Biff Byford Updates Fans on His Health, Saxon Tour Dates, and Upcoming Solo Single


Biff Byford of Saxon has been home recovering from an emergency heart operation that put his band Saxon off the road, has given one of his customary Friday updates on Twitter. Biff is making progress on his recovery and hopes to start exercising in December. On the music front, Saxon is booking more “big shows” in addition to their previously announced career retrospective headline shows in the United Kingdon and Germany. Biff will also be releasing a new solo single on December 13th., the title track from his upcoming solo album The School of Hard Knocks. He is also putting together a solo band to tour behind the album. Great news all around Biff! Continue reading


Saxon’s Biff Byford Needs Immediate Heart Surgery, Band Postpones Remaining 2019 Shows


Legendary British Heavy Metal band Saxon, who was prepping for their 40th-anniversary tour, has had to postpone all remaining tour dates in 2019. Frontman Biff Byford needs immediate surgery for a heart problem and his and his post-op recovery period will last into 2020. Biff sent a message to fans to update them. Some dates will be rescheduled and some will need to be canceled. Details below. Continue reading