Danko Jones In Saxon Doc, Playing Show After Leafs/Lightning Game

11/03/09 5:39pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Danko Jones shows up in Saxon Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie, an upcoming documentary about British heavy metallers Saxon.

The film, which is currently in production according to its website, also features guest appearances and interviews from Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Motorhead's Lemmy and Mikkey Dee, "Fast" Eddie Clarke and others. You can preorder it online for £25 (about $44 Canadian).

Here's the trailer for Saxon Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie:

Danko Jones and his band of the same name are also set to play a show following the Toronto Maple Leafs/Tampa Bay Lightning game in Tampa, Fla. on Nov. 25. The band will play the plaza outside the St. Pete Times Forum as part of the Lightning's Post-Game Concert Series. You have to have a ticket to the game to get in to the show.

This isn't the first time Danko Jones have played following a Lightning game. Earlier this year, the band performed after the Lightning's game against the Carolina Hurricanes in January.

Danko Jones also have these dates lined up:

Nov. 5 Recife, Brazil @ NOX Club
Nov. 7 Natal, Brazil @ Festival Do Sol
Nov. 8 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Maquinaria Festival
Nov. 25 Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
Jan. 13 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 16 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 17 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 19 Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 20 Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 24 Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 25 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 27 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 28 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre w/ Guns N' Roses
Jan. 31 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place w/ Guns N' Roses
Feb. 1 Quebec City, QC @ Colisee Pepsi w/ Guns N' Roses
Feb. 3 Moncton, NB @ Moncton Coliseum w/ Guns N' Roses
Feb. 4 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre w/ Guns N' Roses