The Razors Edge World Tour was a concert tour played by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their twelfth studio album The Razors Edge. This tour had 5 legs around the world lasting 12 months starting on 2 November 1990 in Worcester, Massachusetts, finishing on 16 November 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Background It was the only tour to feature drummer Chris Slade until the Rock or Bust World Tour. Williams, who was struck with a kidney infection was filled in by Paul Greg on bass for several concerts on the first North American leg.
During the tour, the hugely successful Live at Donington show was performed. A video of the show has been released on VHS, then on DVD and Blu-ray. By the end of the tour, the band had grossed over 17 million dollars.
On 18 January 1991, three teen-age fans were crushed to death at a show in Salt Lake City when they fell to the floor at the beginning of the concert and were stepped on by other concertgoers, prompting the band to stop playing early on. Audience members were asking the band to stop the concert when the band was continuing to perform. The incident has since been a sore spot for AC/DC's rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, according to their VH1 Behind The Music special in which it is reported that he has since refused to talk about it.
King's X was the opening band for the tour's second North American leg and first European legs of the tour. L.A. Guns was the opening band for the third North American leg of the tour.
Reception Greg Haymes from the Daily Gazette gave the performance at the Knickerbocker Arena a positive review, opening with the anticipation of metalheads who weren't disappointed as the show opened with the arena rattling, while the band performed at three different volumes. Haymes also noted that even if the band may seem anachronistic or cliched, he acknowledged the teaming of the band's members fit together perfectly, even with the simplicity of their songs.
Opening acts Typical opening acts Love/Hate King's X L.A. Guns Steelheart
Monsters of Rock opening acts Metallica Queensrÿche The Black Crowes Mötley Crüe Negazione Patrick Rondat Legion Tesla Pantera E.S.T.
Tour dates + List of 1990 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue2 November 1990WorcesterUnited StatesCentrum in Worcester3 November 19904 November 1990HartfordHartford Civic Center6 November 1990PhiladelphiaSpectrum7 November 1990PittsburghCivic Arena9 November 1990TorontoCanadaSkyDome10 November 1990BinghamtonUnited StatesBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena11 November 1990East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena13 November 1990PortlandCumberland County Civic Center15 November 1990ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center17 November 1990RichmondRichmond Coliseum18 November 1990LandoverCapital Centre20 November 1990LexingtonRupp Arena21 November 1990Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum23 November 1990RichfieldRichfield Coliseum24 November 1990Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills25 November 1990IndianapolisMarket Square Arena26 November 1990EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium28 November 1990RockfordRockford MetroCentre29 November 1990Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center30 November 1990BloomingtonMet Center1 December 1990MadisonDane County Expo Coliseum3 December 1990OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium4 December 1990AmesHilton Coliseum6 December 1990St. LouisSt. Louis Arena7 December 1990Kansas CityKemper Arena8 December 1990TulsaMabee Center9 December 1990ManhattanBramlage Coliseum12 December 1990SacramentoARCO Arena13 December 1990Daly CityCow Palace14 December 199015 December 1990Long BeachLong Beach Arena16 December 1990
+ List of 1991 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue11 January 1991VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum12 January 199115 January 1991PortlandUnited StatesPortland Memorial Coliseum16 January 1991TacomaTacoma Dome18 January 1991Salt Lake CitySalt Palace Acord Arena20 January 1991PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum23 January 1991DenverMcNichols Sports Arena25 January 1991RosemontRosemont Horizon26 January 1991CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens27 January 1991NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium29 January 1991MemphisMid-South Coliseum31 January 1991KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena1 February 1991Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center2 February 1991BirminghamBJCC Coliseum3 February 1991New OrleansLakefront Arena5 February 1991Little RockBarton Coliseum7 February 1991Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center10 February 1991DallasReunion Arena11 February 1991ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum12 February 1991HoustonThe Summit15 February 1991AtlantaThe Omni Coliseum16 February 1991CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum17 February 1991GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum19 February 1991JacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial Coliseum20 February 1991OrlandoOrlando Arena21 February 1991MiamiMiami Arena22 February 1991St. PetersburgFlorida Suncoast Dome20 March 1991HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall22 March 1991StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion23 March 1991GothenburgScandinavium24 March 1991OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum26 March 1991StuttgartGermanySchleyerhalle27 March 1991MannheimMaimarkthalle28 March 1991ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy30 March 1991FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt31 March 1991NurembergFrankenhalle1 April 1991HanoverEilenriedehalle3 April 1991ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion5 April 1991KölnGermanyKöln Sporthalle6 April 1991LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen7 April 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle9 April 1991MunichOlympiahalle10 April 199112 April 1991OldenburgWeser-Ems Halle13 April 1991KielOstseehalle15 April 1991LondonEnglandWembley Arena16 April 199117 April 199120 April 1991GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C. Arena22 April 1991BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena23 April 199124 April 199126 April 1991DublinIrelandPoint Theatre27 April 1991BelfastNorthern IrelandKings Hall24 May 1991BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial Auditorium25 May 1991BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater27 May 1991CharlestonCharleston Civic Center28 May 1991FairbornErvin J. Nutter Center1 June 1991LouisvilleFreedom Hall2 June 1991DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre3 June 1991AustinFrank Erwin Center4 June 1991San AntonioHemisFair Arena5 June 1991AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum6 June 1991PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion7 June 1991San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena8 June 1991IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre10 June 1991Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena13 June 1991OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena14 June 1991Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre15 June 1991SacramentoARCO Arena17 June 1991SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum18 June 199121 June 1991EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum22 June 199123 June 1991CalgaryOlympic Saddledome27 June 1991BloomingtonUnited StatesMet Center28 June 1991East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre29 June 1991Tinley ParkNew World Music Theater1 July 1991NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center2 July 1991Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills3 July 1991RichfieldRichfield Coliseum5 July 1991AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena6 July 1991MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum7 July 19918 July 1991HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum9 July 1991LandoverCapital Centre10 July 1991PhiladelphiaSpectrum12 July 1991New York CityMadison Square Garden13 July 199114 July 1991Old Orchard BeachSeashore Performing Arts Center10 August 1991CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte Stadion13 August 1991ChorzówPolandStadion Śląski17 August 1991Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park22 August 1991BudapestHungaryNépstadion24 August 1991MunichGermanyGalopprennbahn Riem25 August 1991BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium27 August 1991BerlinGermanyWaldbühne28 August 199130 August 1991HasseltBelgiumKiewit Airfield31 August 1991HanoverGermanyNiedersachsenstadion1 September 1991NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertstadion7 September 1991MainzGermanyFinthen Army Airfield8 September 1991OldenburgWeser-Ems-Halle11 September 1991GrazAustriaLiebenauer Stadium14 September 1991ModenaItalyFesta de l'Unità17 September 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle18 September 199121 September 1991ParisFranceHippodrome de Vincennes24 September 1991BarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys28 September 1991MoscowSoviet UnionTushino Airfield14 October 1991SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre15 October 199116 October 199118 October 1991MelbourneNational Tennis Centre19 October 199120 October 199123 October 1991PerthPerth Entertainment Centre24 October 199128 October 1991AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre29 October 19911 November 1991MelbourneNational Tennis Centre5 November 1991BoondallBrisbane Entertainment Centre6 November 19918 November 1991SydneySydney Entertainment Centre9 November 199110 November 199114 November 1991WellingtonNew ZealandAthletic Park 16 November 1991AucklandMount Smart Stadium
Box office score data + List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references Date City Venue Attendance Gross 2–3 November 1990 Worcester, United States Centrum 21,653 / 24,000 $433,060 6 November 1990 Philadelphia, United States Spectrum 14,558 $278,012 7 November 1990 Pittsburgh, United States Civic Arena 14,878 $260,682 9 November 1990 Toronto, Canada SkyDome 27,954 $606,246 11 November 1990 East Rutherford, United States Meadowlands Arena 18,821 $370,996 15 November 1990 Providence, United States Civic Center 12,531 / 13,000 $244,354 17 November 1990 Richmond, United States Coliseum 11,107 / 12,500 $198,750 20 November 1990 Lexington, United States Rupp Arena 10,513 / 14,200 $197,119 23 November 1990 Richfield, United States Coliseum 17,159 $340,464 24 November 1990 Auburn Hills, United States Palace 17,741 $352,210 25 November 1990 Indianapolis, United States Market Square Arena 14,162 / 15,500 $261,997 30 November 1990 Bloomington, United States Met Center 14,908 $287,800 3 December 1990 Omaha, United States Civic Auditorium 10,519 $196,032 6 December 1990 St. Louis, United States Arena 11,312 / 12,700 $212,960 7 December 1990 Kansas City, United States Kemper Arena 9,429 / 11,290 $185,880 12 December 1990 Sacramento, United States ARCO Sports Arena 17,809 $394,560 15–16 December 1990 Long Beach, United States Arena 17,809 $394,560 15 January 1991 Portland, United States Arena 12,362 $239,013 16 January 1991 Tacoma, United States Dome 25,607 $428,474 20 January 1991 Phoenix, United States Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,628 $265,117 23 January 1991 Denver, United States McNichols Sports Arena 15,075 $313,683 25 January 1991 Rosemont, United States Horizon 13,753 $307,901 26 January 1991 Cincinnati, United States Gardens 9,824 $180,248 29 January 1991 Memphis, United States Mid-South Coliseum 9,669 / 9,961 $178,877 31 January 1991 Knoxville, United States Thompson-Boling Assembly Center & Arena 10,880 $201,033 2 February 1991 Birmingham, United States Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 14,272 / 17,500 $267,993 5 February 1991 Little Rock, United States Barton Coliseum 9,239 / 10,000 $170,922 7 February 1991 Oklahoma City, United States Myriad Convention Center Arena 8,801 / 9,000 $158,194 10 February 1991 Dallas, United States Reunion Arena 16,963 $311,459 12 February 1991 Houston, United States The Summit 15,876 $295,389 15 February 1991 Atlanta, United States The Omni 15,136 $290,072 16 February 1991 Charlotte, United States Coliseum 18,379 $344,741 17 February 1991 Greensboro, United States Coliseum 13,663 $254,058 19 February 1991 Jacksonville, United States Coliseum 9,502 / 10,400 $187,665 20 February 1991 Orlando, United States Centroplex Arena 11,342 / 12,220 $224,005 21 February 1991 Miami, United States Arena 10,921 / 12,950 $226,611 22 February 1991 St. Petersburg, United States Florida Suncoast Dome 16,234 / 17,500 $320,622
Personnel Brian Johnson – lead vocals Angus Young – lead guitar, backing vocals on "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and "T.N.T" Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Cliff Williams – bass, backing vocals Chris Slade – drums
Additional musicians Paul Greg – bass
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