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For the first time, Big Big Train has become a Top 40 band, with our new album, Grand Tour, reaching number 35 in the UK Official Album Chart. Alongside our placing in the full UK album chart, we reached number two in the Official Rock Album chart.
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David Longdon: 17th June 1965 – 20th November 2021
On the second anniversary of his untimely death, we remember David’s boundless creative talents and wonderful personality.
Today we think of David and his loved ones.
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We are very pleased to confirm that Big Big Train has signed a multi-album deal with InsideOut for new studio releases.
InsideOutMusic is delighted to announce that it has signed
@bigbigtrain
to a multi-album deal for new studio releases. The band is currently working on a new studio album, expected in spring 2024, and have been recording in Trieste, Italy, where vocalist Alberto Bravin is based.
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In July 2021, David popped down to Aubitt studios. It was where his work with BBT began in 2009 and he enjoyed recording there. The last song we worked on together was Capitoline Venus. This is his 4th and final take. Thank you for your support of the band, it has meant a lot.
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We are delighted to announce the forthcoming release of our new studio album, The Likes Of Us, on 1st March 2024 via
@insideouteu
Watch the video for the 1st single 'Oblivion':
Pre-order now here:
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End-of-show picture at Hackney Empire. Thanks to everyone who supported Big Big Train on our recent tour. Buying concert tickets, music and merchandise helps us to make and perform music.
@NDVMusic
@DavidLongdon1
@JohnStoreyEuph
@cosmograf
@danny_manners
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There are worse places to be than in a Genesis sandwich.
Fabulous news in
@ProgMagazineUK
regarding my album The Circus And The Nightwhale at no.1 in the March 2024 official Progressive Albums Chart…
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The new album 'The Likes of Us' is finally out today! We hope you enjoy it!
Get it here:
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A remixed version of this album (with some additional music) will be out on vinyl and CD in 2020.
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Last week, Kingmaker Management and Big Big Train hosted a memorial evening at Kings Place in London to celebrate the life of David Longdon. David’s BBT bandmates past and present, alongside the BBT team, welcomed over 100 guests from within the music industry.
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Big Big Train news coming soon:
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BBT's David Longdon and Gregory Spawton with the inspirational Peter Gabriel at Real World Studios last week.
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Big Big Train are delighted to announce that Common Ground has achieved our highest UK album chart position ever :
#31
We are thrilled. Huge thanks to all band members, crew, management and everyone aboard
#TeamTrain
. But most of all thank YOU for supporting us on our journey.
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Merry Christmas to all Big Big Train listeners. Thank you for lending your ears and for your support over the last year.
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JUDY DYBLE
Our dear friend, Judy Dyble, sadly passed away this morning. Judy sang on The Ivy Gate on Big Big Train’s Grimspound album. The album that she recently made with David Longdon will be released in September. Please see David’s statement here:
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This, from the Eye of Sour Ron on Facebook, is brilliant.
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The last moment of the last show of our tour. Thank you to all who came to see us. We are looking forward to a new album release and more gigs next year.
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Bumped into the familiar face of an old friend at Sainsbury’s this morning.
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Today we release our brand new album, Common Ground. To celebrate, the band and management team have created a little video message. From our family to yours - happy release day!
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Some Big Big Train news.
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The Sunday Times: ‘Welcome To The Planet’ will be the last of the British proggers’ albums to feature David Longdon. His grainy, innately musical voice gives songs such as Lanterna, Capitoline Venus and Oak and Stone a pastoral beauty that is unbearably moving. What a loss'.
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Blocked and reported:
And for the record, Invisible touch is my favourite Genesis album🙊 You just can't beat a rousing pop chorus.
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Big Big Train placed at number two in the UK Official Rock Album charts published today.
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A year ago today we lost our own brave captain. In order to honour David's legacy we have set up a website which can be found here:
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A beautiful evening yesterday
@RealWorldStudio
after a day of recording our brass band for the new Big Big Train album.
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Beautiful words from Robert Fripp on the passing of John Wetton.
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'The Likes of Us' is
#13
on the UK Midweek Chart! Thanks everyone for the amazing support. Let's keep it going.
Buy or stream the album here:
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We find ourselves at number one in the Official UK Rock album chart today with our re-issue of The Underfall Yard. Thank you to everyone who purchased and listened to our music and thank you to our distributors,
@RSK_Ent
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Don’t often get to chat to fellow members of the Dorset prog rock community (it’s not a club with a large number of members these days) so it was good to bump into Ross Jennings from the awesome Haken. The last time I saw Ross he was onstage in New York, another world away.
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"Oblivion" is the first single from our forthcoming new studio album.
Pre-save now to hear more ahead of the single's release on the 8th December.
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Progressive Music Awards 2019. So pleased to win album of the year with Grand Tour. Thanks to all who supported us.
@DrStuClark
@SteveGCadman
@NickShilton
@NDVMusic
@DavidLongdon1
@PlaneGroovy
@Nelliebot
@sarahewingart
@Amy_l_Birks
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A visit to Big Big Train rehearsals from prog rock royalty today.
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The new Big Big Train album 'The Likes of Us' is out now!
Buy or stream the album here:
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Health advice: even in these days of toilet-paper shortages, do not wipe your arse on giant hogweed.
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On International Cat Day, I thought I would share a picture of one of my cats (this one is called Sigur Ros.) He is a truly horrible cat and has spent much of his life terrorising every other cat in the neighbourhood. This picture captures his personality quite nicely.
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Here is an introductory film to new Big Big Train vocalist, Alberto Bravin.
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Thank you New Jersey for such a warm welcome last night. We are looking forward to playing our second NJ Proghouse show in Rutherford this evening at the Rivoli Theater. Support this evening comes from IZZ Lite and tickets are available here:
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Happy New Year from us all in Big Big Train. We are looking forward to the release of our new album on March 1st and to playing lots of gigs in 2024.
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With so many people having to spend time at home at the moment we thought we would make some additional video content available. This is a performance of Alive filmed at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax in Oct 2019.
We hope all listeners are safe and well.
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We’re hard at work recording a new Big Big Train album (for release in 2024) in beautiful Trieste, Italy.
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‘Undoubtedly
@bigbigtrain
’s best to date and IMHO one of the best prog releases of the last decade’
Occasionally an album arrives which simply blows you away. Sometimes it’s anticipated and other times, like this, it takes you by surprise.
Undoubtedly
@bigbigtrain
’s best to date and IMHO one of the best prog releases of the last decade.
Huge congratulations to the band.
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Big Big Train in action in Buffalo last night. Next gig: Cruise To The Edge.
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We are delighted to announce four shows in the USA in March 2024.
· Fri, 1st Mar - Fort Wayne, Indiana
· Sat, 2nd Mar - Rutherford, New Jersey
· Sun, 3rd Mar - Rutherford, New Jersey
· Tues, 5th Mar - Arlington, Massachusetts
Tickets:
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We are delighted to announce another brand new release! Proper Jack Froster, from our forthcoming album Welcome To The Planet, is available as a single streaming release today! You can find it on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and all good streaming services.
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"Last Eleven" recorded live at
@SweetwaterSound
out now!
Listen here:
Watch the video here:
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Very pleased to announce a new Big Big Train compilation album which is being released in Japan on the Belle Antique label. It features exclusive new cover artwork by
@sarahewingart
and a new track written by
@NDVMusic
alongside many other good things.
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The new Big Big Train album 'The Likes of Us' is out now. What are your favorite tracks so far?
Buy or stream the album here:
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We loved playing our first ever show in Italy and had the privilege of meeting many fellow musicians, including a Genesis legend. Tonight we play at the legendary Z7 in Pratteln near Basel, just inside Switzerland on the border with both France and Germany.
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We had a great show last night at the legendary Boerderij in the Netherlands. Our sincere thanks to Arie Verstegen and his team for looking after us so well, and to all the fans who made it such a memorable evening. We hope to return to the Boerderij again in the future.
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The Italians take progressive rock very seriously. As far back as the 11th century they were making their feelings about their favourite period of Genesis very clear.
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Some new Big Big Train music.
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Big Big Train’s ‘The Likes Of Us’ is out today. Here is a review of the album in The Sun newspaper.
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We are delighted to have been invited to return to Cruise To The Edge next year. The Cruise is scheduled to take place from 4th to 9th April, departing from Miami.
We can’t wait to return and perform alongside many fellow prog bands and artists.
💥 Big Big announcement!
Please welcome the return of Big Big Train to Cruise to the Edge! 🛳️🎶🐙
#ctte2025
#bigbigtrain
#miami
#progressiverock
#cruise
#cruisetotheedge
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This is the final film we will be sharing from the collection of videos we made before David Longdon passed away last year. This film gives an insight into the sense of fun David brought to his work with BBT. Thanks to everyone for their support.
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Our new live set 'A Flare on the Lens' is out on 13th September, as Limited 3CD+Blu-ray media book and gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl.
Check out the video for "A Boy in Darkness" here:
Pre-order here:
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David Baddiel choosing some great tunes on Desert Island Discs, including a very beautiful progressive rock song: ‘I am very out about being a Genesis fan’.
@Baddiel
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Absolutely thrilled to see Big Big Train’s Grand Tour album placed in the top ten of Classic Rock Italia’s top 50 albums of 2019.
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Very happy to chart just behind the legend that is Bruce Dickinson.
Bruce Dickinson's "The Mandrake Project" is the best-selling rock and metal album in the UK this week with 11,800 units.
Debuts:
@bigbigtrain
(2.3k),
@WickedRivers
and
@WeAreMinistry
.
-
#BruceDickinson
#OfficialCharts
#RockMetalChart
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5.1 mix in progress for the forthcoming Blu-Ray filmed at Hackney Empire, London, by
@towardinfinity
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Hard at work writing lyrics for the next Big Big Train album.
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Unwieldy chords for Big Big Train’s new guitar department.
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Big Big Train will release the new live set 'A Flare on the Lens' on 13th September, as Limited 3CD+Blu-ray media book and gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl.
Pre-order here:
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With Tony Banks and Nick Davis after one of the Big Big Train
@cadoganhall
shows last weekend.
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At beautiful Birmingham Town Hall. Last time I played a gig in Birmingham was as a 17 year old at Sutton Coldfield YMCA. Photo by Bo Hansen.
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Our new single "Miramare" is out now. ‘Miramare’ is an edited version of a song that features in a longer format on ‘The Likes Of Us’. You can watch the video created by Miles Skarin of Crystal Spotlight, here:
Pre-order here:
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Very excited to be playing a show in my home city, Birmingham, next year. Big Big Train UK tour dates for 2019 will be announced in the autumn.
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Day two of vocal recording for the new Big Big Train album. David’s vocal booth has been christened The Turdis.
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Welcome to our big big news
.
@bigbigtrain
announce surprise new studio album Welcome To The Planet to be released in January. Watch the band chat about the new record in video here, with full artwork and tracklisting details...
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Men of England, no matter how hot it is, and how hot you think you are, please keep your shirts on in the streets.
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Big Big Train will be performing on Cruise To The Edge in 2024.
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Big Big Train will have the honour of being the last band to play the last Night Of The Prog festival at beautiful Loreley.
Ticket links can be found here:
NOTP 2024 Band Announcement:
For the final show on Sunday, please welcome:
BIG BIG TRAIN
[DE]
[EN]
@bigbigtrain
@NDVMusic
@ProgMagazineUK
#bigbigtrain
#notp2024
@LoreleyStage
@RockNewsTicker
@BetreutProggen
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A look back at 2019 and a look forward to Big Big Train activity in 2020 is on our website now:
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We are very happy to release this beautiful animated film made by Love Andreas Gson Fagerstedt for a new Big Big Train song called Brew and Burgh.
.
@bigbigtrain
premiere delightful animated video for brand new song Brew And Burgh. Watch it here...
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Here's the album cover for Common Ground, in case you missed it. Here in the UK we can now safely hug friends and family, which is a wonderful thing. This last year has taught us that people need people: common ground is vital for our well-being.
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"Oblivion," the new single from the forthcoming Big Big Train album, 'The Likes of Us,' is out now!
Watch the video here:
Pre-order/stream the track here:
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Sitting in on a recording session in Bristol today in a studio with some excellent vintage kit. Oh how I loved the Solina String Ensemble, the only decent keyboard my first band Equus could afford.
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‘It’s as if Genesis from 1972 had gotten together to make an album in 2024. We are really living in a magnificent time of new progressive rock’:
Oye el pedazo de disco se mandaron los
@bigbigtrain
, es como si el Genesis de 1972 se hubiese juntado a hacer un disco en 2024 / Realmente estamos viviendo una época magnífica de nuevo rock progresivo.
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One of those rare moments when two progressive rock bands are working at Real World studios at the same time. With Marco Bravi, keyboard player of the excellent Virtual Symmetry.
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This should definitely happen.
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We are very proud that three members of Big Big Train's brass band had a part to play in the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Every year I take my lovely wife for her annual trip to the beach. Thought we’d get it out of the way nice and early in 2019. Happy New Year to friends and family. Let’s hope it’s a good one.
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Our new single "Oblivion" is out now! Check it out here:
Stream the track and pre-order the album 'The Likes of Us' here:
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Big Big Train’s new album, Common Ground will be released on 30th July 2021. Big Big Train will be on tour in the UK in March 2022. Tour and album information is on our website here: We expect to announce North American dates soon.
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We are delighted to announce that Robin Armstrong will be joining the live line-up of BBT. Robin is multi-instrumentalist & leader of progressive rock band,
@cosmograf
. We are looking forward to performing with Robin at our shows in Basingstoke and Loreley and on tour in 2019.
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Awful news of the loss of John Wetton, one of the giants of progressive rock. His song, Starless, utterly beautiful.
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