Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade retires at 79, citing stroke effects

Chris Slade, the Welsh drummer who played with AC/DC, David Gilmour and Tom Jones, announced his retirement from drumming in a 22 August 2026 Facebook video. Slade, 79, said a "small stroke" suffered about seven years ago has worsened. He began drumming professionally at 16 and joined AC/DC in 1989.