Blabbermouth — KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak says that he won’t play with his bandmates at their upcoming concerts in Texas.
In the early hours of Sunday morning (August 21),Kottak took to his Twitter to write: “I will not be at the Kingdom Come Plano or San Antonio shows so don’t waste your time thanks jams k [sic]”.
The San Antonio gig will take place on September 24 at the Tierra Segrada Rockfest at Tech Port Arena. Also appearing on the bill will be LEGS DIAMOND (headliner),MOXY, LITA FORD, JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE and JESSIKILL. The Plano show is scheduled for September 23 at Legacy Hall, with JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE and BULLETBOYS also on the bill.
Two months ago, Kottak denied that alcohol played a role in KINGDOM COME‘s disastrous performance at a Swedish festival.
The band’s June 10 appearance at Sweden Rock Festival was described by the popular Swedish site Rocknytt as the event’s “biggest fuckup.” Writer Peter Johansson criticized the band for the inclusion of “several lengthy, uninspired, uninteresting and completely meaningless solos on both guitar and bass”, saying that the musicians “completely massacred” one of their most popular songs, “Do You Like It”. He also singled out Kottak, writing that the drummer played “really badly, sluggishly” and at times failed to keep the tempo “worryingly throughout the concert”. At the end of the show, Kottak “stumbled to the edge of the stage to bow with his bandmates,” according to Rocknytt.
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I will not be at the Kingdom Come Plano or San Antonio shows so don’t waste your time thanks jams k
— James Kottak (@JKottak) August 21, 2022
