Stevie Young, the 69-year-old rhythm guitarist for AC/DC, was hospitalized in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 19, 2026, as a precaution, even as the band’s Argentine leg of the Power Up Tour stayed on the calendar. The hospitalization happened hours before the group was set to begin three sold-out dates at River Plate Stadium, a reminder that the show must go on for the touring machine no matter what happens to the people inside it. Young is undergoing a full battery of tests at Sanatorio Mater Dei in the Argentine capital. A band spokesperson told Reuters that Young is in good spirits and expects to perform on Monday, March 23, 2026. The specific nature of his condition has not been disclosed, leaving the public with the usual polished silence that surrounds major entertainment operations when a performer’s body becomes the problem to manage. **Who Gets Kept Moving** The band arrived at Ezeiza International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2026, from Chile, where they had also performed as part of the Power Up Tour. Young began feeling unwell upon arrival in Buenos Aires. The itinerary continued to advance, with the Argentine run still confirmed for March 23, 27, and 31, 2026 at River Plate Stadium. The schedule, the venue, and the sold-out dates all remain intact while the person doing the work is sent for tests. Stevie Young was born on December 11, 1956, in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the nephew of AC/DC co-founders Angus Young and the late Malcolm Young. His early career in the 1970s included bands such as The Stabbers, Prowler, and Tantrum. In 1980, he founded Starfighters, which served as an opening act during AC/DC’s Back in Black UK tour. He first substituted for Malcolm Young in AC/DC during the 1988 Blow Up Your Video North American tour. **The Band, the Brand, the Business** Young assumed a permanent role in the band in 2014 due to Malcolm’s deteriorating health. The current Argentine tour marks AC/DC’s first return to the country in 17 years, since their 2009 performances at River Plate, which were later released as the live album Live at River Plate in 2012. The machinery of legacy, touring, and recorded product keeps stacking dates and releases while the people behind it are treated as interchangeable parts until they are not. AC/DC’s album Back in Black is cited as the best-selling album ever by a band, with figures exceeding 50 million copies. The band has sold over 200 million albums worldwide. The current lineup of AC/DC includes Brian Johnson on vocals, Angus Young on lead guitar, Stevie Young on rhythm guitar, Matt Laug on drums, and Chris Chaney on bass. Those are the names attached to the operation, but the only immediate fact here is that one of them was hospitalized in Buenos Aires while the rest of the tour remained confirmed. **What the Public Gets Told** A band spokesperson said Young is in good spirits and expects to perform on Monday, March 23, 2026. That is the official line, delivered while the details of his condition stay undisclosed. The public gets reassurance, the venue gets its dates, and the tour keeps its momentum. The apparatus of live entertainment does not pause for long when the calendar is full and the tickets are sold. The hospitalization occurred around March 19, 2026, but the shows at River Plate Stadium remain confirmed. That is the central fact: the schedule survives, the institution of the tour remains intact, and the person at the center of the medical concern is folded into the machinery with a statement and a hope that he will be back onstage by Monday.
