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Who Made Who World Tour

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Who Made Who Tour
Tour by AC/DC
LocationNorth America
Associated albumWho Made Who
Start date30 July 1986
End date20 September 1986
Legs1
No. of shows43
AC/DC concert chronology

The Who Made Who Tour was a concert tour by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their soundtrack album, Who Made Who, which was released on 26 May 1986.

Background

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The tour took place in North America, beginning in New Orleans on 30 July 1986 and ending in Uniondale, New York on 20 September.[1] Queensrÿche were the opening act at some shows on this tour, before being replaced by Loudness.

Reception

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Sharon Liveten from Billboard opened their review, stating that AC/DC continued to be one of heavy metal's most popular touring acts which proved itself still capable of delivering the goods, with the band bringing in renewed energy and life to their classic songs. However, Liveten had criticized that the band could have used a little more theatrical spice, as well as songs dragging on a lot longer than they should have.[2]

Martin Siberok, a reporter from the Montreal Gazette, opened their review with a headline that the band had "KOed" fans, in which it had unleashed the 'true headbanger' in fans. He noted into Angus Young's interactions with the fans to keep their attention, with the band's ordinariness creating a bond between both the band and the audience in attendance with ear bleeding sound and sheer power. He later concluded his review, stating that AC/DC scored high with energy and excitement.[3]

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act[4]
Date City Country Venue Opening act
30 July 1986 New Orleans United States UNO Lakefront Arena Queensrÿche
31 July 1986
1 August 1986 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
2 August 1986 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
3 August 1986 Kansas City Kemper Arena
5 August 1986 Fort Worth Tarrant County Convention Center
6 August 1986 Houston The Summit
7 August 1986 San Antonio HemisFair Arena
9 August 1986 Tucson Tucson Convention Center
10 August 1986 Phoenix Compton Terrace Amphitheater
11 August 1986 Paradise Thomas & Mack Center
12 August 1986 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
13 August 1986 Laguna Hills Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
15 August 1986 Daly City Cow Palace
16 August 1986 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre
18 August 1986 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum
19 August 1986 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
20 August 1986[5] Spokane Spokane Coliseum
22 August 1986 Calgary Canada Olympic Saddledome
23 August 1986 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
25 August 1986 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
26 August 1986 Bismarck United States Bismarck Civic Center
27 August 1986 Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
28 August 1986 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Arena
29 August 1986 Bloomington Met Center
30 August 1986 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
1 September 1986 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium
3 September 1986 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium Loudness
4 September 1986 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater
5 September 1986 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
6 September 1986 Thornville Buckeye Lake Music Center
9 September 1986 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
10 September 1986[6] Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
11 September 1986 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
12 September 1986 Toronto Canada Exhibition Stadium
13 September 1986[7] Montreal Montreal Forum
14 September 1986 Portland United States Cumberland County Civic Center
15 September 1986 Philadelphia The Spectrum
16 September 1986
17 September 1986 Worcester The Centrum
18 September 1986
19 September 1986 Providence Providence Civic Center
20 September 1986 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Box office score data

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List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1986)
City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
31 July New Orleans, United States Lakefront Arena 8,631 $129,465 [8]
1 August Shreveport, United States Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 10,000 $145,000
2 August Little Rock, United States Barton Coliseum 10,000 $150,000 [9]
5 August Fort Worth, United States Tarrant County Convention Center 10,926 / 13,956 $157,620
6 August Houston, United States The Summit 9,772 / 17,000 $147,625
7 August San Antonio, United States Hemisfair Arena 8,908 / 12,200 $123,485 [10]
9 August Tucson, United States Community Center 8,508 $123,900
11 August Las Vegas, United States Thomas & Mack Center 8,358 / 11,845 $121,530 [9]
12 August San Diego, United States Sports Arena 12,176 $190,000 [10]
13 August Laguna Hills, United States Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 15,000 $225,570
15 August San Francisco, United States Cow Palace 14,500 $232,747
16 August Sacramento, United States Cal Expo Grandstand 10,496 / 12,200 $173,185
20 September Uniondale, United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,001 / 15,000 $224,906 [11]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "On the Beat". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 31. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2 August 1986. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 July 2022. AC/DC embarks on an extensive North American tour Thursday (31) in New Orleans.
  2. ^ Liveten, Sharon (6 September 1986). "Talent in Action: AC/DC, Queensryche". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ Siberok, Martin. "AC/DC heavy metal KOs fans at Forum; Grand Funk flops". Montreal, Quebec: The Montreal Gazette. p. D-7. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1986 "Who Made Who" US Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Metal masters AC/DC to play". Spokane, Washington: Spokane Chronicle. 15 August 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Leisure Living: Pop/Rock Concerts". Youngstown, Ohio: The Vindicator. 7 August 1986. p. 37. Retrieved 7 July 2022. AC/DC and Loudness, Sept. 10
  7. ^ "Weekend Guide: Pop Music". Montreal, Quebec: The Montreal Gazette. 12 September 1986. p. D-8. Retrieved 7 July 2022. The Australian tonnage rockers AC/DC with Japanese cohorts Loudness, are at the Forum on Saturday.
  8. ^ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 16 August 1986. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 August 1986. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 35. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 August 1986. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Amusement Business Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 11 October 1986. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 July 2022.