Big Country return with a new album and tour dates

Music News | Mar 5th, 2013

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Big Country have returned with a brand new album entitled The Journey, out on April 30th via Megaforce Records, their first studio album in 14 years, and first with frontman Mike Peters. The band will be playing Gramercy Theatre on June 7th in NYC.

Celebrated Scottish band Big Country has returned with The Journey (April 30th / Megaforce), their first studio album in 14 years, and first with frontman Mike Peters. “When Bruce Watson called and asked me to sing for Big Country, it was something I didn’t need to think twice about,” says Peters, a good friend and a favorite singer of the late Stuart Adamson. “It’s been an incredible honor getting to know the music of Big Country intimately and a pleasure to be around such great musicians. I find singing the lyrics of Stuart Adamson very life affirming.”

Written and produced by the entire band, The Journey is a return to the classic Big Country sound; a shared vision of widescreen guitar melody, harmony and lyric. The lineup features Mike Peters, co-founder Bruce Watson, longtime drummer Mark Brzezicki, bassist Derek Forbes from Simple Minds, and guitarist Jamie Watson. “New music is always in the blood with Big Country, and so it becomes the life blood the band need to evolve,” says Brzezicki. “The new songs, along with the chemistry and timing, felt right.”

Green Day and U2’s hit cover of The Skids’ “The Saints Are Coming”, Adamson’s previous band, sparked big Country’s reunion. Coinciding with their 30th anniversary, the band’s energy had been renewed, and soon they were performing the Isle of Wight (twice), V Festival, T in the Park, and many of the UK and Europe’s most famous festivals.

“When we are playing, it is as if we never stopped,” says Watson. “But I know we have, I know we suffered a great loss. But you heal…slowly.” I can assure you that Stuart will be there with us every night, in our thoughts, in our words, and in our hearts.”

In 1983, Big Country released The Crossing, the seminal album produced by Steve Lillywhite that broke the band massively worldwide with classic singles “Fields of Fire”, “Chance” and signature song “In a Big Country”. The run of success continued throughout the 1980′s with the release of the their second album Steeltown (1984), which debuted at Number 1 in the UK. They have opened for the Rolling Stones on two separate tours in the 90s, and Mick Jagger has called Big Country “one of the best opening bands we’ve ever had.”

Catch Big Country on tour in the US this summer, and find them @BigCountryUK , BigCountry.co.uk and facebook.com/inabigcountry .

Tour Dates:

June 6 – Asbury Park, NJ // Wonder Bar
June 7 – New York, NY // Gramercy Theater
June 8 – Farmingdale, NY // The Paramount
June 15 – Austin, TX // Belmont
June 19 – Solano Beach, CA // Belly Up
June 22 – Agoura Hills, CA // Canyon Club
June 23 – Redondo, CA // St. Rock
June 25 – San Juan Capistrano, CA // Coach House
June 28 – Santa Barbara, CA // Winery
June 29 – Napa, CA // Uptown Theatre
July 9 – Aspen, CO // Belly Up

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