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AC/DC Pull the Plug On Tour As Singer Recovers


09/28/2009
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(antiMusic) AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour has been put on hold while lead singer Brian Johnson recovers from a medical procedure. Here is what the band had to say: [the tour] was set to hit Phoenix, AZ on October 1, will be postponed to a later date. Subsequent shows in Las Vegas, Louisville, Kansas City, Des Moines and Milwaukee will also be rescheduled. The tour will resume on October 16 in Washington.

Lead singer Brian Johnson recently underwent a medical procedure and at the advice of his doctor is taking some time to rest. [He is rumored to have had some kind of throat surgery but that has not been confirmed]

The Black Ice World Tour, kicked off in October of 2008 and has crisscrossed North America and Europe twice. This November, the Black Ice World Tour will visit Latin America and by early 2010 the tour will hit Australia and New Zealand.

AC/DC's Black Ice was released globally on October 20, 2008 and topped sales charts in 29 countries. In the U.S. alone, Black Ice sold 780,000 copies in it's first week and has since sold in excess of 2 million units.



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