U.D.O. Confirmed For Sweden Rock Festival
February 9, 2010, 14 years ago
Former ACCEPT-vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and his band U.D.O. are the confirmed headliners at Sweden Rock on Wednesday, June 9th. This year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival will take place from June 9th - 12th in Sölvesborg.
Acts on the Sweden Rock 2010 bill include: ALDO NOVA, ALESTORM, ANVIL, BACHMAN & TURNER, BEHEMOTH, BIGELF, D-A-D, DANZIG, FATES WARNING, JORN, MAGNUM, MASTODON, MOTHER'S FINEST, NAZARETH, OPETH, RATT, RAVEN, RICK SPRINGFIELD, SABATON, SAGA, SLAYER, STEEL PANTHER, STRATOVARIUS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, U.D.O., UNISONIC, W.A.S.P., WATAIN, Y&T.;
Further festival details at www.swedenrock.com.
2009 saw Udo Dirkschneider enjoyed the most successful year of his career fronting U.D.O.
The band's Dominator recorded became the most successful album of his solo career, reaching # 27 on the German charts, their highest entry ever. National television WDR featured a career restrospective of the diminutive frontman and more than 35,000 people attended concerts on the initial leg of the Dominator tour, playing to fans in Norway, France, Spain and just a handful of homegrown dates.
U.D.O.'s complete live schedule can be viewed here.