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

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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