On Sunday (October 16, 2022), for the first time in their history, Accept played an entire show without a singer. It was announced just prior to the show at The Phoenix in Toronto, ON (Canada) that Mark Tornillo had been taken to hospital for an undisclosed illness and the band decided to go on with the show. Guitarists Wolf Hoffmann, Uwe Lulis, Philip Shouse, bassist Martin Motnik and drummer Christopher Williams all sharing vocal duties.
Accept have since issued the following update:
"Dear fans,
As you might have heard, we had to modify our show in Toronto, Canada on Oct. 16th. Our singer Mark had developed severe vocal strain over the last week due to a virus infection (not Covid!).
Being the trooper that he is, he pushed through three shows in a row, but the doctors now insist he take a break, otherwise the entire rest of the tour would be in jeopardy, as would his voice and health.
This morning, with the heaviest of hearts we had to make the difficult decision to call off the concert on Oct. 18th in Vineland, NJ. This is so Mark has time to rest and recover, and we can make sure we can finish the rest of the tour in full force.
We understand the disappointment for our fans in Vineland, and we share this too. We apologise from the bottom of our hearts. We strive to put on the best show possible, for every show and want to give you all we can.
Thank you for understanding, and we’ll see you soon at a later date!"
Check out video from the Toronto show, filmed by BraveWords, below:
Accept will start their long-awaited Too Mean To Die tour on January 14, 2023 in Oberhausen. The metal Teutons will tour across Europe from mid-January to the end of February, playing 29 gigs in 13 countries, ten of them in Germany alone.
Mastermind Wolf Hoffmann states: "It's been two hard years because we really wanted to go on stage but couldn't for the reasons we know. Anyway, now the time of suffering has come to an end. And only one thing counts now: Accept and our fans are 'too mean to die' - we won't let it get us down and rock the beginning of 2023."
Tickets for the Too Mean To Die European Tour 2023 are now available. Get your exclusive VIP access for the shows of your choice (incl. meeting and photo with Accept) here.
Tour dates:
January
14 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
15 - Brüssels, Belgium - La Madeleine
17 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
18 - Paris, France - Bataclan
20 - Pamplona, Spain - Totem
21 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
22 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 1
24 - Toulouse, France - Bikini
25 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
27 - Zürich, Switzerland - Komplex
28 - Telfs, Austria - Rathaussaal
29 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
31 - Zlin, Czech Republic - Hala Euronics
February
1 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja
3 - Tallinn, Estonia - Helitehas
4 - Helsinki, Finland - House Of Culture
5 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahuone
7 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset
8 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
10 - Gothenborg, Sweden - Trädgår'n
11 - Kopenhagen, Denmark - Vega
12 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
14 - Berlin, Germany - Huxley’s
16 - Ulm, Germany - Ratiopharm Arena
17 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
18 - Filderstadt, Germany - FILharmonie
19 - Geiselwind, Germany - Eventzentrum
21 - Leipzig, Germany - Haus Auensee
22 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
Accept are:
Wolf Hoffmann - guitar
Mark Tornillo - vocals
Uwe Lulis - guitar
Philip Shouse - guitar
Martin Motnik - bass
Christopher Williams - drums
(Photo credit: “Metal” Tim Henderson)
