The Flick of the Switch Tour was a concert tour by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their ninth studio album, Flick of the Switch, which was released on 15 August 1983.
Background The Flick of the Switch tour took place in North America during the fall of 1983 when it was initially postponed, with the band performing on the Monsters of Rock Tour in 1984 alongside Van Halen. The North American leg had lower attendance for some shows on the tour, with mixed reviews coming in for the album. At the sold out show in New York City, the audience were described as "crazy as ever", with the band's music barely being heard over the audience. In 1985, during the recording of the Fly on the Wall album, the band took some time off studio to play two concerts at the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil, on 15 January and 19 January, along with Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake, in front of 400,000 in attendance. The stage design for the tour featured two cannons and pyrotechnics which was handled by Pete Cappadocia.
This was the first AC/DC tour to feature drummer Simon Wright, after the departure of Phil Rudd.
During the Tacoma Dome performance, two fans, a 21-year-old Fort Lewis soldier and a 14-year-old female fired off a skyrocket at the ceiling, burning a hole through it and causing damage costs of $25,000. They were both placed into jail, the 21-year-old later sentenced to three years of hard labor, while the 14-year-old was placed in a juvenile facility.
Tour dates + List of 1983 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue11 October 1983VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum13 October 1983TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome14 October 1983PortlandMemorial Coliseum17 October 1983InglewoodThe Forum18 October 198319 October 1983Daly CityCow Palace22 October 1983TempeCompton Terrace Amphitheatre23 October 1983AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum24 October 1983DenverMcNichols Sports Arena26 October 1983Kansas CityKemper Arena27 October 1983DallasReunion Arena28 October 1983San AntonioHemisFair Arena29 October 1983AustinFrank Erwin Center30 October 1983HoustonThe Summit1 November 1983MemphisMid-South Coliseum2 November 1983St. LouisSt. Louis Arena3 November 1983IndianapolisMarket Square Arena4 November 1983Notre DameEdmund P. Joyce Center6 November 1983Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center7 November 1983PeoriaPeoria Civic Center8 November 1983OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium9 November 1983RosemontRosemont Horizon11 November 1983Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum12 November 1983LexingtonRupp Arena13 November 1983RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center14 November 1983PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum15 November 198316 November 1983EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium17 November 1983DetroitJoe Louis Arena18 November 198320 November 1983Atlanta The Omni21 November 198322 November 1983BirminghamBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex23 November 1983BilxoiMississippi Coast Coliseum25 November 1983Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium26 November 1983LakelandLakeland Civic Center27 November 1983ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum28 November 1983HamptonHampton Coliseum30 November 1983PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena1 December 1983BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium2 December 1983WorcesterWorcester Centrum3 December 19834 December 1983HartfordHartford Civic Center5 December 1983New York CityMadison Square Garden6 December 1983ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center8 December 1983UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 December 1983East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena10 December 1983New HavenNew Haven Coliseum11 December 1983LandoverCapital Centre12 December 198314 December 1983RichfieldRichfield Coliseum15 December 1983TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens16 December 1983MontrealMontreal Forum
+ List of 1984 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue11 August 1984San SebastiánSpainVelódromo de Anoeta18 August 1984Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park 25 August 1984StockholmSwedenRåsunda Stadium31 August 1984WinterthurSwitzerlandStadion Schützenwiese1 September 1984KarlsruheWest GermanyWildparkstadion2 September 1984NurembergStadion am Dutzendteich5 September 1984RomeItalyNettuno Stadio Comunale7 September 1984TurinStadio Olimpico di Torino11 September 1984ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy12 September 1984LyonHalle Tony Garnier
+ List of 1985 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue15 January 1985Rio de JaneiroBrazilCidade do Rock19 January 1985
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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