AC/DC Announces Black Ice World Tour

AC/DC's widely-anticipated Black Ice World Tour will open on October 28th at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The show kicks off a series of US arena shows, to be followed by a round of stadium dates next summer. More InformationAC/DC's widely-anticipated Black Ice World Tour will open on October 28th at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The show kicks off a series of US arena shows, to be followed by a round of stadium dates next summer.

Tickets for upcoming US dates will go on sale the weekend of September 20th at Ticketmaster and the band's website, www.acdc.com. Additional appearances throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, will be announced shortly.

The worldwide tour - the band's first since 2001 - promotes AC/DC's latest studio album: Black Ice. Black Ice will be released on October 20th and sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.walmart.com and www.acdc.com

The album's first single, "Rock 'N' Roll Train" was released to radio on August 28 and immediately went to #1 at Rock Radio. The video will debut on September 19th on www.acdc.com and www.vh1.com.

No Bull: The Directors Cut - a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of AC/DC's famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain was released earlier this week. No Bull: The Directors Cut is remixed in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and includes more than two hours of music and bonus features highlighting performances of the band's biggest hits. No Bull: The Directors Cut is sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com.

Upcoming shows in the Black Ice World Tour include:

October
28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Wachovia Arena
30 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena

November
3 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
5 - Detroit, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Toronto, ONT @ Rogers Centre
9 - Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
12 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
13 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
15 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
19 - East Rutherford, NJ @ IZOD Center
21 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
25 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
28 - Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
29 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
30 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome

December
2 - Oakland, CA @ ORACLE Arena
6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
10 - Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
12 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
14 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
16 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
18 - Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena