"Stiff Upper Lip" puts the hard rock vets back on the map. AC/DC will open a two month North American arena tour--the band's first since 1996--on Aug. 1 in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Australian-bred hard rockers are supporting the recent release "Stiff Upper Lip."
Tickets will go on sale through traditional outlets on June 17, but will be available through a special promotion on VH1.com and Ticketmaster.com on June 14, according to Elektra Records. (LiveDaily is a publication of Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch.)
VH1 will also be the tour's presenting sponsor, and is planning a series of on-air and online events to promote the show. The cable network will debut a new Behind the Music profile of the band on June 18, and will also feature special AC/DC news segments in the coming weeks.
The title track from "Stiff Upper Lip" gave the hard-rock elder statesmen their first significant radio support for new material in years. The second video from the album, "Safe in New York City," is due in June.
Earlier this year, the Recording Industry Association of America presented AC/DC with a diamond award--certifying 10 million copies sold--for the band's 1980 album "Back in Black." One of the top-selling rock acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the band has sold nearly 85 million records worldwide, according to Elektra.
"Stiff Upper Lip" has been certified gold by the RIAA, and peaked on the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 7.
[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of 26-May-2000. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist web sites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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August 1 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena 3 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills 4 - Cleveland, OH -Gund Arena 6 - Pittsburgh, PA - Civic Center 8 - Boston, MA - FleetCenter 10, 11 - Toronto, Ontario - Canada Centre 14 - Quebec City, Quebec - Colisee de Quebec 15 - Montreal, Quebec - Forum 19 - Washington, DC - MCI Center 20 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center 22 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena 24 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena 25 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 27 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse 29 - Cincinnati, OH - Firstar Center 31 - Chicago, IL - United Center
September 2 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center 3 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena 5 - St. Louis, MO - Kiel Center 7 - Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena 8 - Houston, TX - Compaq Center 9 - Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum 11 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome 13 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena 15 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Arena 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Arena 17 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond 19 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena 22 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena 23 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Arena
