The Fly on the Wall Tour was a concert tour by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their tenth studio album Fly on the Wall, which was released on 28 June 1985.

Background The tour was split into two legs, an American leg starting on 2 September 1985 in Binghamton, New York and a European leg ending on 16 February 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The tour was marked by protests from some groups who claimed AC/DC's music was connected to the Night Stalker murders,AC/DC The Case of the Night Stalker – Richard Ramirez which resulted in the Costa Mesa show on the North American leg being cancelled, after another murder was reported by a man wearing a hat with the band's name on it. Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force was the opening act on this tour.

Reception Pete Bishop from the Pittsburgh Press who attended the Pittsburgh concert, opened his review with a headline, suggesting that the band could be losing their charge. He noted the differences between the concert and the other in 1983, detailing that cannons were not fired before performing "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", nor did Angus moon the audience or ride on a roadie's shoulders through the audience - as well as noting the low attendance of 7,065 fans compared to the 12,284 fans that attended in 1983. He also criticized the vocals of Johnson, who he said couldn't hit the highest note on "You Shook Me All Night Long". However, Bishop praised the band, noting that they radiated fun - adding that the band looked like they were having a good time on stage.

Jerry Spangler from the Deseret News gave the Salt Lake City performance a positive review, opening that the band delivered a one-two punch alongside the opening act Yngwie Malmsteen. He praised Angus Young's performance, whom Spangler stated had delivered a first-class party-time rock show at ear-splitting decibels as the band performed new songs from the album Fly on the Wall. He noted the audience, who were dancing and cheering, stating that they were not disappointed, loving every minute of the energy-packed show. With the band starting off with a sizzling performance, Spangler also noted that the band was milking the crowd for all it was worth, performing old and new songs to satisfy the metal-hungry crowd.

Tour dates + List of 1985 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue 4 September 1985 Binghamton United States Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena 5 September 1985 Glen Falls Glens Falls Civic Center 6 September 1985 Worcester Worcester Centrum 7 September 1985 Philadelphia The Spectrum 8 September 1985 Erie Erie Civic Center 10 September 1985 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena 11 September 1985 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial 12 September 1985 New Haven New Haven Coliseum 13 September 1985 Boston Boston Garden 14 September 1985 East Rutherford Meadowlands Arena 15 September 1985 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center 17 September 1985 Hampton Hampton Coliseum 19 September 1985 Detroit Joe Louis Arena 20 September 1985 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre 21 September 1985 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon 22 September 1985 Richfield Richfield Coliseum 23 September 1985 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens 25 September 1985 Trotwood United States Hara Arena 26 September 1985 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena 27 September 1985 Indianapolis Market Square Arena 28 September 1985 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center 29 September 1985 Bloomington Met Center 1 October 1985 Saginaw Wendler Arena 3 October 1985 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center 4 October 1985 Kansas City Kemper Arena 5 October 1985 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium 6 October 1985 Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium 7 October 1985 St. Louis Kiel Auditorium 9 October 1985 Valley Center Kansas Coliseum 10 October 1985 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center 11 October 1985 Austin Frank Erwin Center 12 October 1985 Dallas Reunion Arena 13 October 1985 Houston Southern Star Amphitheater 14 October 1985 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center 17 October 1985 Phoenix Phoenix Municipal Stadium 18 October 1985 Inglewood The Forum 19 October 1985 Oakland Oakland County Arena 20 October 1985 Reno Lawlor Events Center 23 October 1985 Salt Lake City Salt Palace 25 October 1985 Denver McNichols Sports Arena 26 October 1985 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum 27 October 1985 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum 29 October 1985 Bloomington Met Center 5 November 1985 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center 6 November 1985 Pembroke Pine Hollywood Sportatorium 7 November 1985 Jacksonville Jacksonville Coliseum 8 November 1985 Charlotte Bojangles' Coliseum 9 November 1985 Knoxville Civic Coliseum 11 November 1985 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum 14 November 1985 Louisville Commonwealth Convention Center 15 November 1985 Nashville Municipal Auditorium 16 November 1985 Atlanta Omni Coliseum 17 November 1985 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 19 November 1985 Washington, D.C. Washington Convention Center 20 November 1985 Bethlehem Stabler Arena 21 November 1985 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum 22 November 1985 Providence Providence Civic Center 24 November 1985 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center 2 December 1985 Saint Paul St. Paul Civic Center

+ List of 1986 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue 13 January 1986 Manchester England Manchester Apollo 14 January 1986 Whitley Bay Whitley Bay Ice Rink 16 January 1986 London Wembley Arena 17 January 1986 19 January 1986 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre 20 January 1986 22 January 1986 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse 23 January 1986 25 January 1986 Brussels Belgium Forest National 26 January 1986 Amsterdam Netherlands Jaap Edenhal 27 January 1986 HamburgWest Germany Ernst-Merck-Halle 29 January 1986 Essen Grugahalle 30 January 1986 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt 31 January 1986 Cologne Sporthalle 1 February 1986 Munich Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle 2 February 1986 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 4 February 1986 Heidelberg West Germany Rhein-Neckar-Halle 5 February 1986 Stuttgart Sporthalle 6 February 1986 Neunkirchen am Brand Hemmerleinhalle 7 February 1986 Würzburg Carl-Diem-Halle 9 February 1986 Malmö Sweden Malmö Isstadion 10 February 1986 Drammen Norway Drammenshallen 12 February 1986 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall 14 February 1986 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion 15 February 1986 Gothenburg Scandinavium 16 February 1986 Copenhagen Denmark Falkoner Center

Cancelled dates + List of cancelled shows, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue Reason 21 October 1985 Costa Mesa United States Pacific Amphitheater

Box office score data +List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, referencesDate(1985)CityVenueAttendanceGross 6 September Worcester, United States The Centrum 12,304 $161,265 13 September Boston, United States Boston Garden 14,121 / 15,509 $186,144 19 September Detroit, United States Joe Louis Arena 14,752 $221,280 23 September Toronto, Canada Maple Leaf Gardens 11,039 / 13,500 $167,792 29 September Minneapolis, United States Met Center 12,078 / 15,000 $160,501

Personnel Angus Young – lead guitar Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Simon Wright – drums Brian Johnson – lead vocals

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