Chris Slade Confirmed as Phil Rudd's Replacement For The Grammys & Tour

February 7, 2015

So it took a photo of Chris Slade signing albums with the rest of the band taken backstage at the Grammy rehearsals yesterday to confirm that he had been the one rehearsing with AC/DC for their appearance at the Grammys tomorrow in Los Angeles. No official word yet on whether Slade will replace Phil during the US Coachella Festival & European tour, but it seems more than likely.

Following their Grammys performance on Sunday at Staples Center, the band will shoot a video in Los Angeles with long-time director David Mallet on Feb. 10th for the third single from "Rock Or Bust."

Update: Chris has confirmed on his Facebook page: "This is an amazing opportunity for me, after all most people don’t ever get to play with their favourite band once, let alone TWICE! I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support I have been shown personally, on the Facebook page and other social media, not one comment has gone unread and it has been very humbling, Thanks so much. We apologise for the secrecy, please understand this was for all the right reasons."