GNR4LIFE
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I know there's a lot of passionate Acca Dacca fans on here. What you guys think. Very odd timing if true imo given Guns reunion tour is only weeks away from getting started.
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It has been claimed Axl Rose is to replace Brian Johnson as the frontman of AC/DC for the remainder of the band's tour.
The Guns N' Roses singer is said to be on the brink of announcing he will join the group for its final U.S. tour dates, with an American radio host claiming his new role is 'all but a done deal'.
According to Atlanta Radio 100.5 DJ Jason Bailey, the 54-year-old was spotted in the city at the same time as the band after being 'flown in' while they auditioned replacements for Johnson, who resigned earlier this year because he is losing his hearing.
'This is what I’m being told, Axl was meeting with the AC/DC group, because it’s all but a done deal that Axl will front AC/DC for the 10 remaining shows. All 10, including Atlanta,' said Bailey, citing a 'very good source'.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted representatives for the musicians for clarification.
Earlier this month, AC/DC released a group statement announcing they had postponed the remaining 10 shows of their tour amid fears Johnson, 68, was losing his hearing.
'AC/DC's lead singer, Brian Johnson, has been advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss,' a statement on the band's official website said.
It was later explosively claimed that the singer felt pushed out by the band and that his replacement may already have been selected.
U.S. comedian Jim Breuer said in his podcast that the singer felt he had been 'kicked to the kerb' by fellow band mates after confiding in them with health concerns.
According to Breuer, Johnson still felt as though he would be able to perform some of the shows and was horrified to discover that they had been postponed the day after sharing his news.
He alleged that the singer had all of his equipment unceremoniously shipped to his home, adding: 'He heard from someone that they have already hired somebody and it just hasn't been announced yet.'
He later backtracked on the claims, taking to Facebook to insist he had exaggerated some of what he was told and deny initial suggestions guitarist Angus Young had any role in Johnson's departure.
AC/DC has not officially announced a replacement for the singer. In the statement announcing Johnonson's departure from the Rock or Bust tour they hinted that forthcoming shows would 'likely' feature a 'guest vocalist'.
Rose is due to lead Guns N' Roses as the band headlines at Coachella festival in California next month.
The popular festival does not begin until April 15, ten days after AC/DC's final tour date in New York.
Rumours: Daily Mail Australia contacted a representative for the Guns N' Roses singer on Thursday
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3507194/Guns-N-Roses-singer-Axl-Rose-replace-Brian-Johnson-AC-DC-frontman-remainder-tour-claimed-68-year-old-pushed-bandmates-losing-hearing.html#ixzz43nnZU1Y9
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3507194/Guns-N-Roses-singer-Axl-Rose-replace-Brian-Johnson-AC-DC-frontman-remainder-tour-claimed-68-year-old-pushed-bandmates-losing-hearing.html
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It has been claimed Axl Rose is to replace Brian Johnson as the frontman of AC/DC for the remainder of the band's tour.
The Guns N' Roses singer is said to be on the brink of announcing he will join the group for its final U.S. tour dates, with an American radio host claiming his new role is 'all but a done deal'.
According to Atlanta Radio 100.5 DJ Jason Bailey, the 54-year-old was spotted in the city at the same time as the band after being 'flown in' while they auditioned replacements for Johnson, who resigned earlier this year because he is losing his hearing.
'This is what I’m being told, Axl was meeting with the AC/DC group, because it’s all but a done deal that Axl will front AC/DC for the 10 remaining shows. All 10, including Atlanta,' said Bailey, citing a 'very good source'.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted representatives for the musicians for clarification.
Earlier this month, AC/DC released a group statement announcing they had postponed the remaining 10 shows of their tour amid fears Johnson, 68, was losing his hearing.
'AC/DC's lead singer, Brian Johnson, has been advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss,' a statement on the band's official website said.
It was later explosively claimed that the singer felt pushed out by the band and that his replacement may already have been selected.
U.S. comedian Jim Breuer said in his podcast that the singer felt he had been 'kicked to the kerb' by fellow band mates after confiding in them with health concerns.
According to Breuer, Johnson still felt as though he would be able to perform some of the shows and was horrified to discover that they had been postponed the day after sharing his news.
He alleged that the singer had all of his equipment unceremoniously shipped to his home, adding: 'He heard from someone that they have already hired somebody and it just hasn't been announced yet.'
He later backtracked on the claims, taking to Facebook to insist he had exaggerated some of what he was told and deny initial suggestions guitarist Angus Young had any role in Johnson's departure.
AC/DC has not officially announced a replacement for the singer. In the statement announcing Johnonson's departure from the Rock or Bust tour they hinted that forthcoming shows would 'likely' feature a 'guest vocalist'.
Rose is due to lead Guns N' Roses as the band headlines at Coachella festival in California next month.
The popular festival does not begin until April 15, ten days after AC/DC's final tour date in New York.
Rumours: Daily Mail Australia contacted a representative for the Guns N' Roses singer on Thursday
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3507194/Guns-N-Roses-singer-Axl-Rose-replace-Brian-Johnson-AC-DC-frontman-remainder-tour-claimed-68-year-old-pushed-bandmates-losing-hearing.html#ixzz43nnZU1Y9
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3507194/Guns-N-Roses-singer-Axl-Rose-replace-Brian-Johnson-AC-DC-frontman-remainder-tour-claimed-68-year-old-pushed-bandmates-losing-hearing.html
