Irish Rock Band The Answer to Open for AC/DC on the Final US Leg of the Black Ice Tour

Irish Rock Band The Answer to Open for AC/DC on the Final US Leg of the Black Ice Tour

THE BAND WILL ALSO HEADLINE CLUB DATES THROUGHOUT THE OCT/NOV US RUN THE ANSWER'S US DEBUT RELEASE 'EVERYDAY DEMONS' NOMINATED FOR BEST ALBUM AT THE CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Answer, from Northern Ireland, has been selected to continue as the only opening act for the final North American encore leg of AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour. The itinerary kicks off October 1st at the US Airways Arena in Phoenix, AZ and concludes on November 8 in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center. The Answer will also headline their own club shows on off days throughout the tour.

The Black Ice World Tour represents The Answer's third tour of America with AC/DC. Their mammoth sound is often compared to Black Crowes and Free, and is fully primed for stadium and arena shows. In Europe, they've opened concerts for the Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith and just completed a tour of Europe with AC/DC. In addition, the group has headlined tours in the U.K., Europe, Japan and Australia.

"Everyday Demons" is The Answer's explosive new album which was released on March 31st on The End Records, distributed through RED and was recorded in summer '08 in Los Angeles with John Travis (Kid Rock, Static-X, Killing Heidi, etc.) producing.

In the last year the band has appeared in Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine as well as having played on The Late Show with David Letterman. Billboard recently named the band one of the "Best Bets of 09." The four Belfast boys also made their video game debut when Activision chose their song "Never Too Late" for Guitar Hero IV: World Tour. And "Everyday Demons" was just nominated for "Album Of The Year" at the 2009 Classic Rock Awards.

The Answer is comprised of four friends, musicians and songwriters from Downpatrick, a country town some twenty miles south of Belfast: Cormac Neeson (lead vocals), Paul Mahon (guitar), Micky Waters (bass) and James Heatley (drums). The U.K.'s Classic Rock Magazine voted them 2005's Best New UK Band at their prestigious Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards and called them, "The biggest new rock band of the decade." Similarly, Kerrang! praised "Rise" as "the best British rock debut of the decade" and reviewed a U.K. live show by The Answer as "F*@king stupendous."

Get ready for their triumphant return to North America on October 1st as they hit the road with AC/DC and stay tuned for more headline gigs across the country to be announced soon.

For more information on The Answer, visit www.theanswer.ie; www.myspace.com/theanswerrock

   Oct 1      US Airways                 Phoenix, AZ   Oct 3      MGM Grand                  Las Vegas, NV   Oct 6      Freedom Hall               Louisville, KY   Oct 8      Spring Center              Kansas City, KS   Oct 10     Wells Fargo Arena          Des Moines, IA   Oct 14     Bradley Center             Milwaukee, WI   Oct 16     Verizon Center             Washington, DC   Oct 18     HSBC Arena                 Buffalo, NY   Oct 20     Hard Rock Cafe             Pittsburgh, PA       Headline Show   Oct 21     Wachovia                   Philadelphia, PA   Oct 23     Phillips Arena             Atlanta, GA   Oct 24     Hard Rock Cafe             Atlanta, GA          Headline Show   Oct 25     Greensboro Coliseum        Greensboro, NC   Oct 28     New Orleans Arena          New Orleans, LA   Oct 30     Jacksonville Arena         Jacksonville, FL   Nov 2      American Airlines Center   Dallas. TX   Nov 3      Two Frogs Grill            Ardmore, OK          Headline Show   Nov 4      Ford Center                Oklahoma City, OK   Nov 6      Erwin Center               Austin, TX   Nov 8      Toyota Center              Houston, TX  

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CONTACT: Meghan Helsel, VP of Publicity of Jensen Communications,
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Web Site: http://www.theendrecords.com/
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