AC/DC Announces Black Ice World Tour

AC/DC Announces Black Ice World Tour

Tour Kicks Off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AC/DC's widely-anticipated Black Ice World Tour will open on October 28th at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The show kicks off a series of US arena shows, to be followed by a round of stadium dates next summer.

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Tickets for upcoming US dates will go on sale the weekend of September 20th at Ticketmaster and the band's website, www.acdc.com. Additional appearances throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, will be announced shortly.

The worldwide tour -- the band's first since 2001 -- promotes AC/DC's latest studio album: Black Ice. Black Ice will be released on October 20th and sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.walmart.com and www.acdc.com.

The album's first single, "Rock 'N' Roll Train" was released to radio on August 28 and immediately went to #1 at Rock Radio. The video will debut on September 19th on www.acdc.com and www.vh1.com.

No Bull: The Directors Cut -- a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of AC/DC's famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain was released earlier this week. No Bull: The Directors Cut is remixed in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and includes more than two hours of music and bonus features highlighting performances of the band's biggest hits. No Bull: The Directors Cut is sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com.

   Upcoming shows in the Black Ice World Tour include:    October 28        Wilkes-Barre, PA         Wachovia Arena   October 30        Chicago, IL              Allstate Arena   November 3        Indianapolis, IN         Conseco Fieldhouse   November 5        Detroit, MI              Palace of Auburn Hills   November 7        Toronto, ONT             Rogers Centre   November 9        Boston, MA               TD Banknorth Garden   November 12       New York, NY             Madison Square Garden   November 13       New York, NY             Madison Square Garden   November 15       Washington, D.C.         Verizon Center   November 17       Philadelphia, PA         Wachovia Center   November 19       East Rutherford, NJ      IZOD Center   November 21       Columbus, OH             Schottenstein Center   November 23       Minneapolis, MN          Xcel Energy Center   November 25       Denver, CO               Pepsi Center   November 28       Vancouver, BC            General Motors Place   November 29       Seattle, WA              Key Arena   November 30       Tacoma, WA               Tacoma Dome   December 2        Oakland, CA              ORACLE Arena   December 6        Los Angeles, CA          The Forum   December 10       Phoenix, AZ              US Airways Center   December 12       San Antonio, TX          AT&T Center   December 14       Houston, TX              Toyota Center   December 16       Atlanta, GA              Philips Arena   December 18       Charlotte, NC            Time Warner Cable Arena  

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Source: Columbia Records

CONTACT: Benny Tarantini of Columbia Records, +1-212-833-5858,
benny.tarantini@sonybmg.com; or Larry Solters or Anna Loynes,
aloynes@solters.com, both of Scoop Marketing, +1-213-639-6167

Web site: http://www.columbiarecords.com/
http://www.acdc.com/
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