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Here’s NDV playing through Light Left In The Day. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgO...
Nick D’Virgilio + Renown | “Light Left In The Day” Drum Play-Through
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October 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Here’s NDV playing through Light Left In The Day. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgO...
So Where Exactly Are We? In the Passengers Club this week, a detailed update from Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton about what has been going on behind the scenes over the summer. You can read it here:
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The Passengers Club
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September 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
So Where Exactly Are We? In the Passengers Club this week, a detailed update from Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton about what has been going on behind the scenes over the summer. You can read it here:
thepassengersclub.com
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In the Passengers Club today, it’s the first of our 2025 tour behind the scenes photo galleries. Your cameraman: Gregory Spawton. You can view the gallery here: www.thepassengersclub.com
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August 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
In the Passengers Club today, it’s the first of our 2025 tour behind the scenes photo galleries. Your cameraman: Gregory Spawton. You can view the gallery here: www.thepassengersclub.com
Have you ever wondered how to play the piano part on Beneath The Masts? All is revealed by Oskar Holldorff in the Passengers Club this week here: thepassengersclub.com
The Passengers Club
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July 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Have you ever wondered how to play the piano part on Beneath The Masts? All is revealed by Oskar Holldorff in the Passengers Club this week here: thepassengersclub.com
Passengers Club members should look out for a new The Likes Of Us related video treat this weekend.
July 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Passengers Club members should look out for a new The Likes Of Us related video treat this weekend.
Ca. half the tickets for our Cruise 2026 warm-up show at the 1865 in Southampton have already been sold via the Passengers Club pre-sale. If you want to guarantee tickets for this unique show and are not already a Passengers Club member, you can join here: www.thepassengersclub.com/
The Passengers Club
The Passengers Club is a members only club for Big Big Train fans.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ca. half the tickets for our Cruise 2026 warm-up show at the 1865 in Southampton have already been sold via the Passengers Club pre-sale. If you want to guarantee tickets for this unique show and are not already a Passengers Club member, you can join here: www.thepassengersclub.com/
SUMMER SHALL NOT FADE
We have recently made Summer Shall Not Fade, a live film of our legendary 2018 show at the Night Of The Prog in Germany, available on a digital basis.
You can download it here:
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We have recently made Summer Shall Not Fade, a live film of our legendary 2018 show at the Night Of The Prog in Germany, available on a digital basis.
You can download it here:
immersiveaudioalbum.com/product/summ... & read more here: immersiveaudioalbum.com/now-availabl...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
SUMMER SHALL NOT FADE
We have recently made Summer Shall Not Fade, a live film of our legendary 2018 show at the Night Of The Prog in Germany, available on a digital basis.
You can download it here:
immersiveaudioalbum.com/product/summ... & read more here: immersiveaudioalbum.com/now-availabl...
We have recently made Summer Shall Not Fade, a live film of our legendary 2018 show at the Night Of The Prog in Germany, available on a digital basis.
You can download it here:
immersiveaudioalbum.com/product/summ... & read more here: immersiveaudioalbum.com/now-availabl...
2025 TOUR MERCHANDISE, BURNING SHED SUMMER SALE
Our remaining 2025 tour merchandise is now available for order via:
Burning Shed: burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
The Band Wagon USA: thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
Both B Shed and Band Wagon are running half price summer sales as well!
Our remaining 2025 tour merchandise is now available for order via:
Burning Shed: burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
The Band Wagon USA: thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
Both B Shed and Band Wagon are running half price summer sales as well!
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July 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
2025 TOUR MERCHANDISE, BURNING SHED SUMMER SALE
Our remaining 2025 tour merchandise is now available for order via:
Burning Shed: burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
The Band Wagon USA: thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
Both B Shed and Band Wagon are running half price summer sales as well!
Our remaining 2025 tour merchandise is now available for order via:
Burning Shed: burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
The Band Wagon USA: thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
Both B Shed and Band Wagon are running half price summer sales as well!
On 12th April the band had a day off during their North American tour and visited the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. The museum has a “jam room”, which presented the opportunity to play a song live. Find out which song and watch it exclusively in the Passengers Club.
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The Passengers Club
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June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On 12th April the band had a day off during their North American tour and visited the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. The museum has a “jam room”, which presented the opportunity to play a song live. Find out which song and watch it exclusively in the Passengers Club.
thepassengersclub.com
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David Longdon: In honour of David’s 60th birthday today, his partner Sarah has given us this film of Telling The Bees to share from her and David’s personal collection. It was recorded in late 2020 at Playpen Studios in Bristol, UK. David’s personal and musical legacy is for the ages. bit.ly/3FZVoIe
David Longdon - Telling The Bees - Playpen Studios, Bristol, UK
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June 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
David Longdon: In honour of David’s 60th birthday today, his partner Sarah has given us this film of Telling The Bees to share from her and David’s personal collection. It was recorded in late 2020 at Playpen Studios in Bristol, UK. David’s personal and musical legacy is for the ages. bit.ly/3FZVoIe
A river cruise, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Niagara Falls, the Great White North and five more shows – Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton’s North America tour diary continues in the Passengers Club. You can read it here: www.thepassengersclub.com
The Passengers Club
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June 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A river cruise, the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Niagara Falls, the Great White North and five more shows – Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton’s North America tour diary continues in the Passengers Club. You can read it here: www.thepassengersclub.com
This week in the Passengers Club, Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton is your guide on board Cruise To The Edge, with part 2 of his 2025 North America tour diary.
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The Passengers Club
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May 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This week in the Passengers Club, Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton is your guide on board Cruise To The Edge, with part 2 of his 2025 North America tour diary.
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With apologies for the late running of this service, the Passengers Club has been updated today with part 1 of BBT manager Nick Shilton’s North America tour diary.
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The Passengers Club
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May 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
With apologies for the late running of this service, the Passengers Club has been updated today with part 1 of BBT manager Nick Shilton’s North America tour diary.
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2025 TOUR PATRONS
Two tour patrons will have received their tour programmes and patron badges but not their small size t-shirts. If this is you, please message us to let us know!
Thank you once again to all 2025 tour patrons for your generous support of Big Big Train.
Two tour patrons will have received their tour programmes and patron badges but not their small size t-shirts. If this is you, please message us to let us know!
Thank you once again to all 2025 tour patrons for your generous support of Big Big Train.
May 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
2025 TOUR PATRONS
Two tour patrons will have received their tour programmes and patron badges but not their small size t-shirts. If this is you, please message us to let us know!
Thank you once again to all 2025 tour patrons for your generous support of Big Big Train.
Two tour patrons will have received their tour programmes and patron badges but not their small size t-shirts. If this is you, please message us to let us know!
Thank you once again to all 2025 tour patrons for your generous support of Big Big Train.
New live album!
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
TO BE RELEASED ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
ON 2CD, 3LP VINYL, DOWNLOAD & STREAMING
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM AT
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ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
TO BE RELEASED ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
ON 2CD, 3LP VINYL, DOWNLOAD & STREAMING
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM AT
burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
thebandwagonusa.com/collections/...
bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New live album!
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
TO BE RELEASED ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
ON 2CD, 3LP VINYL, DOWNLOAD & STREAMING
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM AT
burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
thebandwagonusa.com/collections/...
bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
TO BE RELEASED ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025
ON 2CD, 3LP VINYL, DOWNLOAD & STREAMING
PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM AT
burningshed.com/store/bigbig...
thebandwagonusa.com/collections/...
bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com
We have now drawn the second raffle for the BBT studio experience. Congratulations to:
· 24th April – Pete Ferber and Dennis O’Reilly
· 25th April – Donovan Shand and Tim Levine
· 26th and 27th April – Mark Mittentag and Tim Martin
· Cricket bat – Barrett Nuzum
· 24th April – Pete Ferber and Dennis O’Reilly
· 25th April – Donovan Shand and Tim Levine
· 26th and 27th April – Mark Mittentag and Tim Martin
· Cricket bat – Barrett Nuzum
April 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We have now drawn the second raffle for the BBT studio experience. Congratulations to:
· 24th April – Pete Ferber and Dennis O’Reilly
· 25th April – Donovan Shand and Tim Levine
· 26th and 27th April – Mark Mittentag and Tim Martin
· Cricket bat – Barrett Nuzum
· 24th April – Pete Ferber and Dennis O’Reilly
· 25th April – Donovan Shand and Tim Levine
· 26th and 27th April – Mark Mittentag and Tim Martin
· Cricket bat – Barrett Nuzum
ICYMI: Prog magazine has a special Bard related bundle currently available here: bit.ly/prog159_BBT
Issue #159 (Big Big Train): Magazine, Exclusive T-Shirt, Art Card + Si
One of the UK’s leading prog bands, Big Big Train, reissued their third album, Bard, for the very first time last month. Unavailable for many years, Bard was recorded by a line-up of Martin Read (voca...
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April 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ICYMI: Prog magazine has a special Bard related bundle currently available here: bit.ly/prog159_BBT
THE BIG BIG STUDIO EXPERIENCE: WIN A DAY (OR 2!) IN THE STUDIO WITH BBT
CONGRATS to Tim Levine, Donovan Shand, Pete Ferber & Dennis O’Reilly, the winners for 24th/25th April. The raffle is open until 11:59pm USA EST 19th April to win places for 26th/27th April.
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CONGRATS to Tim Levine, Donovan Shand, Pete Ferber & Dennis O’Reilly, the winners for 24th/25th April. The raffle is open until 11:59pm USA EST 19th April to win places for 26th/27th April.
thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
Big Big Train
Big Big Train has a long backstory. The band was originally founded in 1990 and went through a number of line-up changes in the first 15 or so years of its existence. In 2009, the band decided on a fr...
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April 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
THE BIG BIG STUDIO EXPERIENCE: WIN A DAY (OR 2!) IN THE STUDIO WITH BBT
CONGRATS to Tim Levine, Donovan Shand, Pete Ferber & Dennis O’Reilly, the winners for 24th/25th April. The raffle is open until 11:59pm USA EST 19th April to win places for 26th/27th April.
thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
CONGRATS to Tim Levine, Donovan Shand, Pete Ferber & Dennis O’Reilly, the winners for 24th/25th April. The raffle is open until 11:59pm USA EST 19th April to win places for 26th/27th April.
thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
THE BIG BIG STUDIO EXPERIENCE - WIN A DAY (OR TWO!) IN THE STUDIO WITH BIG BIG TRAIN
We will be recording our next studio album at the world class Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
For details, please visit thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
We will be recording our next studio album at the world class Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
For details, please visit thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
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April 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
THE BIG BIG STUDIO EXPERIENCE - WIN A DAY (OR TWO!) IN THE STUDIO WITH BIG BIG TRAIN
We will be recording our next studio album at the world class Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
For details, please visit thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
We will be recording our next studio album at the world class Sweetwater Studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
For details, please visit thebandwagonusa.com/en-gb/collec...
After a great day off in Cleveland, including a visit to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, we return tonight to Electric City in Buffalo. Nick D’Virgilio performs a short solo set with a special guest (or maybe two…) from 7.30pm, with BBT scheduled on stage from 8.30pm. Tickets electriccity.com/shows/
Shows Archive - Electric City
Electric City, Buffalo NY
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April 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
After a great day off in Cleveland, including a visit to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, we return tonight to Electric City in Buffalo. Nick D’Virgilio performs a short solo set with a special guest (or maybe two…) from 7.30pm, with BBT scheduled on stage from 8.30pm. Tickets electriccity.com/shows/
It was a beautiful audience at our show at the Arcada Theater in St Charles, Illinois last night.
Tonight we play The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. We have support from Brad Russell (7.30) and our own Clare Lindley (8.15) who will be playing a short solo set.
BBT will be on stage at 9.15.
Tonight we play The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. We have support from Brad Russell (7.30) and our own Clare Lindley (8.15) who will be playing a short solo set.
BBT will be on stage at 9.15.
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It was a beautiful audience at our show at the Arcada Theater in St Charles, Illinois last night.
Tonight we play The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. We have support from Brad Russell (7.30) and our own Clare Lindley (8.15) who will be playing a short solo set.
BBT will be on stage at 9.15.
Tonight we play The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. We have support from Brad Russell (7.30) and our own Clare Lindley (8.15) who will be playing a short solo set.
BBT will be on stage at 9.15.
Our Cruise To The Edge schedule:
Today, 10am - Q&A, Atrium
Sunday 2.15pm - Show 1, Stardust (green)
Monday, 2.15pm - Wheel of Prog (featuring Alberto Bravin, Gregory Spawton & Nick D’Virgilio), Venue TBC
Monday, 5.30pm - Photo experience, Bliss Lounge
Tuesday, 9.45pm - Show 2, Stardust (orange)
Today, 10am - Q&A, Atrium
Sunday 2.15pm - Show 1, Stardust (green)
Monday, 2.15pm - Wheel of Prog (featuring Alberto Bravin, Gregory Spawton & Nick D’Virgilio), Venue TBC
Monday, 5.30pm - Photo experience, Bliss Lounge
Tuesday, 9.45pm - Show 2, Stardust (orange)
April 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Our Cruise To The Edge schedule:
Today, 10am - Q&A, Atrium
Sunday 2.15pm - Show 1, Stardust (green)
Monday, 2.15pm - Wheel of Prog (featuring Alberto Bravin, Gregory Spawton & Nick D’Virgilio), Venue TBC
Monday, 5.30pm - Photo experience, Bliss Lounge
Tuesday, 9.45pm - Show 2, Stardust (orange)
Today, 10am - Q&A, Atrium
Sunday 2.15pm - Show 1, Stardust (green)
Monday, 2.15pm - Wheel of Prog (featuring Alberto Bravin, Gregory Spawton & Nick D’Virgilio), Venue TBC
Monday, 5.30pm - Photo experience, Bliss Lounge
Tuesday, 9.45pm - Show 2, Stardust (orange)
Fort Wayne – it’s (nearly) showtime!
We’re rehearsed and raring to go for the first show of The Likes Of Us In North America Tour at Sweetwater’s Performance Theatre tonight. The schedule is:
6pm – doors
7.30pm to approx. 9.15pm – Big Big Train
We look forward to seeing you this evening!
We’re rehearsed and raring to go for the first show of The Likes Of Us In North America Tour at Sweetwater’s Performance Theatre tonight. The schedule is:
6pm – doors
7.30pm to approx. 9.15pm – Big Big Train
We look forward to seeing you this evening!
April 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Fort Wayne – it’s (nearly) showtime!
We’re rehearsed and raring to go for the first show of The Likes Of Us In North America Tour at Sweetwater’s Performance Theatre tonight. The schedule is:
6pm – doors
7.30pm to approx. 9.15pm – Big Big Train
We look forward to seeing you this evening!
We’re rehearsed and raring to go for the first show of The Likes Of Us In North America Tour at Sweetwater’s Performance Theatre tonight. The schedule is:
6pm – doors
7.30pm to approx. 9.15pm – Big Big Train
We look forward to seeing you this evening!
On its original release back in 2002, it looked like our 3rd album Bard would be BBT’s last hurrah. 23 years later the Bard re-issue is no. 2 in the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and no. 9 in the Independent Albums chart. Thanks to all who’ve contributed to Bard’s unexpected return to the spotlight!
March 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On its original release back in 2002, it looked like our 3rd album Bard would be BBT’s last hurrah. 23 years later the Bard re-issue is no. 2 in the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart and no. 9 in the Independent Albums chart. Thanks to all who’ve contributed to Bard’s unexpected return to the spotlight!