Black Star Riders performed their maiden concert at the Marshall Amps Theatre , Bletchley in mid-2013 .
On 3 June 2013 , Download Festival promoter Andy Copping announced via social networks that the band would replace Buckcherry at Download 2013.Black Star Riders played their first concert on 30 May 2013 in Milton Keynes , and later appeared at the Hi Rock Festival in Germany on 1–2 June , followed by the Sweden Rock Festival on 8 June and Download on 15 June .
Black Star Riders