Fly on the Wall Tour

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Fly on the Wall Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated album Fly on the Wall
Start date2 September 1985 (1985-09-02)
End date16 February 1986 (1986-02-16)
Legs2
No. of shows86
AC/DC concert chronology

The Fly on the Wall Tour was a concert tour by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their tenth studio album Fly on the Wall , which was released on 28 June 1985.

Contents

Background

The tour was split into two legs, an American leg starting on 2 September 1985 in Binghamton, New York and a European leg ending on 16 February 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The tour was marked by protests from some groups who claimed AC/DC's music was connected to the Night Stalker murders, [1] which resulted in the Costa Mesa show on the North American leg being cancelled, after another murder was reported by a man wearing a hat with the band's name on it. [2] Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force was the opening act on this tour. [3]

Reception

Pete Bishop from the Pittsburgh Press who attended the Pittsburgh concert, opened his review with a headline, suggesting that the band could be losing their charge. He noted on the differences between the concert and the other in 1983, detailing that cannons were not fired before performing "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", nor did Angus moon the audience or ride on a roadie's shoulders through the audience - as well as noting the low attendance of 7,065 fans compared to the 12,284 fans that attended in 1983. He also criticized the vocals of Johnson, who said couldn't hit the highest note on "You Shook Me All Night Long". However, Bishop praised the band, noting that they radiated fun - adding that the band looked like they were having a good time on stage. [4]

Jerry Spangler from the Deseret News, gave the Salt Lake City performance a positive review, opening that the band delivered a one-two punch alongside the opening act Yngwie Malmsteen. He praised Angus Young's performance, whom Spangler stated had delivered a first-class party-time rock show at ear-splitting decibels as the band performed new songs from the album Fly on the Wall. He noted on the audience who were dancing and cheering, stating that they were not disappointed - loving every minute of the energy-packed show. With the band starting off with a sizzling performance, Spangler also noted on the band milking the crowd for its worth, performing old and new songs to satisfy the metal-hungry crowd. [5]

Setlist

  1. "Fly on the Wall"
  2. "Back in Black"
  3. "Shake Your Foundations"
  4. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  5. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  6. "Sin City"
  7. "Jailbreak"
  8. "The Jack"
  9. "Shoot to Thrill"
  10. "Highway to Hell"
  11. "Sink the Pink"
  12. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  13. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

  2. "Hells Bells"
  3. "T.N.T."
  4. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue [6]
DateCityCountryVenue
Leg 1 — North America [7]
4 September 1985 Binghamton United States Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
5 September 1985 Glen Falls Glens Falls Civic Center
6 September 1985 Worcester Worcester Centrum
7 September 1985 Philadelphia The Spectrum
8 September 1985 Erie Erie Civic Center
10 September 1985 [3] Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena
11 September 1985 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
12 September 1985 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
13 September 1985 Boston Boston Garden
14 September 1985 East Rutherford Meadowlands Arena
15 September 1985 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center
17 September 1985 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
19 September 1985 [8] Detroit Joe Louis Arena
20 September 1985 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
21 September 1985 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
22 September 1985 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
23 September 1985 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
25 September 1985 Trotwood United States Hara Arena
26 September 1985 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
27 September 1985 Indianapolis Market Square Arena
28 September 1985 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
29 September 1985 Bloomington Met Center
1 October 1985 Saginaw Wendler Arena
3 October 1985 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center
4 October 1985 Kansas City Kemper Arena
5 October 1985 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium
6 October 1985 Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
7 October 1985 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium
9 October 1985 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum
10 October 1985 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center
11 October 1985 Austin Frank Erwin Center
12 October 1985 Dallas Reunion Arena
13 October 1985 Houston Southern Star Amphitheater
14 October 1985 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center
17 October 1985 Phoenix Phoenix Municipal Stadium
18 October 1985 Inglewood The Forum
19 October 1985 Oakland Oakland County Arena
20 October 1985 Reno Lawlor Events Center
23 October 1985 [9] Salt Lake City Salt Palace
25 October 1985 Denver McNichols Sports Arena
26 October 1985 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
27 October 1985 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
29 October 1985 Bloomington Met Center
5 November 1985 [10] Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center
6 November 1985 Pembroke Pine Hollywood Sportatorium
7 November 1985 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum
8 November 1985 Charlotte Bojangles' Coliseum
9 November 1985 Knoxville Civic Coliseum
11 November 1985 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
14 November 1985 Louisville Commonwealth Convention Center
15 November 1985 Nashville Municipal Auditorium
16 November 1985 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
17 November 1985 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
19 November 1985 Washington, D.C. Washington Convention Center
20 November 1985 Bethlehem Stabler Arena
21 November 1985 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
22 November 1985 Providence Providence Civic Center
24 November 1985 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
2 December 1985 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center
Leg 2 — Europe [7]
13 January 1986 Manchester England Manchester Apollo
14 January 1986 Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Ice Rink
16 January 1986 London Wembley Arena
17 January 1986
19 January 1986 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre
20 January 1986
22 January 1986 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
23 January 1986
25 January 1986 Brussels Belgium Vorst Nationaal
26 January 1986 Amsterdam Netherlands Jaap Edenhal
27 January 1986 Hamburg West Germany Ernst-Merck-Halle
29 January 1986 Essen Grugahalle
30 January 1986 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt
31 January 1986 Cologne Sporthalle
1 February 1986 Munich Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
2 February 1986 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
4 February 1986 Heidelberg West Germany Rhein-Neckar-Halle
5 February 1986 Stuttgart Sporthalle
6 February 1986 Neunkirchen am Brand Hemmerleinhalle
7 February 1986 Würzburg Carl-Diem-Halle
9 February 1986 Malmö Sweden Malmö Isstadion
10 February 1986 Drammen Norway Drammenshallen
12 February 1986 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
14 February 1986 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion
15 February 1986 Gothenburg Scandinavium
16 February 1986 Copenhagen Denmark Falkoner Center

Cancelled dates

List of cancelled shows, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation [6]
DateCityCountryVenueReason
21 October 1985 Costa Meca United StatesPacific Amphitheater—

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1985)		CityVenueAttendanceGrossRef(s)
6 SeptemberWorcester, United StatesThe Centrum12,304$161,265 [11]
13 SeptemberBoston, United StatesBoston Garden14,121 / 15,509$186,144
19 SeptemberDetroit, United StatesJoe Louis Arena14,752$221,280 [12]
23 SeptemberToronto, CanadaMaple Leaf Gardens11,039 / 13,500$167,792 [13]
29 SeptemberMinneapolis, United StatesMet Center12,078 / 15,000$160,501 [14]

Personnel

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ AC/DC The Case of the Night Stalker – Richard Ramirez Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Sutcliffe 2010, pp. 136–137.
  3. 1 2 "Concert Calendar". No. 85207. Washington/Waynesburg, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter. 3 September 1985. p. C-4. Retrieved 5 August 2022. Sept. 10 - AC/DC with Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force, Civic Arena, 7.30 p.m
  4. ↑ Bishop, Pete (11 September 1985). "Could AC/DC be losing some of its charge?". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press. p. D7. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Spangler, Jerry (24 October 1985). "Malmsteen, AC/DC deliver a one-two punch". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. 12C. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1985/86 "Fly on the Wall" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 Masino 2015.
  8. ↑ "About Town: Concerts". The Windsor Star. 13 September 1985. p. C4. Retrieved 5 August 2022. AC/DC and Yngwie Malmsteen, Thursday at Joe Louis
  9. ↑ "Calendar: Music/Dance". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. 18 October 1985. p. W2. Retrieved 5 August 2022. AC/DC, Yngwie Malmsteen, Salt Palace. Oct 23, 8 p.m.
  10. ↑ "November: Calendar of Events - 5". Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. 31 October 1985. p. 1C. Retrieved 5 August 2022. AC/DC, the heavy metal band that got its name off the back of a vacuum cleaner, will appear in concert at 8 p.m. at the Lakeland Civic Center arena.
  11. ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 38. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 September 1985. p. 52. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 October 1985. p. 39. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 October 1985. p. 62. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 October 1985. p. 53. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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