K.K. Downing is a former guitarist with one of the legends of heavy metal and co-originators of that musical genre, Judas Priest. He was also a member of the band in its heyday (along with vocalist Rob Halford, guitarist Glenn Tipton and bassist Ian Hill).
Downing left in 2011, in rather unpleasant circumstances, and in 2020 assembled his own group called KK’s Priest. It is under this moniker that he has just embarked on a tour of Europe, the UK, the US and Canada.
The leader will be accompanied on stage by Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), A. J. Mills (guitar), Tony Newton (bass guitar) Sean Elg (drums).
Sean Elg is endorsed by Paiste Cymbals and Natal Drums. He also uses Evans drumheads.
Sean Elg (photo: paiste.com)
The tour kicked off last weekend in Belgium and will take the band all around Europe and the UK. In September, the band will jump over to North America, where they will be touring together with Accept as a double bill.
Return of the Sinner European tour schedule:
- MAY 11 – BOMAL-SUR-OURTHE, BELGIUM – DURBUY ROCK FESTIVAL
- MAY 12 – UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS – TIVOLIVREDENBURG
- MAY 14 – STUTTGART, GERMANY – LKA LONGHORN
- MAY 15 – ASCHAFFENBURG, GERMANY – COLOS-SAAL
- MAY 16 – HAMBURG, GERMANY – GRUENSPAN (*NEW VENUE)
- MAY 18 – GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
- MAY 19 – MUNICH, GERMANY – BACKSTAGE WERK
- JUNE 15 – ZAMORA, SPAIN – Z! LIVE FESTIVAL
- JULY 5 – BARCELONA, SPAIN – BARCELONA ROCK FEST
- JULY 7 – BILBAO, SPAIN – SANTANA 27
- JULY 10 – PRATTELN, SWITZERLAND – Z 7
- JULY 12 – LEOBEN, AUSTRIA – AREA 53 FESTIVAL
- JULY 13 – KRAKOW, POLAND – KWADRAT (moved from Wroclaw, Centrum Koncertowe A2)
- JULY 14 – VIZOVICE, CZECH REPUBLIC – MASTERS OF ROCK FESTIVAL
- AUGUST 1 – WACKEN, GERMANY – WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL
- AUGUST 3 – SZEKESFEHERVAR, HUNGARY – FEZEN FESTIVAL
- AUGUST 4 – RASNOV, ROMANIA – ROCKSTADT EXTREME FEST
- AUGUST 16 – CARHAIX, FRANCE – MOTOCULTOR FESTIVAL
- AUGUST 18 – CARDIFF, UK – TRAMSHED
- AUGUST 20 – BELFAST, UK – LIMELIGHT
- AUGUST 21 – DUBLIN, IRELAND – ACADEMY
- AUGUST 23 – NEWCASTLE, UK – NX
- AUGUST 24 – NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, UK – STONEDEAD FESTIVAL
Full Metal Assault Tour 2024 (w/ Accept):
- AUGUST 31 – LOS ANGELES, CA – WHISKY A GO-GO
- SEPTEMBER 1 – LOS ANGELES, CA – THE RAINBOW BAR & GRILL BACKYARD BASH 2024
- SEPTEMBER 3 – DENVER, CO – ORIENTAL THEATER
- SEPTEMBER 5 – EAST MOLINE, IL – THE RUST BELT
- SEPTEMBER 6 – GREEN BAY, WI – EPIC EVENTS CENTER
- SEPTEMBER 7 – DES PLAINES, IL – DES PLAINES THEATER
- SEPTEMBER 8 – DETROIT, MI – DISTRICT 142
- SEPTEMBER 10 – TORONTO, ON – QET
- SEPTEMBER 11 – MONTREAL, QC – RIALTO THEATRE
- SEPTEMBER 13 – NEW YORK, NY – THE PALLADIUM
- SEPTEMBER 14 – DERRY, NH – TUPELO MUSIC HALL
- SEPTEMBER 15 – BOSTON, MA – THE WILBUR THEATRE
- SEPTEMBER 16 – RIDGEFIELD, CT – RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE
- SEPTEMBER 18 – LITITZ, PA – MICKEY’S BLACK BOX
- SEPTEMBER 20 – STROUDSBURG, PA – SHERMAN THEATER
- SEPTEMBER 21 – PROVIDENCE, RI – THE STRAND BALLROOM
- SEPTEMBER 22 – LEESBURG, VA – TALLY HO THEATER
- SEPTEMBER 24 – NASHVILLE, TN – BROOKLYN BOWL
- SEPTEMBER 26 – NEW ORLEANS, LA – THE FILLMORE
- SEPTEMBER 27 – LITTLE ROCK, AR – THE HALL
- SEPTEMBER 28 – FORT WORTH, TX – TANNAHILL’S
- SEPTEMBER 29 – AUSTIN, TX – PARAMOUNT THEATRE
- OCTOBER 1 – ALBUQUERQUE, NM – SUNSHINE THEATER
- OCTOBER 2 – PHOENIX, AZ – CELEBRITY THEATRE
- OCTOBER 4 – RIVERSIDE, CA – FOX PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
- OCTOBER 5 – SAN DIEGO, CA – THE MAGNOLIA
- OCTOBER 6 – SACRAMENTO, CA – ACE OF SPADES
- OCTOBER 7 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – THE REGENCY BALLROOM
Official KK’s Priest website: https://kkdowningofficial.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/KKsPriest
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kkspriest/
Sean Elg on FB: https://www.facebook.com/NIHILISTMETAL/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanelg/
