AC/DC's Black Ice Debuts at #1 in 29 Countries

AC/DC's Black Ice Debuts at #1 in 29 Countries

BLACK ICE WORLD TOUR KICKS OFF TONIGHT

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Released globally on Monday October 20, 2008, Black Ice tops sales charts in 29 Countries including the US, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Argentina, Japan, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and more. In the US alone Black Ice has sold more than 780,000 units its first week on sale, marking the band's first ever debut entry at #1 on the album charts. Over 5 million copies of Black Ice have been shipped worldwide, combined with close to 5 million in catalog sold this year, the band are poised to sell over 10 million units this year alone.

In the US, Black Ice is being sold exclusively at Walmart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com. AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band(R) TrackPack(TM), featuring master recordings from the band's fabled 1991 performance at Donnington Castle, will also be sold exclusively by Walmart and Sam's Club in November and in Europe, Australia and New Zealand beginning in early December. In addition, Columbia Records have partnered with Walmart and MTV to create "AC/DC Rock Band Stores" in New York's Times Square and in Los Angeles to give fans in these cities fast access to the band's newest items. These pop up stores have begun selling the album, AC/DC apparel, the Rock Band video game, and Rock Band branded apparel and accessories.

"Rock N Roll Train," the first single from Black Ice, has topped US Rock Radio charts since its release in early September. Sirius XM Radio is also celebrating this exciting new chapter in the band's history by creating "AC/DC Radio," a 24 hour station devoted to playing the band's classic rock songs and exclusive interviews with the band. "AC/DC Radio" will broadcast until January 15, 2009.

The anticipation for a new album and tour by AC/DC has ignited catalog sales. In the past 8 weeks alone AC/DC's catalog sales have exceeded 800,000 units worldwide. No Bull: The Directors Cut - a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of AC/DC's 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain is currently #1 on Top Music Video chart. The first leg of the Black Ice World Tour kicks off tonight in Wilkes-Barre, PA and runs through April 23, 2009 in Birmingham, UK (see below for full itinerary).

   Black Ice World Tour Dates    October 28      Wilkes-Barre, PA         Wachovia Arena   October 30      Chicago, IL              Allstate Arena   November 1      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 4      Oakland, CA              ORACLE Arena   December 6      Los Angeles, CA          The Forum   December 8      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   December 20     Ft. Lauderdale, FL       Bank Atlantic Center   December 21     Tampa, FL                St. Pete Times Forum   January 5       Cleveland, OH            Quicken Loans Arena   January 7       Pittsburgh, PA           Mellon Arena   January 9       Toronto, ONT             Rogers Centre   January 11      Cincinnati, OH           U.S. Bank Arena   January 13      St. Louis, MO            Scottrade Center   January 15      Omaha, NE                Qwest Center Omaha   January 17      Fargo, ND                Fargodome   January 19      Minneapolis, MN          Xcel Energy Center   January 21      Kansas City, MO          Sprint Center   January 23      Dallas, TX               American Airlines Center   January 26      Tulsa, OK                BOK Center   January 28      Little Rock, AR          ALLTEL Arena   January 30      Memphis, TN              FedEx Forum   January 31      Nashville, TN            Sommet Center   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  

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Profile: International Entertainment