Fly on the Wall Tour

Fly on the Wall Tour

Tour by AC/DC
Location	Europe North America
Associated album	Fly on the Wall
Start date	2 September 1985 (1985-09-02)
End date	16 February 1986 (1986-02-16)
Legs	2
No. of shows	86
AC/DC concert chronology

The Fly on the Wall Tour was a concert tour by 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,[1] 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.[2] Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force was the opening act on this tour.[3]

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 on 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 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.[4]

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 on 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 on the band milking the crowd for its worth, performing old and new songs to satisfy the metal-hungry crowd.[5]

Tour dates

List of 1985 concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[6][7]

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[3]	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[8]	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[9]	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[10]	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[6][7]

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	Vorst Nationaal
26 January 1986	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Jaap Edenhal
27 January 1986	Hamburg	West 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[6]

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, references

Date (1985)	City	Venue	Attendance	Gross	Ref(s)
6 September	Worcester, United States	The Centrum	12,304	$161,265	[11]
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	[12]
23 September	Toronto, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	11,039 / 13,500	$167,792	[13]
29 September	Minneapolis, United States	Met Center	12,078 / 15,000	$160,501	[14]

Personnel

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

References

Citations

1. AC/DC The Case of the Night Stalker – Richard Ramirez Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
2. Sutcliffe 2010, pp. 136–137.
3. "Concert Calendar". No. 85207. Washington/Waynesburg, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter. 3 September 1985. p. C-4. Retrieved 5 August 2022. Sept. 10 - AC/DC with Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force, Civic Arena, 7.30 p.m
4. Bishop, Pete (11 September 1985). "Could AC/DC be losing some of its charge?". Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press. p. D7. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
5. Spangler, Jerry (24 October 1985). "Malmsteen, AC/DC deliver a one-two punch". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. 12C. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
6. Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1985/86 "Fly on the Wall" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
7. Masino 2015.
8. "About Town: Concerts". The Windsor Star. 13 September 1985. p. C4. Retrieved 5 August 2022. AC/DC and Yngwie Malmsteen, Thursday at Joe Louis
9. "Calendar: Music/Dance". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. 18 October 1985. p. W2. Retrieved 5 August 2022. AC/DC, Yngwie Malmsteen, Salt Palace. Oct 23, 8 p.m.
10. "November: Calendar of Events - 5". Lakeland, Florida: Lakeland Ledger. 31 October 1985. p. 1C. Retrieved 5 August 2022. AC/DC, the heavy metal band that got its name off the back of a vacuum cleaner, will appear in concert at 8 p.m. at the Lakeland Civic Center arena.
11. "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 38. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 28 September 1985. p. 52. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
12. "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 5 October 1985. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
13. "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 October 1985. p. 62. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
14. "Boxscore: Top Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 October 1985. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

Sources

• Sutcliffe, Phil (2010). AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock 'n' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-1-61060-341-6.
• Masino, Susan (2015). AC/DC FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's True Rock 'n' Roll Band. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4950-2600-3.