In One Day, AC/DC Sold a Ridiculous Amount of Tickets for Their European Tour
Say what you will about AC/DC not being a metal band, but they’re definitely a major influence on metal musicians the world over. And one major reason for that is their ability to appeal to such a wide audience and sell out arenas all over the world — even in 2024.
Case and point is some new reporting that shows that after announcing their first shows in Europe since 2016, they managed to sell a crazy 1.5 million tickets in a 24 hour span. This is according to Chris Dalston, co-head of international touring at Creative Artists Agency, which represents the legendary rock band.
“We believed it was going to be one of the biggest tours ever, but you just never know until you put tickets on sale. It’s like Christmas the night before we went on sale. You can’t sleep, you’re nervous. I woke up at 2:30 or 3 in the morning and Europe had already opened — and we’d sold out some of the shows already. They sold 1.5 million tickets in one day.
“It’s staggering and it gives you great faith because they’re very particular in how they conduct their business. They don’t do VIP. They don’t do dynamic ticket pricing. They never want to hear fans complaining about ticket prices being too high.
“There’s also a point where we have to push it a little bit because otherwise they couldn’t afford to tour — especially when they’re playing one day on, three days off. … Obviously the goal is to hopefully have them continue if they enjoy it and it works well … to try to keep them out in ’25, ’26, ’27, however long they want to go, but we gotta get through Europe first.”
These days, AC/DC is comprised of vocalist Brian Johnson, guitarists Angus and Stevie Young, former Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney is in for Cliff Williams, while drummer Matt Laug is in for Phil Rudd.
If you’re going to be in Europe and can manage to score tickets, you can catch AC/DC at any of the dates below.
5/17 Gelsenkirchen, GER – Veltins Arena [Tickets]
5/21 Gelsenkirchen, GER – Veltins Arena [Tickets]
5/25 Reggio Emilia, ITA – RCF Arena [Tickets]
5/29 Seville, SPA – La Cartuja Stadium [Tickets]
6/1 Seville, SPA – La Cartuja Stadium [Tickets]
6/5 Amsterdam, NET – Johan Cruyff Arena [Tickets]
6/9 Munich, GER – Olympic Stadium [Tickets]
6/12 Munich, GER – Olympic Stadium [Tickets]
6/16 Dresden, GER – Rinne [Tickets]
6/19 Dresden, GER – Rinne [Tickets]
6/23 Vienna, AUT – Ernst Happel Stadium [Tickets]
6/26 Vienna, AUT – Ernst Happel Stadium [Tickets]
6/29 Zurich, SWI – Letzigrund Stadium [Tickets]
6/30 London, UK – Wembley Stadium [Tickets]
7/7 London, UK – Wembley Stadium [Tickets]
7/13 Hockenheim, GER – Ring [Tickets]
7/17 Stuttgart, GER – Wasen [Tickets]
7/21 Bratislava, SLO – Old Airport [Tickets]
7/27 Nuremberg, GER – Zeppelinfeld [Tickets]
7/31 Hannover, GER – Messe [Tickets]
8/4 Hannover, GER – Messe [Tickets]
8/9 Dessel, BEL – Festivalpark Stenehei [Tickets]
8/13 Paris, FRA – Hippodrome Paris Longchamp [Tickets]
8/17 Dublin, RE – Croke Park [Tickets]
