German heavy metallers Accept have just announced that they intend to organize a 50th anniversary tour starting in late 2015 and finishing in 2016, featuring songs that they want to release in a retrospective album coming up in 2026.
It’s still a mystery if Accept‘s founding members Udo Dirkschneider (vocals) and Peter Baltes (bass) will be part of the 50th anniversary tour, but some interesting comments from Accept‘s guitarist and last remaining original member Wolf Hoffmann have been stated in a recent interview with Spanish outlet Metal Journal. The guitarist was asked if the two original members of Appect would be invited to join the band on their 50th anniversary tour. See the video of the interview below!
“Yeah, of course, of course. Doesn’t mean they’re going to say [yes]. We have to wait and see. Of course everybody, the doors are always open for anybody to join us on this, because it’s going to be retrospective of all the 50 years of Accept and whoever wants to participate is more than welcome. Yes, sure.”
Wolf Hoffmann, guitarist and last remaining original member of Accept
For now the band is still working on touring their latest and 17th studio album “Humanoid”, that came out earlier this year. Until then and the 50th anniversary tour, you can catch Accept live in their “Full Metal Assault Tour” with KK’s Priest in America.
Accept‘s “Full Metal Assault Tour” 2024 with KK’s Priest:
31. August 2024 – Los Angeles, CA @ Whisky A Go-Go
01. September 2024 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Rainbow Backyard Bash 2024
03. September 2024 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
05. September 2024 – East Moline, IL @ The Rust Belt
06. September 2024 – Green Bay, WI @ Epic Events Center
07. September 2024 – Des Plaines, IL @ Des Plaines Theater
08. September 2024 – Detroit, MI @ District 142
10. September 2024 – Toronto, ON @ QET
11. September 2024 – Montreal, QC @ Rialto Theatre
13. September 2024 – New York, NY @ The Palladium
14. September 2024 – Derry, NH @ Tupelo Music Hall
15. September 2024 – Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre
16. September 2024 – Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
18. September 2024 – Lititz, PA @ Mickey’s Black Box
20. September 2024 – Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
21. September 2024 – Providence, RI @ The Strand Ballroom
22. September 2024 – Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho Theater
24. September 2024 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
26. September 2024 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore
27. September 2024 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
28. September 2024 – Dallas, TX @ Tannahill’s
29. September 2024 – Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
01. October 2024 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
02. October 2024 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
04. October 2024 – Riverside, CA @ Fox Performing Arts Center
05. October 2024 – San Diego, CA @ The Magnolia
06. October 2024 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades
07. October 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom