SAXON ANNOUNCE UK & IRISH DATES FOR THEIR BATTERING RAM TOUR With Special Guests: FASTWAY & GIRLSCHOOL
NWOBHM icons Saxon
have announced 10 dates for the UK leg of their upcoming Battering Ram World
Tour, kicking off in Newcastle on 28 October. They will be joined by special
guests Fastway and Girlschool for
these much-awaited shows.
"Gonna be a great tour with Fastway and Girlschool” - said frontman Biff Byford. “I think
this line up is unique, you don't wanna miss it. Looking forward to
battering some halls… Welcome to the metal church!”
Fastway, the brainchild of ex-Motorhead guitarist Fast
Eddie Clarke, just couldn’t resist getting together to hit the road with Saxon! The band have played one-off dates &
festivals over the past few years since the release of Eat Dog Eat (SPV) in 2011. The current lineup features Fast Eddie
Clarke with Toby Jepson on vocals, Steve Strange on drums and Mama’s Boys’ John
McManus on bass. More info on http://www.fastwayofficial.com
Battering Ram, Saxon’s 21st studio album, was released in October 2015
reaching the UK Top 50 and #12 in Germany. It was described by frontman Biff
Byford as “a natural progression from Sacrifice” with “a bit less
rock’n’roll and a bit more ‘heavy’ on it”. Following its release Saxon hit
Europe with Motorhead for their 40th Anniversary tour, accompanied by
Girlschool. Sadly, the tragic passing of Lemmy in December put an early end to
the tour, and the entire UK leg planned to begin on 16 January was cancelled –
with the exception of a Saxon headlining show in Brighton.
Dates as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
October
28th Newcastle
O2 Academy
29th Glasgow
O2 ABC
30th Belfast* Limelight
November
1st Dublin* Academy
2nd Manchester
O2 Ritz
3rd Bristol
O2 Academy
5th London
O2 Shepherd's Bush
Empire
6th Wolverhampton
Wulfrun Hall
8th Sheffield
O2 Academy
9th Nottingham
Rock City
* Fastway are the
only support on Irish shows.
