Club Dates/Rolling Stones Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Club Dates/Rolling Stones Tour
Artist:	AC/DC
Number Of Shows:	8

The AC/DC Club Dates/Rolling Stones Tour was a series of concerts done by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The band was a support act for the Rolling Stones' Licks Tour in Germany, but also performed together in Toronto, Canada.

Background

The band performed an exclusive show in New York City at the Roseland Ballroom on 11 March 2003 as part of a contest. Following the exclusive performance, AC/DC joined the Rolling Stones on their tour in Germany as an opening act. As part of the Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto program for a benefit concert, AC/DC joined to support Rolling Stones on the lineup. The show in Toronto was the largest outdoor ticketed event in Canada, and its gross was in the 9 million range, drawing in 489,176 people.^{[1] [2]} After the benefit concert, AC/DC performed in London, England on 21 October 2003 at the Hammersmith Apollo, which sold out in four minutes.

Set list

AC/DC with the Rolling Stones

1. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
2. "Back in Black"
3. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
4. "Thunderstruck"
5. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"
6. "Hells Bells"
7. "Bad Boy Boogie"
8. "The Jack"
9. "T.N.T."
10. "Highway to Hell"
11. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
12. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
13. "Let There Be Rock"
14. "Rock 'N Roll Damnation" (omitted on 13 June 2003)
15. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (omitted on 30 July 2003)

Club dates (AC/DC Headline)

1. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
2. "Back in Black"
3. "Stiff Upper Lip"
4. "Gone Shootin'" (omitted on 17 June 2003, "Shoot to Thrill" played instead)
5. "Thunderstruck"
6. "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation"
7. "What's Next to the Moon"
8. "Hard as a Rock"
9. "Bad Boy Boogie"
10. "The Jack"
11. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"
12. "Hells Bells"
13. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
14. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
15. "Shoot to Thrill"
16. "T.N.T."
17. "Highway to Hell"
18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
19. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (omitted on 17 June 2003)
20. "Let There Be Rock" (omitted on 11 March 2003)
21. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" (omitted on 11 March 2003)

Tour dates

List of 2003 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and headline of the tour^[3]

Date	City	Country	Venue	Headline
11 March 2003	New York City	United States	Roseland Ballroom	AC/DC Headline
9 June 2003	Berlin	Germany	Columbiahalle
13 June 2003	Oberhausen		O-Vision Zukunftspark	Rolling Stones Date
17 June 2003	Munich		Circus Krone	AC/DC Headline
20 June 2003	Leipzig		Festwiese	Rolling Stones Date
22 June 2003	Hockenheim		Hockenheimring
30 July 2003	Toronto	Canada	SARSstock Concert Downsview Park
21 October 2003	London	England	Hammersmith Apollo	AC/DC Headline

Personnel

• Brian Johnson – lead vocals
• Angus Young – lead guitar
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Rudd – drums

References

Sources

• Book: Perkins . Jeff . AC/DC: Uncensored on the Record . 2011 . Coda Books Ltd . 978-1-908538-54-3 . en.
• Book: Masino . Susan . AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's True Rock 'n' Roll Band . 2015 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4950-2601-0 . en.

Notes and References

1. LeBlanc . Larry . Waddell . Ray . Rolling Stones and Company Rock to Revive Toronto . Billboard . 16 August 2003 . 115 . 33 . 20 . 23 June 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
2. Year in Music: Lending a Music Hand . Billboard . 27 December 2003 . 115 . 52 . YE-46 . 23 June 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
3. Web site: Durieux . Arnaud. AC/DC Tour History - 2003 Rolling Stones & Club Tour . ac-dc.net . 23 June 2022.