AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd revealed in a recent interview with New Zealand’s Stuff that he was unable to join his bandmates at the Power Trip festival in California. However, there are discussions suggesting that AC/DC is gearing up for its highly anticipated world tour in 2024, with possible performances in Australia and New Zealand.
“I look forward to playing with them again in the future,” he told Stuff. “Rock on.”
AC/DC didn’t provide any clarification regarding why Phil Rudd, the band’s long-term drummer who returned to AC/DC to record their comeback album Power Up, released in November 2020, was not present the performance at Power Trip festival. However, numerous sources claim that it’s possible it may be related to his previous legal issues. His replacement was Matt Laug.
In 2015, Rudd pled guilty to charges of threatening to kill a former employee and drug possession. As a result, he was sentenced to eight months of home confinement.
Rudd‘s legal team fought this sentence, arguing that it was disproportionately damaging to his music career. They pointed out that Rudd‘s inability to travel due to the sentence was preventing him from reuniting with his band, AC/DC. However, the judge was unsympathetic to these arguments, implying that bands can replace members.
