--- description: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2015 headliners this year include rock veterans AC/DC, plus Jack White and Drake. title: Will Phil Rudd Headline Coachella 2015 With AC/DC? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f7f2350c26c8389/69876c8ca988ca319d6ab2a1/new-zealand-acdc-scu_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # AC/DC to Headline Coachella, but Will Phil Rudd Be on the Drums? by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 3:33 AM CUT  Troubled AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd leaves District Court after he was detained by police Dec. 4, 2014, in Tauranga, New Zealand, after getting into a scuffle with a witness in his pending court case. Troubled AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd leaves District Court after he was detained by police Dec. 4, 2014, in Tauranga, New Zealand, after getting into a scuffle with a witness in his pending court case.Alan Gibson—AP by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 7, 2015 3:33 AM CUT Headlining at this year’s Coachella music festival will be AC/DC but it is unclear whether [drummer](https://www.yahoo.com/music/ac-dc-to-headline-coachella-with-or-without-107338238226.html "undefined") Phil Rudd will be joining his band-mates on stage. In November, Rudd was arrested in New Zealand for attempting to procure a murder, threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, Yahoo Music reports. The murder plot charge was later dropped but the rocker still faces charges of drug possession and threatening to kill. Though he showed up to record AC/DC’s latest album, _Rock or Bust,_ he did not take part in a video and band photo shoot and was in danger of being replaced. “The guy’s got to be in condition to do this job, you know,” guitarist Angus Young said. “We don’t want to be in that position of canceling thing\[s\].” See the full line up at [Coachella.com](http://www.coachella.com/splash/ "undefined") \[[_Yahoo Music_](https://www.yahoo.com/music/ac-dc-to-headline-coachella-with-or-without-107338238226.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3657017/acdc-to-headline-coachella-but-will-phil-rudd-be-on-the-drums/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3657017/acdc-to-headline-coachella-but-will-phil-rudd-be-on-the-drums/"},"headline":"AC/DC to Headline Coachella, but Will Phil Rudd Be on the Drums?","datePublished":"2015-01-07T03:33:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:21:01.563Z","description":"Nobody knows if the Aussie rockers will be performing with drummer Phil Rudd","url":"https://time.com/3657017/acdc-to-headline-coachella-but-will-phil-rudd-be-on-the-drums/","keywords":["Music","Drake","Jack White","Festival"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f7f2350c26c8389/69876c8ca988ca319d6ab2a1/new-zealand-acdc-scu_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f7f2350c26c8389/69876c8ca988ca319d6ab2a1/new-zealand-acdc-scu_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Phil Rudd","caption":"Phil Rudd","creditText":"Alan Gibson—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3657017/acdc-to-headline-coachella-but-will-phil-rudd-be-on-the-drums/","name":"AC/DC to Headline Coachella, but Will Phil Rudd Be on the Drums?"}}]}] ```