AC/DC has finally confirmed that when its Rock Or Bust Tour resumes this summer that Axl Rose will be the vocalist. The band confirmed the news on Saturday night (April 16th), shortly before the newly reunited Guns N Roses took the stage at the first weekend of Coachella.
“AC/DC band members would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contributions and dedication to the band throughout the years,” the band writes in a statement. “We wish him all the best with his hearing issues and future ventures. As much as we want this tour to end as it started, we understand, respect and support Brian’s decision to stop touring and save his hearing. We are dedicated to fulfilling the remainder of our touring commitments to everyone that has supported us over the years, and are fortunate that Axl Rose has kindly offered his support to help us fulfill this commitment. AC/DC will resume their Rock Or Bust World Tour with Axl Rose joining on vocals. The European stadium tour dates begin on May 7 in Lisbon, Portugal and run through June 12 in Aarhus, Denmark as previously announced (see below for full itinerary). Following this European run of dates with AC/DC, Axl Rose will head out on his Guns N Roses, Not In This Lifetime Summer Stadium Tour. The 10 postponed U.S shows will be rescheduled and announced imminently, also with Axl Rose.”
The rumors of Rose taking over the vox for Johnson have been circulating the internet for awhile. We published a story a couple of weeks ago that a Nashville drummer stated Johnson personally told him the news after meeting in Florida. However, we removed the story when the source in question contacted us and told us that he was only kidding. He has since removed his post on Facebook.
AC/DC European Tour Dates:
May 7 Lisbon, Portugal Passeio Maritimo De Alges
May 10 Seville, Spain Estadio De La Cartuja
May 13 Marseille, France Stade Velodrome
May 16 Werchter, Belgium Werchter Site
May 19 Vienna, Austria Erns-Happel Stadium
May 22 Prague, Czech Republic Letnany Airport
May 26 Hamburg, Germany Volksparkstadion
May 29 Berne, Switzerland Stade De Suisse
June 1 Leipzig, Germany Red Bull Arena
June 4 London, England The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
June 9 Manchester, England Etihad Stadium
June 12 Aarhus, Denmark Ceres Park
