AC/DC's 'Black Ice' World Tour Returns To U.S. This Summer

April 6, 2009

AC/DC's highly successful "Black Ice World Tour" returns to the U.S. on July 28 in Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium (see below for full itinerary).

AC/DC kicked off their "Black Ice World Tour" in late October 2008, crisscrossing North America and Europe garnering raves from critics along the way. The "Black Ice World Tour" was given the "Major Tour of the Year" award at the 20th annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.

Tickets for the Foxborough, East Rutherford, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Tacoma shows go on sale Saturday, April 11, 2009. Tickets for the San Jose concert go on sale Sunday, April 12. Tickets for the San Diego concert go on sale Saturday, April 18. Tickets for the Los Angeles concert go on sale Saturday, April 25. Tickets will be available via Ticketmaster and the band's web site, www.acdc.com.

Upcoming shows on the "Black Ice" North American tour include:

Jul. 28 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
Jul. 31 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Giants Stadium
Aug. 16 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Aug. 18 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
Aug. 30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
Sep. 02 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavillion
Sep. 04 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
Sep. 06 - San Diego, CA - Sports Arena

Additional concerts will be announced shortly.

A new documentary about AC/DC and their fans, in the style of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", was filmed from October 24, 2008 to October 26, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — the site of the band's first show in five years. Dedicated fans travelled from all over the world to be there.

The first two episodes of this seven-part documentary, dubbed "Rock N Roll Fannation", can be viewed below.

AC/DC's "Black Ice" was among the top-selling albums of 2008 globally, according to new figures from the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),which represents the recoring industry worldwide.

Episode 1:

Episode 2:

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