For Those About to Rock Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:For Those About to Rock Tour
Artist:AC/DC
Album:For Those About to Rock We Salute You
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:90
Last Tour:Back in Black Tour
(1980–1981)
This Tour:For Those About to Rock Tour
(1981–1982)
Next Tour:Flick of the Switch Tour
(1983–1985)

The For Those About to Rock Tour (also known as the Cannon and Bell Tour) was a concert tour by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their eighth studio album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, which was released on 20 November 1981.[1]

Background

The For Those About to Rock Tour began with a North American leg in November 1981, with Japan and European legs throughout 1982. It was the first tour to feature two cannons on stage, which appeared during the band's encore, though it was not used at every show due to some venues refusing to let them use them.

It was the last tour to feature Phil Rudd on drums,[2] due to issues regarding his addictions to drinking and drugs, as well as having caused the European tour that was set to begin in August to be cancelled and later rescheduled. Following an argument with Malcolm Young, Phil was fired from the band, and did not return until 1994.

During the North American tour, Midnight Flyer was the supporting act for the band.[3] Y&T was the opening act for the band during the shows in the United Kingdom.[4]

Reception

Peter Robb from the Windsor Star who attended the second night at Cobo Hall in Detroit, gave the show a mixed review, opening that the band had succeeded to the top of heavy rock, but failed to innovate beyond the notability of bands like Slade and Bloodrock. Robb did however, state that AC/DC worked hard for their fans and gave each song they performed that night a marathon of effort for the audience whose cheers rose loud above the speakers when an older hit was performed.[5]

Douglas E. Hall from Billboard, stated in his review that the band put on a hell of a show for a packed enthusiastic audience at Madison Square Garden, which had chanted along with the band's songs frequently, giving a big reaction when the band began performing the song "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" whilst the band gave a set of high energy and straight ahead rock 'n' roll, and delivering an impressive finale with simulated cannon blasts.[6]

Lakeland Ledgers Rick Wilbur opened his review, stating that the sold out house of delighted and complacent heavy metal fans were "electrified" by the band, led by an energetic stage presence delivered by guitarist Angus Young, whom Wilbur had claimed stole the show with his showmanship and adroit musicianship. Malcolm Young, Williams and Rudd were also praised, sounding tight and appropriately high volume while Johnson's high energy screeches pleased the most demanding of fans. Wilbur later concluded his review, stating that while it wasn't harmonic and pleasant music, it was undeniably an effective heavy metal show that sounded good enough to support the thesis that AC/DC is a leader in the heavy metal interest.[7]

Set list

  1. "Hells Bells" or "Live Wire"
  2. "Have a Drink on Me"
  3. "Shot Down in Flames" or "C.O.D."
  4. "Sin City"
  5. "Shoot to Thrill"
  6. "Put the Finger on You"
  7. "Back in Black"
  8. "Bad Boy Boogie"
  9. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
  10. "The Jack"
  11. "What Do You Do For Money Honey"
  12. "Highway to Hell"
  13. "Let's Get It Up"
  14. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  15. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  16. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

  2. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  3. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
  4. "T.N.T."

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[8]
DateCityCountryVenue
Leg 1 – North America[9]
14 November 1981DetroitUnited StatesCobo Hall
16 November 1981
17 November 1981MilwaukeeMECCA Arena
19 November 1981RosemontRosemont Horizon
20 November 1981
21 November 1981
22 November 1981BloomingtonMet Center
23 November 1981
25 November 1981CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
26 November 1981St. LouisCheckerdome
28 November 1981IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
29 November 1981RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
30 November 1981LexingtonRupp Arena
2 December 1981New York CityMadison Square Garden
3 December 1981HartfordHartford Civic Center
4 December 1981ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
6 December 1981[10] East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
7 December 1981PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
8 December 1981
10 December 1981TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
11 December 1981
12 December 1981MontrealMontreal Forum
14 December 1981BostonUnited StatesBoston Garden
15 December 1981
16 December 1981RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
17 December 1981
20 December 1981LandoverCapital Centre
21 December 1981
Leg 2 – North America
17 January 1982BirminghamUnited StatesBirmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
18 January 1982NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
19 January 1982MemphisMid-South Coliseum
20 January 1982AtlantaThe Omni
21 January 1982
23 January 1982Baton RougeRiverside Centroplex
24 January 1982MobileMobile Municipal Auditorium
27 January 1982Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
28 January 1982LakelandLakeland Civic Center
29 January 1982
1 February 1982DallasReunion Arena
2 February 1982
3 February 1982HoustonThe Summit
4 February 1982
7 February 1982Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
9 February 1982SeattleSeattle Coliseum
10 February 1982
11 February 1982
12 February 1982
14 February 1982Daly CityCow Palace
15 February 1982
16 February 1982
18 February 1982DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
19 February 1982
21 February 1982InglewoodThe Forum
22 February 1982
23 February 1982Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
25 February 1982Phoenix
Leg 3 – Japan
4 June 1982OsakaJapanFestival Hall
6 June 1982Expo Hall
8 June 1982KyotoKaikan Hall
9 June 1982NagoyaShi Kokaido Hall
10 June 1982TokyoNippon Budokan
Leg 4 – Europe
29 September 1982BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition Centre
30 September 1982
1 October 1982LeedsQueens Hall
3 October 1982ManchesterManchester Apollo
4 October 1982NewcastleNewcastle City Hall
5 October 1982
6 October 1982
8 October 1982GlasgowScotlandApollo Theatre
9 October 1982
10 October 1982EdinburghEdinburgh Playhouse
11 October 1982
13 October 1982LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
14 October 1982
15 October 1982
16 October 1982
18 October 1982Wembley Arena
19 October 1982
21 October 1982BallsbridgeIrelandRoyal Dublin Society Arena
22 October 1982
Leg 5 – Europe
26 November 1982NurembergWest GermanyMessezentrum
27 November 1982FrankfurtFesthalle Frankfurt
28 November 1982MunichOlympiahalle
30 November 1982LyonFrancePalais des Sports de Gerland
2 December 1982AvignonParc Exposition De Chateaublanc
4 December 1982ParisRothonde Du Borget
6 December 1982BrusselsBelgiumVorst Nationaal
9 December 1982CologneWest GermanySporthalle
10 December 1982DortmundWestfalenhalle
12 December 1982ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion

Box office score data

Date! scope="col" style="width:13em;"
CityVenueAttendanceGross
26 November 1981St. Louis, United StatesCheckerdome16,199$165,884
3 December 1981Hartford, United StatesCivic Center15,190$168,043
4 December 1981Providence, United StatesCivic Center13,200$132,145
6 December 1981East Rutherford, United StatesBrendan Byrne Arena20,161$237,037[11]
7–8 December 1981Philadelphia, United StatesSpectrum30,955$285,108
10–11 December 1981Toronto, CanadaMaple Leaf Gardens30,768 / 33,350$376,582
18 January 1982Nashville, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium9,900$98,540[12]
27 January 1982Pembroke Pines, United StatesHollywood Sportarium12,804$144,045[13]
28–29 January 1982Lakeland, United StatesCivic Center19,835$233,350
1 February 1982Dallas, United StatesReunion Arena19,012$227,628

Personnel

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. acdc . 1459224542979710983 . "For Those About To Rock" release date info . 28 August 2022.
  2. News: Lifton . Dave . Bad Boy Boogie: A Phil Rudd Timeline . 26 August 2022 . Ultimate Classic Rock . 19 July 2015 . en.
  3. News: Wong . Jo-Ann . Midnight Flyer is taking off . 26 August 2022 . 215 . The Deseret News . 19 February 1982 . Salt Lake City, Utah . C-3 . en.
  4. Web site: Wall . Mick . AC/DC and the epic struggle behind For Those About To Rock . Louder Sound . 26 August 2022 . en . 23 November 2021.
  5. News: Robb . Peter . Lords of loud crank out the decibels . 27 August 2022 . The Windsor Star . 16 November 1981 . Windsor, Canada . 42 . en.
  6. Hall . Douglas E. . Talent in Action: AC/DC . Billboard . 19 December 1981 . 93 . 50 . 29 . 26 August 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
  7. News: Wilbur . Rick . Heavy metal fans electrified by AC/DC . 27 August 2022 . 102 . Lakeland Ledger . 1 February 1982 . Lakeland, Florida . 2C . en.
  8. Web site: Durieux . Arnaud . AC/DC Tour History - 1981/82 "For Those About to Rock" World Tour . ac-dc.net . 26 August 2022.
  9. Web site: AC/DC The Archives . Electric Shock . 26 August 2022.
  10. Web site: AC/DC Equates Music With War . . 9 December 1981 . 26 August 2022.
  11. Boxscore . Billboard . 26 December 1981 . 93 . 51 . 44 . 26 August 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
  12. Boxscore . Billboard . 30 January 1982 . 94 . 4 . 32 . 26 August 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
  13. Boxscore . Billboard . 20 February 1982 . 94 . 7 . 56 . 26 August 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.

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