Following an acclaimed appearance closing the final Night Of The Prog festival in Germany last month, Big Big Train has announced a warm-up show to take place on Monday 16th September 2024 at Thornden Hall in Eastleigh, UK to kick off the band’s The Likes Of Us tour.
This tour will promote The Likes Of Us the band’s recently released first studio album for InsideOut/Sony, as well as A Flare On The Lens, a live concert film Blu-ray/3CD/2LP recorded at the band’s shows at the prestigious Cadogan Hall in London, UK last September. A Flare On The Lens will be released by InsideOut/Sony on 13th September 2024.
Lead vocalist Alberto Bravin said: “In September 2022, I made my live debut with Big Big Train at Thornden Hall. Almost two years later and with about 30 shows fronting BBT under my belt, I still vividly recall stepping out onto the stage that night and being moved by how warmly the band’s fans welcomed me. As a result, Thornden Hall will always be a special venue for me and it’s a lovely, intimate modern theatre.”
Bassist and founder member Gregory Spawton added: “Since Alberto, our violinist Clare Lindley and keyboardist Oskar Holldorff joined Big Big Train, at our shows over the last two years we have drawn widely on the band’s back catalogue as well as introducing a few songs from The Likes Of Us. This autumn we will be focusing increasingly on The Likes Of Usand also performing some other older songs, one or two of which we haven’t played live before.”
Drummer Nick D’Virgilio commented: “Playing a longer run of shows in the UK and Europe last August and September was such a blast and I’m really looking forward to doing it again this September and October. Last year’s tour gave us the opportunity to mix up the set a little every night so that every show was unique for both ourselves and the fans. We plan to do the same again on this run of shows. We will also have different support bands at most shows on the tour, who we will be announcing next month. Bring it on!”
Tickets for the Thornden Hall show are on sale here.
For more about A Flare On The Lens at RAMzine click here and for their UK tour click here.
