Hell hath frozen over: Axl Rose is the new singer of AC/DC.

After weeks and weeks for rumors, the legendary Australian outfit made the news official, and only moments before Guns N’ Roses hit the stage for their headlining set at Coachella.



Here’s the official 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.”

As previously reported, frontman and vocalist Brian Johnson was recently forced to stop touring for risk of losing all hearing. Although there was rampant speculation that he was “kicked to the curb.”

Regardless, Rose has quite a busy few months ahead of him, quite possibly the busiest days of his post-millennium career thus far. Consult his full itinerary (AC/DC will soon announce a US leg of dates) and get ready for a whole lotta Axl.

Update – Sunday, April 17th at 10:00 a.m. CT: AC/DC’s Angus Young joined Guns N’ Roses on stage at Coachella to perform a pair of AC/DC songs.

AC/DC 2016 Tour Dates:

05/07 – Lisbon, PT @ Passeio Maritmo de Alges

05/10 – Seville, ES @ Estadio de la Cartuja

05/13 – Marseille, FR @ Stade Velodrome

05/16 – Werchter, BE @ Werchter Festival Grounds

05/19 – Vienna, AT @ Ernst-Happel Stadium

05/22 – Prague, CZ @ Letnany Airport

05/26 – Hamburg, DE @ Volksparkstadion

05/29 – Berne, CH @ Stade de Suisse

06/01 – Leipzig, DE @ Red Bull Arena

06/04 – London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

06/09 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium

06/12 – Aarhus, DK @ Ceres Park

Guns N’ Roses 2016 Tour Dates:

04/19 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol

04/20 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol

04/23 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

06/23 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field

06/26 – Washington, DC @ Fedex Field

06/29 – Kansas City, MO @ Arrowhead Stadium

07/01 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field

07/06 – Cincinnati, OH @ Paul Brown Stadium

07/09 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium

07/12 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field

07/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field

07/16 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre

07/19 – Foxboro, MA @ Gilette Stadium

07/23 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium

07/27 – Atlanta, GA @ Georgia Dome

07/29 – Orlando, FL @ Orlando Citrus Bowl

07/31 – New Orleans, LA @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome

08/03 – Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium

08/05 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium

08/09 – San Francisco, CA @ AT&T Park

08/12 – Seattle, WA @ CenturyLink Field

08/15 – Glendale, AZ @ University of Phoenix Stadium

08/22 – San Diego, CA @ Qualcomm Stadium