1977

  • The SAGA begins. Members: Jim Crichton (Bass), Michael Sadler (Vocals), Steve Negus (Drums), Ian Crichton (Guitar), Peter Rochon (Keyboards)
  • June 13: First Show at Tudor Tavern, Cambridge, TO

 



1978

  • June: Release "SAGA", Peter Rochon (Keyboards) leaves SAGA
  • December: Greg Chadd (Keyboards) joins SAGA

 



1979

  • on Tour with Rush
  • August: Greg Chadd (Keyboards) leaves SAGA
  • October: Release "Images at Twilight
  • December 31: Jim "Daryl" Gilmour (Keyboards) joins SAGA

 



1980

  • February 29 to April 29: on Tour in Canada
  • April 1: Winnipeg Arena. Winnipeg, Manitoba - supporting Rush
  • May: Release "Slow Motion" Single
  • June 5 to June 28: on Tour (with STYX) in Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark and UK
  • October 10: Show in London, Canada
  • November: Release "Silent Knight" Canada

 



1981

  • January 10 to March 12: on Tour in Puerto Rico, Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark
  • May 12: "War Memorial", Rochester, New York - supporting Rush
  • Recording "Worlds Apart" at Farmyard Studios
  • October: Release "Worlds Apart" Canada/Europe
  • October: 31 to December 19 on Tour in Canada
  • December 19: Recording "Rockpop in Concert", Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany (first ever "Brief Case Drum Solo")

 



1982

  • January: Release "Wind Him Up" Single
  • January 5 to April 4: on Tour in Puerto Rico, Germany, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Brasilia, Argentinia and Venezuela
  • January 9: "Rockpop in Concert" ZDF, Germany
  • February 14: Show in Budapest (first Canadian rock band on stage behind the Iron Curtain)
  • February: "Worlds Apart" - Gold in Canada
  • May 31: "Pinkpop Festival", Geleen, The Netherlands
  • April: Canadian Juno Award "1981 Most promising group of the year"
  • April: Golden Record for the sales of 50.000 copies of "Worlds Apart" in Germany
  • April: Release "Time's Up" Single
  • on Tour with Pat Benatar
  • Steve Negus Drums on Chris De Burgh's "The Getaway"
  • August: Release "Worlds Apart" USA
  • August: Release "In Transit" - first digitally recorded Live Album
  • August: "In Transit" - Gold in Canada
  • September 9 to October 24: on Tour in USA and Canada
  • Release "Worlds Apart" UK, Japan, South America, Australia

 



1983

  • Release "Flyer (Ext. Version, 1983)"
  • January: "In Transit" - Platinum in Canada
  • February 13: Show in Portland, USA
  • April: Recording "Heads Or Tales" at the Farmyard Studios with Rupert Hine
  • April 23 to May 3: on Tour in France
  • May: "Silent Knight" - Gold in Canada
  • July: "Worlds Apart" - Gold in USA
  • September 12: Release "Heads Or Tales"
  • September 29: to November 13 on Tour in GDR (Suhl), Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and UK
  • November to December: on Tour in USA with Eddie Money

 



1984

  • January 26 to May 12: on Tour in USA, Canada, Denmark, UK, Venezuela, France
  • SAGA moves to the Bahamas
  • July to November 15: working on "Behaviour", Bahamas
  • September 28: Show in Columbus, USA
  • November: starting working on "Behaviour" at Powerplay-Studios, Zürich, Switzerland

 



1985

  • January: finished working on "Behaviour" at Powerplay-Studios, Zürich, Switzerland
  • January to April: working on "Behaviour" at Unionstudios, Munich, Germany
  • May 25 to June 2: on Tour in Germany (Rock am Ring), and Switzerland
  • August 5: Release "Behaviour"
  • Release "What do I know (Shack Mix, 5:31min., 1985)"
  • November 8 and 9: Recording "Peter's Pop Show - Extra", Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany

 



1986

  • January 30 to April 2: on Tour in UK, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, France and Sweden
  • April 2: Stockholm, Sweden last Show with Jim Gilmour and Steve Negus
  • Michael Sadler with Lee Aron, Steve Howe and Lisa Dabello on the charity single VARIETY CLUBS INTL. "I Am Your Child"
  • September: SAGA announces that Steve Negus and Jim Gilmour were leaving the band

 


1987

  • February 23: Show Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
  • October: Release "Wildest Dreams" with Curt Cress on drums

 



1988

  • March 1 to May 1: on Tour in Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Venezuela with Trevor Murrell (drums) and Tim Moore (keyboards)
  • Michael Sadler Backing Vocals on Ozzy Osbourne's "No Rest for the Wicked"
  • Michael Sadler and Jim Crichton wrote Songs for Emanoel's "Quisiera"
  • Release Soundtrack "Johnny Be Good"

 



1989

  • September: Release "Safety Zone" - GNP (Gilmour Negus Project)
  • December: Release "The Beginners Guide to Throwing Shapes" with Curt Cress on drums

 



1990

  • January 31 to February 15: on Tour in Germany with Graham Lear (drums) and Richard Baker (keyboards)
  • June 8 to June 13: on Tour in Denmark and Netherlands with Graham Lear (drums) and Richard Baker (keyboards)
  • October 28 to November 16: on Tour in Denmark and Germany with Graham Lear (drums) and Richard Baker (keyboards)
  • Michael Sadler and Jim Crichton on Magnum's "Goodnight LA" and No Sweat's "No Sweat"

 



1991

  • Jim Crichton on YES' "Union Album"

 



1992

  • Steve Negus and Jim Gilmour are back
  • May 25 to June 14: on Tour in Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic
  • August 23: Wolfhagen Festival on Hessen 3, Germany
  • Jim Crichton's Sound Image Studio
  • September: Studio works started for "The Security of Illusion"

 



1993

  • January 27: Release "The Security of Illusion"
  • Show in Barrie, Canada
  • April 28 to May 13: on Tour in Germany
  • July 10: "Out in the green", Frauenfeld, Switzerland
  • November 28 and November 29: Shows in Canada

 



1994

  • May 2: Release "Steel Umbrellas"
  • Release "Why not? (Single Edit, 1994, plus 2 tracks)"
  • July 1 to July 3: on Tour in Germany
  • July 11: "Never Alone (Single)"
  • Michael Sadler on Bobby Kimball's "Rise Up"
  • Michael Sadler on JUSTIN HAYWARD & FRIENDS' "Classic Moody Blues Hits"

 



1995

  • March 23: "Wildest Dreams" (Compilation)
  • June 26: Release "Generation 13"
  • July 8 to July 14: on Tour in Puerto Rico and Canada
  • October 3: Release "Softworks"
  • October 22 to November 23: on Tour in Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Belgium and Denmark
  • Ian Crichton - Release "Welcome to the Boom Boom Room"

 



1996

  • April 2 to April 13: on Tour in Canada and Puerto Rico
  • August 30 to September 7: on Tour in Germany, Denmark and Netherlands
  • James Gerard Gilmour - Release "Instrumental Encounters"

 



1997

  • April 7: Release "Pleasure & The Pain"
  • April 24 to June 26: on Tour in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Netherlands
  • June 13: Offenbach "20th Anniversary Show"
  • September 5 to September 28: on Tour in Germany
  • Ian Crichton - Release "Ghettos by Design"
  • SAGA were appointed "National Cultural Ambassadors"

 



1998

  • February 29: Show Skedsmohallen, Norway
  • March 25: Release "Defining Moments"
  • April 17: Release "De Tours"
  • May 1 to May 17: on Tour in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands
  • Michael Sadler Release "BACK WHERE YOU BELONG"
  • Michael Sadler performing "Festival Der Lilie" SV DARMSTADT 98

 



1999

  • July 27 to July 30: on Tour in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
  • August 2: "Open Air" Bayerischer Rundfunk, Nuernberg, Germany
  • September 3: Release "Full Circle"
  • October 20 to November 26: on Tour in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway and UK
  • Ian Crichton on Any Days Now's "Millenium"

 



2000

  • June 10 to June 12: on Tour in Germany and Luxembourg
  • September 1 to October 15: on Tour in Switzerland, Germany and Canada
  • Ian Crichton on Asia's "Aura"

 



2001

  • February 12: Release "House of Cards"
  • February 12: Acoustic-set, meet & greet, Hamburg, Germany
  • February 14: Acoustic-set, meet & greet, München, Germany
  • February 15: WDR 2 Acoustic-set, meet & greet, Köln, Germany
  • February 24: Show at Tito Puente Amphitheatre, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • March 5: Michael Sadler on Rudy Buttas' "Rudy's Journey"
  • March 22 to April 28: on Tour in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria
  • March 26: Release "Money Talks (Single)"
  • April 15: Fan Meeting, Munich, Germany
  • July 7: "Sound of Frankfurt", Frankfurt, Germany
  • Michael Sadler on Sheela's "Straight Hearted Ones"
  • Michael Sadler performing the "Official Anthem" of the World Hockey Championships

 



2002

  • July 6: "25th Anniversary Show" Museumsplatz, Bonn, Germany
  • August 21 to August 23: on Tour in Canada
  • October 4: Show at Tito Puente Amphitheatre, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Ian Crichton on The Alchimist's "Westside"

 



2003

  • February 17: Release "Marathon"
  • February 23 to April 8: on Tour in Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, UK, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway
  • March 15: Fan Meeting, Speyer, Germany
  • March 15: Release DVD "Silhouette"
  • March 19: Acoustic Set, Nürnberg, Germany
  • March 19: On Air, Radio Gong, Nürnberg, Germany
  • June 20: Steve Negus announces that he will leave SAGA
  • July 4 to July 8: on Tour in Germany
  • July 10 to July 12: on Tour in Canada
  • July 12: Steve Negus' last Show with SAGA - Hamilton, "Auqua Fest"
  • August: Christian Simpson joins SAGA
  • December 14: Release DVD "Marathon World Tour 2003 - Official Bootleg" - Germany
  • December 14: to December 20 on Tour in Germany

 



2004

  • January 14: Release DVD "Marathon World Tour 2003 - Official Bootleg" - USA
  • March 1: Release DVD "All Areas" - Germany
  • June 13: Show at "Arrow Rock Festival", Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands
  • June 29: Release DVD "All Areas" USA, Canada
  • September 15 to 23: European Promotion Tour - Michael Sadler and Jim Gilmour
  • September 20: Release "Network"
  • October 30 to December 1: on Tour in UK, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany and Switzerland
  • November 20: Fan Meeting, Beverungen, Germany

 



2005

  • February 11 to 20: on Tour in Puerto Rico and Canada
  • June 04: Michael Sadler performing at Calprog '05
  • June 30 to August 13: on Tour in Germany, The Netherlands, Canada, Denmark
  • September 11: Christian Simpson announces that he will leave SAGA
  • September 14 and 15: Michael Sadler performes "Clear" live in Los Angeles
  • October: SAGA annouces that Brian Doerner is the new SAGA drummer
  • October 21: TV Appearance City TV, Toronto, CA (Brian Doerner's first show)
  • October 25: TV Appearance SAT 1, Germany (recording)
  • November 13: TV Appearance SAT 1, Germany (on air)
  • December 04 to 10: on Tour in The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland
  • December 08: DVD recording "Worlds Apart". Z7 Pratteln, Switzerland
  • December 09: Meet & Greet, Pirmasens, Germany

 



2006

  • January 12: TV Appearance Smith'n Hayes, Hamilton, CA, Michael Sadler and Jim Gilmour
  • January 17: TV Appearance Inside Jam, Toronto, CA, Michael Sadler
  • April 07: Release "It's Your Life" (CD Single), Germany
  • April 18 to May 24: on Tour in Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, England
  • April 21: Release "Trust", Germany, Releaseparty in Wuppertal, Germany
  • April 30: Fan Meeting, St. Leon-Rot, Germany
  • May 1: Release "Trust", Europe
  • May 2: "Trust" reaches #23 in the National Sales Charts, Germany
  • May 23: Release "Trust", USA
  • May 29: Release "Remember When - The Very Best of Saga", Germany
  • July 01 to 29: on Tour in Canada, USA and Germany
  • November 25 to December 04: on Tour in Germany and Switzerland with Steve Negus on drums

 



2007

  • January 16: Michael Sadler announces that he will leave SAGA
  • July 28 to August 4: on Tour in Germany, 3 Festivals
  • October 4 to October 9: on Tour in Canada
  • October 19: Release "10.000 Days", Germany, Austria, Switzerland
  • October 22: Release "10.000 Days", Europe
  • November 6: Release "10.000 Days", North America
  • October 24 to December 5: on Tour in The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland with Chris Sutherland on drums
  • December 5: Munich, Germany DVD filming "Contact - Live in Munich"
  • December 9: Puerto Rico, Last show with Michael Sadler on vocals and with Chris Sutherland on drums

 



2008

  • March: Release "SAGA -The Biography" by Edwin Ammerlaan
  • April 14: Rob Moratti joins SAGA as new singer
  • June 20: Show Mount Forest, Ontario - first show with Rob Moratti

 



2009

  • January 23: Release DCD "Contact - Live in Munich", Germany, Austria, Switzerland
  • January 26: Release DCD "Contact - Live in Munich", Europe
  • January 27: Release DCD "Contact - Live in Munich", North America
  • February 27: Release 2DVD "Contact - Live in Munich", Germany, Austria, Switzerland
  • March 2: Release 2DVD "Contact - Live in Munich", Europe
  • March 3: Release 2DVD "Contact - Live in Munich", North America
  • March 27: Release CD "The Human Condition", Germany, Austria, Switzerland
  • April 27: Release CD "The Human Condition", Europe
  • May 19: Release CD "The Human Condition", North America
  • April 16 to May 24: on Tour in Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Denmark
  • May 27: Show Toronto Mod Club
  • June 26 and 28: Shows in Romania and Bulgaria with Limp Bizkit and Queensryche
  • July 3 and 4: Festivals in Germany
  • August to November: on Tour in Canada

 



2010

  • February 2: Show in Toronto at The Sound Academy
  • March 26 to June 11: on Tour in Germany, Czech Republic, The Netherlands and Switzerland
  • April 15 to 17: three shows with Foreigner
  • September 11 to October 25: on Tour in Canada
  • October 25: Rob Moratti's last show with SAGA at Toronto Sound Academy

 



2011

  • January 28: Michael Sadler announces his return to SAGA
  • April 14: SAGA start recording studio working on the new studio album "20/20"
  • May 15 to July 2: on Tour in Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Denmark
  • May 15: Michael Sadler back on vocals
  • May 28: Release CD "Heads Or Tales Live" (Rob Moratti on vocals)
  • June 19: Winterthur, Switzerland, Spirit of Rock Festival with Foreigner and Journey
  • August 6: show in Canada, Ancaster Fairground Festival of Friends
  • August 11 to 15: Shows in Germany and France
  • September 28 to October 2: on Tour in Canada
  • November 4 to 9: Shows in Iceland, Finnland, Norway and Sweden
  • November 11 to 26: Double Headliner tour with Marillion in Germany and Switzerland
  • November 28 to December 4: on Tour in Germany, Czech Republic, The Netherlands
  • November 22 to December 4: Jim Gilmour replaced on stage by Andreas Gundlach, Thomas Elsenbruch, Hans-Willi Carl due to Jim Gilmour's eye surgery
  • November 30: last show with Brian Doerner in Pilsen, KD Serikova, Czech Republic
  • December 2 to 4: Brian Doerner replaced on stage by Stefan Peschgens

 



2012

  • February 1: SAGA announces that Brian Doerner will leave the band
  • February 18: SAGA starts the "Saga Drummer Search" on youtube
  • April 11: SAGA accounces the new drummer: Mike Thorne
  • June 17: 35 "SAGA" Anniversary
  • July 6: Release CD "20/20"
  • July 7: Night of the Prog Festival, St. Goarshausen, Loreley, Germany. First show with Mike Thorne
  • July 20: Release Party "20/20" Canada, Toronto, Sound Academy
  • July 20 to August 10: on Tour in Canada
  • August 18 to 24: Festivaltour in Germany, France and The Netherlands
  • October 17 to November 17: on Tour in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands and Switzerland

 



2013

  • February 7 to 10: on tour in Canada
  • March 24 to 30: "Cruise To The Edge" Prog Rock Cruise (show was cancelled)
  • May 25: show in Toronto
  • June 20 to 22: shows in The Netherlands and Germany
  • July 27: "Rock The Park" Festival, London, Canada
  • August 18: show in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • August 14: Festival in Schleswig, Germany
  • October 23 to 20: on tour in Germany and Switzerland



to be continued...
© Susi Müller, SAGA Germany, 2014

 

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