U.D.O. – Live In Bulgaria Pandemic Survival Show (2021)

Last year forced many to face tough challenges, but U.D.O. managed to play a show on September 18, 2020 under pandemic conditions in front of 2,500 fans at the Roman Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, making it one of few rock n’ roll shows under coronavirus.
“Live In Bulgaria Pandemic Survival Show” captures the German metal band fronted by ex-ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider performing his most recent fan favorites, but there were a number of tracks that had rarely been played live, and because the situation was extra special, U.D.O. delighted the audience by playing some ACCEPT hits like ‘Metal Heart’, ‘Balls to the Wall’, and more.

Up until a few days before the concert in Plovdiv, it was not clear whether it could take place at all. Could the necessary hygiene regime be implemented? Could the band, whose musicians live in four different countries, even enter Germany?
What would it be like, after more than nine months since the musicians had seen each other (by far the longest time since the band’s existence) to be back on stage together?

When, after all the trials and tribulations in Plovdiv, the band finally took the stage, a never-ending wave of euphoria from the audience swelled towards them. “We just felt goose bumps,” says Udo. “You could tell by the people that they could hardly believe they were finally going to see a concert again. The mood that emanated from each one of them and us gave us all an incredible boost. None of us have ever experienced anything like this before.”

The setlist rocks. In addition to songs that were performed during the “SteelFactory” tour, there’s ACCEPT hits that U.D.O. have been refusing to play live again. The band is on fire, energetic, obviously eager to play live after a long time.
Highly Recommended

CD 1:
01 – Tongue Reaper
02 – Make the Move
03 – Midnight Mover
04 – Wrong Side of Midnight
05 – Metal Machine
06 – Independence Day
07 – Rose in the Desert
08 – Vendetta
09 – Rising High
10 – Prologue: The Great Unknown
11 – In the Darkness
12 – I Give as Good as I Get
13 – Princess of the Dawn

CD 2:
01 – Timebomb
02 – Drum Solo
03 – Bass Solo
04 – Hungry and Angry
05 – One Heart One Soul
06 – Man and Machine
07 – Animal House
08 – They Want War
09 – Metal Heart
10 – Fast as a Shark
11 – Balls to the Wall
12 – Outro (Stillness of Time)

Udo Dirkschneider – Vocals
Andrey Smirnov – Guitars
Sven Dirkschneider – Drums
Tilen Hudrap – Bass
Dee Dammers – Guitars

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