Düsseldorf Open Air delays force AC/DC indoors

Promoter D.Live has announced that the show will take place on the same July date in the adjacent Merkur Spiel-Arena

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Plans for AC/DC to open Düsseldorf’s controversial Open Air Park venue this summer have been shelved, with the gig instead switching to the nearby Merkur Spiel-Arena.

Venue developers D.Live and local promoter Concert Team had hoped the legendary rockers’ 8 July concert would mark the start of a new era for the city, with a proposed outdoor venue catering for up to 80,000 fans. However, concerns about the number of trees that would need to be cut…

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