AC/DC Add Stadium Dates to the Black Ice World Tour

AC/DC Add Stadium Dates to the Black Ice World Tour

AC/DC NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD

BLACK ICE CERTIFIED PLATINUM IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- AC/DC add stadium shows to their Black Ice World Tour beginning in Leipzig, Germany on May 13, 2009 and running through June 30, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. AC/DC kicked off their hugely successful Black Ice World Tour in late October and the press can't stop raving about the band's incredible live performance. The Chicago Tribune called their live show, "a celebration of all that is great about Rock N Roll," while The Boston Globe exclaimed "AC/DC is the greatest band ever." The tour is currently making its way across the United States before heading to Europe, see below for full itinerary.

Released globally on October 20, 2008, Black Ice is AC/DC's first new album in over eight years and it's evident the band are still an incredible force in rock. The Washington Post noted that "Black Ice is the best record the band has made in decades" and People magazine put it best by saying "Black Ice finds the Australian rockers at their headbanging, power-chord-crunching best." "Rock N Roll Train," the first single from Black Ice has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals. This is AC/DC's fifth Grammy Award nomination.

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 (Netherlands, Spain, Poland and Brazil). With over 6 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 Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com.

   Black Ice World Tour Dates    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   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   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

CONTACT: Benny Tarantini, 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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