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Flick of the Switch Tour

Flick of the Switch Tour

1983–1985 concert tour by AC/DC

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.

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Background

The Flick of the Switch tour took place in North America through 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]

Set list

  1. "Guns for Hire"
  2. "Shoot to Thrill"
  3. "Sin City"
  4. "This House is on Fire" or "Bedlam in Belgium" or "Rising Power" or "Badlands" or "Nervous Shakedown" or "Landslide"
  5. "Back in Black"
  6. "Bad Boy Boogie"
  7. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
  8. "Flick of the Switch"
  9. "Hells Bells"
  10. "The Jack"
  11. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  12. "Highway to Hell"
  13. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  14. "Let There Be Rock"
  15. "T.N.T."
  16. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  17. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Tour dates

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Personnel

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Masino 2020, p. 133.
  2. [2]
    Perkins 2011.
  3. [3]
    Apter 2018.
  4. [4]
    Masino 2020, p. 134.
  5. [5]
    Masino 2020, p. 135.
  6. [6]
    Popoff 2017, p. 251.
  7. [7]
    Lifton, Dave (19 July 2015). "Bad Boy Boogie: A Phil Rudd Timeline". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Flare firing brings prison". Tacoma, Washington: The Bulletin. 9 December 1983. p. A-6. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Fans' rocket blazes hole in dome roof". No. 359. Tacoma, Washington: Eugene Register-Guard. 17 October 1983. p. 5C. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. [10]
    Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History – 1983/85 "Flick of the Switch" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. [11]
    Masino 2015.
  12. [12]
    "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.
  13. [13]
    "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.
  14. [14]
    "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
  15. [15]
    "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

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