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TOUR STATISTICS

Number of Concerts: 70

Number of Countries: 3

England

Wales

Scotland

Press news article

Source Martin Corky McCall with kind permission

1979, Feb 7: Princeville, Bradford, England

Set list

Judgement Day

Still Fit to Boogie

Ann Marie

Stallions of the Highway

Drum Solo

See the Light Shining

Militia Guard

Bap Shoo Ap

Big Teaser

Backs to the Wall

Street Fighting Gang

Guitar Solo

Stallions of the Highway

Recordings

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 66′
Audio quality: E

CD Bootleg (probably the oldest bootleg recording)

Recordings

Venue

1979, Mar 5: The Hamilton, Birkenhead England (with Slade)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

SOAB 1979, May 18: Boilermaker Social Club, Sunderland

Source Brian Potts

1979, May 19: Civic Hall, Barnsley, England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

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1979, May 21: Release of Debut Album

1979, Jul 6 1979: Nine Volts,  Port Talbot, Wales (Probably !)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Jul 7: Royal Naval Club, Tonypandy, Wales (Probably !)

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Jul 9: Maxims, Barrow in Furness (Probably !)

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

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1979, July 13: Bradford, Princeville

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Jul 14: Civic Hall, Guildford, England (with Iron Maiden and Samson)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Guildford Civic Hall – Closed 2004 and demolished. A replacement facility named ‘G Live’ was built on the same site and opened in 2011.
Year and location unknown

1979, Jul 20: Venue: Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

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1979, July 23: Spennymoore Recreation Centre, Spennymoore

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Jul 24: Saxon’s first single Stallions Of The Highway reached number 1.

The first single taken from the album was Big Teaser c/w Stallions of the Highway (CAR 118). Although Stallions was the band’s first single in the nation’s heavy metal charts, it eventually reached number one in the Powerhouse chart on July 24th 1979

The single was re-released on 28 June 1980 and stayed 2 weeks in the charts with a peak position on number 66.

1979, Jul 26: Cornforth Supporters Club, Cornforth

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

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1979, Aug 11: Porterhouse Club, Retford, England UK

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Aug 11: Review first Saxon LP in Sounds

1979, Aug 16: Thornaby Club, Thornaby England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Aug 17: Locarno, Sunderland England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Locarno Ballroom Sunderland – Part of the Mecca Centre. Demolished 2012

1979, Aug 18: Sounds add

1979, Aug 20: Music Machine, London, England (with Iron Maiden and Witchfire)

Official announcement: Saxon debut in London
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Set list

Unknown, Set list wanted

Venue

Iron Maiden on stage with Saxon back drop of the first album cover [Music Machine, Camden Palace – 20 august]

1979, Aug 24: Montgomery Hall, Wath Upon Dearne England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

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Newspaper article, Iron Maiden didn’t play at this concert

1979, Aug 26 : Fforde Grene Hotel, Leeds England

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Sep 07: Norbreck Castle, Blackpool

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Sep 14: Coatham Bowl, Redcar, England (with Whitesnake)

1979, Sep 15: JB’s, Dudley, England (?? with Iron Maiden ??)

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Set list

Unknown, Set list wanted

Venue

JB’s Dudley – Closed 2011
1979, location unknown

1979, Sep 17: London, Music Machine (with Iron Maiden)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

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1979, Sep 21: Dundee Technical College

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Biff Byford: "The late 70s were a wasteland – Saxon came out of ...

1979, Sep 22: Nottingham Boat Club

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

SAXON -= UK rock group with Bif Byford on vocals in 1980. Photo ...

1979, Sep 23: Brighton New Regent

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Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

It had to be raw and dangerous' – Def Leppard, Saxon and Venom on ...

1979, Sep 24: London Music Machine (With Angel Witch & Prayin’ Mantis)

Source picture: Russell Tregent with kind permission

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Sep 25: Glasgow University

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Sep 28: Port Talbot Nine Volts Wales

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Sep 29: Tonypandy Naval Club Wales

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Check picture

1979, Sep 30: Newbridge Memorial Wales

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Eldon Street Barbers, Barnsley.

1979, Oct 5: Wolverhampton Lafayette

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Wolverhampton Lafayette – Closed, now a Bingo Hall.

1979, Oct 12: Middlesborough Rock Garden

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Oct 13: UMIST, Manchester University, England (with Iron Maiden and Nutz)

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway Stand Up and Be Counted

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Year and location unknown

1979, Oct 19: The Village, Newport England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

1979, Oct 22: Routes, Exeter England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Exeter Routes – Also known as Samanthas, Oakies, Rootes. Now called The Riverside Christian Centre.

1979, Nov 2: 76 Club, Burton upon Trent, England UK (NOT SURE this happened)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979 Slade tour dates, some of these dates are supported by Saxon and Def Leppard

1979 Slade dates (Oct 3 – Oct 22)

03 October 1979 – Cardiff, University – Def Leppard

04 October 1979 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall – Def Leppard

05 October 1979 – Southampton, University (Saxon played Wolverhampton)

06 October 1979 – Norwich, University of East Anglia – Def Leppard

08 October 1979 – Birkenhead, Hamilton Club – Def Leppard

09 October 1979 – Edinburgh, Tiffany’s (Unknown).

11 October 1979 – Leicester, Bailey’s – Saxon (confirmation Graham)

12 October 1979 – London, City University (Saxon played Middlesborough)

13 October 1979 – Nottingham, University – Def Leppard (Saxon played Manchester)

15 October 1979 – Cleethorpes, Bunnies (Unknown).

16 October 1979 – Cleethorpes, Bunnies (Unknown).

19 October 1979 – Birmingham, Barbarellas (Saxon played Newport)

21 October 1979 – Dunstable, Civic Hall (Unknown).

22 October 1979 – Sheffield, Top Rank (Saxon played Exeter)

1979, Nov 8: Release of second single Backs to The Wall from the Debut Album

Their second single Backs To The Wall c/w Militia Guard (CAR129) also reached the top in the Powerhouse charts in January 1980. The single was released to coincide with a nationwide tour as special guests of MOTORHEAD. The tour, which began on November 10th at the Bracknell Sports Centre, took the band to all the major venues around the nation, including three nights at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. The tour ended on December 16th at the specially arranged Christmas concert there. The single was re-released on 28 June 1980, stayed 2 weeks in the charts with a peak position on number 64.
Source: Sounds November 3

1979, Nov 9: Notre Dame Hall, London

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Square – Now called Leicester Square Theatre.

BOMBER TOUR 79

Announcement Saxon as support act Motorhead Bomber Tour

Source: NME October 20
Source: Sounds October 27
Source NME November 10
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Promotion poster
Year and location unknown
Source

1979, Nov 10: Bracknell Sports Centre

Set list

Unknown, Set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 11: A.B.C., Chester England UK

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

A.B.C. Chester – Closed 1990, now part of Primarks clothing store.
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1979, Nov 12: Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Set list

Unknown, Set list wanted

Venue

Location and year unknown

1979, Nov 13: Bristol Colston Hall

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Bristol Colston Hall – Now called Bristol Beacon.
Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 14: De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Venue

new wave of british heavy metal — kalistka: 1979 Saxon

1979, Nov 15: Derby Assembly Rooms

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Derby Assembly Rooms – Closed after a fire in 2014.
Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 16: Birmingham Odeon

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 17: Lancaster University, Lancaster, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway Stand Up and Be Counted

Source: Colin Sumner with kind permission
Source: Colin Sumner with kind permission
Source: Colin Sumner with kind permission
Source: Colin Sumner with kind permission
Source: Colin Sumner with kind permission

1979, Nov 18: Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England

Promotion poster

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Documentary Bomber Years

1979, Nov 19: Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Venue

Apollo Theatre Glasgow – Closed 1985, demolished 1987.
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1979, Nov 20: Aberdeen Capitol

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 21: Edinburgh Odeon

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 22: Victoria Hall, Hanley, England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 23: St George’s Hall, Bradford, England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Nov 24: Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 25: Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 26: Hammersmith Odeon

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Hammersmith Odeon – Now called Hammersmith Apollo.
Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 27: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Recording

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 55′
Audio quality: D

Venue

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Hammersmith Odeon – Now called Hammersmith Apollo.
Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 28: Southhampton Gaumont

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Southampton Gaumont – Now called The Mayflower.
Year and location unknown

1979, Nov 30: Blackburn King George Hall

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 1: Tour update

Source Sounds December 1
Source Sounds December 1
Source Sounds December 1

1979, Dec 1: Leeds University Union, Leeds, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Rainbow Theme

Frozen Rainbow

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Venue

1979, Dec 1: Leeds University Union, Leeds, England

1979, Dec 2: New Castle City Hall

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Source Sounds, concert review
Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 4: Dunstable Queensway Hall

Source Sounds

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 5: Malvern Winter Gardens, Great Malvern, England

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 6: Birmingham Odeon Theatre

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

1979, Dec 7: Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, England, UK

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

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Ipswich Gaumont – Now called The Regent.
Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 8: Promotion poster

Source Sounds
Source Sounds

1979, Dec 9: Bournemouth Winter gardens

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Bournemouth Winter Gardens – Closed 2002, demolished 2006.
CD book

1979, Dec 11: Cardiff Sophia Gardes

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Cardiff Sophia Gardens Pavillion – Closed January 1982 after the roof collapsed due to excess snow. Demolished 1982.
Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 12: New Theatre, Oxford England (and not Birmingham Odeon)

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 13: Chelmsford Odeon [check date]

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Chelmsford Odeon – Closed 1981. Demolished in 1990 and replaced with a new Odeon and Multi-story Car park.

1979, Dec 14: Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange

Set list

Unknown, set list wanted

Venue

Year and location unknown

1979, Dec 15: Town Hall, Walsall England (Without Motorhead, Saxon as headliner)

Source Leo Lemmens with kind permission
Source Sounds December 15
Source Sounds December 15

1979, Dec 16: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England

Set list

Motorcycle Man

Still Fit to Boogie

Backs to the Wall

Freeway Mad

Judgement Day

See the Light Shining

Bap Shoo Ap

Street Fighting Gang

Stallions of the Highway

Stand Up and Be Counted

Recording

Media: 1 CD
Recording type: Audience
Audio format: Lossless
Total running time: 40′
Audio quality: D

Source NME December 8

Venue

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Overview Recordings 1979

DateLocationRecordingTimeQualityBootlegOfficial release
1979, Feb 7Princeville, Bradford, EnglandAUD66ECDNo
1979, Nov 27Hammersmith Odeon, London, EnglandAUD55DCDNo
1979, Dec 16Hammersmith Odeon, London, EnglandAUD40DCDNo

Overview of all known concerts

DateVenueCityCountry
1979, Feb 7PrincevilleBradfordEngland
1979, Mar 5The HamiltonBirkenhead England
1979, May 19Civic HallBarnsleyEngland
1979, Jul 6Nine VoltsPort TalbotEngland
1979, Jul 7Royal Naval ClubTonypandy England
1979, Jul 9MaximsBarrow in FurnessEngland
1979, Jul 13PrincevilleBradfordEngland
1979, Jul 14Civic HallGuildfordEngland
1979, Jul 20Mayfair BallroomNewcastleEngland
1979, Jul 23Recreation CentreSpennymooreEngland
1979, Jul 26Supporters ClubCornforthEngland
1979, Aug 4TavernCatfordEngland
1979, Aug 11Porterhouse ClubRetfordEngland
1979, Aug 16Thornaby ClubThornabyEngland
1979, Aug 17LocarnoSunderlandEngland
1979, Aug 20Music MachineLondonEngland
1979, Aug 24Montgomery HallWath Upon Dearne England
1979, Aug 26Fforde Grene HotelLeedsEngland
1979, Sep 7Norbreck CastleBlackburn England
1979, Sep 17Music MachineLondonEngland
1979, Sep 15JB’sDudleyEngland
1979, Sep 21Technical CollegeDundee Scotland
1979, Sep 22Boat ClubNottingham England
1979, Sep 23New RegentBrighton England
1979, Sep 24Music MachineLondonEngland
1979, Sep 25UniversityGlasgowScotland
1979, Sep 28Nine VoltsPort TalbotWales
1979, Sep 29Naval ClubTonypandyWales
1979, Sep 30MemorialNewbridge Wales
1979, Oct 5LafayetteWolverhampton England
1979, Oct 12Rock GardenMiddlesborough England
1979, Oct 13UMIST UniversityManchesterEngland
1979, Oct 19The VillageNewportEngland
1979, Oct 22RoutesExeterEngland
1979, Nov 276 ClubBurton upon TrentEngland
1979, Nov 9Notre Dame HallLondonEngland
1979, Nov 10Sports CentreBracknellEngland
1979, Nov 11ABCChester England
1979, Nov 12Civic HallWolverhampton England
1979, Nov 13Colston HallBristol England
1979, Nov 14De Montfort HallLeicesterEngland
1979, Nov 15Assembly RoomsDerby England
1979, Nov 16OdeonBirmingham England
1979, Nov 17UniversityLancaster England
1979, Nov 18City HallNewcastleEngland
1979, Nov 19Apollo TheatreGlasgowScotland
1979, Nov 20CapitolAberdeen Scotland
1979, Nov 21OdeonEdinburgh Scotland
1979, Nov 22Victoria HallHanleyEngland
1979, Nov 23St George’s HallBradfordEngland
1979, Nov 24ApolloManchesterEngland
1979, Nov 25City HallSheffieldEngland
1979, Nov 26Hammersmith OdeonLondonEngland
1979, Nov 27Hammersmith OdeonLondonEngland
1979, Nov 28GaumontSouthampton England
1979, Nov 30King George’s HallBlackburn England
1979, Dec 1University UnionLeedsEngland
1979, Dec 2City HallNewcastleEngland
1979, Dec 4Queensway HallDunstable England
1979, Dec 5Winter GardensGreat MalvernEngland
1979, Dec 6Odeon TheatreBirmingham England
1979, Dec 7GaumontIpswich England
1979, Dec 9Winter gardensBournemouth England
1979, Dec 11Sophia GardensCardiff Wales
1979, Dec 12New TheatreOxfordEngland
1979, Dec 13OdeonChelmsford England
1979, Dec 14Corn ExchangeCambridge England
1979, Dec 15Town HallWalsall England
1979, Dec 16Hammersmith OdeonLondonEngland
1979, Dec 28Marquee clubLondonEngland

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7 Replies to “1979 Concerts”

    1. Hi Guy,

      Thanks for the message.
      I will add this information to the site.
      And also mention your name on the “ABOUT” link
      From which country you are.

      Kind regards

      Reply

  2. Hello,
    Nice work ! Good to see somebody made this big effort to sort out these data.
    If interested I do have a lot of additions, (also of SOB)scans etc etc.
    So if you could send me an email to my address it’s more easier to work things out.
    Kind Regards
    Martin Stassen
    The Netherlands

    Reply

    1. Thanks Martin for all the great things you have sent. It is really amazing all the rare picture you have shared to add to the site.

      Reply

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