Big Big Train announce warm-up show ahead of Likes Of Us tour

UK prog rockers Big Big Train have announced they will perform a special warmup show ahead of their Likes Of Us UK and European tour this September.

The band will play Thornden Hall in Eastleigh, UK on Monday September 16. Fittingly, the small Hampshire venue is where new singer Alberto Bravin made his live debut with the band.

“In September 2022, I made my live debut with Big Big Train at Thornden Hall," Bravin recalls. "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 catalogue 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."

The band they will release a new live album and Blu-ray, A Flare On The Lens, through InsideOutMusic on September 13.

Tickets for the Thornden Hall show go on sale at 10am UK time on Friday August 2. A pre-sale for members of the band’s Passengers Club and 2024 Tour Patrons opens at 10am UK time on Wednesday July 31.

Big Big Train The Likes Of Us 2024 Tour Dates

Sep 16: Eastleigh Thornden Hall, UK
Sep 17: Swindon Wyvern Theatre, UK
Sep 18: Newport The Riverfront, UK
Sep 19: Whitley Bay Playhouse Theatre, UK
Sep 21: Edinburgh Queens Hall, UK
Sep 22: Newark Palace Theatre, UK
Sep 24: Milton Keynes Stables Theatre, UK
Sep 25: Manchester The Stoller Hall, UK
Sep 27: Weinham Stadthalle, Germany
Sep 28: Zoertemeer De Boerderij, The Netherlands
Sep 29: Zoertemeer De Boerderij, The Netherlands
Oct 01: Oslo Cosmopolite, Norway
Oct 02: Copenhagen Viften, Denmark
Oct 05: London Cadogan Hall, UK

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Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.