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News: AC/DC Finally Announce Aussie ‘Rock Or Bust’ Tour Dates

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(AUS) Promoter Garry Van Egmond today announced the Australian dates for AC/DC’s ROCK OR BUST WORLD TOUR. Following on from the release of their worldwide Number One album ‘Rock Or Bust’, the legendary band will play Australian stadium shows in November and December. AC/DC will blast their way through each of the five major capital cities where they will appear at outdoor stadiums.

The Australian tour announcement comes soon after AC/DC delivered an explosive performance of the single “Rock or Bust” and their classic “Highway To Hell” at the 57th annual Grammy Awards. This weekend AC/DC are confirmed to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 10 and 17 kicking off what is slated to be a massive touring year for AC/DC.

The Rock or Bust World Tour begins in Holland on May 5 and will play dates in Europe through to July. When tickets went on sale in Europe Rock or Bust World Tour sold 1.75 million tickets in 24 hours! The North American leg commences in August through to September before the band head to Australia in November. New Zealand dates have also been confirmed for December with tickets going on sale in May.

AC/DC last toured the world from 2008-2010 with the Black Ice World Tour, which had the band playing to over 5 million fans in 108 cities in over 28 countries. Box office records were smashed in Australia and New Zealand with 750,000 tickets sold and The Black Ice World Tour earned AC/DC a Pollstar Award for Major Tour of the Year in 2010.

AC/DC’s album ‘Rock or Bust’ was released on December 2 last year and immediately topped sales charts around the globe. The album’s first 2 singles “Play Ball” and “Rock or Bust” were added to major radio around the world. The band’s third video “Rock The Blues Away” shot in Los Angeles has just been released and has already notched up more than 9 million views.

‘Rock or Bust’ is the band’s fifth No.1 album in Australia and the bands seventeenth studio album overall, with the previous four being: BACK IN BLACK (March 1981), LIVE (22-Nov-1992), BALLBREAKER (8-Oct-1995), and their last was BLACK ICE (27-Oct-2008). Don’t miss the concert event of the decade which is heading to Australia in November and December 2015. If there is one thing you have to do in your life its AC/DC live!

TOUR DATES:

TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY 20th APRIL

SYDNEY – Wednesday 4 November at ANZ Stadium Australia | TICKETS
BRISBANE – Thursday 12 November at QSAC | TICKETS
ADELAIDE – Saturday 21 November at Adelaide Oval | TICKETS
PERTH – Friday 27 November at Domain Stadium | TICKETS
MELBOURNE – Sunday 6 December at Etihad Stadium | TICKETS

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