Saxon Announces 40th Anniversary “Castles & Eagles” UK Tour, Live Album


As they have been hinting at, Saxon has announced a 40th-anniversary tour and new live album. The “Castles & Eagles” UK Tour will celebrate the bands’ milestone with a career spanning show at three special venues. For the first time since the 1980’s Saxon return to headlining London’s legendary Hammersmith “Odeon” and Manchester Apollo, together with their largest Scottish show to date at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena in October 2019, with a mega show featuring staples of Saxon shows past, the castle set in its enormity together with the classic Eagle Lighting rig! For London and Manchester, a four-band bill will include Swiss legends Krokus who will play their first and only shows in the UK for many years together with friends and NWOBHM icons Girlschool & Diamond Head. The Eagle Has Landed 40 Live Album 4 is coming out on 2nd 2019 via Silver Lining Music.

The Tour Dates are as follows:

Friday October 18th – Glasgow, Braehead Arena

Saturday October 19th – London, Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith

Sunday October 20th – Manchester, o2 Apollo

Tickets go on Sale Friday January 25th at 10am via the following links:

Glasgow: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk

London & Manchester: https://www.myticket.co.uk

As a special offer to Saxon fans, the band have an exclusive pre-sale offer for

The Eagle Has Landed 40’ from Friday January 18th at 9am UK time.

Fans who pre-order the album from saxon.tmstor.es before 8 am Friday 25th will receive Exclusive UK Tour Ticket Pre-Sale Access with all copies of the album including an exclusive replica of the band’s Donington Monsters Of Rock 1982 set list hand signed by Biff Byford – ready to frame & display!