 SeptemberSan DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports ArenaThe Answer11,033 / 11,258$965,379
8 SeptemberAnaheimUnited StatesHonda CenterThe Answer12,123 / 12,892$1,080,749
16 OctoberWashington, D.C.United StatesVerizon CenterThe Answer11,258 / 14,048$1,010,930
18 OctoberBuffaloUnited StatesHSBC ArenaThe Answer——
21 OctoberPhiladelphiaUnited StatesWachovia CenterThe Answer8,546 / 15,134$744,907
23 OctoberAtlantaUnited StatesPhilips ArenaThe Answer10,416 / 12,469$832,481
25 OctoberGreensboroUnited StatesGreensboro ColiseumThe Answer13,681 / 14,934$923,101
28 OctoberNew OrleansUnited StatesNew Orleans ArenaThe Answer8,613 / 17,000$770,864
30 OctoberJacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaThe Answer9,778 / 10,550$792,307
2 NovemberDallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines CenterThe Answer9,241 / 13,214$742,313
4 NovemberOklahoma CityUnited StatesFord CenterThe Answer8,027 / 11,775$686,376
6 NovemberAustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin CenterThe Answer11,500 / 11,500$1,029,250
8 NovemberHoustonUnited StatesToyota CenterThe Answer11,115 / 12,895$653,958
12 NovemberMexico CityMexicoForo SolMustang50,853 / 53,536$2,766,306
15 NovemberEl PasoUnited StatesDon Haskins CenterJonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights——
19 NovemberOrlandoUnited StatesAmway ArenaMegaphone17,740 / 17,740$1,605,470
21 NovemberSan JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot ColiseumMil Muertos18,500 / 18,500$1,655,750
27 NovemberSão PauloBrazilEstádio do MorumbiNasi69,354 / 69,354$6,928,7000
2 DecemberBuenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate StadiumHéroes Del Asfalto
Las Pelotas		170,630 / 191,649$9,202,394
4 DecemberBuenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate StadiumHéroes Del Asfalto
Las Pelotas		170,630 / 191,649$9,202,394
6 DecemberBuenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate StadiumHéroes Del Asfalto
Las Pelotas		170,630 / 191,649$9,202,394