Saxon

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

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126

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Last 12 Months Rating

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critic concert
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Real Live Certified

Critics Consensus

Saxon is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 126 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Saxon is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Saxon concert reviews describe live shows and performances as nostalgic.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Saxon concerts? Saxon concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

How much to book?

On tour

Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, (November 5); O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, (November 7); O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, (November 9); O2 City Hall, Newcastle , United Kingdom, (November 11); Bristol Beacon, Bristol, United Kingdom, (November 13); Eventim Apollo, London, United Kingdom, (November 15); Great Hall Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff, United Kingdom, (November 16); Razmatazz, Barcelona, Spain, (April 24); Zénith Nantes Métropole, Saint-Herblain, France, (May 15); Zénith Toulouse Métropole, Toulouse, France, (May 16); Le Zénith, Paris, France, (May 17); Catton Park; Neuborn Open Air Gelände, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom; Wörrstadt, Germany, (August 6; Aug 28);

Artist Info

Genre

metal

Origin

Barnsley, United Kingdom (1976 - present)

Bio

Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in Barnsley, England in 1976. As pioneers of, and at the forefront of the then New Wave of British Heavy Metal the band enjoyed a period of prominence in the UK (including popular chart success) and Europe in the early 1980s, and later the USA and Japan.

Has Performed With

UFO, Fozzy, Fastway, Armored Saint, Anvil

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

May 18, 2024

British heavy metal mainstays Uriah Heep, Saxon bring “Hell, Fire & Chaos” to Rialto Square

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Buzz Magazine (UK)

November 18, 2022

SAXON + DIAMOND HEAD transport St. David’s Hall back to the British metal new wave

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Backseat Mafia

February 6, 2022

As the evening descended upon us and I approached the Apollo for the early door time of 17

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 24, 2021

When festival season was wiped out last year thanks to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, for us music fans, it felt a hammerblow with our summer being quiet and solitary away from the buzz of a packed crown or the roar of amplified noise on an outdoor stage.

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The Arts STL (USA)

April 8, 2018

Saxon Live In Concert

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Buzz Magazine (UK)

February 27, 2018

With riffs to give Iron Maiden a run for their money, they definitely made a few new fans this evening.

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Louder Sound

December 1, 2016

Two of these acts were to have supported Motorhead on that band’s final tour, while ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke, a member during the glory years of the 80s, had been lined up for a cameo at Hammersmith.

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