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This page is Part II of the 2023 concerts.

SAXON ANNOUNCE NEW TOURING GUITARIST
Following the official announcement on March 10th 2023 that founding SAXON guitarist PAUL QUINN will step down from touring duties, the band are very pleased to announce that BRIAN TATLER from DIAMOND HEAD will be appearing with Saxon for shows starting July 2023.

Biff Byford “We welcome our good friend Brian Tatler aboard the Saxon battleship on our live journey across the World … Bring It On!!”

Brian joins fellow Guitarist Doug Scarratt, Bassist Nibbs Carter, Drummer Nigel Glockler and Vocalist Biff Byford for shows starting 7th July in Athens Greece but will continue to be a member of Diamond Head.

Saxon’s Summer European Tour Schedule is as follows:

Friday July 7th – GREECE, Athens – Rockwave Festival

Monday July 10th – SWEDEN, Knislinge – Time To Rock Festival

Thursday July 13th – GERMANY, Balingen – Bang Your Head Festival

Saturday July 22nd – ITALY, Cremona – Luppolo In Rock Festival

Saturday July 29th – GERMANY, Pyras – Classic Rock Night Festival

Saturday August 5th – SWEDEN, Rejmyre – Skogsrojet Festival

Saturday August 12th – DENMARK, Horsens – Jailbreak Festival

Saxon’s latest album “More Inspirations” featuring a selection of cover tunes from bands that influenced the band over the years is out now on Silver Lining Music

Photo Credit: Paradise Through a Lens

2023, Jul 7: Terra Vibe in Malakása, Greece

Note; This is the first show with Brian Tatler of Diamond Head filling in for Paul Quinn

Set list

  1. Motorcycle Man
  2. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  3. Thunderbolt
  4. Wheels of Steel
  5. Heavy Metal Thunder
  6. Strong Arm of the Law
  7. Ride Like the Wind (chosen by the audience over Never Surrender) (Christopher Cross Cover)
  8. Dallas 1 PM
  9. Denim and Leather
  10. 20,000 Ft
  11. Crusader
  12. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  13. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Jul 8: Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

NOTE: Full set played with Paul Quinn

Set list

  1. Motorcycle Man
  2. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  3. Thunderbolt
  4. Wheels of Steel
  5. Heavy Metal Thunder
  6. Strong Arm of the Law
  7. Never Surrender
  8. Dallas 1 PM
  9. Denim and Leather
  10. Crusader
  11. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Jul 10: Folkets Park in Knislinge, Skåne County, Sweden

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Wheels of Steel
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Strong Arm of the Law
  9. Metalhead
  10. Never Surrender
  11. Dallas 1 PM
  12. Denim and Leather (with Uli Jon Roth)
  13. 20,000 Ft
  14. Crusader

Encore

  1. 747 (Strangers in the Night) (with Uli Jon Roth)
  2. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Jul 14: Day off

2023, Jul 15: Turbinenhalle 2 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Metalhead
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Living on the Limit
  11. Crusader
  12. Strong Arm of the Law
  13. Solid Ball of Rock
  14. And the Bands Played On
  15. Wheels of Steel
  16. The Pilgrimage
  17. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  18. Denim and Leather
  19. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Jul 16: Hyde Park in Osnabrück, Germany

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Metalhead
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Living on the Limit
  11. Crusader
  12. Strong Arm of the Law
  13. Solid Ball of Rock
  14. And the Bands Played On
  15. Wheels of Steel
  16. The Pilgrimage
  17. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  18. Denim and Leather
  19. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

On the way to Italy

2023, Jul 22: Parco Ex Colonie Padane in Cremona, Lombardy, Italy

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Metalhead
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Crusader
  11. Strong Arm of the Law
  12. Solid Ball of Rock
  13. And the Bands Played On
  14. Wheels of Steel
  15. The Pilgrimage
  16. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  17. Denim and Leather
  18. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Jul 28: Eventhalle Airport in Obertraubling, Bavaria, Germany

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Metalhead
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Crusader
  12. The Eagle Has Landed
  13. Strong Arm of the Law
  14. Solid Ball of Rock
  15. And the Bands Played On
  16. Wheels of Steel
  17. The Pilgrimage
  18. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  19. Denim and Leather
  20. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Jul 29: Brauereigutshof in Pyras, Bavaria, Germany

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Thunderbolt
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Crusader
  11. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  12. Strong Arm of the Law
  13. Solid Ball of Rock
  14. And the Bands Played On
  15. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  3. Denim and Leather
  4. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Aug 5: Rejmyre Skola in Rejmyre, Östergötland County, Sweden

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dallas 1 PM
  6. Heavy Metal Thunder
  7. Sacrifice
  8. Crusader
  9. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  10. Strong Arm of the Law
  11. Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Wheels of Steel
  14. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  15. Denim and Leather
  16. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Aug 11: Sverresborg Trøndelag Folk Museum in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Recordings

2023, Aug 12: Fængslet in Horsens, Central Jutland, Denmark

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Strong Arm of the Law
  5. Crusader
  6. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  7. Dallas 1 PM
  8. Denim and Leather
  9. Wheels of Steel
  10. 747 (Strangers in the Night)
  11. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

Promotion poster South America tour

2023, Nov 14: Ópera de Arame in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Sacrifice
  9. Crusader ((The audience could choose between Broken Heroes, Ride Like The Wind or Crusader))
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Strong Arm of the Law / Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night)

Encore 2

  1. Denim and Leather
  2. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Nov 15: Tokio Marine Hall in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Sacrifice
  9. Crusader (The audience could choose between Broken Heroes, Ride Like The Wind or Crusader)
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Fábio Lione, known as the singer for Angra/Rhapsody, joined the band to sing this song) (with Fabio Lione) (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Dogs of War / Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Never Surrender
  14. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night) (Quick participation from Tim “Ripper” Owens, who was in attendance.)

Encore 2

  1. Denim and Leather
  2. Princess of the Night

Encore 3

  1. Strong Arm of the Law

Venue

Recordings

2023, Nov 17: Mister Rock Bar in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Sacrifice
  9. Crusader
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Dogs of War / Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night)

Encore 2

  1. Denim and Leather
  2. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recordings

2023, Nov 18: Toinha Brasil Show in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Sacrifice
  9. Crusader
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Strong Arm of the Law / Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Never Surrender
  14. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night)

Encore 2

  1. Denim and Leather
  2. Princess of the Night

Venue

Recording

2023, Nov 20: El Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Sacrifice
  9. Crusader (The band gave the public a choice between Broken Heroes, Crusader and Ride Like the Wind)
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Dogs of War / Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Never Surrender
  14. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night)

Encore 2

  1. Denim and Leather
  2. Princess of the Night

Encore 3

  1. Strong Arm of the Law

Venue

Recordings

2023, Nov 22: Blondie in Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile

Set list

  1. Carpe Diem (Seize the Day)
  2. Motorcycle Man
  3. Age of Steam
  4. Power and the Glory
  5. Dambusters
  6. Dallas 1 PM
  7. Heavy Metal Thunder
  8. Sacrifice
  9. Crusader (the band gave the public a choice between “Broken Heroes”, “Ride Like the Wind” and “Crusader”)
  10. Ride Like the Wind (Christopher Cross Cover)
  11. Dogs of War / Solid Ball of Rock
  12. And the Bands Played On
  13. Never Surrender
  14. Wheels of Steel

Encore

  1. The Pilgrimage
  2. 747 (Strangers in the Night)

Encore 2

  1. Denim and Leather
  2. Princess of the Night
  3. Strong Arm of the Law

Venue

Recordings

2023, Nov 24: Auditorio Mayor CUN in Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia

2023, Nov 26: Guanamor Teatro Studio in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

2023, Nov 29: Café Iguana in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

2023, Dec 1: Pistoleros House of Shows in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

End of Carpe Diem World Tour

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