An evening with K.K. Downing and David Ellefson, KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton - review
Few events in the rock calendar for 2019 have rammed home the message heavy rock is alive as K.K. Downing's show at his own KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton on Sunday.
Initially, the announcement there would be “an evening with David Ellefson and K.K. Downing” barely provoked a shrug from rock fans. Press releases promised “A full-length set of Priest classics”. A Priest tribute band night?
Then the names were released…..
Megadeth bassist Ellefson (plugging his recently-released book and his band’s European tour) would be the support act followed by the headliners, which is where interest really intensified – Downing was dusting down his Flying V guitars, shining the studs on his black leather waistcoat and squeezing into his black leather trousers one more time to shake his long blond locks on stage.
Downing had made a couple of phonecalls to former Priest drummer Les Binks (who had left Priest nearly 40 years ago) and Tim “Ripper” Owens, who had replaced Rob Halford on vocals to keep the Priest sound alive until Halford returned to the band.
A new super group had come together, for one night only.
