Black Ice World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Black Ice World Tour
Artist:	AC/DC
Gross:	$441.6 million
Album:	Black Ice
Start Date:	26 October 2008
End Date:	28 June 2010
Number Of Legs:	8
Number Of Shows:	168
Last Tour:	Club Dates/Rolling Stones Tour (2003)
This Tour:	Black Ice World Tour (2008–2010)
Next Tour:	Rock or Bust World Tour (2015–2016)

The Black Ice World Tour was a 2008–2010 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their fifteenth studio album Black Ice, which was released on 20 October 2008.^[1] 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.^[2] It was the last tour with founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who left the band in September 2014 due to ill health and died in November 2017. Until 2018, it was also the last with longtime drummer Phil Rudd, who was charged in November 2014 for hiring a hitman to murder someone and possession of drugs. They were replaced by Stevie Young and Chris Slade respectively.

"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!'"^[3]

History

The tour began with a North American leg, kicking off in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in late October and continuing until late December.^[4] The initial leg was met with unprecedented demand, with 18 record sell-outs across the continent.^[5] A second North American leg commenced in January 2009, ultimately culminating later in the month in Nashville, Tennessee.^[6]

In February 2009, the group began their first round of European shows, beginning in Oslo and wrapping up in Birmingham, U.K. in April.^[7] One of two dates scheduled in Antwerp, Belgium was cancelled after lead singer Brian Johnson fell ill.^[8] On 29 March, the concert in Zürich, Switzerland was postponed due to undisclosed "technical difficulties"^[9] and was rescheduled for 6 April.^[10]

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.^[11]

In July 2009, the band started a third leg of North America, playing a mix of outdoor and indoor venues.^[12] The tour reached many Canadian markets that had been missed on the previous two legs.^[13] A fourth leg, which included dates in Mexico and Puerto Rico, followed in October and November.^[14] The initial six dates on the leg were postponed after Johnson underwent a medical procedure which subsequently required rest.^[15] 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!'"^[16]

In November and December 2009, the band headed to South America, playing shows in Brazil and Argentina.^[17] The concerts in Buenos Aires were filmed for the DVD Live at River Plate, to be released on 10 May 2011.^[18] 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.^{[19] [20]}

In January 2010, the group began a round of dates in New Zealand,^[21] subsequently reaching their native Australia in February.^[22] The Australian shows were the fastest selling concerts in the history of the country, with extra dates added in most markets due to demand.^[23] 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.^[24] 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."^[25]

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 (We Salute You)" was omitted from the setlist for the first time since 30 July 2003.^[26] 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.^[27] The tour was also nominated in the "Top Tour" and "Top Draw" categories at the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards.^[28] 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."^[29]

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"^[a]
7. "Thunderstruck"
8. "Black Ice"^[f]
9. "The Jack"
10. "Hells Bells"
11. "Shoot to Thrill"^[b]
12. "War Machine"^[f]
13. "Dog Eat Dog"^[c]
14. "Anything Goes"^[e]
15. "High Voltage"^[d]
16. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
17. "T.N.T."
18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
19. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

20. "Highway to Hell"
21. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"^[f]

Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue^[30]

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
Leg 1 — North America
26 October 2008	Wilkes-Barre	United States	Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza		13,500 / 13,500
28 October 2008				The Answer		$920,000
30 October 2008	Rosemont		Allstate Arena		27,770 / 27,770	$2,485,415
1 November 2008
3 November 2008	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse		14,458 / 14,458	$1,314,215
5 November 2008	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills		15,189 / 15,189	$1,276,091
7 November 2008	Toronto	Canada	Rogers Centre		45,000 / 45,000	$4,477,500
9 November 2008	Boston	United States	TD Banknorth Garden		13,718 / 13,718	$1,255,040
12 November 2008	New York City		Madison Square Garden		28,136 / 28,136	$2,465,450
13 November 2008
15 November 2008	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center		14,931 / 14,931	$1,381,117
17 November 2008	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center		15,402 / 15,402	$1,424,685
19 November 2008	East Rutherford		Izod Center		20,000 / 20,000	$1,790,000
21 November 2008	Columbus		Value City Arena		13,704 / 18,325	$1,226,508
23 November 2008	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center		15,419 / 15,419	$1,380,001
25 November 2008	Denver		Pepsi Center		12,000 / 12,000	$1,074,000
28 November 2008	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place		14,000 / 14,000	$1,393,000
30 November 2008	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome		21,460 / 21,460	$1,920,670
2 December 2008	Oakland		Oracle Arena		28,502 / 28,502	$2,565,180
4 December 2008
6 December 2008	Inglewood		The Forum		28,594 / 28,594	$2,673,539
8 December 2008
10 December 2008	Phoenix		US Airways Center		14,004 / 14,712	$1,352,852
12 December 2008	San Antonio		AT&T Center		14,491 / 14,491	$1,235,229
14 December 2008	Houston		Toyota Center		13,317 / 13,317	$1,178,626
16 December 2008	Atlanta		Philips Arena		16,090 / 16,090	$1,268,752
18 December 2008	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena		15,125 / 15,125	$1,360,148
20 December 2008	Sunrise		BankAtlantic Center		14,388 / 14,388	$1,276,696
21 December 2008	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum		15,218 / 15,218	$1,347,033
5 January 2009	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena		20,500 / 20,500	$1,875,750
7 January 2009	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena		12,937 / 13,118	$1,145,063
9 January 2009	Toronto	Canada	Rogers Centre		45,350 / 45,350	$3,414,693
11 January 2009	Cincinnati	United States	U.S. Bank Arena		11,864 / 12,004	$1,053,863
13 January 2009	St. Louis		Scottrade Center		14,394 / 14,394	$1,276,091
15 January 2009	Omaha		Qwest Center		14,591 / 14,591	$1,305,895
17 January 2009	Fargo		Fargodome		21,692 / 21,692	$1,870,334
19 January 2009	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center		15,499 / 15,499	$1,387,161
21 January 2009	Kansas City		Sprint Center		15,000 / 15,000	$1,387,500
23 January 2009	Dallas		American Airlines Center		14,521 / 14,521	$1,253,179
26 January 2009	Tulsa		BOK Center		17,000 / 17,000	$1,555,500
28 January 2009	North Little Rock		Alltel Arena		11,858 / 11,858	$953,327
30 January 2009	Memphis		FedExForum		13,673 / 13,673	$1,155,086
31 January 2009	Nashville		Sommet Center		14,476 / 14,476	$1,263,441
Leg 2 — Europe
18 February 2009	Oslo	Norway	Telenor Arena	The Answer	22,100 / 22,100	$1,387,217
20 February 2009	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe		27,000 / 27,000	$1,844,100
22 February 2009
25 February 2009	Paris	France	Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy		33,000 / 33,000	$2,758,140
27 February 2009
1 March 2009	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis		16,279 / 16,279	$1,157,604
5 March 2009	Leipzig	Germany	Messehalle		16,700 / 16,700	$1,390,108
7 March 2009	Düsseldorf		ISS Dome		12,488 / 12,488	$1,039,501
9 March 2009	Oberhausen		König Pilsener Arena		11,545 / 11,545	$961,005
11 March 2009	Bremen		AWD-Dome		11,764 / 11,764	$979,235
13 March 2009	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis van Ahoy		9,700 / 9,700	$666,293
15 March 2009	Dortmund	Germany	Westfalenhalle		12,254 / 12,254	$1,020,022
17 March 2009	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena		14,000 / 14,000	$1,045,520
19 March 2009	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum		23,000 / 23,000	$1,817,000
21 March 2009
23 March 2009	Budapest	Hungary	Budapest Sportaréna		14,400 / 14,400	$999,282
25 March 2009	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt		13,079 / 13,079	$1,088,695
27 March 2009	Munich		Olympiahalle		11,136 / 11,136	$926,960
31 March 2009	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi		17,880 / 17,880	$1,330,203
2 April 2009	Madrid		Palacio de los Deportes		15,911 / 15,911	$1,189,202
4 April 2009	Bilbao		Bizkaia Arena		16,320 / 16,320	$1,206,635
6 April 2009	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Redwood	12,500 / 12,500	$858,625
14 April 2009	London	England	The O2 Arena	The Answer	36,383 / 37,310	$2,155,362
16 April 2009
18 April 2009	Dublin	Ireland	The O2		12,060 / 12,060	$979,364
21 April 2009	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News Arena		15,000 / 15,000	$812,250
23 April 2009	Birmingham		LG Arena		11,800 / 11,800	$638,970
13 May 2009	Leipzig	Germany	Zentralstadion		51,000 / 51,000	$4,758,810
15 May 2009	Munich		Olympiastadion		70,000 / 70,000	$6,531,700
17 May 2009	Gelsenkirchen		Veltins-Arena		58,000 / 58,000	$5,411,980
19 May 2009	Cologne		Müngersdorfer Stadion		45,724 / 45,724	$4,266,506
22 May 2009	Hockenheim		Hockenheimring		90,000 / 90,000	$8,397,900
24 May 2009	Vienna	Austria	Ernst-Happel-Stadion		60,000 / 60,000	$5,488,800
26 May 2009	Belgrade	Serbia		The Answer Amajlija	32,716 / 45,000	$2,363,549
28 May 2009	Athens	Greece	Olympiakó Stádio	The Answer	45,000 / 73,997	$5,100,750
3 June 2009	Lisbon	Portugal	Estádio José Alvalade	Mundo Cão The Vicious Five	51,500 / 51,500	$3,537,535
5 June 2009	Madrid	Spain	Vicente Calderón Stadium	The Answer	55,000 / 55,000	$4,093,100
7 June 2009	Barcelona		Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys		64,196 / 64,376	$5,906,138
9 June 2009	Marseille	France		The Answer Cafe Bertrand	57,000 / 57,000	$5,123,160
12 June 2009	Saint-Denis		Stade de France		78,000 / 78,000	$6,123,000
15 June 2009	Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin	The Answer Skambankt	40,000 / 40,000	$4,136,860
17 June 2009	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Olympic Stadium	The Answer Blake	44,522 / 44,522	$4,640,928
19 June 2009	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium	The Answer The Floor Is Made of Lava	48,869 / 48,869	$5,363,954
21 June 2009	Gothenburg	Sweden	Ullevi Stadion	The Answer Bullet	56,568 / 56,568	$4,518,232
23 June 2009	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena	The Answer Drive Like Maria	50,541 / 50,541	$4,361,233
26 June 2009	London	England		The Answer The Subways	70,000 / 70,000	$5,209,400
28 June 2009	Naas	Ireland	Punchestown Racecourse	The Answer The Blizzards	69,354 / 69,354	$6,826,792
30 June 2009	Glasgow	Scotland	Hampden Park	The Answer The Subways	52,000 / 52,000	$3,571,880
Leg 3 — North America
28 July 2009	Foxborough	United States	Gillette Stadium	The Answer Anvil	46,500 / 46,500	$3,162,000
31 July 2009	East Rutherford		Giants Stadium		46,673 / 53,567	$3,266,661
2 August 2009	Albany		Times Union Center	The Answer	—	—
6 August 2009	Moncton	Canada	Magnetic Hill Concert Site	Anvil The Answer	70,000 / 90,000	$12,044,900
8 August 2009	Montreal		Stade Olympique	The Answer	53,049 / 53,049	$4,234,534
10 August 2009	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place		14,071 / 14,071	$1,290,639
14 August 2009	Chicago	United States	United Center		12,995 / 14,381	$1,163,053
16 August 2009	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills		11,920 / 15,100	$938,248
18 August 2009	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena		10,124 / 10,788	$895,896
22 August 2009	Winnipeg	Canada	Canad Inns Stadium		41,536 / 41,536	$3,665,372
24 August 2009	Regina		Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field		41,271 / 41,271	$3,531,449
26 August 2009	Edmonton		Commonwealth Stadium		55,838 / 55,838	$4,764,061
29 August 2009	Vancouver		BC Place Stadium		47,021 / 47,021	$4,122,831
31 August 2009	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome		19,906 / 19,906	$1,781,587
2 September 2009	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose		—	—
4 September 2009	Fresno		Save Mart Center at Fresno State		—	—
6 September 2009	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena		11,033 / 11,258	$965,379
8 September 2009	Anaheim		Honda Center		12,123 / 12,892	$1,080,749
16 October 2009	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center		11,258 / 14,048	$1,010,930
18 October 2009	Buffalo		HSBC Arena		—	—
21 October 2009	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center		8,546 / 15,134	$744,907
23 October 2009	Atlanta		Philips Arena		10,416 / 12,469	$832,481
25 October 2009	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum		13,681 / 14,934	$923,101
28 October 2009	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena		8,613 / 17,000	$770,864
30 October 2009	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena		9,778 / 10,550	$792,307
2 November 2009	Dallas		American Airlines Center		9,241 / 13,214	$742,313
4 November 2009	Oklahoma City		Ford Center		8,027 / 11,775	$686,376
6 November 2009	Austin		Frank Erwin Center		11,500 / 11,500	$1,029,250
8 November 2009	Houston		Toyota Center		11,115 / 12,895	$653,958
12 November 2009	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol	Mustang	50,853 / 53,536	$2,766,306
15 November 2009	El Paso	United States	Don Haskins Center	Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights	—	—
19 November 2009	Orlando		Amway Arena	Megaphone	17,740 / 17,740	$1,605,470
21 November 2009	San Juan	Puerto Rico		Mil Muertos	18,500 / 18,500	$1,655,750
Leg 4 — South America
27 November 2009	São Paulo	Brazil	Estádio do Morumbi	Nasi	69,354 / 69,354	$6,928,7000
2 December 2009	Buenos Aires	Argentina	River Plate Stadium	Héroes Del Asfalto Las Pelotas	170,630 / 191,649	$9,202,394
4 December 2009
6 December 2009
Leg 5 — Oceania
28 January 2010	Wellington	New Zealand	Westpac Stadium	The Checks Shihad	60,400 / 60,400	$6,253,709
30 January 2010
4 February 2010	Auckland		Western Springs Stadium		49,963 / 49,963	$5,484,920
11 February 2010	Melbourne	Australia	Etihad Stadium	Calling All Cars Wolfmother	184,469 / 184,469	$23,356,091
13 February 2010
15 February 2010
18 February 2010	Sydney		ANZ Stadium		213,045 / 213,045	$25,665,711
20 February 2010
22 February 2010
25 February 2010	Brisbane		Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre		90,039 / 90,039	$10,374,709
27 February 2010
2 March 2010	Adelaide		Adelaide Oval		41,569 / 41,569	$5,396,590
6 March 2010	Perth		Subiaco Oval		97,907 / 97,907	$12,363,928
8 March 2010
Leg 6 — Asia
12 March 2010	Saitama	Japan	Saitama Super Arena	32,000 / 32,000	$3,332,800
14 March 2010
16 March 2010	Osaka		Osaka Dome	36,000 / 36,000	$3,749,400
Leg 7 — North America
9 April 2010	Las Vegas	United States	MGM Grand Garden Arena	Rival Sons	13,500 / 13,500	$1,268,730
11 April 2010	Kansas City		Sprint Center	Shaman's Harvest	12,000 / 18,000	$1,098,000
13 April 2010	Louisville		Freedom Hall	Broken Spurs	16,000 / 16,000	$1,464,000
15 April 2010	Milwaukee		Bradley Center	Black Frog	20,000 / 20,000	$2,088,000
17 April 2010	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena	The Last Vegas	15,000 / 15,000	$1,357,500
Leg 8 — Europe
14 May 2010	Sofia	Bulgaria	Vasil Levski Stadium	Konkourent	60,000 / 60,000	$7,015,800
16 May 2010	Bucharest	Romania	Piața Constituției	Down Iris	60,000 / 70,000	$6,623,400
19 May 2010	Udine	Italy	Stadio Friuli	Le Vibrazioni Maurizio Solieri	46,487 / 46,487	$3,832,634
22 May 2010	Wels	Austria	Flugplatz	Boon Kaiser Franz Josef Volbeat	82,000 / 82,000	$7,689,140
25 May 2010	Hanover	Germany	Messegelände	Accept Boon	80,000 / 80,000	$7,556,800
27 May 2010	Warsaw	Poland	Bemowo Airport	Dzem	63,303 / 70,000	$4,120,923
30 May 2010	Oslo	Norway	Valle Hovin	Audrey Horne	40,000 / 40,000	$4,403,739
1 June 2010	Tampere	Finland	Ratina Stadion	Zero Nine	32,475 / 32,475	$3,137,809
3 June 2010	Stockholm	Sweden	Olympiastadion	Hardcore Superstar	31,790 / 31,790	$2,859,735
5 June 2010	Horsens	Denmark	CASA Arena Horsens	Black City	30,000 / 30,000	—
8 June 2010	Bern	Switzerland	Stade de Suisse	Krokus	42,000 / 45,000	$5,902,680
10 June 2010	Leicestershire	England	Donington Park	90,000 / 110,000	$17,667,000
13 June 2010	Stuttgart	Germany	Cannstatter Wasen		60,981 / 60,981	—
15 June 2010	Nice	France	Stade Charles-Ehrmann		40,000 / 56,000	—
18 June 2010	Saint-Denis		Stade de France		78,000 / 78,000	$6,123,000
20 June 2010	Dresden	Germany	Ostragehege		70,000 / 70,000	—
22 June 2010	Berlin		Olympiastadion		65,958 / 65,958	—
26 June 2010	Seville	Spain	Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla		50,435 / 60,000	$4,143,863
28 June 2010	Bilbao		San Mamés Stadium		41,759 / 42,387	$3,345,137
Total						$

Cancelled dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
29 November 2008	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
3 March 2009	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis	Brian Johnson falling ill
10 July 2009	Stuttgart	Germany	Cannstatter Wasen	Schedule changes
4 September 2009	Los Angeles	United States	Staples Center
1 October 2009	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena	Brian Johnson resting from a medical procedure
December 2009	Lima	Peru	National Stadium of Peru	Stadium unavailability
2 December 2009	Santiago	Chile	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos	Logistics not meeting the band's production requirements
30 May 2010	Tallinn	Estonia	Song Festival Grounds

Personnel

• Brian Johnson – lead vocals
• Angus Young – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "T.N.T"
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Rudd – drums

See also

• List of highest-grossing concert tours
• List of most-attended concert tours

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