Irish rock band The Saw Doctors will return to Halifax next summer for an explosive live show celebrating 40 years on the road.
The headline date Live at The Piece Hall on Saturday June 12 follows their sold-out show at the venue in 2025. They will be joined on the night by special guests BIIRD.
Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday October 2 via ticketmaster.co.uk
Since starting out in the Jersey Bar, Tuam, Co. Galway in the 1980’s, The Saw Doctors have graduated from playing sweaty ballroom gigs in Ireland to sold out shows at the Royal Albert Hall and most recently an open-air concert in Central Park, New York.
The Saw Doctors are powered by the band’s core songwriting duo, Davy Carton (lead vocals) and Leo Moran (electric guitar) and recently welcomed back one of their founding band members Pearse Doherty on bass guitar, vocals, penny whistle and wooden flute. The eight-man lineup features longtime members Rickie O’Neill (drums), Kieran Duddy (keyboards and accordion) and Tommy Carton (backing vocals) as well as acclaimed sidemen, Anthony Thistlethwaite (saxophone, formerly of The Waterboys) and Noelie McDonnell (guitar and backing vocals, The Whileaways).
Mike Scott of The Waterboys gave The Saw Doctors an early break when he offered the Tuam shams a six-week support slot on the Fisherman’s Blues tour around the UK and Ireland in 1989.
The Saw Doctors second single, I Useta Lover was a surprise Number One hit in Ireland in 1990, remaining top of the charts for nine weeks, going on to become the biggest selling Irish single ever. The band’s debut album If This Is Rock ’n’ Roll, I Want My Old Job Back, which includes the anthemic song N17, has sold half a million copies worldwide.
With their unmistakable energy and timeless appeal, The Saw Doctors continue to solidify their place as one of the best live bands, thrilling audiences both at home and abroad.
LIVE AT THE PIECE HALL 2027
JUN 4 – KAISER CHIEFS + WHITE LIES
JUN 5 – KAISER CHIEFS + WHITE LIES
JUN 12 – THE SAW DOCTORS + BIIRD
JUN 18 – JACK SAVORETTI & JAMES MORRISON
JUL 23 – RONAN KEATING + BLUE + GERMEIN SISTERS
JUL 27 – ALFIE BOE & GRAVITY
AUG 9 – SIMPLY RED + SOUL II SOUL
AUG 10 – SIMPLY RED + SOUL II SOUL
AUG 11 – SIMPLY RED + SOUL II SOUL
*More dates and artists to be confirmed
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