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title: "AC/DC drummer Chris Slade announces retirement at 79"
description: "Most outlets reported the announcement of Chris Slade’s retirement, noting his age and long drumming career with AC/DC. Geo News described the retirement as a conclusion to a \"professional career spanning roughly six\" years, while The News International used the phrase \"groundbreaking announcement\" to frame the news. Both outlets provided similar core details but differed slightly in tone and emphasis."
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# AC/DC drummer Chris Slade announces retirement at 79

entertainment · latest filing 25 Aug 2026, 6:40 AM PKT · 24–25 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the announcement of Chris Slade’s retirement, noting his age and long drumming career with AC/DC. Geo News described the retirement as a conclusion to a "professional career spanning roughly six" years, while The News International used the phrase "groundbreaking announcement" to frame the news. Both outlets provided similar core details but differed slightly in tone and emphasis.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The News International** — [AC/DC's Chris Slade makes groundbreaking announcement after decades-long drumming career](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1413509-acdcs-chris-slade-retires-from-drumming-after-decades-long-career) · 25 Aug 2026, 6:40 AM PKT
  > AC/DC's Chris Slade makes groundbreaking announcement after decades-long drumming careerFormer AC/DC drummer Chris Slade has announced his retirement from drumming at age 79.Slade shared the news on Saturday via a video posted to Facebook, captioned “A Special Announcement to all followers...
- **Geo News** — [Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade announces retirement at 79](https://www.geo.tv/latest/678896-former-acdc-drummer-chris-slade-announces-retirement-at-79) · 24 Aug 2026, 1:07 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade announces retirement at 79 Welsh drummer Chris Slade, best known for two stints behind the kit for AC/DC, has announced his retirement after a professional career spanning roughly six decades. Slade, who turns 80 in late October, shared the...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 24–25 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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