Back in black! AC/DC announces 2020 Australian tour with singer Brian Johnson returning four years after he quit due to hearing problems
After months of speculation, legendary rock band AC/DC has finally announced it’s new PWRUP album and tour.
The band had teased the big news for days by uploading short clips of a neon lightning bolt to Twitter and Instagram.
On Thursday, AC/DC finally shared a promotional picture confirming the return of lead guitarist Angus Young, 65, bassist Cliff Williams, 70, and rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, 63.
Back in black! AC/DC has announced its 2020 PWRUP album and tour – confirming the return of lead guitarist Angus Young, 65, vocalist Brian Johnson, 72, drummer Phil Rudd, 66, bassist Cliff Williams, 70, and rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, 63
Also present on the poster is vocalist Brian Johnson, 72, who previously quit the band in due to hearing problems, and drummer Phil Rudd, 66. who left the group in 2014 amid legal troubles.
In the black-and-white poster, Angus, rocks his trademark schoolboy outfit, while his fellow rockers pose side-by side in animated positions.
Dates for a new album and tour have yet to be announced.
Back again! AC/DC last toured Down Under in 2015 and 2016 for their Rock or Bust World Tour, in support of their sixteenth studio album, Rock or Bust. Pictured: Brian and Angus in 2000
AC/DC last toured Down Under in 2015 and 2016 for their Rock or Bust World Tour, in support of their sixteenth studio album, Rock or Bust.
Brian’s hearing problems forced him to leave the band mid-tour in 2016.
He was temporarily replaced by Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose, who served as vocalist for the band’s remaining concerts.
Exciting! Dates for a new album and tour have yet to be announced. Pictured: Brian Johnson (left) and Angus Young (right) in London on July 4, 2015
Doctors had advised the frontman to either quit performing live or face the possibility of ‘total hearing loss’.
‘That was the darkest day of my professional life,’ Brian said of the diagnosis at the time.
AC/DC was formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young.
‘That was the darkest day of my professional life’: Brian’s hearing problems forced him to leave the band mid-tour in 2016. Pictured: Brian in 2016
Following the death of lead singer Bon Scott from acute alcoholic poisoning at the age of 33 in 1980, Brian Johnson was hired to replace him.
Rhythm guitarist Malcolm was diagnosed with dementia in 2014 and retired to a Sydney nursing home.
He died on November 18, 2017 at the age of 64.
Throwback! AC/DC was formed in Sydney in November 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Pictured (left to right): Simon Wright, Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Brian Johnson on October 18, 1985, in Inglewood, California