Chad Smith rocks the ACM!
students had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Chad Smith, drummer for the
recently.
Students had spent the previous weeks practicing a selection of Chili classics before joining Chad onstage to rock the Surrey University Students Union to its foundations! Chad was later joined by good friends and fellow rock stars Steve White and Feeder rhythm man Mark Richardson in a two kit drum battle!
Check out the pcitures below!
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