According to Australian radio personality Eddie McGuire, Johnson will return to the group after hearing loss forced him to originally call it a day in 2016.

McGuire also claimed that the group’s long-rumoured comeback album with Johnson will arrive within the next couple of months.

Speaking on his Triple M Melbourne show, Eddie said: “My mail is there will be a new album released by AC/DC [in] February/March this year, but also that AC/DC will be touring Australia October/November 2020.

“And after a lot of work and a lot of technical research, they have been able to get a hearing aid for Brian Johnson, who will be out front.”

As well as Johnson’s return, the group could also reunite with drummer Phil Rudd — who left in 2015 after he was convicted of drug possession and threatening to kill a former employee.

“They’ve had a few changes over the journey, but Angus out front, Brian Johnson lead singing, and maybe Phil Rudd, after his issues that he’s had in recent times,” McGuire continued.

A full AC/DC reunion was first rumored in 2018, amid claims that the rock icons were working on a new album that would feature the work of their late rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young on “every track”.

Rudd and Johnson were spotted together in Vancouver last year, where AC/DC have recorded all their albums over the last two decades.