Cooper shared his excitement with Rolling Stone about Rose taking over for longtime frontman Brian Johnson, who was forced off the road for danger of permanent hearing damage, according to the band.

"I just think that's such a unique combination," the legendary shock rocker says. "Whoever has tickets to that show has got the golden ticket, because who doesn't want to see that?"

Alice appeared to have learned the news earlier than the general public and said that "At first I thought it was an April Fool's thing. I went, 'Oh, come on.' Then I started thinking about it and said, 'You know, his voice is absolutely perfect for that band. That might just work.'" -

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