For Those About to Rock Tour

The For Those About to Rock Tour (also known as the Cannon and Bell Tour) was a concert tour by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their eighth studio album, For Those About to Rock We Salute You, which was released on 20 November 1981.^[1]

For Those About to Rock Tour

Tour by AC/DC
Location	North America Asia Europe
Associated album	For Those About to Rock We Salute You
Start date	14 November 1981 (1981-11-14)
End date	12 December 1982 (1982-12-12)
Legs	3
No. of shows	90
AC/DC concert chronology
Back in Black Tour (1980–1981) For Those About to Rock Tour (1981–1982) Flick of the Switch Tour (1983–1985)

Background

The For Those About to Rock Tour began with a North American leg in November 1981, with Japan and European legs throughout 1982.^[2] It was the first tour to feature two cannons on stage, which appeared during the band's encore, though it was not used at every show due to some venues refusing to let them use them.^[3]

It was the last tour to feature Phil Rudd on drums,^[4] due to issues regarding his addictions to drinking and drugs, as well as having caused the European tour that was set to begin in August to be cancelled and later rescheduled.^[3] Following an argument with Malcolm Young, Phil was fired from the band, and did not return until 1994.^[5]

During the North American tour, Midnight Flyer was the supporting act for the band.^[6] Y&T was the opening act for the band during the shows in the United Kingdom.^[7]

Reception

Peter Robb from the Windsor Star who attended the second night at Cobo Hall in Detroit, gave the show a mixed review, opening that the band had succeeded to the top of heavy rock, but failed to innovate beyond the notability of bands like Slade and Bloodrock. Robb did however, state that AC/DC worked hard for their fans and gave each song they performed that night a marathon of effort for the audience whose cheers rose loud above the speakers when an older hit was performed.^[8]

Douglas E. Hall from Billboard, stated in his review that the band put on a hell of a show for a packed enthusiastic audience at Madison Square Garden, which had chanted along with the band's songs frequently, giving a big reaction when the band began performing the song "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" whilst the band gave a set of high energy and straight ahead rock 'n' roll, and delivering an impressive finale with simulated cannon blasts.^[9]

Lakeland Ledger's Rick Wilbur opened his review, stating that the sold out house of delighted and complacent heavy metal fans were "electrified" by the band, led by an energetic stage presence delivered by guitarist Angus Young, whom Wilbur had claimed stole the show with his showmanship and adroit musicianship. Malcolm Young, Williams and Rudd were also praised, sounding tight and appropriately high volume while Johnson's high energy screeches pleased the most demanding of fans. Wilbur later concluded his review, stating that while it wasn't harmonic and pleasant music, it was undeniably an effective heavy metal show that sounded good enough to support the thesis that AC/DC is a leader in the heavy metal interest.^[10]

Setlist

1. "Hells Bells" or "Live Wire"
2. "Have a Drink on Me"
3. "Shot Down in Flames" or "C.O.D."
4. "Sin City"
5. "Shoot to Thrill"
6. "Put the Finger on You"
7. "Back in Black"
8. "Bad Boy Boogie"
9. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
10. "The Jack"
11. "What Do You Do For Money Honey"
12. "Highway to Hell"
13. "Let's Get It Up"
14. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
15. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
16. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

17. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
18. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
19. "T.N.T."

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue^[11]

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg 1 – North America^[12]^[2]
14 November 1981	Detroit	United States	Cobo Hall
16 November 1981
17 November 1981	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
19 November 1981	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
20 November 1981
21 November 1981
22 November 1981	Bloomington		Met Center
23 November 1981
25 November 1981	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
26 November 1981	St. Louis		Checkerdome
28 November 1981	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
29 November 1981	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
30 November 1981	Lexington		Rupp Arena
2 December 1981	New York City		Madison Square Garden
3 December 1981	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
4 December 1981	Providence		Providence Civic Center
6 December 1981^[13]	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
7 December 1981	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
8 December 1981
10 December 1981	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
11 December 1981
12 December 1981	Montreal		Montreal Forum
14 December 1981	Boston	United States	Boston Garden
15 December 1981
16 December 1981	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
17 December 1981
20 December 1981	Landover		Capital Centre
21 December 1981
17 January 1982	Birmingham		Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center
18 January 1982	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium
19 January 1982	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
20 January 1982	Atlanta		The Omni
21 January 1982
23 January 1982	Baton Rouge		Riverside Centroplex
24 January 1982	Mobile		Mobile Municipal Auditorium
27 January 1982	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
28 January 1982	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Center
29 January 1982
1 February 1982	Dallas		Reunion Arena
2 February 1982
3 February 1982	Houston		The Summit
4 February 1982
7 February 1982	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
9 February 1982	Seattle		Seattle Coliseum
10 February 1982
11 February 1982
12 February 1982
14 February 1982	Daly City		Cow Palace
15 February 1982
16 February 1982
18 February 1982	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
19 February 1982
21 February 1982	Inglewood		The Forum
22 February 1982
23 February 1982	Los Angeles		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
25 February 1982	Phoenix		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Leg 2 – Asia^[12]^[2]
4 June 1982	Osaka	Japan	Festival Hall
6 June 1982			Expo Hall
8 June 1982	Kyoto		Kaikan Hall
9 June 1982	Nagoya		Shi Kokaido Hall
10 June 1982	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
Leg 3 – Europe^[12]^[2]
29 September 1982	Birmingham	England	National Exhibition Centre
30 September 1982
1 October 1982	Leeds		Queens Hall
3 October 1982	Manchester		Manchester Apollo
4 October 1982	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
5 October 1982
6 October 1982
8 October 1982	Glasgow	Scotland	Apollo Theatre
9 October 1982
10 October 1982	Edinburgh		Edinburgh Playhouse
11 October 1982
13 October 1982	London	England	Hammersmith Odeon
14 October 1982
15 October 1982
16 October 1982
18 October 1982			Wembley Arena
19 October 1982
21 October 1982	Ballsbridge	Ireland	Royal Dublin Society Arena
22 October 1982
26 November 1982	Nuremberg	West Germany	Messezentrum
27 November 1982	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
28 November 1982	Munich		Olympiahalle
30 November 1982	Lyon	France	Palais des Sports de Gerland
2 December 1982	Avignon		Parc Exposition De Chateaublanc
4 December 1982	Paris		Rothonde Du Borget
6 December 1982	Brussels	Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
9 December 1982	Cologne	West Germany	Sporthalle
10 December 1982	Dortmund		Westfalenhalle
12 December 1982	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion

Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references

Date	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
26 November 1981	St. Louis, United States	Checkerdome	16,199	$165,884	^[9]
3 December 1981	Hartford, United States	Civic Center	15,190	$168,043
4 December 1981	Providence, United States	Civic Center	13,200	$132,145
6 December 1981	East Rutherford, United States	Brendan Byrne Arena	20,161	$237,037	^[14]
7–8 December 1981	Philadelphia, United States	Spectrum	30,955	$285,108
10–11 December 1981	Toronto, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	30,768 / 33,350	$376,582
18 January 1982	Nashville, United States	Municipal Auditorium	9,900	$98,540	^[15]
27 January 1982	Pembroke Pines, United States	Hollywood Sportarium	12,804	$144,045	^[16]
28–29 January 1982	Lakeland, United States	Civic Center	19,835	$233,350
1 February 1982	Dallas, United States	Reunion Arena	19,012	$227,628

Personnel

• Angus Young – lead guitar
• Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Phil Rudd – drums
• Brian Johnson – lead vocals

References

Citations

1. @acdc (12 November 2021). ""For Those About To Rock" release date info" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 August 2022 – via Twitter.
2. Masino 2015.
3. Perkins 2012.
4. Lifton, Dave (19 July 2015). "Bad Boy Boogie: A Phil Rudd Timeline". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
5. Wall 2013.
6. Wong, Jo-Ann (19 February 1982). "Midnight Flyer is taking off". No. 215. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. C-3. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
7. Wall, Mick (23 November 2021). "AC/DC and the epic struggle behind For Those About To Rock". Louder Sound. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
8. Robb, Peter (16 November 1981). "Lords of loud crank out the decibels". Windsor, Canada: The Windsor Star. p. 42. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
9. Hall, Douglas E. (19 December 1981). "Talent in Action: AC/DC". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
10. Wilbur, Rick (1 February 1982). "Heavy metal fans electrified by AC/DC". No. 102. Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. p. 2C. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
11. Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1981/82 "For Those About to Rock" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
12. "AC/DC The Archives". Electric Shock. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
13. "AC/DC Equates Music With War". The New York Times. 9 December 1981. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
14. "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 December 1981. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
15. "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 January 1982. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
16. "Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 February 1982. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

Sources

• Perkins, Jeff (2012). AC/DC: Uncensored on the Record (Hardcover ed.). Warwickshire, England: Coda Books Limited. ISBN 978-1-78158-200-8.
• Wall, Mick (2013). AC/DC: Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be. London, England: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-250-03874-6.
• Masino, Susan (2015). AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the World's True Rock 'n' Roll Band (Paperback ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1-4803-9450-6.