Axl Rose photographed leaving AC/DC's rehearsal studio
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Strengthening speculation that he’s standing in for Brian Johnson, Axl Rose has been photographed leaving the same rehearsal studios as AC/DC.
Two paparazzi images published by celebrity gossip website TMZ show the divisive Guns n Roses singer leaving the rehearsal space in Atlanta, Georgia closely followed by AC/DC’s Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Chris Slade.
You can see the pictorial evidence here.
Last week Atlanta Radio 100.5 DJ Jason Bailey made the shock claim that Rose is standing in for Johnson on all ten of AC/DC’s postponed US shows.
Johnson was ordered by doctors at the start of the month to quit touring or risk going completely deaf prompting AC/DC to confirm their rearranged gigs will “likely feature a guest vocalist.”
Quoting a source, Jason Bailey said: "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 ten remaining shows. All ten, including Atlanta.
"From what I was told, this was all kind of new inside information to me, Angus (Young) is a very black and white guy. He’s like, Brian, for health reasons, can’t continue fronting the band.
“He was supposed to retire after the last tour, so they wanted to continue going out on the road and continue making music, so if you can’t do it, we appreciate your services, but the show must go on."
"They’re in town, they were auditioning people for the job, and then they flew Axl in, again, this is from my source."
In a hastily deleted Facebook post, Malcolm Young’s son Ross said last week the rumours are “true” and Rose “can and will” cover for Johnson.
The plot thickens…
It’s not yet clear whether AC/DC’s Manchester Etihad Stadium and London Olympic Park shows will be affected by the ongoing situation.
Neither AC/DC nor Axl Rose have commented on the rumours.