Razors Edge World Tour

The Razors Edge World Tour was a concert tour played by the hard rock band AC/DC, in support of their twelfth studio album The Razors Edge. This tour had 5 legs around the world lasting 12 months starting on 2 November 1990 in Worcester, Massachusetts, finishing on 16 November 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Razors Edge World Tour
Tour by AC/DC
AC/DC performing in Castle Donington in 1991
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Oceania
Associated albumThe Razors Edge
Start date2 November 1990
End date16 November 1991
Legs5
No. of shows160
AC/DC concert chronology

Background

It was the only tour to feature drummer Chris Slade until the Rock or Bust World Tour. Williams, who was struck with a kidney infection was filled in by Paul Greg on bass for several concerts on the first North American leg.[1]

During the tour, the hugely successful Live at Donington show was performed.[2] A video of the show has been released on VHS, then on DVD and Blu-ray.[3] By the end of the tour, the band had grossed over 17 million dollars.[4]

On 18 January 1991, three fans were crushed at a show in Salt Lake City when they fell to the floor at the beginning of the concert and were stepped on by other concertgoers, prompting the band to stop playing early on.[5] Audience members were asking the band to stop the concert when the band was continuing to perform.[6] The incident has since been a sore spot for AC/DC's rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, according to their VH1 Behind The Music special in which it is reported that he has since refused to talk about it.[7]

King's X was the opening band for the tour's second North American leg and first European legs of the tour.[8] L.A. Guns was the opening band for the third North American leg of the tour.

Reception

Greg Haymes from the Daily Gazette gave the performance at the Knickerbacker Arena a positive review, opening with the anticipation of metalheads who weren't disappointed as the show opened with the arena rattling, while the band performed at three different volumes. Haymes also noted that even if the band may seem anachronistic or cliched, he acknowledged the teaming of the band's members fit together perfectly, even with the simplicity of their songs.[9]

Opening acts

Typical opening acts

Monsters of Rock opening acts

Setlist
  1. "Thunderstruck"
  2. "Shoot To Thrill"
  3. "Back in Black"
  4. "Fire Your Guns"
  5. "Sin City"
  6. "Heatseeker"
  7. "Who Made Who"
  8. "Jailbreak"
  9. "The Jack"
  10. "The Razors Edge" or "Are You Ready"
  11. "That's the Way I Wanna Rock 'n' Roll"
  12. "Moneytalks"
  13. "Hells Bells"
  14. "High Voltage"
  15. "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  16. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
  17. "Whole Lotta Rosie"
  18. "Let There Be Rock"

Encore

  1. "Highway to Hell"
  2. "T.N.T."
  3. "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[10]
Date City Country Venue
Leg 1 – North America[11]
2 November 1990WorcesterUnited StatesCentrum in Worcester
3 November 1990
4 November 1990HartfordHartford Civic Center
6 November 1990PhiladelphiaSpectrum
7 November 1990PittsburghCivic Arena
9 November 1990TorontoCanadaSkyDome
10 November 1990BinghamtonUnited StatesBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
11 November 1990East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
13 November 1990PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
15 November 1990ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
17 November 1990RichmondRichmond Coliseum
18 November 1990LandoverCapital Centre
20 November 1990LexingtonRupp Arena
21 November 1990Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
23 November 1990RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
24 November 1990Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
25 November 1990IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
26 November 1990EvansvilleRoberts Municipal Stadium
28 November 1990RockfordRockford MetroCentre
29 November 1990Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
30 November 1990BloomingtonMet Center
1 December 1990MadisonDane County Expo Coliseum
3 December 1990OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
4 December 1990AmesHilton Coliseum
6 December 1990St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
7 December 1990Kansas CityKemper Arena
8 December 1990TulsaMabee Center
9 December 1990ManhattanBramlage Coliseum
12 December 1990SacramentoARCO Arena
13 December 1990Daly CityCow Palace
14 December 1990
15 December 1990Long BeachLong Beach Arena
16 December 1990
11 January 1991VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
12 January 1991
15 January 1991PortlandUnited StatesPortland Memorial Coliseum
16 January 1991TacomaTacoma Dome
18 January 1991[lower-alpha 1]Salt Lake CitySalt Palace Acord Arena
20 January 1991PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
23 January 1991DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
25 January 1991RosemontRosemont Horizon
26 January 1991CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
27 January 1991NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
29 January 1991MemphisMid-South Coliseum
31 January 1991KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena
1 February 1991Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
2 February 1991BirminghamBJCC Coliseum
3 February 1991New OrleansLakefront Arena
5 February 1991Little RockBarton Coliseum
7 February 1991Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
10 February 1991DallasReunion Arena
11 February 1991ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
12 February 1991HoustonThe Summit
15 February 1991AtlantaThe Omni Coliseum
16 February 1991CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
17 February 1991GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
19 February 1991JacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
20 February 1991OrlandoOrlando Arena
21 February 1991MiamiMiami Arena
22 February 1991St. PetersburgFlorida Suncoast Dome
Leg 2 – Europe[11]
20 March 1991HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
22 March 1991StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion
23 March 1991GothenburgScandinavium
24 March 1991OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
26 March 1991StuttgartGermanySchleyerhalle
27 March 1991MannheimMaimarkthalle
28 March 1991ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
30 March 1991FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
31 March 1991NurembergFrankenhalle
1 April 1991HanoverEilenriedehalle
3 April 1991ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
5 April 1991KölnGermanyKöln Sporthalle
6 April 1991LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen
7 April 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle
9 April 1991MunichOlympiahalle
10 April 1991
12 April 1991OldenburgWeser-Ems Halle
13 April 1991KielOstseehalle
15 April 1991LondonEnglandWembley Arena
16 April 1991
17 April 1991
20 April 1991[lower-alpha 2]GlasgowScotlandS.E.C.C. Arena
22 April 1991BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
23 April 1991[lower-alpha 2]
24 April 1991
26 April 1991[lower-alpha 2]DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
27 April 1991[lower-alpha 2]BelfastNorthern IrelandKings Hall
Leg 3 – North America[11]
24 May 1991BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
25 May 1991BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
27 May 1991CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
28 May 1991FairbornErvin J. Nutter Center
1 June 1991LouisvilleFreedom Hall
2 June 1991DallasCoca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
3 June 1991AustinFrank Erwin Center
4 June 1991San AntonioHemisFair Arena
5 June 1991AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
6 June 1991PhoenixDesert Sky Pavilion
7 June 1991San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
8 June 1991IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
10 June 1991Los AngelesLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13 June 1991OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14 June 1991Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
15 June 1991SacramentoARCO Arena
17 June 1991SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
18 June 1991
21 June 1991[lower-alpha 2]EdmontonCanadaNorthlands Coliseum
22 June 1991[lower-alpha 2]
23 June 1991CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
27 June 1991BloomingtonUnited StatesMet Center
28 June 1991East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
29 June 1991Tinley ParkNew World Music Theater
1 July 1991NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music Center
2 July 1991Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
3 July 1991RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
5 July 1991AlbanyKnickerbocker Arena
6 July 1991MontrealCanadaMontreal Forum
7 July 1991
8 July 1991HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum
9 July 1991LandoverCapital Centre
10 July 1991PhiladelphiaSpectrum
12 July 1991New York CityMadison Square Garden
13 July 1991
14 July 1991Old Orchard BeachSeashore Performing Arts Center
Leg 4 – Europe (Monsters of Rock)[11]
10 August 1991CopenhagenDenmarkGentofte Stadion
13 August 1991ChorzówPolandStadion Śląski
17 August 1991[lower-alpha 2]Castle DoningtonEnglandDonington Park
22 August 1991BudapestHungaryNépstadion
24 August 1991MunichGermanyGalopprennbahn Riem
25 August 1991BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Stadium
27 August 1991BerlinGermanyWaldbühne
28 August 1991
30 August 1991HasseltBelgiumKiewit Airfield
31 August 1991HanoverGermanyNiedersachsenstadion
1 September 1991NijmegenNetherlandsGoffertstadion
7 September 1991MainzGermanyFinthen Army Airfield
8 September 1991OldenburgWeser-Ems-Halle
11 September 1991GrazAustriaLiebenauer Stadium
14 September 1991ModenaItalyFesta de l'Unità
17 September 1991DortmundGermanyWestfalenhalle
18 September 1991
21 September 1991ParisFranceHippodrome de Vincennes
24 September 1991BarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
28 September 1991[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]MoscowSoviet UnionTushino Airfield
Leg 5 – Oceania[11]
14 October 1991SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
15 October 1991
16 October 1991
18 October 1991MelbourneNational Tennis Centre
19 October 1991
20 October 1991
23 October 1991PerthPerth Entertainment Centre
24 October 1991
28 October 1991AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
29 October 1991
1 November 1991MelbourneNational Tennis Centre
5 November 1991BoondallBrisbane Entertainment Centre
6 November 1991
8 November 1991SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
9 November 1991
10 November 1991
14 November 1991[lower-alpha 4]WellingtonNew ZealandAthletic Park
16 November 1991AucklandMount Smart Stadium

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Paul Greg – bass[1]

Notes
  1. Stopped after 20 minutes, as 3 people have died following chaos on the floor of the arena.[5]
  2. Recorded for and/or included on the associated live album AC/DC Live.
  3. This show was originally set to be planned in Red Square, but got changed to be in Tushino Airfield.
  4. The show was originally scheduled the day before, but postponed because the stage roof collapsed due to high wind gusts and bad weather.[12]

References

Citations
  1. Masino 2020, p. 150.
  2. Masino 2020, pp. 157–158.
  3. Masino 2020, p. 160.
  4. Masino 2020, p. 159.
  5. Carter, Mike (24 January 1991). "AC/DC says band stopped". Salt Lake City, Utah: The Daily Gazette. p. D14. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. "Band ignored pleas to stop, witnesses say". No. 177. Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman-Review. 22 January 1991. p. C5. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. Masino 2020, p. 154.
  8. Kaufman, Spencer (19 February 2019). "The Time King's X Opened for AC/DC - Excerpt from New Book King's X: The Oral History". Consequence. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. Haymes, Greg (6 July 1991). "As always, AC/DC cranks up the volume". Albany, New York: The Daily Gazette. p. A6. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. Durieux, Arnaud. "AC/DC Tour History - 1990/91 "The Razors Edge" World Tour". ac-dc.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  11. Masino 2015.
  12. "Collapsed overhead canopy at the AC/DC concert venue". Wellington, New Zealand: National Library of New Zealand. 13 November 1991. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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