KKS PRIEST ADDED TO BLOODSTOCK LINE UP REPLACING HELLOWEEN
With the sun shining, and dare we say it, the weather forecast looking good, the final site preparations are underway for everyone to blast through the (un)holy gates of BLOODSTOCK from tomorrow! BLOODSTOCK has a final update for you with some last minute band news and a couple of special events on site.
Firstly, the festival is very disappointed to share that HELLOWEEN have been forced to pull out of their set on Sunday. The band said, “The heavy storms in Slovenia (our thoughts are with the flood victims) and cloudbursts in Wacken couldn’t harm us – we played all our scheduled shows and celebrated together with our loyal fans. Much more difficult for us is now to inform you that we have to cancel the upcoming festival gigs at the Hellsinki Metal Festival in Finland and Bloodstock Open Air in the UK due to an acute laryngitis our singer Michael Kiske is suffering of. We did make this decision with a lot of consideration and with heavy hearts but Michael’s condition unfortunately does not leave us any other choice. Thanks for your understanding.”
BLOODSTOCK have been working extremely hard to pull in a replacement at short notice, and are pleased to share that heavy metal experts KK’s Priest will be joining the Ronnie James Dio bill on Sunday. The band’s set will consist of KK Downing’s extensive catalogue including Judas Priest classics, KK Priest debut album songs and brand new tracks from their forthcoming album ‘The Sinner Rides Again’, out September 29th via Napalm Records, which include new rifftastic singles “Reap The Whirlwind“, and “One More Shot At Glory“!
Watch ‘Sermons of the Sinner’ – recorded at the bands debut show in July
The band comments, “KK and the band are extremely delighted to be able to add Bloodstock to our summer 2023 European festival run and we consider it a real bonus to play in front of our English fans. We’re certain it’s going to be a great evening of metal. We’re very much looking forward to it and we’ll see everybody there ready to rock!” We’re sure BLOODSTOCKers will give them a warm welcome for stepping into the breach so quickly.
KK’s Priest played their debut show at KK’s Steelmill last month and are currently playing the European festival circuit.
Bloodstock will be the bands first UK festival and will be a day to remember – Bloodstock 2019 saw KK Downing join Ross The Boss onstage for a few songs, a historical event, it was his first onstasge appearance in nearly 10 years. That show set the wheels in motion and now he returns to play a full festival set with his band KK’s Priest.
In October the band undertake a UK tour before playing Malta, Mexico and 7,000 Tons of Metal next year
