Big Country
Big guitars. Big drums. Big checks on their shirts. BIG COUNTRY were well named.
Legendary 80’s Scottish rockers BIG COUNTRY are heading down under, bringing their Greatest Hits Tour to Australia and New Zealand in June 2027 with Special Guest Evan Peters Presents The Alarm (Acoustic)
Formed in Dunfermline in 1981, Big Country broke internationally with their debut album The Crossing selling over 2 million copies worldwide (Certified Gold in NZ) and two Grammy nominations, standing alongside U2 and Simple Minds as one of the era’s big-sound guitar bands.
The band is now fronted by fellow Scot Tommie Paxton, who looks and sounds uncannily like the late great Stuart Adamson and joins original member Bruce Watson. With Tommie the BIG COUNTRY sound is revitalised and re-energized. Hi Fi Way declared he “made this band walk ten foot taller”, Scenestr praised his “strong and heartfelt” vocals and presence and Metal Planet Music hailed his vocals as “reminiscent of Adamson’s… the best I could have ever hoped for”
Fans can expect a rousing setlist packed with crowd pleasers including “In a Big Country”, “Fields of Fire”, “Chance”, “Look Away”, “Wonderland”, “The Teacher” and more
Big Country’s sound and spirit remains as stirring today as it was four decades ago. The guitars ring like bagpipes over a hill, the drums hit hard and when “In a Big Country” erupts, every voice in the room joins in…. See them live. Thank us later.
“Big Country are great fun to see Live, a rousing performance, tons of smiles, and the crowd totally into it. Very highly recommended.”
“Full throttle performance… friends had seen them back in the day and they all enjoyed seeing this line-up. So don’t hesitate”
They get better and better!
Big Country are brilliant and played loads of big tunes
Great gig, great sound, great fans, tremendous performance from the boys…magic!
“Brilliant music, atmosphere great, everybody singing and joining in”
"a living, breathing celebration of what makes them great… Big Country truly lived up to their big reputation"
"Paxton gives the line-up even more muscle… Tommie's influence can't be understated… a finely tuned machine looking and sounding great with an armoury of hits"
“the best the band have sounded in years”
“a set that honoured the band’s legacy while celebrating their enduring power… more than a gig”
“Big Country have the songs - and the show - to stand taller than most”
“They still have the zing and pizazz of the original line-up”