AC/DC postpones tour due to singer’s possible hearing loss

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – AC/DC postpones tour due to singer’s possible hearing loss

AC/DC are postponing the remaining dates of their U.S. tour because of lead singer Brian Johnson’s possible hearing loss

AC/DC are postponing the remaining dates of their U.S. tour because of lead singer Brian Johnson’s possible hearing loss.

The band says in a statement that doctors have advised the “Back in Black” singer to stop touring immediately or risk total hearing loss.

The group’s shows beginning Tuesday in Atlanta through April 4 in New York are being rescheduled for later in the year — likely with a guest vocalist.

AC/DC opened the most recent U.S. leg of its “Rock or Bust” tour Feb. 2 in Tacoma, Washington.

The band is scheduled to begin a European leg May 7 in Lisbon, Portugal.

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This story has been corrected to indicate the tour cancellations began Tuesday.

Note to readers: In a story March 7 about the band AC/DC postponing 10 dates of their tour, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the rescheduled dates would begin Thursday. In fact, the rescheduled dates began Tuesday.