Saxon Concert History

Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in Barnsley in 1975. As one of the key acts of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they achieved significant commercial success during the 1980s, including eight UK Top 40 albums, four UK Top 10 albums, and two Top 5 albums. The band also released numerous hit singles on the UK Singles Chart and achieved international success in Europe, South America, Japan, the United States, and Canada. They have sold more than 23 million records worldwide and remain an active touring band.

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Saxon Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 104)

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 10, 1986
Saxon

Rock the Nations

Ritz Cinema Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
Oct 09, 1986
Saxon

Rock the Nations

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Odeon Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 08, 1986
Saxon / Loudness

Rock The Nations Tour

Odeon Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Oct 07, 1986
Saxon / Loudness
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Newcastle City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Oct 06, 1986
Saxon / Loudness Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 05, 1986
Saxon

Saxon @ O2 Apollo Manchester

O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Oct 04, 1986
Saxon
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Guildhall Preston, England, United Kingdom
Aug 23, 1986
Saxon / Outlaws / John Waite / Rough Cutt / Skagarack

Reading Festival Day 2

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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 1986 –
Aug 24, 1986
Reading Rock 1986
Dog'ouse / Larry Miller / THE BOLSHOI / Twenty Flight Rockers / The Mission / march violets / Balaam and the Angel / Dr. and the Medics / Killing Joke / Skagarack / Outside Edge / It Bites / FM / Graham Parker & the Fact / Buddy Curtess and the Grasshoppers / Ruby Turner / Rough Cutt / John waite and the no brakes band / Outlaws / Saxon / The Cardiacs / Well Well Well / Thrashing Doves / Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts / Cherry Bombz / The Enid / New Model Army / Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction / Chiefs Of Relief / Lords Of The New Church / Hawkwind Show all bands
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Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 20, 1986
Saxon
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Rock City Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Aug 19, 1986
Saxon
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Dollars and Dimes Bradford, England, United Kingdom
May 11, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

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Georgios Kamaras Stadium Athens, Attica, Greece
May 07, 1986
Saxon / Sinner / Talon
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Zollern-Alb-Halle Albstadt, Germany
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May 06, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

Kongresshalle Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
May 05, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

Elzberghalle Dallau, Germany
May 04, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

Mehrzweckhalle Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany
May 03, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

Steigerwaldhalle Burgebrach, Germany
Apr 29, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

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Arena Wien Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Apr 28, 1986
Saxon Miskolc Városi Szabadidőközpont Generali Aréna Miskolc, Hungary
Apr 27, 1986
Saxon

Innocence Is No Excuse

Sportcsarnok Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary

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Iron Maiden / Saxon / Fastway on Jul 8, 1983 [306-small]

Iron Maiden / Saxon / Fastway
Jul 8, 1983
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 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Jun 3 - 6, 2026
 Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland
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Jul 18, 2026
 Maidstone, United Kingdom
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Hard Rock
British
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Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Heavy Metal
Speed Metal
Glam Metal
Power Metal
NWOBHM
J-Metal
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Mythology
History
Japanese Heavy Metal
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  1. The Prophecy
  2. Hell, Fire and Damnation
  3. Power and the Glory
  4. Dogs of War
  5. And the Bands Played On
  6. Madame Guillotine
  7. Sacrifice
  8. The Eagle Has Landed
  9. Heavy Metal Thunder
  10. Dallas 1 PM
  11. Motorcycle Man
  12. Strong Arm of the Law
  13. Wheels of Steel
  14. Denim and Leather
  15. Crusader
  16. Never Surrender
  17. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  18. Princess of the Night

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 11 concerts
2026 33 concerts
2025 61 concerts
2024 77 concerts
2023 43 concerts
2022 56 concerts
2021 7 concerts
2020 6 concerts
2019 37 concerts
2018 87 concerts
2017 65 concerts
2016 75 concerts
2015 86 concerts
2014 65 concerts
2013 89 concerts
2012 24 concerts
2011 116 concerts
2010 35 concerts
2009 84 concerts
2008 57 concerts
2007 93 concerts
2006 32 concerts
2005 39 concerts
2004 41 concerts
2003 42 concerts
2002 32 concerts
2001 42 concerts
2000 47 concerts
1999 40 concerts
1998 45 concerts
1997 46 concerts
1996 13 concerts
1995 62 concerts
1994 7 concerts
1993 29 concerts
1992 27 concerts
1991 84 concerts
1990 73 concerts
1989 14 concerts
1988 52 concerts
1987 28 concerts
1986 111 concerts
1985 43 concerts
1984 77 concerts
1983 80 concerts
1982 96 concerts
1981 95 concerts
1980 115 concerts
1979 47 concerts
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Nov 23, 2022

SAXON deliver a full throttle masterclass in metal. Giants! 1979-2022 and still accelerating....magnificent!

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