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Rock of ages: AC/DC kicks off tour with Axl Rose

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File photo of Axl Rose of US rock band Guns N' Roses performing in Bangalore in 2012. Photo: AFP

Aussie rockers AC/DC were set to write a new chapter in their 42-year career on Saturday, launching a European tour with Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose replacing Brian Johnson as frontman.

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Saturday’s gig at the Passeio Maritimo de Alges in Lisbon is the start of a 12-date, five-week swing through Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, England and Denmark.

The band cancelled remaining dates on their US tour back in March after Johnson, 68, was told by doctors that he had to quit touring immediately or risk total hearing loss.

Notorious for playing at painfully high decibels, AC/DC has brought in Rose, 54, for the European tour and the 10 postponed US dates.

Brian Johnson (left) and Angus Young on the Rock or Bust Tour in Chicago. Johnson was told to quit the band or risk going deaf. Photo: AP
Brian Johnson (left) and Angus Young on the Rock or Bust Tour in Chicago. Johnson was told to quit the band or risk going deaf. Photo: AP
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The concerts will showcase its latest album, Rock or Bust.

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