Ballbreaker World Tour

The Ballbreaker World Tour was a concert tour played by the Australian 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.

Ballbreaker World Tour
Tour by AC/DC
Associated albumBallbreaker
Start date12 January 1996
End date30 November 1996
Legs5
No. of shows155
AC/DC concert chronology

Background

This was Phil Rudd's first tour with the group since he rejoined in 1993.[1]

A video was played at the beginning of each concert featuring Beavis and Butt-head.[2] Each concert began with a large wrecking ball dropping down from a 38-foot crane and 'destroying' part of the stage which was a cement wall behind the drum riser, forming a gap in the stage, from which the band would emerge to open the show with "Back in Black". The sound system for the tour carried more than 50,000 watts.[3] Each show would conclude with "For Those About to Rock", which featured six working cannons.[2]

The Wildhearts supported on the second European and third US legs. "It turned from majesty to comedy to tragedy all in one month," shuddered mainstay Ginger. "We got there [the US] and took full advantage of the welcome that America affords a young band, which is as much drugs and alcohol as we could get our hands on – and then, inevitably, we started fighting with each other… I love AC/DC. They turn up, do their job and go. You tour for years and years and you don't do that by hanging out and partying all the time… We managed five dates."[4]

Opening acts

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)"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date[5] City Country Venue
North America
12 January 1996GreensboroUnited StatesGreensboro Coliseum
13 January 1996CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
15 January 1996ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
17 January 1996MemphisPyramid Arena
18 January 1996BirminghamBJCC Arena
20 January 1996St. PetersburgThunderdome
21 January 1996MiamiMiami Arena
22 January 1996Daytona BeachOcean Center
23 January 1996AtlantaThe Omni
25 January 1996HoustonThe Summit
26 January 1996AustinFrank Erwin Center
27 January 1996San AntonioAlamodome
3 February 1996OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
4 February 1996San JoseSan Jose Arena
5 February 1996SacramentoARCO Arena
7 February 1996PortlandRose Garden Arena
8 February 1996VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
9 February 1996
10 February 1996TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome
12 February 1996San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
13 February 1996AnaheimArrowhead Pond
14 February 1996PhoenixAmerica West Arena
16 February 1996Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
17 February 1996
21 February 1996InglewoodUnited StatesGreat Western Forum
2 March 1996MinneapolisTarget Center
3 March 1996RockfordRockford MetroCentre
5 March 1996MilwaukeeBradley Center
7 March 1996IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
8 March 1996EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
9 March 1996ChicagoUnited Center
11 March 1996LouisvilleFreedom Hall
13 March 1996LandoverUSAir Arena
14 March 1996PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
15 March 1996[6]New York CityMadison Square Garden
17 March 1996East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
18 March 1996PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
19 March 1996BostonFleetCenter
21 March 1996MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
23 March 1996TorontoSkyDome
24 March 1996FairbornUnited StatesErvin J. Nutter Center
25 March 1996PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
27 March 1996Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
28 March 1996
30 March 1996ClevelandGund Arena
31 March 1996
1 April 1996St. LouisKiel Center
2 April 1996Kansas CityKemper Arena
4 April 1996DallasReunion Arena
Europe
20 April 1996OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
21 April 1996StockholmSwedenGloben Arena
23 April 1996HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
25 April 1996CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen
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 1996DortmundWestfalenhalle
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 1996LiévinFranceStade Couvert Régional
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
17 June 1996BirminghamNEC 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
2 July 1996BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
3 July 1996
6 July 1996LisbonPortugalEstádio do Restelo
9 July 1996MadridSpainPlaza de Toros de Las Ventas
10 July 1996
11 July 1996
13 July 1996BordeauxFranceParc des Expositions
North America
1 August 1996[7]WantaghUnited StatesJones Beach Amphitheater
2 August 1996HartfordMeadows Music Theater
3 August 1996BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
6 August 1996WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
8 August 1996EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
10 August 1996CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
12 August 1996SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena
13 August 1996PortlandRose Garden Arena
15 August 1996Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
16 August 1996ParadiseThomas & Mack Center
17 August 1996IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
19 August 1996DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
21 August 1996St. LouisRiverport Amphitheater
22 August 1996Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
24 August 1996New OrleansLakefront Arena
26 August 1996MurfreesboroMurphy Center
27 August 1996LexingtonRupp Arena
28 August 1996KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
30 August 1996West Palm BeachCoral Sky Amphitheater
31 August 1996JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum
1 September 1996North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum
3 September 1996Winston-SalemLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6 September 1996PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
7 September 1996AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena
8 September 1996WorcesterWorcester Centrum
10 September 1996CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
12 September 1996[8]CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center
13 September 1996ColumbusPolaris Amphitheater
14 September 1996Tinley ParkNew 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
Oceania
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

Box office score data
List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references
Date
(1996)		 City Venue Attendance Gross Ref(s)
12 January Greensboro, United States Coliseum 15,899 $375,487 [9]
13 January Charlotte, United States Coliseum 15,870 $387,982
17 January Memphis, United States The Pyramid 16,463 $356,992 [10]
18 January Birmingham, United States BJCC Arena 10,005 / 10,704 $245,123 [11]
20 January St. Petersburg, United States Thunderdome 12,583 / 15,000 $293,974 [10]
23 January Atlanta, United States Omni Arena 12,994 $331,347 [12]
25 January Houston, United States Summit 13,433 $315,975 [13]
27 January San Antonio, United States Alamodome 15,237 $361,482
7 February Portland, United States Rose Garden 15,626 / 17,000 $355,740 [14]
10 February Tacoma, United States Dome 19,397 $443,469 [15]
13 February Anaheim, United States Arrowhead Pond 10,503 / 11,400 $241,742 [14]
14 February Phoenix, United States America West Arena 12,737 $314,109 [16]
16–17 February Mexico City, Mexico Sports Palace 29,304 / 31,218 $595,105 [15]
2 March Minneapolis, United States Target Center 15,010 $367,745 [14]
9 March Chicago, United States United Center 15,725 $393,125 [17]
11 March Louisville, United States Freedom Hall 16,404 $390,138
15 March New York City, United States Madison Square Garden 13,656 $461,770 [18]
19 March Boston, United States FleetCenter 15,033 $428,441 [19]
27–28 March Auburn Hills, United States Palace 32,887 $822,175
30–31 March Cleveland, United States Gund Arena 35,082 $860,430
4 April Dallas, United States Reunion Arena 15,671 $352,515 [20]

Personnel

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