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U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987. Closely tied to the name U.D.O. is Accept, founded by Udo Dirkschneider and Michael Wagener (later to become a top producer) in Solingen, which was the predecessor of U.D.O. U.D.O. is an incorrect tag for Udo Mechels. After the breaking up of Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann to U.D.O. Starting with the first albums Animal House in 1988 and Mean Machine in 1989 U.D.O. proved to be pure heavy metal without any Trend-Sound influences. Both albums continued where Accept had left of in 1986 with Russian Roulette. Animal House was played in by Peter Szigeti (guitars), Frank Rittel from Warlock (bass), Mathias Dieth from Sinner (guitars),Thomas Franke (drums) and of course Udo Dirkschneider (vocals) When Mean Machine was released in 1989 U.D.O. had a totally different look. From the line-up which had played on Animal House, remained besides Udo only Mathias Dieth (guitar). New were Andy Susemihl (guitar), Thomas Smuszynski (bass) and Stefan Schwarzmann (drums). Even though the unwritten U.D.O. law No-Keyboards was broken, U.D.O. achieved an amazing success, with the album Faceless World, produced by ex-Accept drummer Stefan Kaufmann. At first disputed, it turned out to be, with Udo Dirkschneider (vocals), Mathias Dieth (guitar), Wolla Boehm (guitar), Thomas Smuszynski (bass) and Stefan Schwarzmann (drums), U.D.O.'s most sold album so far.
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Metal, Heavy Metal
Fabian 'Dee' Dammers, Sven Dirkschneider, Andrey Smirnov, Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider
Kolejny znakomity koncert Udo Dirkschneider , tym razem było prawdziwe Balls to the Wall 🔥🔥🔥🤘
Progresja Warsaw, PolandConcert was excellent, but I still can't get over that there was no merchandise booth
Foufounes Électriques Montreal, QCExperience was great. Only the drums were a little too loud in the mix.
Artie's Bar and Grill Frenchtown, NJGrate concert, thanks for UDO and All for metal
Kablys Vilnius, LithuaniaYes, U.D.O. is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming U.D.O. concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The U.D.O. tour is scheduled for 8 dates across 6 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
U.D.O. is scheduled to play 8 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
U.D.O.'s tour starts Apr 25, 2026 and ends on Sep 10, 2026. They will play 6 cities; their most recent concert was held in São Paulo at Memorial da América Latina and their next upcoming concert will be in Vizovice at Distillery Land Rudolf Jelinek.
As part of the U.D.O. tour, U.D.O. is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
