Pamandgeorge
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Here's one for you Jack
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/may/11/aap-acdc-announce-australian-tour/
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/may/11/aap-acdc-announce-australian-tour/
The band will perform in February and March to expected sell-out crowds in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as part of its worldwide Black Ice Tour.
ROCK legends AC/DC sold out concerts nationwide within minutes today, prompting promoters to claim it was the fastest-selling show ever to hit Australia.
Second and third concerts were being added to their February tour after long queues snapped up the first concerts on offer.
Benny Dunne, 20, of Brisbane suburb The Gap, summed up the feeling of fans when asked why he was queuing for hours in Brisbane to see a band more than twice his age.
"'Cos they're the best f..king band around," he said.
Many of those who queued, some for more than 24 hours, were buying tickets for family - the hard rockers have crossed the generations.
Janine Black and daughter Tish joined a line of hundreds in Brisbane to pay $150 to see a band Janine has followed for 35 years.
"I used to go to a local pub in Greville St, Prahran, Melbourne, where they used to perform," she said.
"At that point there was no cover charge, so things have really changed, and I've followed them ever since."
The tickets were worth every cent, Ms Black said.
Her daughter, who grew up to the sound of AC/DC, agreed.
Natasha Milovanovic, 32, said she grew up on AC/DC songs like Jailbreak, TNT and For Those About to Rock.
"They're the best rock band in the world," she said.
"My brother has the whole vinyl collection, and you can't go past (support act) Wolfmother," she said.
The Perth show sold out in just seven minutes, while tickets to two Sydney and Melbourne shows were also snapped up, prompting promoters to schedule extra concerts in both cities.
A second show was added in Brisbane and it is likely more shows will be scheduled across Australia due to the demand.