BUENOS AIRES, March 19 (Reuters) - Stevie Young, who plays guitar for legendary Australian rock band AC/DC has been hospitalized in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, a spokesperson for the band told Reuters on Thursday.
“Out of an abundance of caution, he was admitted to a local hospital where he is undergoing a full battery of tests,” the spokesperson said of the 69-year-old Glasgow-born musician.
“Stevie is doing well and is in good spirits. He is looking forward to getting on stage on Monday.”
AC/DC, one of the most influential rock bands of the past half‑century, is scheduled to perform in the River Plate stadium in Buenos Aires on March 23, 27 and 31 as part of their international “Power Up” tour.
The band had last played a show days earlier in Santiago, Chile.
AC/DC has long maintained a strong following in South America, particularly in Argentina.
Over the years the band members have experienced health-related setbacks, pauses, and changes.
Co‑founder Malcolm Young died in 2017 at age 64 after suffering from dementia. He founded the band in 1973 in Sydney with his brother Angus.
Bon Scott, the lead singer during the band’s rise through the 1970s, died in 1980 after a night of heavy drinking.
Current lead singer Johnson stepped away in 2016 because of hearing issues before later returning. Drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams have also cycled in and out of the band over various periods.
(Reporting by Leila Miller, Editing by Natalia Siniawski and Brendan O’Boyle)
