AC/DC - Black Ice Tour Stats Revealed!
August 6, 2009, 15 years ago
Legendary hard rock act AC/DC are bringing their rock n' roll train to Montreal's Olympic Stadium on August 8th. Well over 50,000 tickets have been sold for the show - the biggest show presented at the Olympic Stadium in the past decade. The following "fun facts" have been sent BraveWords.com regarding this landmark event:
176 ft - Size of the catwalk
60ft X 48ft - Size of the stage
150 - Number of people on tour164 - Number of local staff on tour
26 - Trucks 55ft
6 - Number of buses
6,700 - Number of cases for lights and sound and backline equipment
4 days - Duration for stage set-up
24 hours - Duration for setting-up sound and light equipment
4 days - Duration for dismantling the stage and loading the trucks
16 hours - Duration for dismantling sound and light equipment
3 - Number of dressing rooms for the band1 - Number of dressing rooms for The Answer
1 - Number of loges for family and friends
123 - Number of scheduled dates in 2008/2009
14 - Number of scheduled dates in Australia in 2010
12,078 - Number of floor seats for this specific show at the Olympic Stadium
50,043 - Number of total seats for this specific show at the Olympic Stadium
150 million-plus - Number of albums sold globally since 1973
