AC/DC Are "Overly Loud"

05/19/09 11:32am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

An AC/DC show in Munich, Germany drew complaints from people nearly 20 kilometres away who said it was too loud.

The band's show at Munich's Olympic Stadium on Friday received more than 100 noise complaints from as far away as Unterhaching, some 20 kilometres away, whose residents said the music was "overly loud," according to The Local website.

AC/DC have played shows that reached a volume of 132 decibels, according to the Music Radar website, so this isn't really surprising. Manowar claim to be the world's loudest band with a sound level of 139 decibels.

AC/DC have added an Aug. 10 gig at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place to their North American tour. Downtown Ottawa residents and federal politicians should note this date and buy earplugs, since Scotiabank Place is located in Kanata, about 20 kilometres away from downtown. Don't say you weren't warned.

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. and will run you $99.50. They'll be available through Ticketmaster, Live Nation, capitaltickets.ca, the Scotiabank Place box office, the Sens Store locations at the Rideau Centre and Place D'Orleans mall, and Sports Experts stores.

AC/DC are touring in support of last year's Black Ice. You can see them here:

May 19 Cologne, Germany @ Stadion
May 22 Hockenheimring, Germany @ Formula 1 Racing Track
May 24 Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel Stadium
May 26 Belgrade, Serbia @ Partizan Stadium
May 28 Athens, Greece @ OAKA Stadium
June 3 Lisbon, Portugal @ Alvalade Stadium
June 5 Madrid, Spain @ Estadio Vicente Calderon
June 7 Barcelona, Spain @ Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companys
June 9 Marseille, France @ Stade Velodrome
June 12 Paris, France @ Stade De France
June 15 Oslo, Norway @ Valle Hovin
June 17 Helsinki, Finland @ Olympic Stadium
June 19 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Parken
June 21 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Ullevi Stadium
June 23 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Amsterdam Arean
June 26 London, England @ Wembley Stadium
June 28 Dublin, Ireland @ Punchestown Racecourse
June 30 Glasgow, Scotland @ Hampden Park
July 28 Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
July 31 East Rutherford, NJ @ Giants Stadium
Aug. 2 Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
Aug. 6 Moncton, NB @ Magnetic Hill Music Fsetival
Aug. 8 Montreal, QC @ Olympic Stadium
Aug. 10 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Aug. 16 Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hills
Aug. 18 Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Aug. 22 Winnipeg, MB @ Canad Inns Stadium
Aug. 24 Regina, SK @ Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
Aug. 26 Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
Aug. 29 Vancouver, BC @ BC Place
Aug. 30 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
Sept. 2 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion at San Jose
Sept. 6 San Diego, CA @ Sports Arena
Sept. 8 Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center