SAVATAGE Plays Second Show With Stand-In Drummer BLAS ELIAS At France's Heavy Week-End Festival; Fan-Filmed Video

This past Friday, June 5, Savatage played their second concert with drummer Blas Elias (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Slaughter, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy), filling in for Jeff Plate, who missed the first two shows of Savatage’s Prelude To Madness Spring / Summer 2026 European Tour due to medical reasons. Fan-filmed video of Savatage performing live at Heavy Week-End