SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has issued following update:

"So we're off on tour again, via production rehearsals in Bad Soden, near Frankfurt. Doug (Scarratt - guitar) and I hit the Eurostar and the Ice train on Tuesday. Really looking forward to the gigs - here I must mention that some of you knew I'd had a problematic neck/shoulder/arm at the Sheffield concert - turned out it was a massive muscle spasm I'd had a week before and I ended up on the strongest painkillers bar morphine! Quite what brought it on is anyone's guess but I ended up on the floor in agony at 5.30am the previous week. The hotel bed was crap so that could have contributed to it. Anyway, it's been hammered with deep tissue massages, osteopathy, and chiropractic visits on a regular basis - several times a week. Here I've got to thank Sarah Lloyd for the pummeling, Mark Pearce for the traction (and acupuncture) - both from the Back To Health Clinic in Hove, and Mark Yacoub from Chiropractic First, also in Hove - thanks guys!!! Last but not least, cheers to Dr Brian Wells for getting me through the Sheffield gig by wiring me up to some Russian gizmo which calmed the inflamed muscles/nerves down. So now I'm ready to rock!!!! - and it's F1 soon!!!!!! - no Michael Schumacher though :-( - I'll be keeping an eye on Kimi this season. Keep your eyes on the Saxon site as there will be a regular Blog and Podcasts during the tour! - and I'll be updating this site as we go on through the tour."

Saxon's upcoming tour schedule in support of their forthcoming album, Inner Sanctum, are as follows:

March

10 - Antwerpen, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands at Paradiso
13 - Köln, Germany at Live Music Hall *
14 - Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle *
15 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle (with PHARO)
16 - Berlin, Germany at Huxleys Neue Welt *
17 - Leipzig, Germany at Haus Auensee*
18 - Lichtenfels, Germany at Stadthalle *
20 - Stuttgart, Germany at Longhorn/LKA
21 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7
22 - Toulouse, France at Havana Cafe
23 - Madrid, Spain at Macumba
24 - Bergara, Spain at Sala Jam
25 - Barcelona, Spain at Razzmatazz
26 - Valencia, Spain at Heineken Greenspace
29 - Lyon, France at Transbordeur
30 - Paris, France at Elysee Montmartre

April

12 - Saarbrücken, Germany at Garage **
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