AC/DC Black Ice World Tour Hits Europe on February 18

THE BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR WINS POLLSTAR AWARD

BLACK ICE CERTIFIED DOUBLE PLATINUM IN THE US

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — AC/DC take their hugely successful Black Ice World Tour to Europe. Dates begin on February 18 in Oslo and conclude in Glasgow on June 30 (see below for full itinerary). AC/DC kicked off their Black Ice World Tour in late October 2008, crisscrossing North America and garnering raves from critics along the way. The Dallas Morning News raved “This is real rock n roll,” while The Boston Globe exclaimed “AC/DC is the greatest band ever.”

The Black Ice World Tour was given the ‘Major Tour of the Year’ award at the 20th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. The awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles on January 30th at Nokia Theatre.

Released globally on October 20, 2008, Black Ice was recently certified Double Platinum in the U.S. Black Ice is AC/DC’s first new album in over eight years and it’s evident the band is still an incredible force in rock.

Black Ice made history debuting at #1 on album charts in 29 countries and also has the distinction of being Columbia Records’ biggest debut album (since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard in March of 1991). Black Ice has been certified Multi Platinum in eight countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Czech Republic. Additionally Black Ice has achieved Platinum status in twelve countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, UK, Argentina, Singapore and New Zealand) and Gold status in four countries (Netherland, Spain, Poland and Brazil). With over 6.5 million copies of Black Ice shipped worldwide, combined with over 5.5 million in catalog sold this year, AC/DC have surpassed The Beatles as the #1 selling catalog artist in the US for 2008. In the US, Black Ice is being sold exclusively at Walmart, Sam’s Club, and www.acdc.com.

Black Ice World Tour Dates

    February 18       Oslo, NO                 Telenor Arena
    February 20       Stockholm, SE            The Globe
    February 22       Stockholm, SE            The Globe
    February 25       Paris, FR                Bercy
    February 27       Paris, FR                Bercy
    March 1           Antwerp, BE              Sportpaleis
    March 3           Antwerp, BE              Sportpaleis
    March 5           Leipzig, DE              Halle 1
    March 7           Dusseldorf, DE           ISS Dome
    March 9           Oberhausen, DE           Kopi Arena
    March 11          Bremen , DE              AWD Dome
    March 13          Rotterdam, NL            Ahoy
    March 15          Dortmund, DE             Westfallenhalle
    March 17          Prague                   02 Arena
    March 19          Milan, IT                Datch Forum
    March 21          Milan, IT                Datch Forum
    March 23          Budapest, HU             Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena
    March 25          Frankfurt, DE            Festhalle
    March 27          Munich, DE               Olympiahalle
    March 29          Zurich, CH               Hallenstadion
    March 31          Barcelona, ES            Sant Jordi
    April 2           Madrid, ES               Palacio de los Deportes
    April 14          London, UK               02 Arena
    April 16          London, UK               02 Arena
    April 18          Dublin, IE               02 Arena
    April 21          Manchester, UK           MEN
    April 23          Birmingham, UK           NEC
    May 13            Leipzig, DE              Zentralstadium
    May 15            Munich, DE               Olympic Stadium
    May 17            Gelsenkirchen, DE        Veltins Arena
    May 19            Cologne, DE              Stadion
    May 22            Hockenheimring, DE       Formula 1 Racing Track
    May 24            Vienna, AU               Ernst-Happel Stadium
    May 26            Belgrade, SRB            Partizan Stadium
    May 28            Athens, GR               Olympic Stadium
    June 3            Lisbon, POR              Alvalade Stadium
    June 5            Madrid, SP               Madrid Vicente Calderon
    June 7            Barcelona, SP            Estadi Olympic
    June 9            Marseille, FR            Stadt Velodrome
    June 12           Paris, FR                Stadt de France
    June 15           Oslo, NO                 Valle Hovin
    June 17           Helsinki, FI             Olympic Stadium
    June 19           Copenhagen, DE           Parken
    June 21           Gothenburg, SW           Ullevi Stadium
    June 23           Amsterdam, NE            Amsterdam Arena
    June 26           London, UK               Wembley Stadium
    June 28           Dublin, IR               Punchestown Racetrack
    June 30           Glasgow, UK              Hampden Park

SOURCE Columbia Records