AC/DC Announces Australian Concert Tour

Now here is some good news, Melbourne natives AC/DC has announced that they will launch a concert tour Down Under:

THEIR knees might be creaking and the school uniform has seen better days, but AC/DC will be ready to rock when they bring their Black Ice World Tour to Australia in February.

The hard-working, hard-rocking band will unleash their high voltage rock ‘n’ roll during five shows in Australia.

Their first Australian tour since 2001 is their largest yet, with 48 semi-trailers required to shift sets around the country.

Last year they released Black Ice, their first CD in eight years – the second-biggest-selling CD in the world, which topped the charts in 29 countries. Their back catalogue was the biggest-selling of 2008, even outstripping the Beatles.

Their European shows sold out in 10 minutes, and promoter Garry Van Egmond is prepared for a similar reaction here when tickets go on sale on Monday, May 25.

“They play all their big hits. They naturally play a few hits from Black Ice. It’s two hours of great rock ‘n’ roll,” he said.

Tickets will be available for $99, or $149.90 for the best seats.

Van Egmond said the band gave specific instructions to keep prices reasonable.  [Courier-Mail]