Flick of the Switch/Monsters of Rock Tour

Flick of the Switch Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Associated album Flick of the Switch
Start date 14 October 1983 (1983-10-14)
End date 19 January 1985 (1985-01-19)
Legs 2
AC/DC concert chronology

The Flick of the Switch/Monsters of Rock Tour was a concert tour by the Australian rock band AC/DC in support of their released album Flick of the Switch in 1983.

Background

The Flick of the Switch tour took place in North America through most of 1983 and the Monsters of Rock Tour was a couple of stops in 1984 and 1985 (In 1985 with two concerts at the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil, on 15 January and 19 January).

This was the first AC/DC tour to feature drummer Simon Wright (previously of the English band AIIZ), after the departure of Phil Rudd, who would later rejoin the band in 1994, only to leave again in 2015 following a string of legal disputes.

The line-up of the Monsters of Rock 1984 in Germany (Karlsruhe and Nuremberg) was: AC/DC (headliner), Mötley Crüe, Accept, Gary Moore, Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen.

Tour dates

Flick of the Switch Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Flick of the Switch Leg[1]
11 October 1983VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
13 October 1983TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome
14 October 1983PortlandMemorial Coliseum
17 October 1983InglewoodThe Forum
18 October 1983
19 October 1983Daly CityCow Palace
20 October 1983
22 October 1983TempeCompton Terrace Amphitheatre
23 October 1983AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
24 October 1983DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
26 October 1983Kansas CityKemper Arena
27 October 1983DallasReunion Arena
28 October 1983 San Antonio HemisFair Arena
29 October 1983AustinFrank Erwin Center
30 October 1983HoustonThe Summit
1 November 1983MemphisMid-South Coliseum
2 November 1983St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
3 November 1983IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
4 November 1983Notre DameEdmund P. Joyce Center
6 November 1983Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center
7 November 1983PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
8 November 1983OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
9 November 1983RosemontRosemont Horizon
11 November 1983CincinnatiRiverfront Coliseum
12 November 1983LexingtonRupp Arena
13 November 1983RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center
14 November 1983PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
15 November 1983
16 November 1983EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
17 November 1983DetroitJoe Louis Arena
18 November 1983
20 November 1983AtlantaThe Omni
21 November 1983
22 November 1983BirminghamBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
23 November 1983BilxoiMississippi Coast Coliseum
25 November 1983Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
26 November 1983LakelandLakeland Civic Center
27 November 1983ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
28 November 1983HamptonHampton Coliseum
30 November 1983PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
1 December 1983BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
2 December 1983WorcesterWorcester Centrum
3 December 1983
4 December 1983HartfordHartford Civic Center
5 December 1983New York CityMadison Square Garden
6 December 1983ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
8 December 1983UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9 December 1983East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
10 December 1983New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
11 December 1983LandoverCapital Centre
12 December 1983
14 December 1983RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
15 December 1983TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
16 December 1983MontrealMontreal Forum
Monsters of Rock Tour Leg[2][3]
11 August 1984San SebastiánSpainVelódromo de Anoeta
18 August 1984Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park
25 August 1984StockholmSwedenRåsunda Stadium
31 August 1984WinterthurSwitzerlandStadion Schützenwiese
1 September 1984KarlsruheWest GermanyWildparkstadion
2 September 1984NurembergStadion am Dutzendteich
5 September 1984RomeItalyNettuno Stadio Comunale
7 September 1984TurinStadio Olimpico di Torino
11 September 1984ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
12 September 1984LyonHalle Tony Garnier
14 September 1984 Madrid Spain Estadio Roman Valero
16 September 1984 Barcelona Estadio Municipal Narcias Sala
Rock in Rio
15 January 1985Rio de JaneiroBrazilCidade do Rock
19 January 1985

Set list

Flick of the Switch Tour 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". ("Landslide" played once )
  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. "TNT"
  16. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Played on occasions)
  17. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Monsters of Rock Tour Typical Set List

  1. "Guns for Hire"
  2. "Shoot to Thrill"
  3. "Sin City"
  4. "Shot Down in Flames" (played on occasions)
  5. "Back in Black"
  6. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
  7. "Bad Boy Boogie"
  8. "Flick of the Switch"
  9. "Hells Bells"
  10. "The Jack"
  11. "Have a Drink on Me" (played on occasions)
  12. "This House is on Fire" (only played on 11 August 1984) or "Jailbreak" (only played on 19 January 1985)
  13. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (played on occasions)
  14. "Highway to Hell"
  15. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  16. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore:

  1. "TNT"
  2. "You Shook Me All Night Long" (only played on 11 August 1984)
  3. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Notes

  1. ↑ "AC/DC The Archives". Electric Shock. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  2. ↑ "AC/DC The Archives". Electric Shock. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  3. ↑ "AC/DC The Archives". Electric Shock. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

References

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