# Highway to Hell Tour

The Highway to Hell Tour was a concert tour by Australian rock band AC/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 in Bilzen, Belgium, and concluded on 27 January 1980 at Southampton, England. This was the last tour with Bon Scott, who died due to alcohol poisoning, three weeks after the Southampton show, which therefore cancelled the Japan and Australian legs of the tour.

## Background

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. The band were set to tour in Japan and Australia in early 1980, but the legs were cancelled following the death of vocalist Bon Scott as a result of alcohol poisoning.
Def Leppard was the opening act for part of the European leg after they were approached by Peter Mensch of Leber-Krebs management, who had booked them on a tour of the UK supporting the band. During the shows in Texas in the United States, Riot and Molly Hatchet were the opening acts for the band on their North American leg.

## Tour dates

List of 1979 concerts, showing date, city country and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 17 August 1979 | Bilzen | Belgium | Haffmans Park |
| 18 August 1979 | London | England | Wembley Stadium |
| 20 August 1979 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympic Ballroom |
| 21 August 1979 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympic Ballroom |
| 23 August 1979 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall |
| 24 August 1979 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall |
| 27 August 1979 | Aix-les-Bains | France | Verdure Theatre |
| 1 September 1979 | Nuremberg | West Germany | Zeppelinfeld |
| 5 September 1979 | Oakland | United States | Oakland Civic Auditorium |
| 6 September 1979 | Reno | United States | UNR Gym |
| 7 September 1979 | Santa Cruz | United States | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium |
| 8 September 1979 | Fresno | United States | Warnors Theatre |
| 9 September 1979 | San Diego | United States | San Diego Sports Arena |
| 10 September 1979 | Long Beach | United States | Long Beach Arena |
| 13 September 1979 | Amarillo | United States | Amarillo Civic Center |
| 14 September 1979 | Lubbock | United States | Lubbock Municipal Auditorium |
| 15 September 1979 | Midland | United States | Chaparral Center |
| 16 September 1979 | El Paso | United States | El Paso County Coliseum |
| 18 September 1979 | McAllen | United States | La Villa Real Convention Center |
| 19 September 1979 | Corpus Christi | United States | Memorial Coliseum |
| 20 September 1979 | Houston | United States | Houston Music Hall |
| 21 September 1979 | Dallas | United States | Dallas Convention Center |
| 22 September 1979 | San Antonio | United States | San Antonio Convention Center |
| 24 September 1979 | Beaumont | United States | Beaumont City Auditorium |
| 26 September 1979 | Memphis | United States | Dixon–Myers Hall |
| 27 September 1979 | Nashville | United States | Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
| 28 September 1979 | Johnson | United States | Freedom Hall Civic Center |
| 29 September 1979 | Charlotte | United States | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 30 September 1979 | Greenville | United States | Greenville Memorial Auditorium |
| 2 October 1979 | Knoxville | United States | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| 3 October 1979 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum |
| 5 October 1979 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Coliseum |
| 6 October 1979 | Birmingham | United States | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium |
| 7 October 1979 | Dothan | United States | Dothan Civic Center |
| 8 October 1979 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre |
| 10 October 1979 | Columbia | United States | Carolina Coliseum |
| 12 October 1979 | Norfolk | United States | Norfolk Municipal Auditorium |
| 13 October 1979 | Wheeling | United States | Wheeling Civic Center |
| 14 October 1979 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center |
| 16 October 1979 | Towson | United States | Towson Center |
| 17 October 1979 | Buffalo | United States | Shea's Performing Arts Center |
| 18 October 1979 | Cleveland | United States | Public Auditorium |
| 19 October 1979 | Chicago | United States | Aragon Ballroom |
| 20 October 1979 | Toledo | United States | Toledo Sports Arena |
| 21 October 1979 | Columbus | United States | St. John Arena |
| 26 October 1979 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Mayfair Ballroom |
| 27 October 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 28 October 1979 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo |
| 29 October 1979 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| 30 October 1979 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| 1 November 1979 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 2 November 1979 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 3 November 1979 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 4 November 1979 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 5 November 1979 | Liverpool | England | Liverpool Empire Theatre |
| 6 November 1979 | Liverpool | England | Liverpool Empire Theatre |
| 8 November 1979 | Stafford | England | Bingley Hall |
| 9 November 1979 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall |
| 11 November 1979 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| 12 November 1979 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Jaap Edenhal |
| 13 November 1979 | Cologne | West Germany | Sartory-Saal |
| 14 November 1979 | Hanover | West Germany | Eilenriedehalle |
| 16 November 1979 | Essen | West Germany | Grugahalle |
| 17 November 1979 | Kürnach | West Germany | Kurnachtal-Halle |
| 19 November 1979 | Passau | West Germany | Nibelungenhalle |
| 20 November 1979 | Offenbach | West Germany | Stadthalle |
| 21 November 1979 | Dortmund | West Germany | Westfalenhallen |
| 23 November 1979 | Hamburg | West Germany | Messehallen |
| 24 November 1979 | Munich | West Germany | Circus Krone Building |
| 25 November 1979 | Bern | Switzerland | Festhalle |
| 27 November 1979 | Regensburg | West Germany | RT Halle |
| 28 November 1979 | Regensburg | West Germany | Oberschwabenhalle |
| 29 November 1979 | Hof | West Germany | Freiheitshalle |
| 1 December 1979 | Ludwigshafen | West Germany | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle |
| 2 December 1979 | Neunkirchen | West Germany | Hemmerleinhalle |
| 3 December 1979 | West Berlin | West Germany | Eissportahalle |
| 4 December 1979 | Offenbach am Main | West Germany | Stadthalle Offenbach |
| 6 December 1979 | Metz | France | Metz Expo Hall |
| 7 December 1979 | Reims | France | Palais Des Sports |
| 8 December 1979 | Lille | France | Foire Commerciale |
| 9 December 1979 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris |
| 10 December 1979 | Grenoble | France | Parc Expo |
| 12 December 1979 | Clermont-Ferrand | France | Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall |
| 13 December 1979 | Montpellier | France | Palais Des Sports |
| 14 December 1979 | Nice | France | Théâtre de verdure de Nice |
| 15 December 1979 | Nice | France | Théâtre de verdure de Nice |
| 17 December 1979 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| 19 December 1979 | Brighton | England | Brighton Centre |
| 20 December 1979 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon |
| 21 December 1979 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon |
List of 1980 concerts, showing date, city country and venue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 16 January 1980 | Poitiers | France | — |
| 17 January 1980 | Bordeaux | France | — |
| 18 January 1980 | Toulouse | France | Gymnase du Lycée Pierre Aragon |
| 19 January 1980 | Lyon | France | Palais des Sports de Gerland |
| 20 January 1980 | Rouen | France | — |
| 21 January 1980 | Nantes | France | Stade de la Beaujoire |
| 22 January 1980 | Brest | France | Parc de Penfeld |
| 23 January 1980 | Le Mans | France | La Rotonde |
| 25 January 1980 | Newcastle | England | Mayfair Ballroom |
| 27 January 1980 | Southampton | England | Gaumont Theatre |

### Cancelled dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation :
| Date (1979) | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| 22 November | Bremen | West Germany | Stadthalle 4 | — |
| 30 December | Göppingen | West Germany | Haldenberghalle | — |

### Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross and references :
| Date (1979) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| September 5 | Oakland, United States | Civic Auditorium | 5,000 | $49,150 |
| 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 |
| September 20 | Houston, United States | Music Hall | 3,005 | $24,389 |
| September 26 | Memphis, United States | Dixon–Myers Hall | 2,352 | $16,710 |
| September 27 | Nashville, United States | Municipal Auditorium | 5,093 | $36,363 |
| September 28 | Johnson City, United States | Freedom Hall | 7,710 | $49,675 |

## Personnel

* Bon Scott – lead vocals
* Angus Young – lead guitar
* Malcolm Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Cliff Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
* Phil Rudd – drums