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