Axl Rose is having a busy season.
Rose, who reunited Saturday night with his Guns N' Roses band mates onstage at Coachella in Southern California, is not just gearing up for the band's upcoming summer portion of the Not in This Lifetime Tour, which kicks off June 23 in Detroit. He's got a different gig lined up with another big act before that one even begins.
Rose, who performed at Coachella from a throne because of a foot injury, has got such an appetite for musical destruction that he's first going to join AC/DC's Rock or Bust World Tour when it resumes May 7 in Lisbon, Portugal. He's going to fill in for vocalist Brian Johnson, who has stopped touring for health reasons. The band announced in March that Johnson was advised by doctors to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss.
In a press release, AC/DC issued this statement: "AC/DC band members would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contributions and dedication to the band throughout the years. 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."
Perhaps not so coincidentally, AC/DC's Angus Young performed with Guns N' Roses at Coachella on Saturday night. Who knows what Guns N' Roses songs will make the AC/DC world tour set lists?!
These are the dates of Rose's appearances with AC/DC:
May 7 Lisbon, Portugal
May 10 Seville, Spain
May 13 Marseille, France
May 16 Werchter, Belgium
May 19 Vienna, Austria
May 22 Prague, Czech Republic
May 26 Hamburg, Germany
May 29 Berne, Switzerland
June 1 Leipzig, Germany
June 4 London,
June 9 Manchester, England
June 12 Aarhus, Denmark
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