Fri Mar 1, 8:20 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than four years after the suicide of their elegant frontman, Michael Hutchence, the five members of Australian rock band INXS will return to the U.S. concert circuit in May with a substitute vocalist.
The group, famed for such hits as "Need You Tonight" and "Devil Inside," will kick off a 40-city club tour in Anaheim, Calif., on May 30 with Jon Stevens at the helm, the group's publicist said in a statement on Friday.
Stevens, who has performed with INXS on short tours of Australia and Europe, is the former singer with Australian rock band Noiseworks, and a longtime friend of INXS' members.
"No one will ever replace Michael as the lead singer of INXS. At the same time, we all still have a passion to perform and to continue doing what we love," said Andrew Farriss, guitarist, keyboardist and main songwriter with INXS.
