Saxon

Voici la (longue) liste des concerts que donneront Saxon lors de leur tournée 2007 :

Feb. 28 - UK - Glasgow - Garage
Mar. 02 - UK - Belfast - Spring & Airbrake
Mar. 03 - IRL - Dublin - Temple Bar Music Centre
Mar. 04 - UK - Manchaster - Academy 2
Mar. 06 - UK - Wolverhampton - Civic Hall
Mar. 07 - UK - Nottingham - Rock City
Mar. 08 - UK - Cardiff - Coal Exchange
Mar. 09 - UK - London - Astoria
Mar. 10 - B - Antwerpen - Hof Ter Lo
Mar. 11 - NL - Amsterdam - Paradiso
Mar. 13 - GER - Köln - LMH
Mar. 14 - GER - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle
Mar. 15 - GER - Hamburg - Markthalle
Mar. 16 - GER - Berlin - Huxleys Neue Welt
Mar. 17 - GER - Leipzig - Werk 2
Mar. 18 - GER - Lichtenfels - Stadthalle
Mar. 20 - GER - Stuttgart - Longhorn / LKA
Mar. 21 - SWI - Pratteln - Z7
Mar. 22 - F - Toulouse - Havana Cafe
Mar. 23 - ES - TBA
Mar. 24 - ES - TBA
Mar. 25 - ES - TBA
Mar. 26 - ES - TBA
Mar. 27 - ES - TBA
Mar. 29 - F - Lyon - Transbordeur
Mar. 30 - F - Paris - Elysee Montmartre
Apr. 12 - GER - Saarbrücken - Garage
Apr. 13 - GER - Langen - Stadthalle
Apr. 14 - GER - München - Große Elser Halle
Apr. 15 - ITA - Mailand - Alcatraz
Apr. 17 - ITA - Rome - Alpheus
Apr. 20 - GRE - Athen - TBA
Apr. 21 - GRE - Thessaloniki - Idrogeios
Apr. 22 - BLG - Sofia - TBA
Apr. 24 - SER - Beograd - SKC
Apr. 25 - CRO - Zagreb - Boogaloo Club
Apr. 26 - HUN - Budapest - Petofi Hall
Apr. 27 - AUT - Wien - Planet Music
Apr. 28 - CZ - Zlin - Hala Novesta
Apr. 29 - PL - Krakow - Club Studio
Apr. 30 - PL - Warszawa - Stodola
May 02 - LT - Vilnius - TBA
May 03 - LAT - Riga - TBA
May 04 - RUS - St. Petersburg - TBA
May 05 - FIN - Helsinki - Tavastia
May 06 - FIN - TBA
May 08 - SWE - Stockholm - Arenan
May 09 - N - Oslo - John Dee
May 10 - SWE - Göteborg - Trädgarn
May 11 - SWE - Malmö - KB
May 12 - GER - Osnabrück - Halle Gartlage

MASTERPLAN, ROSE TATTOO Confirmed For SAXON's 2007 European Tour


MASTERPLAN and ROSE TATTOO are confirmed as special guests on SAXON's upcoming European tour, which is scheduled to start in late February. Confirmed dates are as follows:

February
28 - UK Glasgow Garage **

March
2 - Belfast, UK at Spring & Airbrake **
3 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre **
4 - Manchaster, UK at Academy 2 **
6 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall *
7 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City *
8 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange *
9 - London, UK at Astoria **
10 - Antwerpen, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo **
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands at Paradiso **
13 - Köln, Germany at Live Music Hall *
14 - Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle *
15 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle **
16 - Berlin, Germany at Huxleys Neue Welt *
17 - Leipzig, Germany at Werk 2 *
18 - Lichtenfels, Germany at Stadthalle *
20 - Stuttgart, Germany at Longhorn/LKA **
21 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7 **
22 - Toulouse, France at Havana Cafe **
23 - Spain at tba **
24 - Spain at tba **
25 - Spain at tba **
26 - Spain at tba **
27 - Porto, Portugal at Hard Club **
29 - Lyon, France at Transbordeur **
30 - Paris, France at Elysee Montmartre **

April
12 - Saarbrücken, Germany at Garage **
13 - Langen, Germany at Stadthalle **
14 - München, Germany at Große Elser Halle **
15 - Mailand, Italy at Alcatraz **
17 - Rome, Italy at Alpheus **
20 - Athens, Greece at Gagarin 205 **
21 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Ydrogeios **
22 - Sofia, Bulgaria at tba **
24 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC **
25 - Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo Club **
26 - Budapest, Hungary Petofi Hall **
27 - Wien, Austria at Planet Music **
28 - Zlin, Czech Republic at Hala Novesta **
29 - Krakow, Poland at Club Studio **
30 - Warszawa Stodola **

May
3 - Tallinn, Estonia at Rock Cafe **
4 - St. Petersburg, Rusia at DS Jubileiny **
5 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia **
7 - Umea, Sweden at Idun / Folkets Hus **
8 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan **
9 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller **
10 - Göteborg, Sweden atTrädgarn **
11 - Malmö, Sweden atKB **
12 - Osnabrück, Germany Halle Gartlage **

* - Masterplan, Rose Tattoo and guest
** - Masterplan and guest

As previously reported, Masterplan drummer Uli Kusch (ex-HELLOWEEN) and guitarist Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween) have started the recordings for their third album. According to Kusch's website a replacement for JORN LANDE, who left the band in early May, will be confirmed soon. The band's final show with Lande at the mic was their August 8th gig at Lokersefeesten in Belgium.

SAXON: South American/Mexican Tour Dates Confirmed -

Veteran British heavy metal band SAXON has lined up the following South American/Mexican tour dates in October:

Oct. 07 - MEX - Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes / Live 'n' Louder Festival
Oct. 08 - MEX - Chihuahua El Quevedo (2)
Oct. 11 - ARG - Buenos Aires Teatro Flores (1)
Oct. 12 - ARG - Buenos Aires Teatro Flores (1)
Oct. 14 - BRA - Sao Paulo Arena Skol Anhembi / Live 'n' Louder Festival
Oct. 15 - BRA - Floroanopolis TBA

(1) w/ STRATOVARIUS
(2) w/ AFTER FOREVER

Steamhammer/SPV released SAXON's brand-new live album, "The Eagle Has Landed Pt. III", in the U.S. on June 27, featuring the first new recordings with drummer Nigel Glockler, who recently returned to the SAXON fold following an extended creative break. "The Eagle Has Landed Pt. III" was recorded by two different line-ups: the cuts from 2004 feature drummer Jörg Michael, the 2005 material presents Nigel Glockler. Consisting, next to Glocker, of founding members Biff Byford (vocals) and Paul Quinn (guitar) plus the long-serving Nibbs Carter (bass) and Doug Scarratt (guitar), SAXON are still one of the hottest contemporary live acts.

SAXON - Rescheduled UK Tour Dates Announced


UK metal legends SAXON have rescheduled their recently cancelled UK live dates that were set to commence on February 28th because singer Biff Byford had "a throat infection and bad case of flu," according to band manager Thomas Jensen. The new dates are now as follows:

May
14 - Manchester, UK at Academy 2
15 - London, UK at Astoria
16 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City
17 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre
19 - Glasgow, Scotland at Garage
20 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall
21 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange
23 - Belfast, Ireland at Spring & Airbrake

As previously reported, Byford's My Planet Rocks radio show will be aired tonight (Saturday, February 24th) at 7PM and it will be repeated again next Thursday, March 1st. To tune in visit: www.planetrock.com .

SAXON - Tourblog And Podcast Online


SAXON's webmaster has issued the following update:

"Sitting here near Frankfurt, Germany for the rehearsals we just put online our first Podcast! We will try to put them on reguarly! Also Biff (Byford - vocals), Doug (Scarratt - guitar), Paul (Quinn - guitar), Nibbs (Carter - bass) and Nigel (Glockler - drums) will fill the blog with their tour diary to get the latest happenings right through to you. You can subscribe to the Podcast with iTunes here or got to this here."

Saxon's upcoming tour schedule in support of their forthcoming album, Inner Sanctum, are as follows:

March
10 - Antwerpen, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands at Paradiso
13 - Köln, Germany at Live Music Hall *
14 - Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle *
15 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle (with PHARO)
16 - Berlin, Germany at Huxleys Neue Welt *
17 - Leipzig, Germany at Haus Auensee*
18 - Lichtenfels, Germany at Stadthalle *
20 - Stuttgart, Germany at Longhorn/LKA
21 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7
22 - Toulouse, France at Havana Cafe
23 - Madrid, Spain at Macumba
24 - Bergara, Spain at Sala Jam
25 - Barcelona, Spain at Razzmatazz
26 - Valencia, Spain at Heineken Greenspace
29 - Lyon, France at Transbordeur
30 - Paris, France at Elysee Montmartre

April
12 - Saarbrücken, Germany at Garag **
13 - Langen, Germany at Stadthalle **
14 - München, Germany at Große Elser Halle **
15 - Mailand, Italy at Alcatraz **
16 - Firenze, Italy at Viper **
17 - Rome, Italy at Alpheus **
20 - Athens, Greece at Gagarin 205
21 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Ydrogeios
22 - Skopje, Mazedonia at MKC
24 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC
25 - Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo Club
26 - Budapest, Hungary Petofi Hall
27 - Wien, Austria at Planet Music
28 - Zlin, Czech Republic at Hala Novesta
29 - Krakow, Poland at Club Studio
30 - Warszawa, Poland at Stodola

May
3 - Tallinn, Estonia at Rock Cafe
5 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia *
6 - Oulu, Finland at Teatria *
8 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan *
9 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller *
10 - Göteborg, Sweden atTrädgarn *
11 - Malmö, Sweden atKB *
12 - Osnabrück, Germany Halle Gartlage *
13 - Hardenberg, Holland at Podium *
14 - Manchester, UK at Academy 2
15 - London, UK at Astoria
16 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City
17 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre
19 - Glasgow, Scotland at Garage
20 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall
21 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange
23 - Belfast, Ireland at Spring & Airbrake

- all dates feature MASTERPLAN as support
* with ROSE TATTOO
** with HELLFUELED

SAXON - Photos Available From Amsterdam Date; Setlist Revealed

SAXON, along with MASTERPLAN and MENNEN, performed at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Holland on March 11th. Metal-Experience.com has uploaded a string of photos from the gig at this location.

On the date Saxon performed the following setlist:
'State Of Grace',
'Let Me Feel Your Power',
'If I Was You',
'Killing Ground',
'Witchfinder General',
'The Great White Buffalo',
'(Requiem) We Will Remember',
'Power And The Glory',
'Are We Travellers In Time',
'Forever Free',
'Red Star Falling',
'To Hell And Back Again',
'I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)',
'Atilla The Hun',
'Dallas 1 PM',
'747 (Strangers In The Night)',
'And The Bands Played On',
'Princess Of The Night',
'Wheels of Steel',
'Denim And Leather',
'Ashes To Ashes'.

In other news, Saxon has announced a show for Prague, Czech Republic on September 19th at the Retro Music Hall. More details will be announced soon. The band's current tour schedule is as follows:

April
20 - Athens, Greece at Gagarin 205
21 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Ydrogeios
22 - Skopje, Mazedonia at MKC
24 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC
25 - Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo Club
26 - Budapest, Hungary Petofi Hall
27 - Wien, Austria at Planet Music
28 - Zlin, Czech Republic at Hala Novesta
29 - Krakow, Poland at Club Studio
30 - Warszawa, Poland at Stodola

May
3 - Tallinn, Estonia at Rock Cafe
5 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia *
6 - Oulu, Finland at Teatria *
8 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan *
9 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller *
10 - Göteborg, Sweden atTrädgarn *
11 - Malmö, Sweden atKB *
12 - Osnabrück, Germany Halle Gartlage *
13 - Hardenberg, Holland at Podium *
14 - Manchester, UK at Academy 2
15 - London, UK at Astoria
16 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City
17 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre
19 - Glasgow, Scotland at Garage
20 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall
21 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange
23 - Belfast, Ireland at Spring & Airbrake

- all dates feature MASTERPLAN as support
* with ROSE TATTOO
** with HELLFUELED

SAXON - New Podcast Featuring Biff Byford Available

There is a new SAXON podcast online where singer Biff Byford is podcasting from the ferry on their way to Helsinki, Finland. Click here to download.

As previously reported, Saxon are currently on the road in Europe in support of their latest album, The Inner Sanctum. Their schedule is now as follows:

May
8 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan *
9 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller *
10 - Göteborg, Sweden atTrädgarn *
11 - Malmö, Sweden atKB *
12 - Osnabrück, Germany Halle Gartlage *
13 - Hardenberg, Holland at Podium *
14 - Manchester, UK at Academy 2
15 - London, UK at Astoria
16 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City
17 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre
19 - Glasgow, Scotland at Garage
20 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall
21 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange
23 - Belfast, Ireland at Spring & Airbrake

June
29 - Dischingen, Germany at Rock am Härtsfeldsee

July
2 - Winterthur, Switzerland at Spirit Of Rock Festival

August
2 - Wacken, Germany at Wacken Open Air
11 - Balve, Germany at Rock am Schloß

September
14 - Nürnberg, Germany at Löwensaal
15 - Strasbourg, France at La Laiterie
16 - Magny Cours, France at Bol D'or
18 - Salzburg, Austria Rockhouse
19 - Praha, Czech Republic at Retro Music Hall
20 - Budapest, Hungary at Petofi Hall
9 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC
9 - Zagreb, Croatia Boogaloo Club

- all dates feature MASTERPLAN as support
* with ROSE TATTOO

Upcoming Saxon live dates include:

June
2 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Spirit Of Rock
29 - Dischingen, Germany - Rock am Härtsfeldsee

August
2 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
11 - Balve, Germany - Rock am Schloß

September
14 - Nürnberg, Germany - Löwensaal
15 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
16 - Hohenems, Austria - Eventcenter
18 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
19 - Praha, Czech Republic - Retro Music Hall
20 - Budapest, Hungary - Petofi Hall
21 - Beograd, Serbia - SKC
22 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo Club

October
20 - Tokyo, Japan - Loudpark Festival

SAXON Postpone European Dates From September - December

SAXON have issued the following message in regards to their upcoming tour plans:

"In case of serious operation of Saxon singer Biff (Byford)'s wife we have to postpone planned shows from September to December 2007. Please check the new dates in the Tour Dates section!"

Saxon's tour itinerary is now as follows:

July
31 - Elmshorn / Horst, Germany - Elbmarschenhalle

August
2 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
11 - Balve, Germany - Rock am Schlob

October
18 - Moscow, Russia - Apelsin Club
21 - Tokyo, Japan - Loudpark Festival
22 - Osaka, Japan - Loudpark Festival

November
9 - Minehead, England - Hard Rock Hell Festival

December
9 - Hohenems, Austria - Event Center
10 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
12 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
14 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
15 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle
16 - Nürnberg, Germany - Löwensaal
17 - Prag, Czech Republic - Retro Music Hall

SAXON To Play New Year's Eve Festival In Bulgaria




UK metal legends SAXON are confirmed for the New Year's Eve Festival
(December 31st, 2007) in Kavarna, Bulgaria.

Check out Saxon's complete tour schedule at this location.