Blow Up Your Video World Tour

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Blow Up Your Video World Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Location
  • Australia
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated album Blow Up Your Video
Start date1 February 1988 (1988-02-01)
End date13 November 1988 (1988-11-13)
Legs3
No. of shows164
AC/DC concert chronology

The Blow Up Your Video World Tour was a concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC, which had 5 legs spreading over the course of 10 months starting on 1 February 1988 in Perth, Australia, finishing on 13 November 1988 in Inglewood, California.

Contents

Background

This tour would be the last to feature drummer Simon Wright, before being replaced by Chris Slade in 1989. [1] [2] The tour also saw Malcolm Young step out from the North American legs due to an alcohol problem. During this period, he was replaced by his nephew (and subsequent permanent replacement in 2014), Stevie Young. [3] This was AC/DC's last tour and studio album during the 1980s, and it put them back in the limelight after a small streak of commercially disappointing albums. [4]

Every show on the North American leg of the tour began with a heatseeking missile pod rising up into the stage; as the band would open with the song "Heatseeker", off the Blow Up Your Video album. [5]

Reception

Aaron Roberts from the Observer Reporter gave the performance in Pittsburgh a positive review. He opened his review, stating that the energetic band treated the screaming teenage audience to non-stop rock and roll which he claimed was rare in the age of high-tech shows, as Brian Johnson got the audience involved in nearly every song, even the old favorites. He noted that there were mixing problems present earlier at the show, but had gone unnoticed by the audience. He concluded his review, stating that if someone was interested in hear well-performed rock and roll, they need to go and see AC/DC. [5]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [6]
DateCityCountryVenue
Leg 1 – Australia [7]
1 February 1988 Perth Australia Perth Entertainment Centre
2 February 1988
5 February 1988 Melbourne National Tennis Centre
6 February 1988
7 February 1988
8 February 1988
11 February 1988 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
12 February 1988
13 February 1988
14 February 1988
17 February 1988 Adelaide Globe Derby Park
19 February 1988SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
21 February 1988 Boondall Brisbane Entertainment Centre
22 February 1988
Leg 2 – Europe [7]
7 March 1988 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre [a]
8 March 1988
9 March 1988
11 March 1988 London Wembley Arena
12 March 1988
13 March 1988
15 March 1988 Arnhem Netherlands Rijnhal
16 March 1988 Brussels Belgium Forest National
18 March 1988 Hamburg West Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
19 March 1988 Malmö Sweden Isstadion
21 March 1988 Drammen Norway Drammenshallen
23 March 1988 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
25 March 1988 Stockholm Sweden Isstadion
26 March 1988 Gothenburg Scandinavium
28 March 1988 West Berlin West Germany Eissporthalle
29 March 1988 Oldenburg Weser-Ems-Halle
30 March 1988 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
31 March 1988 Essen Grugahalle
2 April 1988 Cologne Sportshalle
3 April 1988 Hanover Niedersachsenhalle
4 April 1988 Karlsruhe Schwarzwaldhalle
6 April 1988 Paris France Le Zénith
8 April 1988 Würzburg West GermanyCarl-Diem-Halle
9 April 1988 Lausanne Switzerland Halle Festis Beaulieu
10 April 1988 Munich West Germany Olympiahalle
11 April 1988 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
13 April 1988LondonEnglandWembley Arena
Leg 3 – North America [7]
3 May 1988 Portland United States Cumberland County Civic Center
4 May 1988
5 May 1988 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
6 May 1988 Worcester The Centrum
7 May 1988
9 May 1988 Philadelphia The Spectrum
11 May 1988 Ottawa Canada Ottawa Civic Centre
12 May 1988 Hamilton Copps Coliseum
13 May 1988 Fort Wayne United States Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
14 May 1988 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
15 May 1988 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
17 May 1988 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
18 May 1988 Providence Providence Civic Center
19 May 1988
20 May 1988 East Rutherford Meadowlands Arena
21 May 1988 Landover Capital Centre
22 May 1988 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
24 May 1988 Louisville Freedom Hall
25 May 1988 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
26 May 1988 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
27 May 1988 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
28 May 1988
29 May 1988 Charlevoix Castle Farms
30 May 1988 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
31 May 1988 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
1 June 1988 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
2 June 1988 St. Louis St. Louis Arena
3 June 1988 Madison Dane County Coliseum
4 June 1988 Bloomington Met Center
5 June 1988
7 June 1988 Winnipeg Canada Winnipeg Arena
9 June 1988 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Place
10 June 1988 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
11 June 1988 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome
13 June 1988 Vancouver BC Place
14 June 1988 Portland United States Portland Memorial Coliseum
15 June 1988 Spokane Spokane Coliseum
16 June 1988 Tacoma Tacoma Dome
18 June 1988 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
19 June 1988 Sacramento California State Fair
21 June 1988 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center
22 June 1988 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
23 June 1988
24 June 1988 Irvine Irvine Meadows
25 June 1988 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
Leg 4 – North America
20 July 1988 Las Cruces United States Pan American Center
21 July 1988 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
22 July 1988 Tucson Tucson Convention Center
23 July 1988 Tempe ASU Activity Center
24 July 1988 Paradise Thomas & Mack Center
26 July 1988 Salt Lake City Salt Palace
27 July 1988 Casper Casper Events Center
28 July 1988 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
29 July 1988 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
30 July 1988 Kansas City Kemper Arena
31 July 1988 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum
2 August 1988 Dallas Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
3 August 1988 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
5 August 1988 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center
6 August 1988 Houston Lakewood Church Central Campus
7 August 1988 New Orleans Lakefront Arena
8 August 1988 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center
9 August 1988 Pembroke Hollywood Sportatorium
10 August 1988 Tampa USF Sun Dome
11 August 1988 Miami Miami Arena
12 August 1988 Orlando Orange County Convention Center
13 August 1988 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
16 August 1988 Atlanta The Omni
17 August 1988 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
18 August 1988 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
19 August 1988 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
20 August 1988 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum
21 August 1988 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
22 August 1988 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center
23 August 1988 Knoxville Thompson–Boling Arena
24 August 1988 Greensville Greenville Memorial Auditorium
25 August 1988 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
26 August 1988 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
27 August 1988 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
28 August 1988 Charleston Charleston Civic Center
30 August 1988 New York City Madison Square Garden
1 September 1988 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center
2 September 1988 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
4 September 1988PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
5 September 1988 Quebec City Canada Colisée de Québec
6 September 1988 Montreal Montreal Forum
7 September 1988 Hamilton Copps Coliseum
8 September 1988 Columbus United States Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
9 September 1988 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
10 September 1988 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
11 September 1988 Dayton Hara Arena
Leg 5 – North America
4 October 1988 Glens Falls United States Glens Falls Civic Center
5 October 1988 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7 October 1988 Boston Boston Garden
8 October 1988 Philadelphia The Spectrum
9 October 1988 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
11 October 1988 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
13 October 1988 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
15 October 1988 Wheeling United States Wheeling Civic Center
16 October 1988 Roanoke Roanoke Civic Center
17 October 1988 Baltimore Baltimore Arena
18 October 1988 Raleigh Reynolds Coliseum
20 October 1988 Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center
21 October 1988 Atlanta The Omni
22 October 1988 Lexington Rupp Arena
23 October 1988 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center
25 October 1988 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
28 October 1988 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
29 October 1988 Lake Charles Lake Charles Civic Center
30 October 1988 Austin Frank Erwin Center
31 October 1988 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
1 November 1988 Norman Lloyd Noble Center
3 November 1988 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
4 November 1988 Ames Hilton Coliseum
6 November 1988 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
7 November 1988
9 November 1988 Boise BSU Pavilion
11 November 1988 Daly City Cow Palace
13 November 1988 Inglewood The Forum

Personnel

Additional musicians

Notes

  1. ↑ One of the shows was filmed as part of their "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll" music video. [8]

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ Popoff 2017, p. 166.
  2. ↑ Perkins 2011.
  3. ↑ "Simon Wright recalls Stevie Young replacing Malcolm Young on AC/DC's 'Blow Up Your Video World Tour'". Sleaze Roxx. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (18 January 2015). "How AC/DC Made a Comeback With 'Blow Up Your Video'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 Roberts, Aaron (17 May 1988). "AC/DC energizes Civic Arena crowd". No. 88137. Washington, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter. p. B1. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1988 "Blow Up Your Video" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 Masino 2015.
  8. ↑ "AC/DC - That's The Way I Wanna Rock 'N' Roll (Official Video)" – via YouTube.

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