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Rock or Bust World Tour

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Rock or Bust World Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Associated albumRock or Bust
Start date10 April 2015
End date20 September 2016
Legs7
No. of shows88
Supporting acts
Box office$221.1 million[a]
AC/DC concert chronology

The Rock or Bust World Tour was a 2015–2016 concert tour by Australian rock band AC/DC, in support of their sixteenth studio album Rock or Bust, which was released on 28 November 2014. This tour had 7 legs around the world lasting more than 17 months starting on 10 April 2015 in Indio, California and finishing on 20 September 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Background

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Malcolm Young was replaced by his and Angus' nephew Stevie Young and Phil Rudd was replaced by their former drummer Chris Slade. They have both played for AC/DC on the Blow Up Your Video World Tour and on the Razors Edge World Tour, respectively.

In Germany, the band set a new world record in the number of sold tickets within the shortest timespan, with more than 300,000 tickets sold out in seventy-seven minutes.[2]

In Switzerland, the band set a new record in the duration to a 'sold out' concert. The concert in Zurich was sold out in 6 minutes (over 40,000 tickets)[3]

The band played at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, performing "Rock or Bust" and "Highway to Hell" on 8 February 2015.[4]

The last 22 shows were rescheduled as Brian Johnson was ordered to stop touring immediately.[5] Ten shows from 8 March 2016 to 4 April 2016 were cancelled and had to be rescheduled,[6] with Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses appearing in Johnson's place[7] marking first time that AC/DC has featured a lead vocalist other than Brian Johnson since they concluded the Highway to Hell Tour on 27 January 1980.

As part of this tour, AC/DC performed the first concert at the Olympic Stadium in London since its redevelopment following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[8]

Longtime bassist Cliff Williams announced that he would retire upon completion of the tour, citing losing interest following the health issues with Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson, and the legal issues with Phil Rudd.[9]

The band broke their normal routine at the end of the final concert with Angus Young leading Williams out to the front of the stage to take a final bow. Rose also introduced the band members one by one.[10] On 30 September 2020, AC/DC officially confirmed that Johnson, Rudd, and Williams had rejoined the band with plans for a new studio album and possibly tour,[11] signaling that this tour may not be the last tour with Johnson and Williams, as the next tour would include Johnson and Williams, along with Phil Rudd who was unable to participate in the tour due to legal issues, and guitarists Angus and Stevie Young; reuniting the surviving "Back in Black" lineup members.

Grossing

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The Rock or Bust World Tour was the second most attended tour of 2015 behind One Direction and third highest-grossing tour behind Taylor Swift and One Direction (Pollstar Year End Top 100 Worldwide tours of 2015). The tour grossed $180 million from 54 shows in 2015.[12] and $40.1 million from 32 shows in 2016.[13] There was a total gross of $221.1 million from 86 shows performed. 2.31 million fans attended the tour's 2015 dates and the band played to an estimated 4 million fans worldwide for the entire tour.[14]

Set list

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AC/DC performing in Tacoma, Washington on 2 February 2016.
AC/DC with Axl Rose performing the first concert at the Olympic Stadium in London, on 4 June 2016.
  1. "Rock or Bust"
  2. "Shoot to Thrill"
  3. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
  4. "Back in Black"
  5. "Play Ball"[a]
  6. "Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder"[b]
  7. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  8. "Rock 'n' Roll Damnation"[b]
  9. "Thunderstruck"
  10. "High Voltage"
  11. "Rock 'n' Roll Train"
  12. "Hells Bells"
  13. "Baptism by Fire"[a]
  14. "Givin' the Dog a Bone"[b]
  15. "Dog Eat Dog"[b]
  16. "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"[b]
  17. "Touch Too Much"[b]
  18. "Live Wire"[b]
  19. "Sin City"
  20. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  21. "Shot Down in Flames"
  22. "Have a Drink on Me"
  23. "T.N.T."
  24. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  25. "Let There Be Rock" (including Angus Young's guitar solo)

Encore

  2. "Highway to Hell"
  3. "Riff Raff"[b]
  4. "Problem Child"[b]
  5. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Notes

  • a. ^ Played only in 2015.
  • b. ^ Played only in 2016.

Tour dates

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List of 2015 concerts[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
10 April 2015[b] Indio United States Empire Polo Club — 198,000 / 198,000 $28,088,088
17 April 2015[b]
5 May 2015 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome Vintage Trouble — —
8 May 2015 Nuremberg Germany Zeppelinfeld — —
10 May 2015 Dresden Ostragehege — —
14 May 2015 Zeltweg Austria Red Bull Ring — —
16 May 2015 Hockenheim Germany Hockenheimring — —
19 May 2015 Munich Olympiastadion — —
21 May 2015
23 May 2015 Paris France Stade de France — —
26 May 2015
29 May 2015 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys — —
31 May 2015 Madrid Vicente Calderón Stadium — —
2 June 2015
5 June 2015 Zürich Switzerland Letzigrund Stadion — —
7 June 2015
19 June 2015 Cologne Germany Jahnwiesen — —
21 June 2015 Hanover Hanover Fairground — —
25 June 2015 Berlin Olympiastadion — —
28 June 2015 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park 50,335 / 50,335 $5,126,269
1 July 2015 Dublin Ireland Aviva Stadium — —
4 July 2015 London England Wembley Stadium — —
6 July 2015 Dessel Belgium Festivalpark Stenehei — —
9 July 2015 Imola Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 90,034 / 90,034 $7,482,298
12 July 2015 Gelsenkirchen Germany Veltins-Arena — —
15 July 2015 Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival Site — —
17 July 2015 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin — —
19 July 2015 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena — —
22 July 2015 Hämeenlinna Finland Kantola Event Park 55,000 / 55,000 $5,016,055
25 July 2015 Warsaw Poland National Stadium — —
22 August 2015 Foxborough United States Gillette Stadium — —
26 August 2015 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium 48,881 / 50,000 $4,492,251
28 August 2015 Quebec City Canada Plains of Abraham 48,588 / 58,000 $4,047,480
31 August 2015 Montreal Olympic Stadium 36,917 / 46,100 $3,238,650
3 September 2015 Ottawa TD Place Stadium — —
5 September 2015 Moncton Magnetic Hill Concert Site — —
8 September 2015 Detroit United States Ford Field — —
10 September 2015 Toronto Canada Downsview Park — —
15 September 2015 Chicago United States Wrigley Field 29,732 / 29,732 $3,024,480
17 September 2015 Winnipeg Canada Investors Group Field — —
20 September 2015 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium — —
22 September 2015 Vancouver BC Place — —
25 September 2015 San Francisco United States AT&T Park 46,167 / 46,167 $4,446,189
28 September 2015 Los Angeles Dodger Stadium 46,215 / 46,215 $3,975,040
4 November 2015 Sydney Australia ANZ Stadium The Hives
Kingswood 		— —
7 November 2015
12 November 2015 Brisbane Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre — —
14 November 2015
21 November 2015 Adelaide Adelaide Oval 42,384 / 42,384 $3,950,376
27 November 2015 Perth Domain Stadium — —
29 November 2015
6 December 2015 Melbourne Docklands Stadium — —
8 December 2015
12 December 2015 Wellington New Zealand Westpac Stadium Shihad
Villainy 		— —
15 December 2015 Auckland Western Springs Stadium — —
List of 2016 concerts[23][24][25]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
2 February 2016 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown 21,337 / 21,337 $2,544,102
5 February 2016 Paradise MGM Grand Garden Arena 13,817 / 13,817 $1,416,474
8 February 2016 Denver Pepsi Center — —
11 February 2016 Fargo Fargodome 19,308 / 19,308 $2,049,080
14 February 2016 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,858 / 14,858 $2,010,470
17 February 2016 Chicago United Center 13,773 / 13,773 $1,696,155
20 February 2016 St. Louis Scottrade Center 13,985 / 14,320 $1,520,878
23 February 2016 Dallas American Airlines Center 13,727 / 14,391 $1,519,861
26 February 2016 Houston Toyota Center — —
28 February 2016[c] Kansas City Sprint Center — —
7 May 2016 Lisbon Portugal Passeio Marítimo de Algés — —
10 May 2016 Seville Spain Estadio de La Cartuja — —
13 May 2016 Marseille France Stade Vélodrome — —
16 May 2016 Werchter Belgium Festivalground Werchter Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Black Box Revelation 		— —
19 May 2016 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown — —
22 May 2016 Prague Czech Republic Letnany Airport Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Doctor Victor 		— —
26 May 2016 Hamburg Germany Volksparkstadion Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown — —
29 May 2016 Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse — —
1 June 2016 Leipzig Germany Red Bull Arena — —
4 June 2016 London England Olympic Stadium — —
9 June 2016 Manchester City of Manchester Stadium — —
12 June 2016 Aarhus Denmark Ceres Park — —
15 June 2016 Düsseldorf Germany Esprit Arena Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Massendefekt 		— —
27 August 2016[d] Greensboro United States Greensboro Coliseum Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown 12,320 / 13,898 $1,268,400
30 August 2016[e] Sunrise BB&T Center 11,930 / 12,944 $1,263,029
1 September 2016[f] Atlanta Philips Arena 11,173 / 13,012 $1,169,355
4 September 2016[g] Columbus Nationwide Arena 11,032 / 15,771 $1,366,460
6 September 2016[h] Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 8,355 / 9,113 $901,870
9 September 2016[i] Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 7,897 / 12,626 $904,984
11 September 2016[j] Buffalo KeyBank Center — —
14 September 2016[k] New York City Madison Square Garden 13,737 / 13,737 $1,555,320
17 September 2016[l] Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 11,708 / 14,182 $1,423,688
20 September 2016[m] Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 14,089 / 14,089 $1,216,141
Total — $221,100,000

Personnel

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Additional musicians

Notes

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  1. ^ $280.7 million in 2023 dollars.[1]
  2. ^ a b These shows were a part of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
  3. ^ This show was originally scheduled for 29 February 2016, but has been pushed back to the previous day to allow vocalist Brian Johnson to attend a funeral of a close friend.
  4. ^ This show from 27 August 2016 was originally scheduled for 14 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  5. ^ This show from 30 August 2016 was originally scheduled for 11 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  6. ^ This show from 1 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 14 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  7. ^ This show from 4 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 23 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  8. ^ This show from 6 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 26 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  9. ^ This show from 9 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 20 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  10. ^ This show from 11 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 29 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  11. ^ This show from 14 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 4 April 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  12. ^ This show from 6 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 17 March 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]
  13. ^ This show from 6 September 2016 was originally scheduled for 1 April 2016, but was postponed due to Brian Johnson being told by the doctors to stop touring immediately or risk of total hearing loss.[26]

References

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