VETERAN drummer Chris Slade clarified an earlier post by insisting he has no problem with AC/DC’s decision to overlook him for next month’s Power Trip festival in California.
As previously reported here at HM, 55-year-old American Matt Laug has got the nod from Angus Young with Phil Rudd apparently unable to enter the United States due to his criminal record in New Zealand.
Some fans questioned why 76-year-old Slade – who could be termed Rudd’s incumbent stand-in – or 60-year-old Simon Wright was not tapped for the role.
And some saw this post on Facebook as a thinly-veiled shot at Angus, 68: “I know Matt as a very nice guy from my days of living in California.
“He is a very capable, teetotal drummer and will put the drums exactly where Angus wants them……