AC/DC to Hit the Highways


"Stiff Upper Lip" tour to bring AC/DC to thirty cities
Posted May 27, 2000 at 12:00am
The loudest band from Down Under will invade North America in August for a late-summer tour. AC/DC will play thirty-one dates in thirty cities behind their latest release, Stiff Upper Lip. Angus Young and Co. launch their U.S. tour on Aug. 1 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and will close the proceedings nearly two months later in San Jose, Calif.

AC/DC's tour dates are as follows:

8/1: Grand Rapids, MI, Van Andel Arena
8/3: Auburn Hills, MI, Palace of Auburn Hills
8/4: Cleveland, OH, Gund Arena
8/6: Pittsburgh, PA, Mellon Arena
8/8: Boston, MA, FleetCenter
8/10-11: Toronto, ON, Air Canada Center
8/14: Quebec City, QC, Colisee Pepsi
8/15: Montreal, QC, Montreal Forum
8/19: Washington, DC, MCI Center
8/20: Philadelphia, PA, First Union Center
8/22: Albany, NY, Pepsi Arena
8/24: East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airline Arena
8/25: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
8/27: Indianapolis, IN, Conseco Fieldhouse
8/29: Cincinnati, OH, Firststar Center
8/31: Chicago, IL, United Center
9/2: Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
9/3: Kansas City, MO, Kemper Arena
9/5: St. Louis, MO, Kiel Center
9/7: Dallas, TX, Reunion Arena
9/8: Houston, TX, Compaq Center
9/9: Biloxi, MS, Mississippi Coast Coliseum
9/11: San Antonio, TX, Alamodome
9/13: Phoenix, AZ, America West Arena
9/15: Las Vegas, NV, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
9/16: Los Angeles, CA, Staples Center
9/17: Anaheim, CA, Arrowhead Pond
9/19: Sacramento, CA, ARCO Arena
9/22: Oakland, CA, Oakland Arena
9/23: San Jose, CA, San Jose Arena

Written by ANDREW DANSBY for RollingStone.com News

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