"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
86
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Based on
8
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
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
White Oak Music Hall, Houston, United States (March 20); Memorial da America Latina, Sao Paulo, Brazil (May 2); Mister Rock, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (May 4); Opiniao, Porto Alegre, Brazil (May 6); El Teatro Flores, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina (May 8); Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile (May 11); Wacken, Wacken, Germany (July 30)
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
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British heavy metal mainstays Uriah Heep, Saxon bring “Hell, Fire & Chaos” to Rialto Square
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.
They helped define the sound of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal along with bands like Diadmond Head, Raven and acts that broke into the mainstream such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motorhead.
