Black Ice World Tour

The tour was the band's first since the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour in 2000 and 2001.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7532977.stm | work=BBC News | title=AC/DC line up 18-month world tour | date=30 July 2008 | access-date=26 April 2010}}

"It never gets boring," declared Johnson. "They're just the best rock band – and, just to listen to them every night, it gets me. Every time they kick in, you think, 'What the fuck?!' You're on again and you're thinking, 'This is ridiculous! I'm still grooving!'"{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Elliott|title=Q&A: Brian Johnson|magazine=Classic Rock|date= November 2009 |page= 36}}

The tour began with a North American leg, kicking off in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in late October and continuing until late December.{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/11/acdc-announce-north-american-black-ice-tour-dates/ |title=AC/DC Announce North American "Black Ice" Tour Dates |website=www.rollingstone.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090821034657/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/11/acdc-announce-north-american-black-ice-tour-dates/ |archive-date=21 August 2009}} The initial leg was met with unprecedented demand, with 18 record sell-outs across the continent.{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/25/eighteen_ac_dc_black_ice_world_tour_conc |title=Eighteen AC/DC 'Black Ice World Tour' Concerts Sell Out in Record Time |publisher=Starpulse.com |date=25 September 2008 |access-date=21 December 2010 |archive-date=7 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024442/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/25/eighteen_ac_dc_black_ice_world_tour_conc |url-status=dead }} A second North American leg commenced in January 2009, ultimately culminating later in the month in Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043938/acdc-extends-tour-heads-to-rock-band |title=AC/DC Extends Tour, Heads To 'Rock Band' |magazine=Billboard|date=30 September 2008 |access-date=21 December 2010}}

In February 2009, the group began their first round of European shows, beginning in Oslo and wrapping up in Birmingham, U.K. in April.{{cite web|author=Alex Bonami (Belgian Manders) |url=http://consequence.net/2008/10/14/acdc-plans-european-adventures/ |title=AC/DC plans European adventures « Consequence of Sound |publisher=Consequence.net |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004095229/http://consequence.net/2008/10/14/acdc-plans-european-adventures/ |archive-date=4 October 2011 }} One of two dates scheduled in Antwerp, Belgium was cancelled after lead singer Brian Johnson fell ill.{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115425 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – AC/DC Cancels Tonight's Show in Antwerp |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309000251/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115425 |archive-date=9 March 2009 }} On 29 March, the concert in Zürich, Switzerland was postponed due to undisclosed "technical difficulties"{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117067 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – AC/DC: Zürich Concert Postponed |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=19 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401124353/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117067 |archive-date=1 April 2009 }} and was rescheduled for 6 April.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117118 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201174404/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=117118 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – AC/DC: Zürich Concert Rescheduled |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=19 October 2011 }}

In May 2009, the band commenced a second European leg – all in outdoor stadiums and venues – beginning in Leipzig, Germany and ended the following month in Glasgow, Scotland.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/acdc-add-stadium-dates-to-uk-tour/ |title=Blog Archive » AC/DC add stadium dates to UK tour! |publisher=Metal Hammer |date=15 December 2008 |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604063027/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/acdc-add-stadium-dates-to-uk-tour/ |archive-date=4 June 2011 }}

In July 2009, the band started a third leg of North America, playing a mix of outdoor and indoor venues.{{cite web |url=http://www.smnnews.com/2009/04/06/acdc-returning-to-usa-for-summer-tour-dates/ |title=AC/DC Returning to USA for Summer Tour Dates |publisher=SMNnews.com |date=6 April 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928030232/http://www.smnnews.com/2009/04/06/acdc-returning-to-usa-for-summer-tour-dates/ |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} The tour reached many Canadian markets that had been missed on the previous two legs.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/acdc_coming_back_to_canada.html |title=AC/DC Coming Back To Canada | News @ |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=21 December 2010}} A fourth leg, which included dates in Mexico and Puerto Rico, followed in October and November.{{cite web |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/ac-dc-tickets-and-tour-dates-ac-dc-adds-to-black-ice-road-trip-20125.html |title=LiveDaily |publisher=LiveDaily |date=14 May 2010 |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102045008/http://livedaily.com/news/ac-dc-tickets-and-tour-dates-ac-dc-adds-to-black-ice-road-trip-20125.html |archive-date=2 January 2010 }} The initial six dates on the leg were postponed after Johnson underwent a medical procedure which subsequently required rest.{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/acdc/47556 |title=AC/DC postpone six shows due to singer's health | News |work=Nme|date=29 September 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010}} Five of these shows were ultimately rescheduled for spring 2010; one date to be held in Phoenix, Arizona was cancelled due to a "scheduling conflict".

To Classic Rock in July 2009, Brian Johnson remarked: "We were talking about the end of the tour and I said, 'We're finishing in May and that's me done!' But Malcolm said, 'What are you talking about? We're not gonna let you retire!'"{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Elliott|title=Q&A: Brian Johnson|magazine=Classic Rock|date= November 2009 |page= 36}}

In November and December 2009, the band headed to South America, playing shows in Brazil and Argentina.{{cite web|author=bravewords.com |url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/121896 |title=> News > AC/DC – First South American Dates Confirmed |publisher=Bravewords.com |access-date=21 December 2010}} The concerts in Buenos Aires were filmed for the DVD Live at River Plate, to be released on 10 May 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.acdc.com/us/news/acdc-live-river-plate-available-may-10th |title=AC/DC LIVE AT RIVER PLATE AVAILABLE 10 MAY! |publisher=Sonymusic.com |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-date=11 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311081056/http://www.acdc.com/us/news/acdc-live-river-plate-available-may-10th |url-status=dead }} Footage was also used in the video for "Shoot to Thrill", on the Iron Man 2 soundtrack, along with another video with footage and audio from the Buenos Aires shows of "Highway to Hell" which is also featured in the Iron Man 2 soundtrack. Earlier in November, it was falsely reported that a group of fans had issued a complaint to the band, criticising the setlist; it was merely a request to mix up the current touring setlist.{{cite web |url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9423 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913121745/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=9423 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Undercover News: AC/DC Fans Are Revolting |publisher=Undercover.com.au |date=6 November 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129946 |title=BLABBERMOUTH.NET – AC/DC Fans Tell Band: Change The Setlist! |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606061526/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129946 |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}

In January 2010, the group began a round of dates in New Zealand,{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10571494 |title=AC/DC to tour New Zealand next year – Music – NZ Herald News |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date=10 May 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010}} subsequently reaching their native Australia in February.{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/acdc-announce-australian-tour-20090510-ayz3.html |title=AC/DC Australian tour announced |publisher=Watoday.com.au |date=10 May 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010}} The Australian shows were the fastest selling concerts in the history of the country, with extra dates added in most markets due to demand.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/26/2580640.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529190708/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/26/2580640.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 May 2009 |title=Record ticket sales for AC/DC's Oz tour – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010}} In early February, Johnson responded to the internet fans who had asked for a setlist change, saying "Fuck them", and that the stage show was too complicated for them to change songs easily.{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/johnson-tells-acdc-sceptics-to-take-a-walk/story-e6frfn09-1225826630451 | work=news.com.au | title=AC/DC's Brian Johnson back in business | first1=Cameron | last1=Adams | date=4 February 2010}} Following the Australian tour, which ended in Perth, Western Australia, the group played three shows in Japan.

On the Oceania tour leg from 28 January 2010 – 8 March 2010, "High Voltage" was played in tribute to Bon Scott around the 30th anniversary of his death. Scott appeared on the screen during the chorus.

In April 2010, the band returned to the United States to play the five shows rescheduled from October 2009. Later that month, Iron Man 2 – soundtrack to the film of the same name – was released. It comprised a host of the group's hits and lesser-known songs from early to recent years, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart.

In May 2010, the band commenced a third leg of Europe, which included an appearance at the Download Festival in the U.K. "The reports that AC/DC believe their record-breaking fourth appearance at the Donington site to be their own gig, rather than part of the festival, is compounded by the fact that they've brought their own stage," remarked Classic Rock. "In Brian Johnson's grunted banter between songs there's no reference to this being anything other than another AC/DC gig, but another AC/DC gig these days is better than almost anything else you're gonna see."Johnston, Emma; Ewing, Jerry; Selzer, Jonathan; Milas, Alexander; Ling, Dave, "Reviews: Download festival"; Classic Rock No. 148, August 2010, p111

In Oslo in late May, the group were forced to cut their set short due to the local curfew, after an aircraft malfunction caused a delay to the band's arrival. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)" was omitted from the setlist for the first time since 30 July 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/acdc/1996/riverport-amphitheatre-maryland-heights-mo-33d33419.html |title=AC/DC Concert Setlist at Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA|website=setlist.fm|access-date=5 February 2013}} The tour wrapped up in Bilbao, Spain at Estadio San Mamés in late June.

The tour won the "Major Tour of the Year" award at the 2009 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.ticketnews.com/AC-DC-named-major-tour-of-the-year-by-Pollstar292676 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204150919/http://www.ticketnews.com/AC-DC-named-major-tour-of-the-year-by-Pollstar292676 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2013 |title=AC/DC named major tour of the year by Pollstar |work=TicketNews |access-date=21 December 2010 }} The tour was also nominated in the "Top Tour" and "Top Draw" categories at the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards.https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091016/music_nm/us_touring {{dead link|date=December 2010}} According to Billboard, the tour "has clearly tapped into a demand for AC/DC, resulting from the band's eight-year absence from touring, and takes its place as one of the band's most successful tours."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/957352/acdc-bon-jovi-lead-midyear-tours-chart |title=AC/DC, Bon Jovi Lead Midyear Tours Chart |magazine=Billboard |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=21 December 2010}}

By the tour's culmination, the group had played over 160 shows to approximately 4.9 million people. It was one of history's highest grossing concert tours, grossing $441.6 million, third behind The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang Tour, which grossed $558.3 million in the mid-2000s, and U2's 360° Tour, which grossed $736.1 million in 2011. It dropped to fourth place after Roger Waters' The Wall Live tour when the latter ended in 2013.

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1. "Rock 'n' Roll Train"
2. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
3. "Back in Black"
4. "Big Jack"
5. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
6. "Shot Down in Flames"{{anchor|ref_1}}^[a]
7. "Thunderstruck"
8. "Black Ice"{{anchor|ref_4}}^[f]
9. "The Jack"
10. "Hells Bells"
11. "Shoot to Thrill"{{anchor|ref_2}}^[b]
12. "War Machine"{{anchor|ref_6}}^[f]
13. "Dog Eat Dog"{{anchor|ref_3}}^[c]
14. "Anything Goes"{{anchor|ref_5}}^[e]
15. "High Voltage"{{anchor|ref_4}}^[d]
16. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
17. "T.N.T."
18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
19. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

20. "Highway to Hell"
21. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"{{anchor|ref_6}}^[f]

Notes

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• a. {{anchor|endnote_1}}^ Played on all dates from 20 February 2009 to 28 June 2010 (excl. 30 May 2010 in Oslo).
• b. {{anchor|endnote_1}}^ Omitted on 28 October 2008 in Wilkes-Barre.
• c. {{anchor|endnote_1}}^ Played on all dates from 13 May 2009 to 6 December 2009.
• d. {{anchor|endnote_1}}^ Played on all dates in Oceania from 28 January 2010 to 8 March 2010 in tribute to Bon Scott around the 30th anniversary of his death, and on 11 June 2010 at Donington Park during the Download Festival 2010.
• e. {{anchor|endnote_1}}^ Played on all dates from 28 October 2008 to 24 October 2009.
• f. {{anchor|endnote_1}}^ Omitted on 30 May 2010 in Oslo.

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• Brian Johnson – lead vocals
• Angus Young – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "T.N.T"
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Rudd – drums

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