SAXON frontman Biff Byford has issued the following update from the band's current European tour:

"Hi from the French country side.

Thomas and I travelling to Saarbrücken from Paris on the train. So all you British Fans have seen the two programs, we had great fun reading your comments. Although the show that went out was nothing like the first idea when they approached us, the format of the show of showing the band struggling and then Harvey comes in and makes us successful leaves a lot to be desired and was only to be expected. However, we feel our involvement with Harvey and Channel 4 has been fantastic for the band's profile, we cannot even list the amount of mentions me and the band got in the national press. So sometimes you have to go with the flow but it wasn't the film we or the director thought we were making.

A big hello to our new and old fans on the site, first and second generation.

Thanks to our friends in Ireland for looking after me so well, a big hello to PODGE & RODGE, had great fun on their show, mostly talking about shagging. They bring a new meaning to the word 'I´ve got wood.'

We just made a film Clip with Justin Lee Collins for Channel 4. Had a great time making it, so a big thanks to our mate Justin and all the crew. We´ll try and put photo's and the clip on the site later.

The Book will be out around April 20th. We´re gonna put it on the site for sale and I´ll sign all the copies.

Saxon - Never Surrender - Autobiography by Biff Byford and John Tucker.

I´ll try and do a podcast later today. See you later."

Live to Rock

Biff

Byford did in fact get the video podcast done, and it can be viewed here.

Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:

April

13 - Langen, Germany at Stadthalle **
14 - München, Germany at Große Elser Halle **
15 - Mailand, Italy at Alcatraz **
16 - Firenze, Italy at Viper **
17 - Rome, Italy at Alpheus **
20 - Athens, Greece at Gagarin 205
21 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Ydrogeios
22 - Skopje, Mazedonia at MKC
24 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC
25 - Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo Club
26 - Budapest, Hungary Petofi Hall
27 - Wien, Austria at Planet Music
28 - Zlin, Czech Republic at Hala Novesta
29 - Krakow, Poland at Club Studio
30 - Warszawa, Poland at Stodola

May

3 - Tallinn, Estonia at Rock Cafe
5 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia *
6 - Oulu, Finland at Teatria *
8 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan *
9 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller *
10 - Göteborg, Sweden atTrädgarn *
11 - Malmö, Sweden atKB *
12 - Osnabrück, Germany Halle Gartlage *
13 - Hardenberg, Holland at Podium *
14 - Manchester, UK at Academy 2
15 - London, UK at Astoria
16 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City
17 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre
19 - Glasgow, Scotland at Garage
20 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall
21 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange
23 - Belfast, Ireland at Spring & Airbrake
- all dates feature MASTERPLAN as support

* with ROSE TATTOO

** with HELLFUELED