AC/DC sells 1.5 million tickets for European tour in one day: ‘It’s amazing’

Chris Dalstonco-directs international tours. CAAspoke to Pollstar about the huge success of ticket sales. AC/DCfrom now on “power up” The tour begins in Germany in May. Here’s how he approached the band’s first tour since 2016. Chris “We had to avoid the Olympics in France and the European Football Championship in Germany, so we thought about a lot of things. Now, as agents, we thought about a lot of things that we hadn’t thought of. “You have to think about years ago, like the weather. One of the reasons the tour started in Germany was because we had to find a place to rehearse for a week. And we’re going to Italy and Spain right away, because we believed it would go well.” “It’s too hot in July and August, and it’s very dangerous for fans and bands to go outside.” Last summer , I was in Europe, in Seville, and it was only 100 o’clock so we had to postpone the show until 11:30 at night.” …And we have to be very careful. brian‘s [Johnson] He said we didn’t overdo it and he was happy with the schedule. Then you have to make sure your finances work out. ”

Regarding the topic of ticket sales, AC/DC2024 tour, Chris “I believed it was going to be the biggest tour ever, but you never know until the tickets go on sale. The night before they go on sale, it’s like Christmas. I’m so nervous I can’t sleep. I wake up at 2:30 or 3 in the morning. When I woke up, Europe had already opened, and some of the shows were already sold out. We sold 1.5 million tickets in one day…which is amazing. It gives you a lot of confidence. “They’re very particular about how they do business. They don’t do VIP. They don’t set ticket prices dynamically. They never want to hear fans complain that ticket prices are too high. No. There are things we have to do.’ Otherwise they can’t afford to tour, so try to push it a little bit – especially if they play one day and have three days off…obviously. The goal is to get them to enjoy it and hopefully keep going… to try and keep them out in 25, 26, 27, no matter how long they want it, to get them through Europe first. Must. ”

legendary band lineup “power up” The European tour, which will begin in May and continue until August, will consist of the following: johnson,guitarist angus and stevie young,drummer matt laug And a new bassist to the group’s touring lineup. chris cheney.

When the tour was first announced on February 12th, AC/DC said in a statement: “We are excited to finally announce it. ‘power up’ European tour. angus, brian, stevieand mat will participate chris cheney to carry the torch cliff.

“This summer, the tour will take us to shows in Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, England, Slovakia, Belgium, France and Ireland. We look forward to seeing you all.”

AC/DC‘s first show in seven years will be held on October 7, 2023. power trip Festival held in Indio, California.

AC/DC adopted Laug I will be performing with the band during the 3-day event.

55 years old Laug He is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists including: alanis morissette, alice cooper, Slash’s Snake Pit and Vasco Rossi. mat After graduating from South Florence High School in 1986 and attending college in Los Angeles, he moved to Los Angeles. mat He became a popular studio drummer.

In 2001, Laug supported AC/DC as part of Slash’s Snake Pit With locations in North America and Europe “stiff upper lip” trip.

In the announcement about Laughas been added to the band power trip line up, AC/DC No explanation was given for the absence of the band’s longtime drummer. phil ruddPeople who rejoined AC/DC For the recording of the group’s comeback album, “power up”released in November 2020.

rad was expelled from AC/DC In 2015, he pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession and was sentenced by a New Zealand court to eight months of home detention.he was replaced by a member of the band “Rock or Bust” tour by chris sladepreviously served AC/DCDrummer from 1989 to 1994, played on albums “Razor’s Edge”.

radappeared in all but three of AC/DCHis past 18 studio albums toured in support of his solo debut in 2014; “Chief’s job”.The release of that album was indirectly connected to radThe drummer allegedly became furious with his personal assistant over the way he promoted the record and threatened to kill the man and his daughter.

AC/DC The last 10 dates of my Spring 2016 North American trip have been postponed. johnson He was advised to cancel live performances or “risk complete hearing loss.” The band continued to complete activities in Europe and North America. “Rock or Bust” tour with guns and roses front man axl rose As a “guest vocalist”. at that time, johnson there were AC/DCHe has been a singer for 36 years since taking the place of the deceased. bon scott Debuted in classical music in 1980 “Back in Black” album.

to be able to perform live with him AC/DC Again, now 76 years old johnson We worked with audio experts stephen ambrosesaid that it could contribute to solving the problem of hearing problems among singers.

ambroseHe invented the wireless in-ear monitors widely used by touring artists today, and claimed to have invented a new type of earphone: johnson To play without causing further damage to the eardrum. After three years of experiments and “downsizing” of the equipment, johnson He previously said the technology could make touring possible again.

Cheney best known as the bassist of jane’s addiction and as a member alanis morissettetouring and recording band. Cheney was also a member of Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders and camp freddyis not only a prolific and versatile session musician, but has also performed with artists such as: Joe Cocker, shakira, slash and Avril Lavigne to Sara Bareilles, gavin degraw, shale, shine down and celine dion. Cheney Also a founding member and partner of the All Star Supergroup royal machine with dave navarro (jane’s addiction),mark mcgrath (sugar ray),josh freeze (Foo Fighters) and billy morrison (billy idol).

bassist cliff williams announced his retirement at the end of the year AC/DC2015-2016 “Rock or Bust” I also saw the tour johnson depart. but, williams – and johnson — As a result of participating in the recording session, “power up”.Both were also part of AC/DC The lineup that appeared on power trip.

During an interview in October 2020 Dean Delray‘s “Let’s talk” podcast, cliff was asked johnsonHis departure from the path led to his desire to quit touring. cliff Answered: “That was before that. I spoke with.” angus First about that.I was at a certain point — and this is the beginning. “Rock or Bust” Tour — For me, I felt it was time to call it a day. I didn’t want to continue touring for the past two years and I didn’t want to hold back, so I informed them of the fact that this would be my last tour. It was a tough tour to finish.God’s blessing accelerator You came and saved us, so please finish it. he did a great job. And at the end of it, I definitely was — that was everything to me. Completed — Completed. That made the whole thing even worse. ”

according to williamsI wanted to participate in the recording session. “power up” as a tribute to anguslate brother and founder of AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Youngpassed away in 2017 at the age of 64 due to the effects of dementia. Malcolm He is credited as a writer on all 12 tracks of “power up”.

“if “Back in Black” have [late AC/DC singer] bon scott All in all, for me, ‘power up’ have Malcolm Young,” cliff Said. “This is for him. And it’s a band we’ve played together for over 40 years. And I wanted to do it, I wanted to come back and do it.

“I just rehearsed. [in 2020] “We had great rehearsals before this horrible coronavirus thing happened,” he continued, “and the band was playing really well. [they asked me]“Why don’t you do some shows?” ‘of course’. some shows. we were going to do that.Everyone went to their homes, bang, and I’ve been here ever since. [because of the coronavirus-related shutdown]. ”

cliff He went on to confirm his commitment. AC/DC It was carried out only for “a few days” to support the “power up”.

“For both [my mental and physical] “I definitely have some physical issues, but I’m not going to go into detail about them. But yeah, it’s tough. I’m so grateful for everything. It’s been great. But I’m not going to go into that anymore. I don’t want to do that.”

williams He previously revealed that a “severe” bout of vertigo contributed to his retirement in 2016.He also confirmed the return of both. johnson and the drummer phil rudd I convinced him to return to the group. “It was like an old band getting back together,” he said. rolling stone. “It wasn’t like starting over again, but it brought us as close as possible to the band we’ve been together for over 40 years. We didn’t want to miss out on that.”

2014 sequel “Rock or Bust”, “power up” Recorded over 6 weeks in August and September 2018. warehouse studio With a producer in Vancouver Brendan O’Brienalso worked in 2008 “Black Ice” and “Rock or Bust”.