THE new wave of British heavy metal icons Saxon will play Bristol's O2 Academy on November 3 as part of the UK leg of their upcoming Battering Ram World Tour.
They will be joined by special guests Fastway and Girlschool.
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 UK leg planned to begin on January 16 was cancelled - bar a Saxon headlining show in Brighton.
Joining Saxon and Girlschool on the new dates will be Fastway, the brainchild of ex-Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke with UFO bassist Pete Way.
The current line up features Fast Eddie Clarke with Toby Jepson on vocals, Steve Strange on drums and Mama’s Boys’ John McManus on bass.
More info on www.fastwayofficial.com. Tickets on sale via myticket.co.uk and seetickets.com
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