Big Big Train announce The Likes of Us Tour Warm-up show

30th July 2024 0 By Jon Deaux

Following an acclaimed appearance closing the final Night Of The Prog festival in Germany earlier this month, Big Big Train is pleased to announce a warm-up show to take place on Monday 16^th 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 13^th September 2024.

Lead vocalist Alberto Bravin says: “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 adds: “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 catalog as well as introducing a few songs from ‘The Likes Of Us’. This autumn we will be focusing increasingly on ‘The Likes Of Us’ and also performing some other older songs, one or two of which we haven’t played live before.”

Drummer Nick D’Virgilio comments: “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 go on sale at 10am UK time on Friday 2^nd August via https://bit.ly/THBBT1609. A pre-sale for members of the band’s Passengers Club and 2024 Tour Patrons opens at 10 am UK time on Wednesday 31^st July.

The ‘A Flare On The Lens’ concert film package includes every song performed by the band over those two evenings last September in London and is available as a Limited 3CD+Blu-ray digipak in slipcase, with the concert film audio mixed in 5.1 surround sound and stereo.

A gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl version is also available, which features a carefully selected range of material from the Cadogan Hall shows.