article_snippet.sent: The case has left Phil Rudd's position with the top-selling band in doubt.
article_snippet.sent: Drummer Chris Slade replaced Phil Rudd for a performance at the Grammys in Los Angeles.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Rudd (drums) performing in Germany in 2009 with the Young brothers Malcolm (left) and Angus (front) Blast from the past.
article_snippet.sent: Phil Rudd with AC/DC in 1979.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the serious charges hanging over his head the 60-year-old says his wants to join the top-selling band again on the top-selling band world tour .
article_snippet.sent: Brian Johnson and Angus Young caught in typical pose during AC/DC's performance on day one of Coachella, as the top-selling band gets used to life without Phil Rudd and Angus Young .
article_snippet.sent: While Drummer Chris Slade suggested Drummer Chris Slade would also play in the upcoming "Rock or Bust" world tour, Phil Rudd said last year that Phil Rudd wanted to keep Phil Rudd job.
article_snippet.sent: Australian-born Rudd, has lived in the North Coast seaside town of Tauranga since 1983.
article_snippet.sent: The group, which began in 1973, kicked off the gigs at Coachella in California.
article_snippet.sent: The band has not only had to deal with Australian-born Rudd absence but also that of Malcolm Young, replaced by Australian-born Rudd nephew Stevie, after Australian-born Rudd retired because of dementia.
highlights_snippet.sent: Phil Rudd has already been replaced by Chris Slade on the group's 'Rock or Bust' world tour due in Australia in November .
  