Get Ready to ROCK! » Biff Byford https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 03 May 2026 16:35:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: SAXON – Hammersmith (Eventim) Apollo, 15 November 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-saxon-hammersmith-apollo-15-november-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-saxon-hammersmith-apollo-15-november-2025/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:47:07 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=105627 SAXON – Hammersmith Apollo, 15 November 2025A wonderful evening of classic rock at Eventim Apollo (that’s the Hammersmith Odeon in English), and well attended it was too, having the aura of a sellout. And after Saxon vocalist Biff Byford’s recent health scare (now clear of cancer), … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-saxon-hammersmith-apollo-15-november-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: SAXON – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 9 November 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-saxon-02-academy-glasgow-9th-november-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-saxon-02-academy-glasgow-9th-november-2025/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:20:50 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=105504 SAXON – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 9 November 2025Mention Saxon to anyone and they will probably reply with ‘Ah, Wheels Of Steel!’. This song and album have become fixtures in any self-respecting rock fans collection and one of the defining albums from the NWOBHM period. The album has … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-saxon-02-academy-glasgow-9th-november-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL – Newark Showground – 23,24 August 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-23-24-august-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-23-24-august-2024/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:18:38 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=97443 mini_Ugly Kid 3Since the first Stonedead (or Stonedeaf as it was back then) the festival has gone from strength to strength driven by word of mouth and a very active Facebook group. Each year has sold out that bit sooner than the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-23-24-august-2024/feed/ 0 Gig review: JUDAS PRIEST/Saxon/Uriah Heep – Wembley Arena, London, 21 March 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/04/gig-review-judas-priest-wembley-arena-london-21-march-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/04/gig-review-judas-priest-wembley-arena-london-21-march-2024/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:40:50 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=94932 JUDAS PRIEST- Wembley Arena, London, 21 March 2024For a band that so proudly proclaims their British roots, there is a case that Judas Priest have simply not toured their home country enough. In the eighties they largely neglected it for the USA with the result that I … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/04/gig-review-judas-priest-wembley-arena-london-21-march-2024/feed/ 0 Album review: SAXON – Hell, Fire and Damnation https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-saxon-hell-fire-and-damnation/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-saxon-hell-fire-and-damnation/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:33:21 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=93430 SAXON- Hell, Fire and DamnationSilver Lining Music [Release Date 19.1.24] The fact that Saxon were one of the inductees in GRTR!’s ‘Grotto of Greatness’, marking significant acts from our first 20 years, tells you all you need to know about the ability of the … Continue reading →

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