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AC/DC Announce Aussie "Black Ice" Tour Dates

The wait is finally over for AC/DC fans, with the band announcing those long-awaited Australian Black Ice tour dates. The lads will visit Australia next February and March for the first time since 2001’s Stiff Upper Lip tour.

There’s plenty of gaps between the dates, suggesting that more shows will be announced or that the boys are planning an extended holiday! There are rumours that the band will play a very special show at Ayers Rock, but that’s yet to be confirmed.

The shows promise to be a bit of a guitar battle, with Wolfmother providing the support. There’s no word yet on when tickets will go on sale, but here are the dates for your calendar.

11 February 2010 – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18 February 2010 – ANZ Stadium, Sydney
25 February 2010 – Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre, Brisbane
2 March 2010 – Adelaide Oval
6 March 2010 – Subiaco, Perth

Image source: PR Photos

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

AC/DC’s Black Ice Goes Double Platinum in US, and Four Times Platinum in Oz!

AC/DC’s comeback album Black Ice has been one of the year’s biggest sellers in the world this year. In America it’s just gone double-platinum.

Sure it’s only half as good as it did locally where the album went four times platinum, but it’s still nothing to sneeze at!

Given the record’s success back home, I bet you’re wondering when those local tour dates will be announced. From what I hear, you won’t be wondering much longer. Word is that AC/DC will announce some Aussie shows at the end of January, and they should arrive here towards the end of 2009.

It sounds like a long time to wait, but just remember how quickly Christmas snuck up on us all this year!

Image source: Newscom

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

AC/DC Bigger Than The Beatles

It might have only lasted one week at the top spot in Australia, but AC/DC’s Black Ice continues to do massive things all over the world. It’s currently the number one album in USA, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Argentina, Canada, and Spain.

Black Ice actually topped sales in 29 countries, and more than 5.3 million copies of the album were shipped all around the world.

The American stats are really interesting though. Black Ice is the band’s first US number one, and they’ve achieved it easily will sales exceeding 1 million copies. With the sales of the newie and the back catalogue combined, AC/DC has outsold The Beatles in the United States this year.

No doubt these sales figures have been helped by the American leg of AC/DC’s world tour, which kicked off in Pennsylvania on October 28. Critics and fans alike have been going nuts for the performances which one reviewer described as “a celebration of all that is great about rock ‘n’ roll.”

Now if they would just hurry up and announce those Aussie dates!

Image source: Newscom

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

AC/DC Release "Black Ice" in October

Mark your calendars AC/DC fans. Their long-awaited new album Black Ice will be released on October 18 in Australia and October 20 in the United States.

Black Ice is the band’s first studio album in eight long years. It contains 15 new songs including the first single “Rock ‘n’ Roll Train.” Fans will get a sneak peek of the new material when the track hits radio on August 28.

Black Ice was produced by Brendan O’Brien in Vancouver, Canada. Music fans will know Brendan as the man behind massive albums from Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, and Rage Against the Machine. Will Black Ice rock as much as these releases? You betcha.

AC/DC will kick off a world tour at the end of October in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Stay tuned for those dates as they come to hand! Until then, here’s the complete track Black Ice listing!

  1. Rock ‘n’ Roll Train
  2. Skies On Fire
  3. Big Jack
  4. Anything Goes
  5. War Machine
  6. Smash ‘n’ Grab
  7. Spoilin’ For A Fight
  8. Wheels
  9. Decibel
  10. Stormy May Day
  11. She Likes Rock N Roll
  12. Money Made
  13. Rock N Roll Dream
  14. Rocking All The Way
  15. Black Ice

Image source: AC/DC website