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AC DC was my first concert ever, I was 14 and saw them at the Mobile, Alabama Civic Center.   It was the "For Those About To Rock" tour, and I want to say it was either sometime in the Fall of 1981, or in the Spring of 1982.   Do you know the exact date by chance, and who the opening act was?

Thanks,
geoff

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Hello Geoff,

Thank you for your question.
AC/DC would have performed at the Municipal Auditorium in Mobile, AL on January 24th, 1982 .
The opening band was Midnight Flyer.
The only other date in Alabama during the For Those About To Rock tour would have been Birmingham on Jan 17th.

Set List:
1) Hells Bells
2) Shot Down in Flames
3) Sin City
4) Shoot to Thrill
5) Back in Black
6) Bad Boy Boogie
7) Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
8) Highway to Hell
9) Let's Get it Up
10) Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
11) Whole Lotta Rosie
12) Let There Be Rock
13) You Shook Me All Night Long
14) For Those About to Rock
15) TNT

Best Regards,

Bill

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