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THE BAND WILL ALSO HEADLINE CLUB DATES THROUGHOUT THE OCT/NOV US RUN THE ANSWER’S US DEBUT RELEASE ‘EVERYDAY DEMONS’ NOMINATED FOR BEST ALBUM AT THE CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

The Answer, from Northern Ireland, has been selected to continue as the only opening act for the final North American encore leg of AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour. The itinerary kicks off October 1st at the US Airways Arena in Phoenix, AZ and concludes on November 8 in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center. The Answer will also headline their own club shows on off days throughout the tour.

The Black Ice World Tour represents The Answer’s third tour of America with AC/DC. Their mammoth sound is often compared to Black Crowes and Free, and is fully primed for stadium and arena shows. In Europe, they’ve opened concerts for the Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith and just completed a tour of Europe with AC/DC. In addition, the group has headlined tours in the U.K., Europe, Japan and Australia.

“Everyday Demons” is The Answer’s explosive new album which was released on March 31st on The End Records, distributed through RED and was recorded in summer ‘08 in Los Angeles with John Travis (Kid Rock, Static-X, Killing Heidi, etc.) producing.

In the last year the band has appeared in Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine as well as having played on The Late Show with David Letterman. Billboard recently named the band one of the “Best Bets of 09.” The four Belfast boys also made their video game debut when Activision chose their song “Never Too Late” for Guitar Hero IV: World Tour. And “Everyday Demons” was just nominated for “Album Of The Year” at the 2009 Classic Rock Awards.

The Answer is comprised of four friends, musicians and songwriters from Downpatrick, a country town some twenty miles south of Belfast: Cormac Neeson (lead vocals), Paul Mahon (guitar), Micky Waters (bass) and James Heatley (drums). The U.K.’s Classic Rock Magazine voted them 2005’s Best New UK Band at their prestigious Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards and called them, “The biggest new rock band of the decade.” Similarly, Kerrang! praised “Rise” as “the best British rock debut of the decade” and reviewed a U.K. live show by The Answer as “F*@king stupendous.”

Get ready for their triumphant return to North America on October 1st as they hit the road with AC/DC and stay tuned for more headline gigs across the country to be announced soon.

For more information on The Answer, visit www.theanswer.ie; www.myspace.com/theanswerrock

Oct 1 US Airways Phoenix, AZ
Oct 3 MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV
Oct 6 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Oct 8 Spring Center Kansas City, KS
Oct 10 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
Oct 14 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Oct 16 Verizon Center Washington, DC
Oct 18 HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY
Oct 20 Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh, PA Headline Show
Oct 21 Wachovia Philadelphia, PA
Oct 23 Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
Oct 24 Hard Rock Cafe Atlanta, GA Headline Show
Oct 25 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
Oct 28 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
Oct 30 Jacksonville Arena Jacksonville, FL
Nov 2 American Airlines Center Dallas. TX
Nov 3 Two Frogs Grill Ardmore, OK Headline Show
Nov 4 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK
Nov 6 Erwin Center Austin, TX
Nov 8 Toyota Center Houston, TX

Source: The End Records

THE ANSWER’S U.S. DEBUT RELEASE ‘EVERYDAY DEMONS’ IN STORES NOW!

The Answer, from Northern Ireland, has been selected to continue as the only opening act for the entire North American encore leg of AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour. The itinerary kicks off July 28 at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA and concludes on September 8 in Anaheim, CA at the Honda Center. The Answer will also headline their own club shows on off days throughout the tour.

The Black Ice World Tour represents The Answer’s second tour of America with AC/DC. Their mammoth sound is often compared to Black Crowes and Free, is fully primed for stadium and arena shows and in Europe, they’ve opened concerts for the Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith and just completed a tour of Europe with AC/DC. In addition, the group has headlined tours in the U.K., Europe, Japan and Australia.

Everyday Demons is The Answer’s explosive new album was released on March 31st on The End Records, distributed through RED and was recorded in summer ‘08 in Los Angeles with John Travis (Kid Rock, Static-X, Killing Heidi, etc.) producing.

In the last six months the band has appeared in Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine as well as having played on The Late Show with David Letterman. Billboard recently named the band one of the “Best Bets of 09.” The four Belfast boys also made their video game debut when Activision chose their song “Never Too Late” for Guitar Hero IV: World Tour.

The Answer is comprised of four friends, musicians and songwriters from Downpatrick, a country town some twenty miles south of Belfast: Cormac Neeson (lead vocals), Paul Mahon (guitar), Micky Waters (bass) and James Heatley (drums). The U.K.’s Classic Rock Magazine voted them 2005’s Best New U.K. Band at their prestigious Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards and called them, “The biggest new rock band of the decade.” Similarly, Kerrang! praised Rise as “the best British rock debut of the decade” and reviewed a U.K. live show by The Answer as “F*@king stupendous.”

Get ready for their triumphant return to North America on July 28th as they hit the road with AC/DC and headline gigs across the country.

For more information on The Answer, visit www.theanswer.ie; www.myspace.com/theanswerrock

July 28 Gillette Stadium Foxborough , MA Supporting AC/DC w/ Anvil
July 30 Rock n Roll Hotel Washington DC Headlining
July 31 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Supporting AC/DC w/ Anvil
Aug 1 Kyhber Pass Philadelphia, PA Headlining
Aug 2 Times Union Arena Albany, NY Supporting AC/DC
Aug 4 Grog Cleveland, OH Headlining
Aug 6 Greenfield Stadium Moncton, NB Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 8 Olympic Stadium Montreal, QC Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 10 Scotiabank Arena Ottawa, QC Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 11 Horseshoe Toronto, ON Canada Headlining
Aug 14 United Centre Stadium Chicago, IL Supporting AC/DC
Aug 15 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL Headlining
Aug 16 Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI Supporting AC/DC
Aug 18 Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, MI Supporting AC/DC
Aug 20 Triple Rock Minneapolis, MN Headlining
Aug 22 Canad Inns Stadium Winnipeg, MB Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 24 Mosaic Stadium Regina, SK Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 26 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, AL Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 28 Media Club Vancouver, BC Canada Headlining
Aug 29 BC Place Stadium Vancouver, BC Canada Supporting AC/DC
Aug 30 El Corazon Seattle, WA Headlining
Aug 31 Tacoma Dome Arena Tacoma, WA Supporting AC/DC
Sept 2 HP Pavilion Arena San Jose, CA Supporting AC/DC
Sept 3 Red Devil San Francisco, CA Headlining
Sept 4 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA Supporting AC/DC
Sept 6 Sports Arena San Diego, CA Supporting AC/DC
Sept 8 Honda Center Arena Anaheim, CA Supporting AC/DC
Sept 9 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA Headlining

Source: The End Records

Tour Kicks Off on July 28 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA

AC/DC’s highly successful Black Ice World Tour returns to the U.S. on July 28 in Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium (see below for full itinerary). AC/DC kicked off their Black Ice World Tour in late October 2008, crisscrossing North America and Europe garnering raves from critics along the way. The Black Ice World Tour was given the ‘Major Tour of the Year’ award at the 20th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.

Tickets for the Foxborough, East Rutherford, Detroit, Grand Rapids and Tacoma shows go on sale Saturday April 11, 2009. Tickets for the San Jose concert go on sale Sunday April 12. Tickets for the San Diego concert go on sale Saturday April 18. Tickets for the Los Angeles and Anaheim concerts go on sale Saturday April 25. Tickets will be available via Ticketmaster and the band’s website, www.acdc.com

Released globally on October 20, 2008, Black Ice has been certified Double Platinum in the U.S. Black Ice is AC/DC’s first new album in over eight years and its evident the band is still an incredible force in rock.

The video for the album’s latest single, “Anything Goes,” was filmed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France on February 27th and is streaming now at www.aol.com.

On October 26th, 2008 AC/DC played their first show in 5 years. Dedicated fans from all over the world traveled to the small industrial town of Wilkes-Barre, PA to be there. A few select fans were chosen to be featured in this documentary. Their stories reflect the commitment and passion of what it means to be a true AC/DC fan over the years. The documentary can be seen now at ACDCFannation.com

Black Ice made history debuting at #1 on album charts in 29 countries and also has the distinction of being Columbia Records’ biggest debut album (since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991). Black Ice has been certified Multi Platinum in eighteen countries, including the US, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Italy, Argentina and the Czech Republic.

Additionally Black Ice has achieved Platinum status in five countries (including the UK and Spain) and Gold status in four countries (The Netherlands, Poland and Brazil). With over 6.5 million copies of Black Ice shipped worldwide, combined with over 5.5 million in catalog sold last year, AC/DC have surpassed The Beatles as the #1 selling catalog artist in the US for 2008. In the US, Black Ice is being sold exclusively at Walmart, Sam’s Club, and www.acdc.com.

Upcoming shows in the Black Ice North American tour include:

July 28 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
July 31 E. Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium
August 16 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
August 18 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
August 30 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
September 2 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
September 4 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
September 6 San Diego, CA Sports Arena
September 8 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Additional concerts will be announced shortly.

Source: Columbia Records