HomeMailFlickrTumblrNewsSportsFinanceCelebrityAnswersGroupsMobileYahooSearchSkip to NavigationSkip to Main ContentSkip to Related Content0MailAFP•March 8, 2016New York (AFP) - Australian rock elders AC/DC postponed remaining dates on their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned he risked total deafness.The 68-year-old Johnson "has been advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss," the band said in a statement, released on Monday.AC/DC, famous for playing at painfully high decibels, said it would play the 10 remaining US shows at later dates but "likely with a guest vocalist."Johnson, known for his trademark cap and a voice that strains the vocal cords, joined the band in 1980 after singer Bon Scott died following a night of heavy drinking.The delayed shows include a concert due Tuesday in Atlanta as well as an April 4 show at Madison Square Garden in New York.It remained unclear whether the band would be able to pursue the European leg of their "Rock or Bust" tour that is scheduled to begin on May 7 in Lisbon.The tour had been due to end with a concert on June 12 at a 46,000-capacity park in Aarhus

, Denmark.The rockers had added the additional dates after a busy 2015 that included a headliner appearance at Coachella in California, one of the world's leading festivals.But Johnson's hearing problems are just the latest of the band's woes.AC/DC's latest album "Rock or Bust," released in 2014 after a six-year gap, is the first without founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, who has retired due to dementia.size of ac unit for roomYoung's brother Angus remains the lead guitarist -- known, even at age 60, for sporting his signature schoolboy outfit.low cost window ac unitsThe band has also parted ways with drummer Phil Rudd, who was convicted in New Zealand of threatening to kill an employee.ac power supply for carWhat to Read Next Axl Rose takes to the stage as AC/DC frontman in a chair after breaking his foot.

Axl Rose makes AC/DC debut with open-air Lisbon gig AC/DC bandmates, Axl Rose tackle Brian Johnson rumours in new video Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose named as new AC/DC frontman Hard rock greats AC/DC extended their new incarnation with singer Axl Rose on Wednesday, announcing 10 shows in the United States.The Guns N' Roses frontman joined the Australian rockers on an ongoing European tour that started last month after Brian Johnson, the band's singer since 1980, was told by doctors he risked permanent hearing damage if he kept performing.AC/DC rescheduled 10 US concerts that had initially been planned for earlier in the year before being abruptly halted due to Johnson's diagnosis. The US shows will now end on September 20 in Philadelphia, which the veteran band said would be the last date of its marathon Rock or Bust tour that began at the Coachella festival in California in April 2015.Rose, 54, who has largely been embraced by AC/DC fans, has left open whether he has become a permanent member of AC/DC or if he is just filling in.

But it is unclear when AC/DC would return after the tour. Johnson's condition was only the latest woe for the band whose guitarist Malcolm Young – brother of lead guitarist and band leader Angus Young – retired due to dementia.Rose, acclaimed for his unique voice that can glide through a soaring range, will have little break in coming months as he will tour with Guns N' Roses in between the European and US stints with AC/DC.In a long-anticipated and lucrative reunion, Guns N' Roses is playing across North America with Rose and guitarist Slash who until April had not played together in 23 years.AC/DC, which is honouring previously purchased tickets, will resume its US leg on August 27 in Greensboro, North Carolina.The concert was initially scheduled for March. Since then, prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Maroon 5 have called off shows in the southern state over a law that restricts the rights of transgender people. Sat 12 Dec 2015, 6:20pm–10:50pm Additional fees may apply

TV3 Story goes to Sydney Concert Listed by: Sandra Roberts AC/DC’s electrifying Rock or Bust world tour commences its final leg on Saturday at Wellington's Westpac Stadium. This will be their penultimate concert of their world tour. The final one is in Auckland on Tuesday night. Special guests at the Wellington and Auckland concerts are two of New Zealand’s favourite bands, Shihad and Villainy.More than three decades into a career that shows no signs of slowing down or letting up, AC/DC, like electricity itself, provides the world with an essential source of power and energy. Since forming in 1973, AC/DC's high voltage rock 'n' roll has flowed out into the world via consistently sold-out concert tours and global sales totalling more than 200 million albums and counting. Sony BMG Music Entertainment's #1 best-selling catalogue act worldwide. AC/DC has sold nearly 71 million albums in the U.S. alone, making AC/DC one of the five top-selling bands in American music history.

One of the group's best-loved works, the enormously successful and influential “Back In Black," has achieved RIAA "Double Diamond" status, for sales in excess of 22 million copies in the United States, and is the U.S.'s fifth largest-selling album ever.But the roots of AC/DC lie back in Australia, and before that Glasgow, Scotland, where Angus and Malcolm Young, the musical core of the band (and still the most formidable guitar team in rock history), were born (in 1958 and 1953, respectively). In 1963, the Young family migrated to Sydney, Australia, where music would make its mark on the brothers. The year AC/DC Formed – 1973 Number of Albums AC/DC has sold globally – In excess of 200 Million he date AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 10 March, 2003 AC/DC World Tours – 23 World tours between 1975 and 2015 Guitars Angus Young uses on stage – SG Gibson Number of studio albums recorded - 17 Number of #1 albums in New Zealand – 2

Number of Rock Or Bust tickets sold in Europe in 24 hours – 1.75million Number of countries the Rock Or Bust tour will visit – 21 countries The Rock Or Bust tour production is flown to New Zealand - By 5 x 747s doing a 7 load shuttle Number of containers transport the production by train from Wellington to Auckland -- 62 Number of days to set up the Rock Or Bust tour production – 6 days Number of hours to break down the Rock Or Bust tour production – 24 hours Number of full time AC/DC crew members on the Rock Or Bust tour - 82 Number of New Zealand crew hired daily on Rock Or Bust tour – 204 Continuing confirms your acceptance of our terms of service. Before you go, would you like to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter with events happening in your area, competitions for free tickets and CD giveaways? No thanks - I'm already an Eventfinda member (or I don't want to join) Enter your email below, click on the Sign Up button and we’ll send you on your way