Saxon's 2012 Concert History

Saxon is an English heavy metal band formed in 1977 in Barnsley. Originally called Son of a Bitch. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. They had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart and chart success all over Europe and Japan, as well as success in the United States. During the 1980s, Saxon established themselves among Europe's most successful metal acts.

Saxon had 14 concerts in 2012

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 08, 2012
Saxon
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Patronaat Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 21, 2012
"Hamburg Metal Dayz" / Audrey Horne / Kill Devil Hill / Saxon / Dezperadoz / Djerv

Hamburg Metal Dayz

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Markthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 05, 2012
Dio Disciples / Ministry / Saxon / In Flames / Machine Head

Lokerse Feesten 2012

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Grote Kaai Lokeren, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 04, 2012
Toto / Saxon / Magnum / Pretty Maids
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Stadthalle Sursee Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland
Aug 02, 2012 –
Aug 04, 2012
Wacken Open Air 2012
Agro / Amaranthe / Amon Amarth / Athonite / Aura Noir / Axel Rudi Pell / Betontod / Blaas of Glory / Blechblos’n / Broilers / BugGirl / Channel Zero / Chthonic / Circle II Circle / Cold Snap / Coroner / Corpse Garden / Cradle of Filth / Crimes of Passion / D-A-D / Danko Jones (Spoken Word) / Dark Funeral / Darkest Hour / Dead by April / Decapitated / Delain / Devil's Note / Diablo Swing Orchestra / Dimmu Borgir / Dio Disciples / Disquiet / Djerv / DRI / Ease of Disgust / Edguy / Electric Hellride / Electric Wizard (Kurzfristig abgesagt) / Eisenherz / Endstille / Epsilon / Eschenbach / Exuviated / Faanefjell / Fateful Finality / FDJ / Frantic Amber / Gamma Ray / Gehenna / Ghost Brigade / Gone Postal / Gothic / Graveyard / Hamferd / Hammercult / Hammerfall / Helmut / Henry Rollins (Spoken Word) / Hone your Sense / In Extremo / In Flames / Ingrimm / Inquisitor / Insomnium / Jim Breuer / Kamelot / Kellermensch / Keule / Kobra and the Lotus / Kylesa / Leaves’ Eyes / Leningrad Cowboys / Liquid Meat / Lord Shades / Machine Head / Mambo Kurt / Manimals / Manticora / Massacre / Megaherz / Midnight Priest / MindthreaT / Ministry / Mono Inc. / Moonspell / Napalm Death / Nasum / Oomph! / Opeth / Overkill / Opifex / Panteón Rococó / Paradise Lost / Rain Shatter / RavenBlood / Red Fang / Riotgod / Russkaja / Rust2Dust / Sacred Reich / Santiano / Sanctuary / Saor Patrol / Saxon / Schandmaul / Scorpions / Sepultura mit Les Tambours du Bronx / Shredhead / Sick of It All / Six Feet Under / Skyline / Suffocated / Suicide Silence / Sylosis / Testament / The Black Dahlia Murder / The BossHoss / The Falling / Torfrock / U.D.O. / Unearth / Victims of Madness / Vogelfrey / Volbeat / Volksmetal / Volxrock / W:O:A Firefighters / Warbringer / Warpath / Warrior Soul / Watain / We Butter the Bread with Butter / Weto / Winterfylleth / Winterstorm / Wölli und die Band des Jahres / Yaksa / Zygnema Show all bands
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Wacken Open Air Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Jul 05, 2012 –
Jul 07, 2012
Getaway rock festival 2012
Amon Amarth / Anathema / August Burns Red / Behemoth / Black Stone Cherry / Corroded / Devin Townsend Project / Dying Fetus / Ghost / Gin n' juice / God Is An Astronaut / Graveyard / HolyHell / Killing Joke / Kings Destroy / Kvelertak / Lillasyster / Manowar / Meshuggah / Ministry / Moonspell / Nationalteatern / Nightwish / Obituary / Raised Fist / Raubtier / Red Fang / Rosetta / Saxon / Satyricon / Skindred / Suicidal Tendencies / The Black Dahlia Murder / Triggerfinger / Warbringer / Yngwie Malmsteen Show all bands
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Gasklockorna Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden
Jun 10, 2012 –
Jun 12, 2012
Download Festival 2012
Metallica / The Prodigy / Slash / Nightwish / Opeth / Biffy Clyro / Tenacious D / Steel Panther / Saxon / Don Broco / Trivium / Little Angels / Terror Vision / Anthrax / Black Label Society / August Burns Red / Rival Sons / Black Spiders / Kyuss Lives! / DevilDriver / Lamb of God / Black Sabbath / Megadeth / Soundgarden Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Jun 09, 2012
Download Festival 2012
Fozzy / Saxon / Black Veil Brides / Trivium / Lost Alone / Fearless Vampire Killers / Steel Panther / Tenacious D / Corey Taylor / Metallica
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Donnington Park Derby, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 09, 2012
Jun 08, 2012 –
Jun 10, 2012
Download Festival 2012
The Prodigy / Chase And Status / Machine Head / Billy Talent / NOFX / Fear Factory / Cancer Bats / Rise To Remain / Slash / Nightwish / Opeth / Little Angels / Europe / Terrorvision / The Quireboys / Red, White and Blues / Six Hour Sundown / Impaled Existence / Silent Descent / Absolute Power / Hounds / Lawnmower Deth / The Defiled / While She Sleeps / Soil / Axewound / Devin Townsend Project / Gallows / The Safety Fire / Voodoo Six / Marmozets / Upon A Burning Body / Dive Bella Dive / Reachback / Dead Hearts / The Jellycats / Broken / With One Last Breath / Yashin / Skindred / Breed 77 / Million Dollar Reload / Neon Fly / As I Lay Dying / Saxon / Black Veil Brides / Trivium / Steel Panther / Tenacious D / Biffy Clyro / Metallica / You Me At Six / Killswitch Engage / Skindred / Kids In Glass Houses / Theory of a Deadman / Four Year Strong / Lower Than Atlantis / Turbonegro / Ginger Wildheart / No Americana / Avosetta / Don Broco / Turbowolf / The Yo-Yos / GUN / Anti-Nowhere League / The Treatment / My Passion / Sylosis / Corey Taylor / The Union / The Mission / Cockney Rejects / Fearless Vampire Killers / Lost Alone / Mallory Knox / Butcher Babies / Acoda / Never Means Maybe / I Divide / Golden Thanks / 4arm / Freebase / Royal Cartel / Six Hour Sundown / GUN / Soil / Red, White and Blues / Heaven's Basement / The Quireboys / Tyla / Stellar Revival / DevilDriver / Kyuss Lives! / Anthrax / Black Label Society / Lamb Of God / Megadeth / Soundgarden / Black Sabbath / Kobra and the Lotus / Black Spiders / We Are the Ocean / August Burns Red / Rival Sons / Sebastian Bach / Ugly Kid Joe / Shinedown / Refused / Dropkick Murphys / Rise Against / Periphery / Ghost / Firewind / Emmure / La Dispute / The James Cleaver Quintet / Shadows Fall / Edguy / Reckless Love / Heaven's Basement / Feed the Rhino / Skarlett Riot / Kamchatka / pitch black / Mechanical Smile / Adelaide / Strangle Kojak / You And What Army / Kopek / With One Last Breath / The Minutes / The Dirty Youth / Hawk Eyes / William Control / Saint Jude / Fearless Vampire Killers / Furyon / Mordecai / Daken / Voodoo Johnson / Sanguine / White Powder Gold Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 08, 2012
Jun 06, 2012 –
Jun 11, 2012
Download Festival 2012
Slash / Nightwish / Machine Head / Billy Talent / Terrorvision / The Quireboys / Metallica / Tenacious D / Steel Panther / Trivium / Black Veil Brides / Saxon / As I Lay Dying / Black Sabbath / Soundgarden / Megadeth / Lamb Of God / Black Label Society / Anthrax / Reckless Love / DevilDriver Show all bands
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Donington Park Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 06, 2012
May 26, 2012
Judas Priest / Saxon / Kobra and the Lotus

Epitaph

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HMV Hammersmith Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
May 24, 2012
Judas Priest / Saxon / Vanderbuyst
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Rodahal Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
May 23, 2012
Judas Priest / Saxon

Epitaph Tour

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Lotto Arena Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Apr 20, 2012 –
Apr 22, 2012
Metal Open Air 2012
Megadeth / Anthrax / Fear Factory / Saxon / Exodus / Blind Guardian / Otep / Symphony X / Obituary / Venom / Annihilator / Sebastian Bach / Gene Simmons / Glenn Hughes / Anvil / Destruction / Orphaned Land / Matanza / U.D.O. / Grave Digger / Stress / Steve Stevens / Duff McKagan / Gilby Clarke / Shaman / Legion Of The Damned / Exciter / Ratos de Porão / Matt Sorum / Dio Disciples / Hangar / Semblant / Almah / Joe Elliott / Andre Matos / Billy Duffy / Ed Roland / Torture Squad / Korzus / Shadowside / Motorocker / Attomica / Mike Inez / Unearthly / Megahertz / Dark Avenger / Drowned / Ácido / Terra Prima / Obskure / Expose Your Hate Show all bands
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Sao Luis, Brazil

Videos from 2012 View All 2012 Videos

Download Festival 2012
Jun 10 - 12, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
  Added by Daniel Dixon

Photos from 2012 View All 2012 Photos

Download Festival 2012 on Jun 8, 2012 [157-small]

Download Festival 2012
Jun 8 - 10, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Download Festival 2012 on Jun 8, 2012 [158-small]

Download Festival 2012
Jun 8 - 10, 2012
 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
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Wacken Open Air 2012 on Aug 2, 2012 [060-small]

Wacken Open Air 2012
Aug 2 - 4, 2012
 Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Genres:

Rock
Metal
Hard Rock
British
Heavy Metal
UK
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Glam Metal
Power Metal
NWOBHM
J-Metal
History
Japanese Heavy Metal
Mythology
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Latest Setlist (04/08/2024):

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  1. The Prophecy
  2. Hell, Fire and Damnation
  3. Motorcycle Man
  4. Sacrifice
  5. There's Something in Roswell
  6. And the Bands Played On
  7. Madame Guillotine
  8. Heavy Metal Thunder
  9. Strong Arm of the Law
  10. Crusader
  11. Dallas 1 PM
  12. Denim and Leather
  13. Wheels of Steel
  14. Princess of the Night

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 58 concerts
2023 16 concerts
2022 38 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 25 concerts
2018 61 concerts
2017 58 concerts
2016 62 concerts
2015 64 concerts
2014 57 concerts
2013 75 concerts
2012 14 concerts
2011 88 concerts
2010 26 concerts
2009 82 concerts
2008 50 concerts
2007 81 concerts
2006 18 concerts
2005 9 concerts
2004 8 concerts
2003 6 concerts
2002 8 concerts
2001 5 concerts
2000 7 concerts
1999 8 concerts
1998 2 concerts
1997 3 concerts
1996 1 concert
1995 7 concerts
1994 1 concert
1993 2 concerts
1992 3 concerts
1991 6 concerts
1990 5 concerts
1988 6 concerts
1987 7 concerts
1986 26 concerts
1985 13 concerts
1984 24 concerts
1983 26 concerts
1982 33 concerts
1981 23 concerts
1980 36 concerts
1979 9 concerts

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Saxanon Nov 23, 2022

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Saxon had?

Saxon has had 1,165 concerts.

What genre is Saxon?

Saxon is most often considered to be Rock, Metal, Hard Rock, British, Heavy Metal, UK, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Glam Metal, Power Metal, NWOBHM, J-Metal, History, Japanese Heavy Metal, and Mythology.

When is the next Saxon concert?

The next Saxon concert is on April 24, 2024 at Hard Rock Event Center, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa in Tampa, Florida, United States. The bands performing are: Uriah Heep / Saxon.

When was the last Saxon concert?

The last Saxon concert was on April 08, 2024 at Zénith Paris, La Villette in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The bands that performed were: Judas Priest / Saxon.

What setlist does Saxon play live?

The songs that Saxon performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 08, 2024 concert at Zénith Paris, La Villette in Paris, Île-de-France, France:

  1. The Prophecy
  2. Hell, Fire and Damnation
  3. Motorcycle Man
  4. Sacrifice
  5. There's Something in Roswell
  6. And the Bands Played On
  7. Madame Guillotine
  8. Heavy Metal Thunder
  9. Strong Arm of the Law
  10. Crusader
  11. Dallas 1 PM
  12. Denim and Leather
  13. Wheels of Steel
  14. Princess of the Night

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