Last Wednesday (January 11th), the original voice of the band Accept, Udo Dirkschneider, made his stop in the Rock 'n Roll Capital of the World playing at the Agora on this "Back to the Roots" Tour. Now with his own band entitled, "U.D.O.", it was his 'Farewell to Accept' playing a lot of their hits back in the 80s along with much of his originals and beyond. Being a mid-week show, a fantastic turnout where locals, Olathia, Sunless Sky, and Black Death Resurrected opened the evening for the powerhouse German.
Accept - 'Balls To The Wall'
The stage. Oh the stage was crammed with what appeared an arena show was taking place. If I had to guess, the drum riser took up at least 60% of the Ballroom's stage, leaving about 9 feet of room for the rest of the guys. None-the-less, everyone jammed out comfortably and Udo didn't fall off the stage. Perhaps the coolest part of the show was seeing Udo's son, Sven drumming alongside with his dad in the band. Didn't make that recollection until I was behind his drum kit, thinking to myself, "this kid is young compared to the rest of the guys. Has to be Udo's kid." Luck behold, by the time I arrived home, I was right after a little Googling.
U.D.O.'s Remaining Tour Dates:
1/19 - Vancouver, BC
1/21 - San Francisco, CA
1/22 - Anaheim, CA
1/23 - West Hollywood, CA
1/24 - Las Vegas, NV
1/26 - Dallas, TX
1/27 - San Antonio, TX
1/28 - Houston, TX
1/30 - Tampa, FL
1/31 - Atlanta, GA
2/2 - Baltimore, MD
2/3 - Sayreville, NJ
2/4 - Philadelphia, PA
