Flick of the Switch Tour


The Flick of the Switch Tour was a concert tour by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their ninth studio album, Flick of the Switch, which was released on 15 August 1983.

Background

The Flick of the Switch tour took place in North America during the fall of 1983 when it was initially postponed, with the band performing on the Monsters of Rock Tour in 1984 alongside Van Halen. The North American leg had lower attendance for some shows on the tour, with mixed reviews coming in for the album. At the sold out show in New York City, the audience were described as "crazy as ever", with the band's music barely being heard over the audience. In 1985, during the recording of the Fly on the Wall album, the band took some time off studio to play two concerts at the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil, on 15 January and 19 January, along with Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake, in front of 400,000 in attendance. The stage design for the tour featured two cannons and pyrotechnics which was handled by Pete Cappadocia.
This was the first AC/DC tour to feature drummer Simon Wright, after the departure of Phil Rudd.
During the Tacoma Dome performance, two fans, a 21-year-old Fort Lewis soldier and a 14-year-old female fired off a skyrocket at the ceiling, burning a hole through it and causing damage costs of $25,000. They were both placed into jail, the 21-year-old later sentenced to three years of hard labor, while the 14-year-old was placed in a juvenile facility.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
11 August 1984San SebastiánSpainVelódromo de Anoeta
18 August 1984Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park
25 August 1984StockholmSwedenRåsunda Stadium
31 August 1984WinterthurSwitzerlandStadion Schützenwiese
1 September 1984KarlsruheWest GermanyWildparkstadion
2 September 1984NurembergWest GermanyStadion am Dutzendteich
5 September 1984RomeItalyNettuno Stadio Comunale
7 September 1984TurinItalyStadio Olimpico di Torino
11 September 1984ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
12 September 1984LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier

DateCityCountryVenue
15 January 1985Rio de JaneiroBrazilCidade do Rock
19 January 1985Rio de JaneiroBrazilCidade do Rock

Personnel