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

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  

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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.acdc.com/

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