{"id":791,"date":"2016-10-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2016\/2016\/10\/12\/english-rock-legends-ufo-and-saxon-announce-u-s-spring-tour\/"},"modified":"2016-10-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T00:00:00","slug":"english-rock-legends-ufo-and-saxon-announce-u-s-spring-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2016\/2016\/10\/12\/english-rock-legends-ufo-and-saxon-announce-u-s-spring-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"English Rock Legends UFO and Saxon Announce U.S. Spring Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pioneering English hard-rockers UFO have announced a spring tour commencing March 9, 2017 at Scout Bar in Houston, TX and concluding April 2, 2017 at Brighton Music Hall in Allston, MA. The tour also includes a two-night stay at the B.B. King Blues Club<\/a> in New York, NY. UFO will be joined on all dates by fellow New Wave of British Heavy Metal progenitors\u00a0Saxon along with\u00a0special guest Jared James Nichols. This will be the first time UFO and Saxon have toured together since the 1980s.<\/p>\n

Visit UFO<\/a>, Saxon<\/a>, and Jared James Nichols\u2019<\/a> facebook pages to learn more.<\/p>\n

UFO is busy in the studio comleting their 22nd<\/sup> album, the follow-up to 2015\u2019s A Conspiracy of Stars, <\/em>which is reportedly a collection of covers. The current lineup features original members Phil Mogg (vocals) and Andy Parker (drums), as well as Paul Raymond (keyboard\/guitar), Vinnie Moore (guitar), and Rob De Luca (bass).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s live footage from earlier this year of UFO playing their classic \u201cRock Bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n

[embedyt] http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l-kvk21KbsA[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n

Let Me Feel Your Power<\/em>, a new double live album from British metal stalwarts Saxon, is due out October 28, 2016 in the United States on UDR Music. Saxon consists of Biff Byford (vocals), Paul Quinn (guitar), Nigel Glockler (drums), Doug Scarrett (guitar), and Tim \u201cNibbs\u201d Carter (bass).<\/p>\n

Check out Saxon performing \u201cWheels of Steel\u201d in support of their new live album.<\/p>\n

[embedyt] http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iE4d4wjc1Lo[\/embedyt]<\/p>\n

UFO and Saxon Tour Dates:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mar. 9 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
\nMar. 10 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
\nMar. 11 – San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall*
\nMar. 14 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
\nMar. 15 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
\nMar. 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco
\nMar. 18 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove
\nMar. 19 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
\nMar. 21 – Denver, CO – Summit Concert Hall
\nMar. 24 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Casino
\nMar. 26 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theater
\nMar. 28 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
\nMar. 29 – New York, NY – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill<\/strong>
\nMar. 30 – New York, NY – B.B. King Blues Club & Grill<\/strong>
\nApr. 1 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
\nApr. 2 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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