Legendary NWOBHM band Saxon announced they will be playing their 1980 sophomore album Wheels of Steel in its entirety for its 45th anniversary on their upcoming 2025 tour. The tour, entitled “Hell, Fire, and Steel” European Tour was announced yesterday on the band’s Instagram.
“The Mighty Saxon are pleased to announce the extensive 'Hell, Fire And Steel' European tour,” the band said, announcing their tour on social media. “The Tour will see us perform our classic album Wheels of Steel in its entirety on what will be its 45th anniversary, plus all the hits, fan favourites and songs from our new album Hell Fire and Damnation. This is a Saxon tour like no other and one you are not going to want to miss!”
Sales of tickets are somewhat staggered, with general on sale starting Friday, Tickets for Milan and Tilburg going on sale tomorrow, tickets for Copenhagen, Prague, Kraków, Vienna, and Warsaw on Wednesday October 2, and Swedish on sale on October 7. Full list of dates below.
HELL, FIRE AND STEEL EUROPEAN TOUR
FEB 04 – Aladin Music Hall, Bremen (DE)
FEB 06 – Amager Bio, Copenhagen (DK)
FEB 07 – Conventum, Orebro (SE)
FEB 08 – Värmekyrkan, Norrköping (SE)
FEB 09 – Slagthuset, Malmö (SE)
FEB 11 – Rockefeller, Oslo (NO)
FEB 13 – Trädgär'n, Gothenburg (SE)
FEB 14 – Folkets Park, Huskvarna (SE)
FEB 15 – Cirkus, Stockholm (SE)
FEB 17 – Docks, Hamburg (DE)
FEB 19 – Lucerna Music Bar, Prague (CZ)
FEB 20 – Studio, Kraków (PL)
FEB 21 – Gasometer, Vienna (AT)
FEB 23 – Progresja, Warsaw (PL)
FEB 25 – Muffathalle, Munich (DE)
FEB 26 – Live Club, Milan (IT)
FEB 28 – Volkshaus, Zurich (CH)
MAR 01 – Central, Erfurt (DE)
MAR 02 – 013, Tilburg (NL)
MAR 04 – Huxleys, Berlin (DE)
MAR 05 – Haus Auensee, Leipzig (DE)
