Published: March 14 2025 at 09:35
When Udo played under the name Dirkschneider in 2016/2017, it was under the slogan "Last chance to hear Accept songs with Udo Dirkschneider live", of which TTR 2017 (then Helgeåfestivalen) was one of the gigs. U.D.O. would never play their Accept hits again. Not even "Fast As a Shark" or "Balls to the Wall". Of course, this has not been possible. A treasure chest of songs like this cannot be left in the attic, at least not if the fans are allowed to decide. Now the gang is back with us, albeit in a slightly different setting. Udo and his son Sven (drums) are Knislinge acquaintances, the same is true of Andrey Smirnov (guitar). Dee Dammers (guitar) has been added since last time and on bass we find a newcomer who is anything but new when it comes to the origins of the music - Peter Baltes who was bassist in Accept from 1976 to 2018. This time the band consists of twice as many classic Accept members and the band will also perform the entire "Balls to the Wall". For fans of classic Accept, it will be Christmas Eve in the middle of summer. Congratulations!