{"id":647188,"date":"2026-06-19T13:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/647188\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:11:11","slug":"pre-sale-saxon-announce-february-2027-uk-ireland-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/647188\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-sale: Saxon announce February 2027 UK & Ireland tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yorkshire metal titans Saxon<\/a> have announced an 11-date UK tour for February 2027. <\/p>\n

The concerts are the first confirmed dates of Saxon\u2019s new Gods of Thunder World Tour, and band kick off at Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Saturday 13th February before playing Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Cardiff, Bristol, Southampton and London. <\/p>\n

Making the tour extra special, Saxon will revive their legendary 30-foot mechanised Eagle for all UK and Ireland shows, apart from Cardiff due to venue restrictions. <\/p>\n

Fans can also expect the return of Saxon\u2019s celebrated Castles & Eagles stage production, promising one of the most spectacular live presentations in the band\u2019s history. <\/p>\n

Planet Rock Tickets<\/a> has a 24-hour pre-sale to Saxon\u2019s UK shows (except Belfast) that starts at 10am on Thursday 25th June. General sale follows on Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to make the Gods of Thunder UK & Ireland tour extra special,\u201d says Biff Byford<\/a>. \u201cAnd what better way than to fly our beloved Saxon Eagle again… Get ready for take-off!\u201d <\/p>\n

The February 2027 will support the release of Saxon\u2019s 25th studio album<\/a>, which lands early next year via Silver Lining Music. <\/p>\n

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