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AC/DC Announces Black Ice World Tour

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Tickets for upcoming US dates will go on sale the weekend of September 20th at Ticketmaster and the band's website, www.acdc.com. Additional appearances throughout North andSouth America,Europe, andAsia, will be announced shortly.

The worldwide tour -- the band's first since 2001 -- promotes AC/DC's latest studio album: Black Ice. Black Ice will be released on October 20th and sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.walmart.com and www.acdc.com.

The album's first single, "Rock 'N' Roll Train" was released to radio on August 28 and immediately went to #1 at Rock Radio. The video will debut on September 19th on www.acdc.com and www.vh1.com.

No Bull: The Directors Cut -- a newly edited, comprehensive HD DVD of AC/DC's famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert inMadrid, Spain was released earlier this week. No Bull: The Directors Cut is remixed in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and includes more than two hours of music and bonus features highlighting performances of the band's biggest hits. No Bull: The Directors Cut is sold in the US exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, and www.acdc.com.

    Upcoming shows in the Black Ice World Tour include:

    October 28        Wilkes-Barre, PA         Wachovia Arena
    October 30        Chicago, IL              Allstate Arena
    November 3        Indianapolis, IN         Conseco Fieldhouse
    November 5        Detroit, MI              Palace of Auburn Hills
    November 7        Toronto, ONT             Rogers Centre
    November 9        Boston, MA               TD Banknorth Garden
    November 12       New York, NY             Madison Square Garden
    November 13       New York, NY             Madison Square Garden
    November 15       Washington, D.C.         Verizon Center
    November 17       Philadelphia, PA         Wachovia Center
    November 19       East Rutherford, NJ      IZOD Center
    November 21       Columbus, OH             Schottenstein Center
    November 23       Minneapolis, MN          Xcel Energy Center
    November 25       Denver, CO               Pepsi Center
    November 28       Vancouver, BC            General Motors Place
    November 29       Seattle, WA              Key Arena
    November 30       Tacoma, WA               Tacoma Dome
    December 2        Oakland, CA              ORACLE Arena
    December 6        Los Angeles, CA          The Forum
    December 10       Phoenix, AZ              US Airways Center
    December 12       San Antonio, TX          AT&T Center
    December 14       Houston, TX              Toyota Center
    December 16       Atlanta, GA              Philips Arena
    December 18       Charlotte, NC            Time Warner Cable Arena

SOURCE Columbia Records