Ballbreaker World Tour

Ballbreaker World Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Associated album Ballbreaker
Start date 12 January 1996
End date 30 November 1996
Legs 7
No. of shows 155 played, 1 cancelled, 6 postponed
AC/DC concert chronology

The Ballbreaker World Tour was a rock concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC, which had 5 legs around the world lasting 11 months starting on 12 January 1996 in Greensboro, North Carolina finishing on 30 November 1996 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Background

The tour saw the return of drummer Phil Rudd to the lineup making it his first tour with the group since 1981's For Those About to Rock Tour.

Live footage can be found on the DVD No Bull , filmed at Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain during the tour. A few more shows were released on the DVD box set Plug Me In released in 2007.

Four shows were postponed in the early leg so Brian Johnson could attend his father's funeral.

A video was played at the beginning of each concert featuring Beavis and Butt-head attempting to get into the band's dressing room, only to be chased away by a female security guard sent by Angus Young.

Each concert on the tour started with a large wrecking ball 'destroying' part of the stage, forming a gap in the stage, where the band would emerge before playing "Back in Black." During the song "Ballbreaker", Brian Johnson would climb onto the top of the wrecking ball to sing. At the beginning of "Highway to Hell", the wrecking ball would drop onto the floor of the stage creating a "hole to hell", after which Angus Young would emerge from the hole in a cage from hell before playing the song.

Personnel

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available Revenue Opening band
North America 1st leg
12 January 1996Greensboro, North CarolinaUnited StatesGreensboro Coliseum15,899 / 15,899$375,487
13 January 1996Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte Coliseum15,870 / 15,870$387,982
15 January 1996Columbia, South CarolinaCarolina Coliseum
17 January 1996Memphis, TennesseePyramid Arena16,463 / 16,463$356,992
18 January 1996Birmingham, AlabamaBJCC Arena
20 January 1996St. Petersburg, FloridaThe Thunderdome
21 January 1996MiamiMiami Arena
22 January 1996Daytona Beach, FloridaOcean Center
23 January 1996AtlantaThe Omni12,994 / 12,994$331,347
25 January 1996HoustonThe Summit13,433 / 13,433$315,975
26 January 1996Austin, TexasFrank Erwin Center
27 January 1996San AntonioAlamodome15,237 / 15,237$361,482
3 February 1996Oakland, CaliforniaOakland Arena
4 February 1996San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose Arena
5 February 1996Sacramento, CaliforniaARCO Arena
7 February 1996Portland, OregonRose Garden Arena15,626 / 19,000$355,740
8 February 1996VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
9 February 1996
10 February 1996Tacoma, WashingtonUnited StatesTacoma Dome19,397 / 19,397$443,469
12 February 1996San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
13 February 1996Anaheim, CaliforniaArrowhead Pond10,503 / 18,000$241,742
14 February 1996Phoenix, ArizonaAmerica West Arena12,737 / 12,737$314,109
16 February 1996Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes29,304 / 31,218$595,105
17 February 1996
21 February 1996Inglewood, CaliforniaUnited StatesGreat Western Forum
North America 2nd leg
2 March 1996MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget Center15,010 / 15,010$367,745The Poor
3 March 1996Rockford, IllinoisMetroCentre
5 March 1996MilwaukeeBradley Center
7 March 1996IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
8 March 1996Evansville, IndianaRoberts Municipal Stadium
9 March 1996ChicagoUnited Center15,725 / 15,725$391,125
11 March 1996Louisville, KentuckyFreedom Hall16,404 / 16,404$390,138
13 March 1996Landover, MarylandUS Air Arena
14 March 1996PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
15 March 1996New York CityMadison Square Garden
17 March 1996East Rutherford, New JerseyContinental Airlines Arena
18 March 1996Portland, MaineCumberland County Civic Center
19 March 1996BostonFleet Center15,033 / 15,033$428,441
21 March 1996MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
23 March 1996Toronto, OntarioSkyDome
24 March 1996Fairborn, OhioUnited StatesErvin J. Nutter Center
25 March 1996PittsburghCivic Arena
27 March 1996Auburn Hills, MichiganThe Palace of Auburn Hills32,887 / 32,887$822,175
28 March 1996
30 March 1996ClevelandGund Arena35,082 / 35,082$860,430
31 March 1996
1 April 1996St. Louis, MissouriKiel Center
2 April 1996Kansas City, MissouriKemper Arena
4 April 1996Dallas, TexasReunion Arena15,671 / 15,671$352,515
Europe 1st leg
20 April 1996OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
21 April 1996StockholmSwedenGloben Arena
23 April 1996HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
25 April 1996CopenhagenDenmarkCopenhagen Forum
26 April 1996GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
29 April 1996KielGermanyOstseehalle
30 April 1996BerlinDeutschlandhalle
1 May 1996LeipzigMessehalle
3 May 1996UtrechtNetherlandsPrins Van Oranjehal
4 May 1996FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
5 May 1996
7 May 1996DortmundWestfalenhallen
8 May 1996
10 May 1996StuttgartSchleyerhalle
11 May 1996ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
12 May 1996GenevaGeneva Arena
14 May 1996BolzanoItalyPalaOnda
15 May 1996BolognaPalaDozza
16 May 1996RomePalaLottomatica
17 May 1996MilanFilaforum
19 May 1996ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
21 May 1996MannheimGermanyMaimarkthalle
22 May 1996
23 May 1996LilleFranceLiévin
24 May 1996ParisPalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
25 May 1996
27 May 1996MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
28 May 1996
29 May 1996PragueCzech RepublicPrague Sports Hall
1 June 1996GlasgowScotlandSECC Arena
2 June 1996AberdeenAECC Arena
3 June 1996Newcastle upon TyneEnglandNewcastle Arena
Europe 2nd leg
17 June 1996BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
19 June 1996ManchesterMEN Arena
21 June 1996LondonWembley Arena
22 June 1996
26 June 1996DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
28 June 1996GhentBelgiumFlanders Expo
29 June 1996NancyFranceZénith de Nancy
30 June 1996LyonHalle Tony Garnier--Wildhearts
2 July 1996BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
3 July 1996
6 July 1996LisbonPortugalEstádio do Restelo--Joe Satriani
9 July 1996MadridSpainPlaza de Toros de Las Ventas
10 July 1996Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas (Filmed for No Bull.)
11 July 1996Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
13 July 1996BordeauxFranceParc des Expositions--Sepultura
North America 3rd Leg
1 August 1996Wantagh, New YorkUnited StatesJones Beach Amphitheater
2 August 1996Hartford, ConnecticutMeadows Music Theater
3 August 1996Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
6 August 1996Winnipeg, ManitobaCanadaWinnipeg Arena
8 August 1996Edmonton, AlbertaNorthlands Coliseum
10 August 1996Calgary, AlbertaPengrowth Saddledome
12 August 1996Seattle, WashingtonUnited StatesKeyArena
13 August 1996Portland, OregonRose Garden Arena
15 August 1996Mountain View, CaliforniaShoreline Amphitheatre
16 August 1996Paradise, NevadaThomas & Mack Center
17 August 1996Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine Meadows Amphitheater
19 August 1996Denver, ColoradoMcNichols Sports Arena
21 August 1996St. Louis, MissouriRiverport Amphitheater
22 August 1996Oklahoma City, OklahomaMyriad Convention Center
24 August 1996New Orleans, LouisianaLakefront Arena
26 August 1996Murfreesboro, TennesseeMurphy Center
27 August 1996Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena
28 August 1996Knoxville, TennesseeThompson–Boling Arena
30 August 1996West Palm Beach, FloridaCoral Sky Amphitheater
31 August 1996Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Coliseum
1 September 1996North Charleston, South CarolinaNorth Charleston Coliseum
3 September 1996Winston-Salem, North CarolinaLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6 September 1996PhiladelphiaCoreStates Spectrum
7 September 1996Albany, New YorkKnickerbocker Arena
8 September 1996Worcester, MassachusettsWorcester Centrum
10 September 1996Charleston, West VirginiaCharleston Civic Center
12 September 1996CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
13 September 1996Columbus, OhioPolaris Amphitheater
14 September 1996Tinley Park, IllinoisNew World Music Theater
South America
11 October 1996CuritibaBrazilPedreira Paulo Leminski
12 October 1996São PauloEstádio do Pacaembu
18 October 1996Buenos AiresArgentinaRiver Plate Stadium
19 October 1996
22 October 1996SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional de Chile
Australia/New Zealand
2 November 1996PerthAustraliaBurswood Dome
5 November 1996AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
7 November 1996MelbourneRod Laver Arena
8 November 1996
9 November 1996
11 November 1996BoondallBrisbane Entertainment Centre
13 November 1996SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
14 November 1996
15 November 1996
17 November 1996
18 November 1996BoondallBrisbane Entertainment Centre
21 November 1996DarwinMarrara Oval
24 November 1996CairnsCairns Showgrounds
27 November 1996AucklandNew ZealandEricsson Stadium
30 November 1996ChristchurchQueen Elizabeth II Park

First Night Setlist

  1. "Back in Black"
  2. "Shot Down in Flames"
  3. "Girls Got Rhythm"
  4. "Dog Eat Dog"
  5. "Thunderstruck"
  6. "Cover You in Oil"
  7. "Shoot to Thrill"
  8. "Boogie Man"
  9. "Ballbreaker"
  10. "Hells Bells"
  11. "Down Payment Blues"
  12. "The Jack"
  13. "Who Made Who"
  14. "Hard as a Rock"
  15. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
  16. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  17. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  19. "T.N.T."
  20. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore:

  1. "Hail Caesar"
  2. "Highway to Hell"
  3. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Typical setlist

  1. "Back in Black"
  2. "Shot Down in Flames"
  3. "Thunderstruck"
  4. "Girls Got Rhythm"
  5. "Cover You in Oil" (Played sometimes instead of "Hail Caesar")
  6. "Shoot to Thrill"
  7. "Hard as a Rock"
  8. "Boogie Man"
  9. "Hail Caesar"
  10. "Hells Bells"
  11. "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (played three times)
  12. "Dog Eat Dog" or "Down Payment Blues"
  13. "The Jack"
  14. "Ballbreaker"
  15. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
  16. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  17. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  18. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  19. "T.N.T."
  20. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore:

  1. "Highway to Hell"
  2. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

References

  1. ↑ http://acdc-bootlegs.com/concerthistory/?year=1996
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