Live at River Plate
2011 Australian film
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Live at River Plate is a live concert film documenting AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour. The DVD includes footage from three concerts performed in December 2009 at the Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina,[1] which is the home stadium of Argentine football club River Plate. It was directed by David Mallet, with Rocky Oldham as producer.[1] The recording of the concerts required the use of 32 HD cameras; a company called Serpent Productions was responsible for filming and then producing the footage of the concerts.[1] It was also the band’s last live album to feature rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, before his retirement from touring due to dementia five years later and his death in 2017.
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| Directed by | David Mallet |
| Based on | Black Ice World Tour |
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| Music by | AC/DC |
Production company | Serpent Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Music Video |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Release
On 13 April, the Teatro de Colegiales in Buenos Aires had an advance showing of the film for an estimated thousand people.[2] The official world premiere of the film was on 6 May at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in London.[3]
Live at River Plate was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 10 May 2011.[4] In addition to the live footage, interviews with band members, road crew personnel and fans are included.[5] The film debuted at the number one spot for music DVDs in seventeen countries, selling 19,000 copies in the United States during its first week on sale.[6] In Brazil it achieved platinum status in just two weeks, selling 40,000 copies.[7] The double CD version was released in November 2012. On 7 December 2012 an edited hour-long version was shown on BBC Four.
Film setlist
- "Rock 'n' Roll Train"
- "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
- "Back in Black"
- "Big Jack"
- "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
- "Shot Down in Flames"
- "Thunderstruck"
- "Black Ice"
- "The Jack"
- "Hells Bells"
- "Shoot to Thrill"
- "War Machine"
- "Dog Eat Dog"
- "You Shook Me All Night Long"
- "T.N.T."
- "Whole Lotta Rosie"
- "Let There Be Rock"
- "Highway to Hell"
- "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
Charts
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[14] | 5× Platinum | 75,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] | Gold | 5,000* |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[16] | Gold | 6,265[16] |
| France (SNEP)[17] | Diamond | 60,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[18] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[19] album |
2× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
| Ireland (IRMA)[20] | Gold | 2,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] | Gold | 2,500^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[22] | Gold | 5,000* |
| Spain (Promusicae)[23] | Gold | 10,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||