Big Country
30th Anniversary 'Crossing the Country Tour' 2012
Big Country who have completed a very successful comeback year which has seen them complete two sold-out UK tours and make high profile appearances at The Isle of Wight Festival, T in The Park, Oxegen and V Festivals plus, reunite with legendary producer Steve Lillywhite for the first time in 27 years, announce a new tour of UK for 2012. This will be the commencement of celebrations for their 30th anniversary and to mark it, Universal are to re-release The Crossing the bands debut classic album, in various formats. The band will perform the album live in its entirety.
Tony Butler says "First albums are usually considered to be a bands finest moment, for us it was a magical one. A collection of songs that were unique, original and above all, heart felt. We knew we were different and we knew we were creating something special."Legendary 80's rockers Big Country have reformed and have announced more UK dates to follow their initial January shows.
Big Country was formed when Stuart Adamson left The Skids in 1981. Stuart recruited guitar partner Bruce Watson who also lived in Dunfermline. The band were initially a five piece and featured fellow Scots Pete and Alan Wishart who went on to form Runrig. A line-up reshuffle in 1982 saw Tony Butler and Mark Brzezicki brought in as bass player and drummer respectively.
Their debut album, 1983's "The Crossing", sold over 2 million copies and earned Big Country 3 Grammy nominations. Their next 4 albums all achieved gold sales status and took Big Country's sales to over 5 million. Big Country played at Live Aid and supported The Rolling Stones on their 95 Voodoo Lounge tour. Stuar Adamson died in 2001 and the remaining band members shelved Big Country until 2007 when they performed again to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary.
| Date | Time | Event | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 20-Jun-12 | 18:00 | Big Country | O2 Academy Leicester | Buy Tickets |
| Thu 21-Jun-12 | 19:00 | Big Country | O2 Academy Oxford | Buy Tickets |