Big Big Train

Big Big Train was founded by songwriter Gregory Spawton in 1990 and went through several line-up changes before the recruitment of a new lead vocalist, David Longdon, and drummer, Nick D’Virgilio, in 2019. Since then, Big Big Train have earned significant critical acclaim in both the mainstream and music press and won numerous Progressive Music Awards.

After a lengthy period as a studio band, Big Big Train returned to live performances in 2015. Following successful mini-residencies and headlining Night Of The Prog festival, BBT toured the UK for the first time in 2019, subsequently releasing as the critically acclaimed live album Empire. The band also released two studio albums in 2021 and 2022, Common Ground and Welcome To The Planet.

Tragedy struck Big Big Train in November 2021 with the death of David Longdon. After careful consideration, the band decided to continue and brought Italian vocalist Alberto Bravin on board in Spring 2022. In August and September 2023 Big Big Train played 17 shows in 9 countries. The band released The Likes Of Us, their first album featuring Alberto Bravin as lead vocalist in March 2024. Since then, the band have performed a series of dates in Europe and North America and released the live albums A Flare On The Lens (2024), Are We Nearly There Yet? (2025), followed by the studio album Woodcut in February 2026.

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