KK’s Priest and Accept Announce 2024 Tour Dates
Heavy metal fans, prepare for the most electrifying tour of the year! Heavy metal frontrunners KK’s Priest – featuring Judas Priest alum and GRAMMY Award winning/nominated musicians K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals) – and Teutonic metal originators Accept will join forces this fall 2024 for an unmissable North American tour! Both bands are touring in support of their brand new albums, out now via Napalm Records.
The massive run will begin on August 31 in Los Angeles, CA, visiting a slew of major cities in the USA and Canada – such as Toronto, ON, Montreal, QC, New York, NY and Nashville, TN – before coming to an end in San Francisco, CA on October 7.
KK’s Priest’s K.K. Downing says: “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 says: “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 Priest and Accept 2024 Full Metal Assault Tour Dates:
8/31/24: Los Angeles, CA @ Whisky A Go-Go
9/1/24: Los Angeles, CA @ The Rainbow Backyard Bash 2024
9/3/24: Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
9/5/24: East Moline, IL @ The Rust Belt
9/6/24: Green Bay, WI @ Epic Events Center
9/7/24: Des Plaines, IL @ Des Plaines Theater
9/8/24: Detroit, MI @ District 142
9/10/24: Toronto, ON @ QET
9/11/24: Montreal, QC @ Rialto Theatre
9/13/24: New York, NY @ The Palladium
9/14/24: Derry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall
9/15/24: Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre
9/16/24: Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
9/18/24: Lititz, PA @ Mickey’s Black Box
9/20/24: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
9/21/24: Providence, RI @ The Strand Ballroom
9/22/24: Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho Theater
9/24/24: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
9/26/24: New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore
9/27/24: Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
9/28/24: Dallas, TX @ Tannahill’s
9/29/24: Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
10/1/24: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
10/2/24: Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
10/4/24: Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts Center
10/5/24: San Diego, CA @ The Magnolia
10/6/24: Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
10/7/24: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
About KK’s Priest:
This past September, KK’s Priest unveiled their blistering sophomore offering, The Sinner Rides Again, to rave reviews! The album debuted at #1 on the US Hard Music Albums chart, #3 on the Top New Artist Albums chart, and #6 on the Current Rock Albums chart. The Sinner Rides Again also landed at #6 on the end-of-year NACC Heavy radio chart, while resulting as one of the top spun albums of the year at Metal Contraband.
With The Sinner Rides Again, KK’s Priest double down on the ripping melodic force of their debut, Sermons Of The Sinner. The Sinner Rides Again wields nine tracks of pure hellfire, produced and written by Downing and mixed/mastered by Jacob Hansen. The celebrated new album is a call for the classics while speeding full force into the future, delivered by some of heavy metal’s most essential performers.
Line-up:
Tim “Ripper” Owens – Vocals
K.K. Downing – Guitar
A.J. Mills – Guitar
Tony Newton – Bass
Sean Elg – Drums
About Accept:
Accept just released their latest full-length, Humanoid, on April 26, 2024, proving that even after over 40 years, they remain a leading force in the worldwide heavy metal scene. Marking yet another benchmark for the German heavy metal legends, Humanoid just debuted at #3 on the US Current Hard Music Albums chart, #2 on the Canadian Hard Music Albums chart, and #1 on the NACC Heavy radio chart.
Once again finalized by leading metal producer Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, Testament, Saxon, etc.) at his Backstage Recording Studios Ltd. in Derbyshire, UK, Humanoid is a towering musical achievement and another world-class entry in the Accept catalog, certain to rally fans from around the world. Humanoid joins absolute genre classics like Balls To The Wall, certified Gold in the USA and Canada, Metal Heart, and newer masterpieces like Blood of the Nations and the #1 charting album Blind Rage. Their albums regularly place in national Top 10 sales charts, with global sales in excess of 17 million to date.
