Dirkschneider - Balls To The Wall 40th Anniversary Tour - Vilnius

Dirkschneider is a name that means much more than just the second incarnation of vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and his band U.D.O. With this name and in this form, the German rock quintet pays tribute to the musical history of its legendary singer. The Dirkschneider project will mark the 40th anniversary of Accept's legendary and best-selling album Balls To The Wall with its upcoming world tour. On that occasion, at concerts, they will play this entire album, adding as a cherry on the cake more than one song of the cult German band, well known to all heavy metal fans. The concert will take place in Vilnius club "Kablys" in 2025. March 8 (on Saturday).

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As a songwriter and even founder of the 20th century. In the 1980s, Udo was one of the main levers in the success story of the cult band Accept. The newest member of the U.D.O./Dirkschneider family, bassist Peter Baltes was also a member of the "golden" line-up of the legendary group, contributing a lot to the works that made Accept famous, and during their time together in the group, the cult album "Balls To The Wall" was born.

 

"Balls To The Wall" is a very apt description of the band's live performance on stage, which is also created and complemented by clockwork drum monster Sven Dirkschneider and the talented duo of guitarists Andrej Smirnov and Fabian "Dee" Dammers. How fortunate that the 40th anniversary of the aforementioned studio album, which is Accept's best-selling and best-known studio effort, coincided with the current U.D.O./Dirkschneider heyday! Naturally, the band doesn't want to let this anniversary go unnoticed - that's why the Dirkschneider project is happy to not only announce the full performance of the album "Balls To The Wall" live in concert, but also to name a whole tour celebrating the already iconic album for metal fans. anniversary in 2025 spring all over Europe!

 

 

Udo Dirkschneider is looking forward to these exciting dates with fans: "I really can't sit still waiting to immerse myself in the band's most successful album Accept again. Also, on stage together with bassist Peter Baltes, after a long break, we will share the pleasure of performing the entire " Balls To The Wall live for you all. This will definitely be one of the highlights of my career!" Like 45 minutes of iconic songs from Balls To The Wall, such as the title track, London Leatherboys, Love Child or the final ballads " Winterdreams" would not be enough to create a celebration - Dirkschneider will also add additional musical surprises to the list of songs performed at the concert and even create a new scenography and special and special technical solutions for the tour. All forces will be dedicated to the 40th anniversary of this undisputed musical masterpiece of Accept and to ensure that joint evenings in concert spaces are an unforgettable celebration for every fan of classic heavy metal music.