The Judas Priest band KK’s Priest – founded by Judas Priest alum K.K. Downing – is pairing up with the Teutonic meta band Accept for a tour of North America in the fall. Both bands have new music coming out and are touring to promote the albums.
KK’s Priest’ K.K. Downing spoke on the upcoming tour saying, “it’s time!!! Let the full European metal assault commence, KK’s Priest / Accept. Not since 1983 have we shared the same battleground. From Germany, from the UK, let the Flying Vs clash, let the metal fly! All in the name of defending our beloved heavy metal music, let the people come from all walks of life to witness the battle royal. There is no doubt that we warriors of metal will give every ounce of our energy and our power in order to deliver up our very finest performance. This is a spectacle not to be missed, and this is possibly the one and only time in history for you to witness this iconic duel. Who will be the victor? You will be the judge, let the music begin from early August to early October… The arena awaits!!”
ACCEPT’s Wolf Hoffmann added, “this tour with KK’s Priest is a dream come true for Accept and for me personally. Accept supported Judas Priest back in the early 80s – it was our first ‘real’ international tour and Priest had been a huge influence on us.
I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with KK on this very special tour. It’s going to be epic! Don’t miss it!”
KK’s Pries and Accept tour dates:
Aug 31 at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA
Sept 1 at The Rainbow Backyard Bash in Los Angeles, CA
Sept 3 at the Oriental Theater in Denver, CO
Sept 5 at The Rust Belt in East Moline, IL
Sept 6 at the Epic Events Center in Green Bay, WI
Sept 7 at the Theater in Des Plaines, IL
Sept 8 at the District 142 in Detroit, MI
Sept 10 at QET in Toronto, ON
Sept 11 at the Rialto Theatre in Montreal, QC
Sept 13 at The Palladium in New York City, NY
Sept 14 at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, NH
Sept 15 at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA
Sept 16 at the Playhouse in Ridgefield, CT
Sept 18 at Mickey’s BlackBox in Lititz, PA
Sept 20 at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, PA
Sept 21 at The Stran Ballroom in Providence, RI
Sept 22 at the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, VA
Sept 24 at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, TN
Sept 26 at The Fillmore in New Orleans, LA
Sept 27 at The Hall in Little Rock, AR
Sept 28 at Tannahill’s in Dallas, TX
Sept 29 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX
Oct 1at the Sunshine Theatre in Albuquerque, NM
Oct 2 at the Celebrity Theatre in in Phoenix, AZ
Oct 4 at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, CA
Oct 5 at The Magnolia in San Diego, CA
Oct 6 at the Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA
Oct 7 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, CA