http://zap2it.com/2016/03/axl-rose-replace-acdc-frontman-brian-johnson/
It wasnt quite The Day the Music Died, but when word leaked earlier this month that AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson had been ordered to stop touring immediately because of severe hearing loss, metal heads everywhere began mourning the imminent death of one of rocks greatest bands.
Now, those same metal heads can lift their heads back up and then lower them, and raise them, and keep repeating in a head-banging motion because according to Ultimate Guitar, the band will continue touring with a new lead singer. Oh yeah, that singer just happens to be the frontman for another great rock band of metals late-80s/early-90s heyday W. Axl Rose.
This is what Im being told, Atlanta DJ Jason Bailey revealed on his radio show after Rose was spotted in the city. Axl was meeting with the AC/DC group, because its all but a done deal that Axl will front AC/DC for the 10 remaining shows. All 10, including Atlanta.
With Johnson permanently sidelined, it sounds like 10 lucky cities may soon see AC/DC on tour with Axl Rose belting out such classics as Thunderstruck and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Sure enough, the AC/DC website would seem to back it up, with a statement that says AC/DC are forced to reschedule the 10 upcoming dates on the U.S. leg of their Rock or Bust World Tour, and that shows in such cities as Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia will be made up later in the year, likely with a guest vocalist.
According to Bailey, founding member and schoolboy-suit enthusiast Angus Young is in a business-first mindset that contrasts with the anything-goes rock aesthetic. From what I was told, this was all kind of new inside information to me, Angus is a very black-and-white guy, the DJ says. Hes like, Brian, for health reasons, cant continue fronting the band.