BCC Rocks High Voltage Festival

Black Country Communion and Judas Priest flew the flag for the Midlands at the second High Voltage rock festival in London at the weekend.

Black Country Communion,- featuring Cannock-born singer and bassist Glenn Hughes and Dudley-born drummer Jason Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin legend John – had the unenviable task of following the ultimate goodtime band Thunder, reunited for a one-off appearance.

But BCC showed during their hour-long set last night that they have the chops and the sounds to make a huge impact on the High Voltage crowd.

Taking in tracks from their two albums, including a superb Save Me and Song Of Yesterday, they wrapped things up with a rearranged version of guitarist Joe Bonamassa’s The Ballad Of John Henry and then a cataclysmic Burn from Hughes’ days with Deep Purple.