Live Review : Saxon + Uriah Heep + Girlschool + Diamond Head @ O2 Apollo, Manchester on January 28th 2022

So, the light at the end of the tunnel has wheels of steel. Tonight, is a veritable oasis in an otherwise arid desert of cancellations and postponed shows. This show was meant to happen in October 2019 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Saxon releasing their first record, however due to Biff’s heart problems and the inevitable onset of Covid, this is now a (as he coins it early into their headline set) a 42nd year commemorative show. Leading up to this evening the omens haven’t been good. Every other event and tour around it has hit the wall and even the Glasgow Barrowland leg of this short soiree around the country has been postponed. However, with the same level of dogged resilience that has seen them regain their position as one of the marquee names in British Heavy Metal, the band have vehemently maintained that tonight would go ahead,

Gig ReviewAuthor : Stewart Lucas29 January 2022O2 ApolloSaxon, Uriah Heep, Girlschool, Diamond Head, O2 Apollo, Manchester, 2022, Live Review, Stewart Lucas, Johann WierzbickiComment

Live Review : Saxon + FM + Wayward Sons @ Academy, Manchester on October 21st 2018.

Wayward Sons marks the second (or to be honest third or even fourth) musical coming of former Little Angels frontman Toby Jepson. Their debut album ‘Ghosts of Yet to Come’ emerged last year and was an enthusiastic and passionate collection of well-crafted and highly charged heavy rock songs. Live they display that same energy, lust for life and authenticity that made their first album stand out from the crowd.

Gig ReviewAuthor : Stewart Lucas21 October 2018Academy ManchesterSaxon, FM, Wayward Sons, Hard Rock, Academy, Manchester, 2018Comment