Accept Guitarist Answers Rumors

Wolf Hoffmann, guitarist for the reunited metal veterans Accept, recently published the following statement:

Accept feel honoured to be able to relive 'the good old days' for their fans this summer at several festivals. But please understand that we will stick to the plan to reunite only this one time. We will go our separate ways after the last show #8211; as friends.

As for all the rumours floating around: We will not be touring after the summer – not even with Judas Priest, who we always admired very much.

Accept will play the following shows:

May 15 D Gelsenkrichen - Rock Hard Festival
Jun. 04 NL Burgum - Waldrock
Jun. 09 S Sölvesborg - Sweden Rock
Jun. 12 I Milano - Gods Of Metal
Jun. 25 BE Dessel - Graspop
Jul. 08 GR Athen - Rockwave
Jul. 17 SF Helsinki - Tuska Festival
Jul. 29 JP Tokyo - Shibuya AX
Jul. 30 JP Tokyo - Shibuya AX
Jul. 31 JP Osaka - Namba Hatch
Aug. 02 JP Nagoya - Diamont Hall
Aug. 06 D Wacken - Wacken Open Air
Aug. 11 HUN Szidget - Szidget festival

A brand new photo of Accept's 2005 touring lineup (minus drummer Stefan Schwarzmann) has been posted online at here (left to right: Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Herman Frank). Rehearsals are scheduled for search and April in Hannover, Germany.

Source: Nuclear Blast