AC/DC Planning Farewell Tour?

posted Mar 29, 2008 at 5:52 AM by Diamond Oz. (77 Comments)

XM's Boneyard/VH1 Classic host Eddie Trunk revealed a rumor on his "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM earlier tonight (Friday, March 28) that Australian hard rock legends AC/DC will embark on a "farewell" tour later in the year once the recording sessions for their new album have been completed.

AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams told Spinner.com last month that AC/DC would enter the studio March 1 to begin recording its first new album in eight years. The web site caught up with Williams at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles, where he said, "God I'm ready."

As for touring, however, Williams was less sure about the group's intentions. He explained, "If we go out again or when we go out again, you just never know. We've been around a long time, so we're going to get together and get in the studio and I fully expect we will (tour). I don't mean to be so negative about that."

The band itself is now international, with members scattered across the globe. Malcolm and Angus Young divide their time between Britain and Australia (with Angus also spending time in the Netherlands because he has a Dutch wife). Singer Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams are based in the U.S., while drummer Phil Rudd lives in New Zealand.

Reports surfaced in January that AC/DC was nearly finished recording its next album, but a spokesperson for the band's Australian label, Albert Records, denied the story.

AC/DC's last all-new set, "Stiff Upper Lip", came out in 2000.

Source: Blabbermouth

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1. Thrash Banger writes:

It will be a sad day if they do. "Back In Black" is what got me into Metal

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 11:02 AM ET | IP Logged

2. Dood writes:

"Back In Black" is what got me into Metal"

Considering the fact that its not even a "metal" album, or AC/DC a "metal" band.....

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 2:36 PM ET | IP Logged

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3. Diamond Oz writes:

Your point being? It doesn't have to be metal to get you into metal. Hell Back In Black would be an awesome gateway into metal. It's hard rock which alot of people confuse with metal.

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 2:44 PM ET | IP Logged

4. Public Execution writes:

Diamond Oz is right. Gateway albums are almost never metal. SOAD is what got me into metal, and they are definatly not a metal band.

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 2:59 PM ET | IP Logged

5. Evil Weeps writes:

Same for me Back in Black was the first album i ever bought back in 80. Its been a great ride guys hope its just a rumer. If not Ride On....

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 3:21 PM ET | IP Logged

6. Dood writes:

I didn't mean to come off as a d***, its just that being an acdc fan, I never understood why people call them "metal".

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 3:36 PM ET | IP Logged

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7. xman writes:

back in black kicks a$$ so many good songs on it .f*** the album is good

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 4:48 PM ET | IP Logged

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8. Kalis_wrath writes:

Well what goes up must at some point come down I suppose. It does not mean that they wont ever reunite. Atleast there is some heads up and they are giving us plenty of time to see them one last time and a chance for those who havent seen them live a chance to do so. They will be missed.

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 5:07 PM ET | IP Logged

9. Westfallen writes:

Yeah Back in Black is classic. Every song is memorable!

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 5:17 PM ET | IP Logged

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10. Red_Chord writes:

Yeah man, but what got me into metal was actually Master of Reality from Black Sabbath. I swear the first song I heard was sweet leaf and how I felt inside is indescribable. It's like I woke up from a deep sleep and found the most amazing thing ever. It was just a once in a lifetime experience...gosh that was great !! And then Metal became my passion.

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 7:55 PM ET | IP Logged

11. AC/DC writes:

AC/DC ROCK!

# Mar 29, 2008 @ 10:50 PM ET | IP Logged

12. Iron Fist writes:

Who really cares ? AC / DC ceased to exist 8 years ago with Stiff Upper Lip an ok album at best . The last great album from them was Back in Black in 1980 . I loved them , first band I ever saw live on Highway to Hell tour . But now they do nothing for the fans , no news , no new releases , or albums of rarities or b sides . Sitting on their millions . Give me a hard working band like Motorhead any day

# Mar 31, 2008 @ 10:41 AM ET | IP Logged

13. Bon writes:

Brian rocks no 2 way about it....
you got to spend more time with "powerage" "riff raff" is one of the best works from ac/dc
they are a rock and roll band, nothing more, nothing less

# Mar 31, 2008 @ 10:28 PM ET | IP Logged

14. gary porter writes:

cool

# Mar 31, 2008 @ 10:34 PM ET | IP Logged

15. gary porter writes:

two cool

# Mar 31, 2008 @ 10:34 PM ET | IP Logged

16. Gary T. writes:

Who cares what they call it. Great blues based music. Great fun show. Took my nine year old daughter. She loved it. Can you play an ax like that without spinning on the floor or duck walking. Still copying Angus' licks. Been playin' 36 yrs. See you in the next world...Don't be late!!

# Apr 1, 2008 @ 4:27 AM ET | IP Logged

17. angus'lady writes:

hopefully!it's not the farewell tour,the first time i heard AC/DC I was 5 years old.People would thing that i was only gonna like them 4 a while but look at me i'm 16 and i'm addicted 2 AC/DC the bad thing is that i never seen them play up close! i been saving ever since i was 6 to see them all the way up front & backstage pass 2 ! I NEED A TOUR DATE AC/DC!!!Call it obsession,love or just being a fan AC/DC shouldn't have a farewell tour they should rock ti'll the end and another thing 4 me it was Jailbreak and High Voltage that got me into the metal world....metal or not they r "THE BEST BAND EVER" 'HAIL AC/DC' P.S I LOVE U ANGUS! UR #1 FAN FERNANDA MCKINNON YOUNG1

# Apr 1, 2008 @ 5:05 PM ET | IP Logged

18. ZEC DC writes:

IS ANYBODY KNOWS THE NAME OF NEWALBUM

# Apr 5, 2008 @ 9:18 AM ET | IP Logged

19. Iron Fist writes:

The new AC / DC album is titled ' Strap it on and take me to the bank ' The tour will be called ' Back In The Bank '

# Apr 5, 2008 @ 11:33 AM ET | IP Logged

20. GRAY BEARD writes:

1978 at the Miami Baseball Stadium, I think it was the Powerage tour. It was the first and only time I saw them with Bon Scott. They blasted through maybe 8 or 10 songs and I never forgot it. BTW , I was just told about this site and its pretty cool even though I"m not familiar with alot of the new metal. Keep up the good work.

# Apr 5, 2008 @ 7:59 PM ET | IP Logged

21. weird al writes:

long live cool!!!!! AC/DC

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 3:27 PM ET | IP Logged

22. weird al writes:

yeah
im the coolest person on this site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 3:28 PM ET | IP Logged

23. U writes:

yeah and I want someone to kick me in the balls!!!

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 4:01 PM ET | IP Logged

24. Txmetalhead writes:

My gateway into metal was Sepultura's Chaos A.D. album - so it was definitely a metal first for me...thrash, but metal, nonetheless. I later found Soundgarden, Korn, Alice In Chains, Machine Head, Prong, etc.

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 4:33 PM ET | IP Logged

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25. Diamond Oz writes:

Thanks Gray Beard! Good to know we're appreciated!

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 4:56 PM ET | IP Logged

26. Fuck A Name writes:

don't laugh... my gateway band was...blink 182. yes. I grew up living with my grandparents, so all I ever heard was Country music(shudder) and Soap Operas(double-shudder), ah...so deprived a child i must have been...anyway, so somehow i ended up loving Meshuggah? What a strange journey this has been....

Now Playing: Behemoth- "Demigod"

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 5:36 PM ET | IP Logged

27. LiquidMetal writes:

ACDC is hard rock

lol, f*** a name, how can blink-182 be a gateway band?? haha theyre not even close to being metal. maybe gateway from pop to rock. dont worry im laughing with you. besides i still like blink 182's song "stay together for the kids"

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 5:48 PM ET | IP Logged

28. Mr Grumpy writes:

As a young lad sharing a room with my brother listening to the likes of AC/DC, Judas Preist and Black Sabbath put me in good stead to be a listener of the all mighty METAL. I still like to listen to these bands now, 30 years on. AAAAARRRRGH

# Apr 10, 2008 @ 9:18 PM ET | IP Logged

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29. DaChamp666 writes:

good i hope this is their farwell tour, noone will ever have to hear there sh** anymore, ACDC SUCKS ASS

# Apr 11, 2008 @ 12:58 AM ET | IP Logged

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30. Terminator writes:

just as long as they hit iowa i'll be fine with it. otherwise they can't call it quits until they come back!!!

# Apr 11, 2008 @ 1:01 AM ET | IP Logged

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31. Kalis_wrath writes:

F.A.N, I am so sorry, but I laughed. Hahaha!

# Apr 11, 2008 @ 1:08 AM ET | IP Logged

32. hard knocker writes:

acdc rocks real hard core rock on you beauty hope to see in brisbane

# Apr 12, 2008 @ 8:05 PM ET | IP Logged

33. KoRNBoY writes:

dEy t0uRiNg f0 fUndRaiSa

# Apr 12, 2008 @ 8:08 PM ET | IP Logged

34. hotrod24 writes:

It a very sad day when they go off tour!

# Apr 13, 2008 @ 9:31 PM ET | IP Logged

35. Mr Grumpy writes:

DaChamp666, You are a dead set idiot. To bag a band that have done so much and kept goimg through what they have been through. The Malcolm brothers are f,ing legends. I'm with you hard knocker, see you in bris-vegas.

# Apr 14, 2008 @ 8:52 AM ET | IP Logged

36. Mr Grumpy writes:

I meant Young Brothers, Too p***ed to talk. God bless alcohol.

# Apr 14, 2008 @ 8:55 AM ET | IP Logged

37. Fuck A Name writes:

^ "God bless alcohol"

-truer words were never spoken.

-what I meant with blink 182 was that i didn't care for music much at all till i heard them; then it was a quick hop over to Metal, so i really have to thank them for everything. Seriously, if my band wins a Grammy or whatever someday, I am still gonna give shout-out to those f***ers during the acceptance speech, even if they're f***in dead by then. lol

Now Playing- Testament- "Hammer of the Gods"

and screw you Kalis, you hurt my feelings lol just kidding

# Apr 14, 2008 @ 12:04 PM ET | IP Logged

38. Dime Forever writes:

My gateway band was Black Sabbath......my dad used to listen to Sabbath all the time, so I have to give my pops credit for that. I remember the first time I heard Children of the Grave, I went apesh**.

# Apr 14, 2008 @ 12:21 PM ET | IP Logged

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39. Kalis_wrath writes:

Hahahaha! f*** you too man! :p Really though some have odd ways of getting into metal. Glad ya joined us!

# Apr 14, 2008 @ 12:21 PM ET | IP Logged

40. LiveWire writes:

If AC/DC splits up, I don't know how I will handle it. I have been a fan since the 70s. Baby Please Don't Go!!!!

Oh and any fans of AC/DC who don't have POWERAGE really need to get it. Its the best DC album, hands down. Every track rocks hard and Bon Scott's voice is clearer and better than on any other recordings.

Cheers and Let There Be Rock.
LiveWire from Canada

# Apr 16, 2008 @ 6:12 PM ET | IP Logged

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41. ZT writes:

"My gateway into metal was Sepultura's Chaos A.D. album"

I LOVE that f***ing album! :)

WAR FOR TERRITORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Apr 16, 2008 @ 8:15 PM ET | IP Logged

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42. godlike writes:

I gotta agree with LiveWire... Powerage is definatly the best AC/DC album EVER...!!!

ZT...how they hangin man..?

Whats next to the moon..

# Apr 16, 2008 @ 8:27 PM ET | IP Logged

43. angus young writes:

hello. my wife is really hot

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 9:09 AM ET | IP Logged

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44. Kalis_wrath writes:

^I bet she keeps a stiff upper lip just for you! ;)

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 11:59 AM ET | IP Logged

45. Fuck A Name writes:

^does she shake you all night long?

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 2:32 PM ET | IP Logged

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46. godlike writes:

Does she like it when you Sink the pink..?

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 3:03 PM ET | IP Logged

47. Fuck A Name writes:

Does she say "Come and Get It", or does she "Got You By the Balls"?

Now Playing: Lamb of God- "Ruin"

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 3:18 PM ET | IP Logged

48. LiquidMetal writes:

has she sprained her wrist giving you handjobs yet??

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 3:27 PM ET | IP Logged

49. Fuck A Name writes:

^If she hasn't then she doesn't really love you angus. lol

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# Apr 21, 2008 @ 3:32 PM ET | IP Logged

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50. godlike writes:

she may be hot....but could it be that "Shes got balls "

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 7:19 PM ET | IP Logged

51. LiquidMetal writes:

shes hot cuz her mama's hot.

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 11:42 PM ET | IP Logged

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52. Kalis_wrath writes:

Maybe her balls are always bounceing to the right and to the left? Hahaha!

# Apr 21, 2008 @ 11:49 PM ET | IP Logged

53. LiquidMetal writes:

while angus's balls swing back and forth.

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 12:34 PM ET | IP Logged

54. Fuck A Name writes:

damnit godlike! I was gonna use that one next lol.

If she does have balls, I hope he does'nt Touch Too Much!

(I'm running out of song titles, I'm gonna have to start looking them up online if we keep this up!)

Now Playing: Ted Maul- "Look into My Eyes Before I Kill You"

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 1:10 PM ET | IP Logged

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55. godlike writes:

Well, if "Shes got balls".... and he does "Touch too much"... then Im betting he would definatly say " Gimme a Bullet" and then he'll be "Gone Shootin"..!!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 2:28 PM ET | IP Logged

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56. Kalis_wrath writes:

And he'll shoot from the hip!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 2:42 PM ET | IP Logged

57. Fuck A Name writes:

you sonuvab****...lol

Personally, if i were him, I would just say "Goodbye and good Riddance To Bad Luck", Then Ride On" to "Sin City", where I could get "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap". But that's just me.

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# Apr 22, 2008 @ 2:42 PM ET | IP Logged

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58. godlike writes:

What if she asks him to "Get it Hot"...? Well I suppose, after he got done "Beatin round the Bush" he would have to say "Let me put my love into you" and her reply would be,can I "Cover you in oil"...and the next thing you know he would be "Deep in the Hole" "Given the Dog a Bone"..!!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 2:50 PM ET | IP Logged

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59. Kalis_wrath writes:

And what if shes got the jack?

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 3:18 PM ET | IP Logged

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60. godlike writes:

Well, if shes got "The Jack" .. that would be a real "Ballbreaker".. and I surely wouldnt be a "Love Hungry Man" anymore..!!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 3:33 PM ET | IP Logged

61. Fuck A Name writes:

Still, evn if she does'nt have "The Jack", it'll still end up bad. She'll warn him to keep his "Spell" Bound, and he would most likely reply with "that Ain't No Fun!" (He's always Breakin The Rules) She keeps insisting, but then he shows her his "Heatseeker", and now all she wants to do is put it "Deep In The Hold"!
A month later, Angus is on the verge of a "Meltdown", cuz now he has to buy a "Rocker" for the "Problem Child" he made with his "Shot of Love"!

Whew! That one took some thinking!

Now Playing: Pig Destroyer- "The Machette Twins"

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62. Kalis_wrath writes:

^Is that smoke I see comming from your ears? I think your braincells are about to have a "jail break" and afterwards you will be "back in black."

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:20 PM ET | IP Logged

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63. godlike writes:

yes indeed.... coming up with appropriate song titles to tell a story, can cause a "Nervous Shakedown" or perhaps even a "Brainshake"..!!!

But if it is true..... after a "Whiskey on the Rocks" maybe the whore with "The Jack" will get "Kicked in the Teeth" and he will become a "Nightprowler" with "Guns For Hire"

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64. Kalis_wrath writes:

And she will be THUMDERSTRUCK BABY!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:22 PM ET | IP Logged

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65. Kalis_wrath writes:

THUNDERSTRUCK*

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:23 PM ET | IP Logged

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66. godlike writes:

Sorry guys.... I dont really feel like playin anymore..
I guess maybe Ive got the "Down Payment Blues"..!! hahaha its never gonna end..!!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:34 PM ET | IP Logged

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67. Kalis_wrath writes:

Well, "inject the venom" Godlike, cos "its a long way to the top(if you wanna rock and roll)"

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:41 PM ET | IP Logged

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68. Kalis_wrath writes:

And I cant help but think that kissing Angus is like "kissing dynomite" and his "TNT" is the "highway to hell"

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:47 PM ET | IP Logged

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69. godlike writes:

Hey Kalis_.... "Can I Sit Next to You Girl"..?

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:54 PM ET | IP Logged

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70. Kalis_wrath writes:

Sure Godlike, in fact "have a drink on me!"

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 4:58 PM ET | IP Logged

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71. godlike writes:

mmmmm... that would probably make me "Hard as a Rock"..!! So "Lets Get it up" and who knows, before too long I could be "Up to my Neck In You"..!!

Please dont tell The Furor, I surely dont want to be "Shot down in Flames"...

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 5:29 PM ET | IP Logged

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72. Kalis_wrath writes:

Well so long as its all in friendship we will be "safe in New york city" and we should "have a drink om me" and burn down "the jazz club."

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 5:40 PM ET | IP Logged

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73. godlike writes:

well, all it takes is some "High Voltage" and a "Flick of the Switch" and that "House is on Fire"..!!

hahaha.... I have way too many AC/DC albums..!!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 5:47 PM ET | IP Logged

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74. Kalis_wrath writes:

Well, just dont let "the boogie man" get you down in this "dog eat dog" world. You might get "cought with you pants down" and that might make you wish you were "burnin alive!" Hahahaha!

# Apr 22, 2008 @ 9:33 PM ET | IP Logged

75. Fuck A Name writes:

I...don't think there ARE any more ACDC songs I can use that I know of...

Oh well, I just have to "Give It Up" I guess... Oh WAIT! It seems I'm "Back in Business"!!!! Just in the "Nick of Time"!

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# Apr 23, 2008 @ 12:12 PM ET | IP Logged

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76. Kalis_wrath writes:

Well "let there be rock" and lets do "the bad boy boogie" for F.A.N!

# Apr 23, 2008 @ 12:22 PM ET | IP Logged

77. Evil Weeps writes:

Lets just hope shes not 42 39 56 and her name is Rosie.

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