Back in Black Tour

The Back in Black Tour was the supporting tour for the album Back in Black by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC through 1980 to 1981.[1]

Back in Black Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Associated album Back in Black
Start date 29 June 1980 (1980-06-29)
End date 22 August 1981 (1981-08-22)
AC/DC concert chronology

Background

The band transported their own one-ton "Hells Bell" on the road, which was lowered to the stage each night as the bell tolls of "Hells Bells" were heard. Brian Johnson would finish it off with several hard hits, hammer in hand as the band commenced the show.[1]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Benelux Tour warm-ups
29 June 1980NamurBelgiumPalais des Expositions
30 June 1980AntwerpenBorgerhout-Zaal Cine Roma
1 July 1980DeinzeBrielpoort
2 July 1980ArlonHall Polyvalent
3 July 1980BredaNetherlandsHet Turfschip
5 July 1980WateringenVelo Sporthal
North American Leg
13 July 1980EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum
14 July 1980CalgaryMax Bell Arena
16 July 1980VancouverConcert Bowl
19 July 1980WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
20 July 1980Thunder BayFort Williams Gardens
22 July 1980OttawaCivic Centre
23 July 1980MontrealForum
25 July 1980LondonGardens
26 July 1980KitchenerMemorial Auditorium
27 July 1980SudburtArena
28 July 1980TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
30 July 1980ErieUnited StatesCounty Fieldhouse
31 July 1980PhiladelphiaSpectrum Arena
1 August 1980New York CityThe Palladium
3 August 1980LandoverCapital Centre
6 August 1980NorfolkScope
7 August 1980RoanokeCivic Center
8 August 1980CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
9 August 1980FayettevilleCumberland County Arena
10 August 1980GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
12 August 1980AtlantaFox Theatre
13 August 1980KnoxvillwJames White Civic Coliseum
15 August 1980Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
16 August 1980CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
17 August 1980ToledoToledo Speedway
18 August 1980DaytonHara Arena
19 August 1980LexingtonRupp Arena
20 August 1980NashvilleMunicipal Auditorium
22 August 1980LakelandCivic Center
23 August 1980West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach Auditorium
24 August 1980JacksonvilleVeterans Memorial Coliseum
26 August 1980HoustonSam Houston Coliseum
29 August 1980San AntonioConvention Center (Hemisfair Arena)
30 August 1980DallasConvention Center Arena
31 August 1980AmarilloCivic Center Arena
1 September 1980El PasoColiseum
4 September 1980Long BeachLong Beach Arena
5 September 1980Daly CityCow Palace
6 September 1980OaklandOakland Auditorium
7 September 1980San BernardinoOrange Pavilion
10 September 1980LincolnPershing Auditorium
11 September 1980BloomingtonMet Center
13 September 1980MilwaukeeAuditorium
14 September 1980MadisonDane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 September 1980NormalHorton Fieldhouse
18 September 1980St. LouisKiel Opera House
19 September 1980Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
20 September 1980RosemontRosemont Horizon
21 September 1980Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
24 September 1980IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
25 September 1980LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
26 September 1980KalamazooWings Stadium
27 September 1980DetroitCobo Arena
29 September 1980ColumbusSt. John Arena
30 September 1980PittsburghStanley Theatre
1 October 1980ClevelandPublic Hall
3 October 1980RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
4 October 1980BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
5 October 1980SyracuseOnondaga War Memorial Auditorium
7 October 1980AllentownLehigh University (Stabler Arena)
8 October 1980UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 October 1980BostonOrpheum Theatre
10 October 1980SpringfieldCivic Center
11 October 1980BostonOrpheum Theatre
UK leg
19 October 1980BristolUnited KingdomColston Hall
20 October 1980 Leicester De Montfort Hall
21 October 1980
22 October 1980 Birmingham Birmingham Odeon
23 October 1980
25, 26 October 1980ManchesterApollo Theatre
27 October 1980 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall (Oval Hall)
28 October 1980
29 October 1980HanleyVictoria Hall
31 October 1980NewcastleMayfair Ballroom
1 November 1980 Glasgow Apollo Theatre
2 November 1980
4 November 1980 Newcastle City Hall
5 November 1980
6 November 1980QueensferryDeeside Leisure Theatre
7 November 1980 Southampton Gaumont
8 November 1980
10 November 1980 London Hammersmith Odeon
11 November 1980
12 November 1980
14 November 1980 Apollo Victoria Theatre
15 November 1980
16 November 1980
European Leg 1
20 November 1980StockholmSwedenGöta Lejon
22 November 1980OsloNorwayChateau Neuf
24 November 1980KielWest GermanyOstseehalle
25 November 1980KölnSporthalle
26 November 1980HanoverEilenriedehalle
27 November 1980West BerlinDeutschlandhalle
29 November 1980ParisFranceLe Bourget-la Rotonde
30 November 1980ParisLe Bourget-la Rotonde
2 December 1980NürnbergWest GermanyMessezentrum
3 December 1980HeidelbergRhein-Neckar-Halle
4 December 1980EssenGrugahalle
5 December 1980BremenStadthalle 1
7 December 1980FrankfurtFesthalle
8 December 1980StuttgartSporthalle Böblingen
9 December 1980SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle
10 December 1980 Hamburg Messehallen
11 December 1980
13 December 1980StrasbourgFranceParc des Expositions-Hall Rhenus
14 December 1980ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
16 December 1980RavensburgGermanyOberschwabenhalle
17 December 1980MunichOlympiahalle
19 December 1980LyonFrancePalais des Sports
20 December 1980LilleFoire Expo Internationale-Hal 8
European Leg 2
8 January 1981MetzFranceParc Expo
9 January 1981BesançonPalais des Sports
10 January 1981GrenobleAlpexpo
11 January 1981NiceTrinite Stade Municipal
13 January 1981AvignonParc Exposition de Chateaublanc
15 January 1981BarcelonaSpain Palacio Municipal Deportes
17 January 1981MadridPabellon de Deportivo del Real Madrid
18 January 1981San SebastianVelodromo Anoeta de San Sebastian
19 January 1981ToulouseFranceHall Expo
20 January 1981PauFoire Expo Hall F
22 January 1981Le MansLa Rotonde
23 January 1981BrestParc de Penfeld
24 January 1981CaenHall Expo
25 January 1981BrusselsBelgiumForest National
Japan leg
1 February 1981OsakaJapanExpo Hall
2 February 1981Nagoya Shi Kokaido Hall
4 February 1981 Tokyo Nihon Seinenkan
5 February 1981
Australian leg
13 February 1981PerthAustraliaEntertainment Centre
17 February 1981AdelaideMemorial Drive
23 February 1981SydneySydney Showground (Moore Park)
24 February 1981 Brisbane Festival Hall
25 February 1981
27 February 1981 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
28 February 1981
1981 Monsters of Rock Festival
22 August 1981Castle DoningtonUnited KingdomDonington Park

Full set list

  1. "Hells Bells"
  2. "Shot Down in Flames"
  3. "Sin City" or Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be
  4. "Back in Black"
  5. "Bad Boy Boogie"
  6. "The Jack"
  7. "Highway to Hell"
  8. "What Do You Do for Money Honey"
  9. "High Voltage"
  10. "Shoot to Thrill" (played on occasions)
  11. "Given the Dog a Bone" (played on occasions)
  12. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  13. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  14. "Rocker" or "Problem Child" or "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" (played on occasions)
  15. "T.N.T." or "Shake a Leg" ("Shake a Leg" played once)
  16. "Let There Be Rock"

References

  1. 1 2 www.acdc.com
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