Highway to Hell Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Highway to Hell Tour
Artist:AC/DC
Album:Highway to Hell
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:99
Last Tour:If You Want Blood Tour
(1978–1979)
This Tour:Highway to Hell Tour
(1979–1980)
Next Tour:Back in Black Tour
(1980–1981)

The Highway to Hell Tour was a concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC in support of the group's seventh studio album, Highway to Hell, which was released on 27 July 1979. The tour had 3 legs around Europe and North America lasting 5 months starting on 17 August 1979 at Haffmans Park in Bilzen, Belgium, and concluded on 27 January 1980 at Southampton, England. This was the last tour with Bon Scott, who died due to alcohol poisoning, three weeks after the Southampton show, which therefore cancelled the Japan and Australian legs of the tour.

Background

During the band's tour in the United States, the band attracted capacity crowds, with one venue having to turn away over two thousand fans after being sold out minutes after the box office opened.[1] The band were set to tour in Japan and Australia in early 1980,[2] but the legs were cancelled following the death of vocalist Bon Scott as a result of alcohol poisoning.[3]

Def Leppard was the opening act for part of the European leg after they were approached by Peter Mensch of Leber-Krebs management, who had booked them on a tour of the UK supporting the band. During the shows in Texas in the United States, Riot and Molly Hatchet were the opening acts for the band on their North American leg.

Tour dates

List of 1979 concerts, showing date, city country and venue[4]
DateCityCountryVenue
17 August 1979BilzenBelgiumHaffmans Park
18 August 1979LondonEnglandWembley Stadium
20 August 1979DublinIrelandOlympic Ballroom
21 August 1979
23 August 1979BelfastNorthern IrelandUlster Hall
24 August 1979
27 August 1979Aix-les-BainsFranceVerdure Theatre
1 September 1979NurembergWest GermanyZeppelinfeld
5 September 1979OaklandUnited StatesOakland Civic Auditorium
6 September 1979RenoUNR Gym
7 September 1979Santa CruzSanta Cruz Civic Auditorium
8 September 1979FresnoWarnors Theatre
9 September 1979San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
10 September 1979Long BeachLong Beach Arena
13 September 1979AmarilloAmarillo Civic Center
14 September 1979LubbockLubbock Municipal Auditorium
15 September 1979MidlandChaparral Center
16 September 1979El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
18 September 1979McAllenLa Villa Real Convention Center
19 September 1979Corpus ChristiMemorial Coliseum
20 September 1979HoustonHouston Music Hall
21 September 1979DallasDallas Convention Center
22 September 1979San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center
24 September 1979BeaumontBeaumont City Auditorium
26 September 1979MemphisDixon–Myers Hall
27 September 1979NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
28 September 1979JohnsonFreedom Hall Civic Center
29 September 1979CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
30 September 1979GreenvilleGreenville Memorial Auditorium
2 October 1979KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
3 October 1979GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
5 October 1979JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
6 October 1979BirminghamBoutwell Memorial Auditorium
7 October 1979DothanDothan Civic Center
8 October 1979AtlantaFox Theatre
10 October 1979ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
12 October 1979NorfolkNorfolk Municipal Auditorium[5]
13 October 1979WheelingWheeling Civic Center
14 October 1979CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
16 October 1979TowsonTowson Center
17 October 1979BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center
18 October 1979ClevelandPublic Auditorium
19 October 1979ChicagoAragon Ballroom
20 October 1979ToledoToledo Sports Arena
21 October 1979ColumbusSt. John Arena
26 October 1979Newcastle upon TyneEnglandMayfair Ballroom
27 October 1979GlasgowScotlandThe Apollo
28 October 1979
29 October 1979ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
30 October 1979
1 November 1979LondonHammersmith Odeon
2 November 1979
3 November 1979
4 November 1979
5 November 1979LiverpoolLiverpool Empire Theatre
6 November 1979
8 November 1979StaffordBingley Hall
9 November 1979LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
11 November 1979BrusselsBelgiumForest National
12 November 1979AmsterdamNetherlandsJaap Edenhal
13 November 1979CologneWest GermanySartory-Saal
14 November 1979HanoverEilenriedehalle
16 November 1979EssenGrugahalle
17 November 1979KürnachKurnachtal-Halle
19 November 1979PassauNibelungenhalle
20 November 1979OffenbachStadthalle
21 November 1979DortmundWestfalenhallen
23 November 1979HamburgMessehallen
24 November 1979MunichCircus Krone Building
25 November 1979BernSwitzerlandFesthalle
27 November 1979RegensburgWest GermanyRT Halle
28 November 1979Oberschwabenhalle
29 November 1979HofFreiheitshalle
1 December 1979LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
2 December 1979NeunkirchenHemmerleinhalle
3 December 1979West BerlinEissportahalle
4 December 1979Offenbach am MainStadthalle Offenbach
6 December 1979MetzFranceMetz Expo Hall
7 December 1979ReimsPalais Des Sports
8 December 1979LilleFoire Commerciale
9 December 1979ParisPavillon de Paris
10 December 1979GrenobleParc Expo
12 December 1979Clermont-FerrandClermont-Ferrand Sports Hall
13 December 1979MontpellierPalais Des Sports
14 December 1979NiceThéâtre de verdure de Nice
15 December 1979
17 December 1979LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
19 December 1979BrightonBrighton Centre
20 December 1979BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
21 December 1979
List of 1980 concerts, showing date, city country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
16 January 1980PoitiersFrancerowspan="2"
17 January 1980Bordeaux
18 January 1980ToulouseGymnase du Lycée Pierre Aragon
19 January 1980LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland
20 January 1980Rouen
21 January 1980NantesStade de la Beaujoire
22 January 1980BrestParc de Penfeld
23 January 1980Le MansLa Rotonde
25 January 1980NewcastleEnglandMayfair Ballroom
27 January 1980SouthamptonGaumont Theatre

Cancelled dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date
(1979)		CityCountryVenueReason
22 NovemberBremenWest GermanyStadthalle 4rowspan="2"
30 DecemberGöppingenHaldenberghalle

Box office score data

Date
(1979)! scope="col" style="width:13em;"
CityVenueAttendanceGross
September 5Oakland, United StatesCivic Auditorium5,000$49,150[6]
September 7Santa Cruz, United StatesCivic Auditorium1,954$16,694
September 8Fresno, United StatesWarnors Theatre2,100$16,800
September 18McAllen, United StatesVilla Real2,439$18,950[7]
September 20Houston, United StatesMusic Hall3,005$24,389
September 26Memphis, United StatesDixon–Myers Hall2,352$16,710[8]
September 27Nashville, United StatesMunicipal Auditorium5,093$36,363
September 28Johnson City, United StatesFreedom Hall7,710$49,675

Personnel

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: New Mac album out in 8 days . 17 July 2022 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 9 September 1979 . . 104 . en.
  2. News: LRB's tour nets tow hit singles . 17 July 2022 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 21 October 1979 . Sydney, Australia . 118 . en.
  3. News: 'Schoolboy' rock group singer found dead . 17 July 2022 . The Glasgow Herald . 21 February 1980 . Glasgow, Scotland . 7 . en.
  4. Web site: Durieux . Arnaud . AC/DC Tour History - 1979/80 "Highway To Hell" World Tour . ac-dc.net . 14 July 2022.
  5. Web site: AC/DC Tour History - 12 Oct. 1979 Norfolk (Arena) . 2024-02-26 . www.ac-dc.net.
  6. Top Box Office . Billboard . 22 September 1979 . 91 . 38 . 48 . 15 July 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
  7. Top Box Office . Billboard . 6 October 1979 . 46 . 15 July 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.
  8. Top Box Office . Billboard . 13 October 1979 . 91 . 41 . 48 . 15 July 2022 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en . 0006-2510.

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