Flick of the Switch Tour
| Tour by AC/DC | |
| Location |
|
|---|---|
| Associated album | Flick of the Switch |
| Start date | 14 October 1983 |
| End date | 19 January 1985 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 65 |
| AC/DC concert chronology | |
The Flick of the Switch Tour was a concert tour by the Australian hard-rock band AC/DC, in support of their ninth studio album, Flick of the Switch, which was released on 15 August 1983.
Background
[edit]The Flick of the Switch tour took place in North America during the fall of 1983 when it was initially postponed,[1] with the band performing on the Monsters of Rock Tour in 1984 alongside Van Halen.[2] The North American leg had lower attendance for some shows on the tour, with mixed reviews coming in for the album.[3] At the sold out show in New York City, the audience were described as "crazy as ever", with the band's music barely being heard over the audience.[4] In 1985, during the recording of the Fly on the Wall album, the band took some time off studio to play two concerts at the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil, on 15 January and 19 January, along with Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake,[2] in front of 400,000 in attendance.[5] The stage design for the tour featured two cannons and pyrotechnics which was handled by Pete Cappadocia.[1]
This was the first AC/DC tour to feature drummer Simon Wright,[6] after the departure of Phil Rudd.[7]
During the Tacoma Dome performance, two fans, a 21-year-old Fort Lewis soldier and a 14-year-old female fired off a skyrocket at the ceiling, burning a hole through it and causing damage costs of $25,000. They were both placed into jail, the 21-year-old later sentenced to three years of hard labor,[8] while the 14-year-old was placed in a juvenile facility.[9]
Tour dates
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 – North America[11] | |||
| 11 October 1983 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum |
| 13 October 1983 | Tacoma | United States | Tacoma Dome |
| 14 October 1983 | Portland | Memorial Coliseum | |
| 17 October 1983 | Inglewood | The Forum | |
| 18 October 1983 | |||
| 19 October 1983 | Daly City | Cow Palace | |
| 22 October 1983 | Tempe | Compton Terrace Amphitheatre | |
| 23 October 1983 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
| 24 October 1983 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |
| 26 October 1983 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |
| 27 October 1983 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | |
| 28 October 1983 | San Antonio | HemisFair Arena | |
| 29 October 1983 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
| 30 October 1983 | Houston | The Summit | |
| 1 November 1983 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | |
| 2 November 1983 | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | |
| 3 November 1983 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |
| 4 November 1983 | Notre Dame | Edmund P. Joyce Center | |
| 6 November 1983 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |
| 7 November 1983 | Peoria | Peoria Civic Center | |
| 8 November 1983 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |
| 9 November 1983 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 11 November 1983 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |
| 12 November 1983 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | |
| 13 November 1983 | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center | |
| 14 November 1983 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
| 15 November 1983 | |||
| 16 November 1983 | Evansville | Roberts Municipal Stadium | |
| 17 November 1983 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | |
| 18 November 1983 | |||
| 20 November 1983 | Atlanta | The Omni | |
| 21 November 1983 | |||
| 22 November 1983 | Birmingham | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex | |
| 23 November 1983 | Bilxoi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | |
| 25 November 1983 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium | |
| 26 November 1983[12] | Lakeland | Lakeland Civic Center | |
| 27 November 1983 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |
| 28 November 1983 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | |
| 30 November 1983[13] | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | |
| 1 December 1983 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |
| 2 December 1983 | Worcester | Worcester Centrum | |
| 3 December 1983 | |||
| 4 December 1983 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |
| 5 December 1983 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
| 6 December 1983 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | |
| 8 December 1983 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| 9 December 1983 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | |
| 10 December 1983 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | |
| 11 December 1983[14] | Landover | Capital Centre | |
| 12 December 1983 | |||
| 14 December 1983 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | |
| 15 December 1983 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 16 December 1983[15] | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |
| Leg 2 – Europe (Monsters of Rock)[11] | |||
| 11 August 1984 | San Sebastián | Spain | Velódromo de Anoeta |
| 18 August 1984 | Castle Donington | England | Donington Park |
| 25 August 1984 | Stockholm | Sweden | Råsunda Stadium |
| 31 August 1984 | Winterthur | Switzerland | Stadion Schützenwiese |
| 1 September 1984 | Karlsruhe | West Germany | Wildparkstadion |
| 2 September 1984 | Nuremberg | Stadion am Dutzendteich | |
| 5 September 1984 | Rome | Italy | Nettuno Stadio Comunale |
| 7 September 1984 | Turin | Stadio Olimpico di Torino | |
| 11 September 1984 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| 12 September 1984 | Lyon | Halle Tony Garnier | |
| Leg 3 – South America (Rock in Rio)[11] | |||
| 15 January 1985 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Cidade do Rock |
| 19 January 1985 | |||
Personnel
[edit]- Angus Young – lead guitar
- Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Simon Wright – drums
- Brian Johnson – lead vocals
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Masino 2020, p. 133.
- ^ a b Perkins 2011.
- ^ Apter 2018.
- ^ Masino 2020, p. 134.
- ^ Masino 2020, p. 135.
- ^ Popoff 2017, p. 251.
- ^ Lifton, Dave (19 July 2015). "Bad Boy Boogie: A Phil Rudd Timeline". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Flare firing brings prison". Tacoma, Washington: The Bulletin. 9 December 1983. p. A-6. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Fans' rocket blazes hole in dome roof". No. 359. Tacoma, Washington: Eugene Register-Guard. 17 October 1983. p. 5C. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History – 1983/85 "Flick of the Switch" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Masino 2015.
- ^ "Going Out: Rock/Pop/Country". No. 110. St. Petersburg, Florida: St. Petersburg Times. 11 November 1983. p. 7D. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
AC/DC – Lakeland Civic Center: $14.50. Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m.
- ^ "Entertainment Calendar: Music, dance". No. 101. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 25 November 1983. p. 18. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
Wednesday: Civic Arena. AC/DC concert. 7:30.
- ^ "Holiday Harmonies: Capital Centre". Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Afro-American. 26 November 1983. p. 14. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
Sunday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m. – AC/DC in concert, Rock concert
- ^ "Chips down for Taco: He's off Spectrum menu". Montreal, Quebec: The Montreal Gazette. 8 November 1983. p. F1. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
Tickets are now on sale for hard-rockers AC/DC who come to the forum Dec. 16 in tandem with Fastway
Sources
[edit]- Perkins, Jeff (2011). AC/DC: Uncensored on the Record. Warwickshire, England: Coda Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-908538-54-3.
- Masino, Susan (2015). AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the World's True Rock 'n' Roll Band (Paperback ed.). Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1-4803-9450-6.
- Popoff, Martin (2017). AC/DC: Album by Album (Hardcover). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-5374-5.
- Apter, Jeff (2018). High Voltage: The Life of Angus Young, AC/DC's Last Man Standing. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-0-89733-047-3.
- Masino, Susan (2020). Let There Be Rock: The Story of AC/DC. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1-913172-14-5.
