| Tour byAC/DC | |
 Poster to the concert in Oakland, USA | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Highway to Hell |
| Start date | 17 August 1979 (1979-08-17) |
| End date | 27 January 1980 (1980-01-27) |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 99 |
| AC/DC concert chronology | |
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TheHighway to Hell Tour was aconcert tour by the Australianrock bandAC/DC in support of the group's seventh studio album,Highway to Hell, which was released on 27 July 1979. The tour had 3 legs around Europe and North America lasting 5 months starting on 17 August 1979 at Haffmans Park inBilzen,Belgium, and concluded on 27 January 1980 atSouthampton,England. This was the last tour withBon Scott, who died due to alcohol poisoning, three weeks after the Southampton show, which therefore cancelled the Japan and Australian legs of the tour.
During the band's tour in the United States, the band attracted capacity crowds, with one venue having to turn away over two thousand fans after being sold out minutes after the box office opened.[1] The band were set to tour in Japan and Australia in early 1980,[2] but the legs were cancelled following the death of vocalist Bon Scott as a result of alcohol poisoning.[3]
Def Leppard was the opening act for part of the European leg after they were approached byPeter Mensch of Leber-Krebs management, who had booked them on a tour of the UK supporting the band.[4][5] During the shows in Texas in the United States,Riot andMolly Hatchet were the opening acts for the band on their North American leg.[6]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 1980 | Poitiers | France | — |
| 17 January 1980 | Bordeaux | ||
| 18 January 1980 | Toulouse | Gymnase du Lycée Pierre Aragon | |
| 19 January 1980 | Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | |
| 20 January 1980 | Rouen | — | |
| 21 January 1980 | Nantes | Stade de la Beaujoire | |
| 22 January 1980 | Brest | Parc de Penfeld | |
| 23 January 1980[k] | Le Mans | La Rotonde | |
| 25 January 1980 | Newcastle | England | Mayfair Ballroom |
| 27 January 1980[l] | Southampton | Gaumont Theatre |
| Date (1979) | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 November | Bremen | West Germany | Stadthalle 4 | — |
| 30 December | Göppingen | Haldenberghalle |
| Date (1979) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Oakland, United States | Civic Auditorium | 5,000 | $49,150 | [12] |
| September 7 | Santa Cruz, United States | Civic Auditorium | 1,954 | $16,694 | |
| September 8 | Fresno, United States | Warnors Theatre | 2,100 | $16,800 | |
| September 18 | McAllen, United States | Villa Real | 2,439 | $18,950 | [13] |
| September 20 | Houston, United States | Music Hall | 3,005 | $24,389 | |
| September 26 | Memphis, United States | Dixon–Myers Hall | 2,352 | $16,710 | [14] |
| September 27 | Nashville, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 5,093 | $36,363 | |
| September 28 | Johnson City, United States | Freedom Hall | 7,710 | $49,675 |
