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Big Country Redux <br>@Rapture

Big Country Redux
@Rapture

@ Rapture

  • Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
  • Fri 19th June 2026 @ 19:00
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Upcoming Gigs

Big Country Redux
@ PJ Molloys
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Sat 25th April 2026
PJ Molloys
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Big Country Redux
@MacArts
Galashiels, Scotand
Sun 26th April 2026
MacArts
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Big Country Redux
@Night and Day Festival
Boyle, County Roscommon, Rep. of Ireland
Sat 30th May 2026
Lough Key Forest Park
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Big Country Redux
@The Lemon Tree
Aberdeen, Scotland
Wed 17th June 2026
The Lemon Tree
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Big Country Redux
@Botanic House
Inverness, Scotland
Thu 18th June 2026
Botanic House
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Big Country Redux
@Rapture
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Fri 19th June 2026
Rapture
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Big Country Redux
@Dundee Music Hall
Dundee, Scotland
Sun 21st June 2026
Music Hall
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Big Country Redux
@Picturedrome
Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England
Fri 20th November 2026
Picturedrome
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2 days ago

Happy to Welcome Evan Peters as support on our up and coming dates in April and June. 🙌🙏🔥Evan Peters
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April/June 2026

Following on from Big Country’s guest appearance at The Alarm’s Gathering weekend earlier this year at Cardiff Great Hall, Evan Peters is announced as Support on the forthcoming Big Country Tour
(April & June 2026)

Evan Peters aged 19 is the youngest son of Mike Peters, lead singer of The Alarm.

Mike sadly passed away on April 29th last year, after receiving a shock diagnosis of Richters Syndrome, (a rare and aggressive lymphoma), on the eve of a two month American Alarm Tour.

Mike Peters became the lead singer of Big Country between 2011 and 2013, after Stuart Adamson’s untimely passing and so Evan grew up travelling to Big Country shows across the UK and USA.
Evan first toured with Big Country in the USA in 2013, aged six, travelling on the tour bus and choosing ’Stay Alive’ as his Big Country anthem.

Upon the tragic passing of Evan’s own dad almost one year ago, Evan immersed himself in The Alarm songbook and his favourite Big Country songs.
In December 2025 Evan joined Big Country on stage at Manchester Academy to perform ‘Chance’ with the band and a couple of months later, Big Country joined Evan on stage at The Alarm’s "The Gathering' in Cardiff, Wales to perform ‘Chance' and 'In a Big Country’.

Last year, Mike met with Bruce Watson at The Red, Dyserth, the village pub owned by The Peters Family.
Sat outside The Red, Bruce and Mike made a pact to tour together as The Alarm and Big County, once Mike had got through to the other side, after pioneering Car-T Therapy at the Christie Hospital in Manchester.

Sadly, Mike passed away on April 29th last year in 2025 after a valiant and well lived life, living with blood cancer for 31 years.

It is a fitting testament to the relationship between Big Country and The Alarm that Evan now carries the torch and flies the flag to honour and celebrate the special legacy between Big Country and The Alarm.

Evan explains “I grew up on the songs of Big Country and The Alarm. It’s in my DNA. I remember my Dad driving me and my brother Dylan all the way to Killarney, Ireland from Wales and we made him play ’Stay Alive; on repeat all the way there!
So for me it’s a fantastic feeling to get up on stage with Big Country and play alongside Bruce and Jamie especially as when I was six I used to wake up on the tour bus with them in America!”
Reflecting on the last time Bruce and Mike met up at The Red in Dyserth, Evan says "I hope we get the chance to play ‘Angels and Promises’ from the Big Country album ’The Journey’. Dad and Bruce were planning to perform these songs together in the future so I’m looking forward to exploring this further."

Thanks to Big Country for giving me this opportunity. I’m looking forward to meeting up with all the Big Country fans some of whom I’ve known since I was very young. My first ever Big Country Gig was New Years Eve in Glasgow, a gig I’ll always remember as dad drove us back to our apartment on the east coast of Scotland after the show and the fireworks were exploding overhead. I hope we will do my Dad proud who we miss every day. Hopefully he will be watching down on us. Dad taught me all I know and I’m determined to honour his dying wishes for me to continue playing his songs. Stay Alive”
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Big Country is in Scotland.
1 week ago

Hard at work with Liam Saunders in the studio editing the walk on music for our upcoming tour!

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1 week ago

APRIL GIGS

Back out on the road later this month:

Saturday April 25th PJ Molloys
Sunday April 26th MacArts, Galashiels

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ICYMI: Big Country are back in PJ Molloys for their first gig of 2026 on Saturday 25th April, kicking off a massive year for the band, releasing a brand new album, EASTWORLD in September.

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Hard at work with Liam Saunders in the studio edit Hard at work with Liam Saunders in the studio editing the walk on music for our upcoming tour! #larkascending #bigcountry #musicstudio
Make sure to check out @guitarist_mag 's article o Make sure to check out @guitarist_mag 's article on Bruce, fresh out today full of photos taken at @mosmusicmarket ! #bigcountry #guitaristmagazine #guitars #brucewatson
Catch us at @pjmolloys and @macartsscotland this A Catch us at @pjmolloys and @macartsscotland this April! #bigcountry #bigcountry #dunfermline
Official Statement - Big Country The Stuart Adams Official Statement - Big Country The Stuart Adamson Estate, together with original members Tony Butler and Bruce Watson, do not authorise, consent to, or endorse any use of the name 'Big Country' by Mark Brzezicki. While we have previously supported Mark's touring project From Big Country, his intention to use the original band name for upcoming tour dates is not agreed upon and is being undertaken without approval. We have made repeated efforts to resolve this matter both privately and professionally. Regrettably, those efforts have not been successful. We remain committed to protecting the legacy, reputation and intellectual property associated with Big Country and will take all appropriate steps necessary to do so. We thank fans for their continued understanding and support. Stuart Adamson Estate Tony Butler Bruce Watson
Looking forward to getting back out on the road to Looking forward to getting back out on the road to kick off a busy 2026. 🎫 https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/big-country-tickets/artist/956353
An Evening with Bruce Watson, Coming 2027! Tickets An Evening with Bruce Watson, Coming 2027! Tickets at link in bio! #brucewatson #bigcountry #uktour
Current touring band Big Country to change name to Current touring band Big Country to change name to Big Country Redux Big Country’s co-founder and longest-serving band member, Bruce Watson, has announced that as of 1st January 2026 the band will move forward under the name "Big Country Redux". 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the passing of songwriter, frontman, and co-founder Stuart Adamson, the launch of a new website devoted to Adamson, and the forthcoming publication of the authorised biography, Stay Alive. A Stuart Adamson documentary is also in production. For Bruce, it felt like the right moment to clearly define his musical future. “Stuart’s words, music, and presence were at the very heart of Big Country. Without him, it can never truly be what it once was. Big Country Redux allows us to acknowledge that, while still performing the music we created as Big Country. It brings clarity, draws a line under recent uncertainty, and it is the right thing to do at this stage.” The name Redux, meaning “revived/restored,” reflects the music and its enduring impact. An upcoming album including songs written by Stuart, and Stuart co-writes with Bruce and Tony will be released under the same name.
NEW MODERN ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF FORMER NEW MODERN ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF FORMER BIG COUNTRY FRONTMAN, STUART ADAMSON ‘STAY ALIVE: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF STUART ADAMSON’ By Scott Rowley will be published by New Modern, 26 March 2026 For details and pre-order links: https://bigcountry.co.uk/stay-alive
Set times for tomorrow nights Hogmanay Barrowlands Set times for tomorrow nights Hogmanay Barrowlands Show. Get down early to catch The Pistol Daisys. Doors 7pm
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All of us at Big Country would like to wish all of All of us at Big Country would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for all your support this year. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible for our Hogmanay show at Barrowland on 31st December. Bruce, Jamie, Tommie, Chris and Reece.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 31.12.25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 31.12.25 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s time for us to come Home, Scot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s time for us to come Home, Scotland, it’s your turn….. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Thank you Norwich. We had a blast. See you Thursd Thank you Norwich. We had a blast. See you Thursday Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Tickets available here.... https://www.alttickets.com/big-country-tickets
We’re not in Kansas. We’re in Norwich at The Water We’re not in Kansas. We’re in Norwich at The Waterfront.
Many thanks to @blackstaramps for looking after us Many thanks to @blackstaramps for looking after us on tour! #blackstaramps #bigcountry #eastworld
DUNFERMLINE // FRI 19TH DEC DUNFERMLINE // FRI 19TH DEC
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  1. Steeltown Big Country 1:00
  2. Where The Rose Is Sown Big Country 1:00
  3. In A Big Country Big Country 1:00
  4. Fields of Fire Big Country 1:00
  5. Look Away Big Country 1:00
  6. River of Hope Big Country 1:00
  7. Beautiful People Big Country 1:00
  8. Alone Big Country 1:00
  9. You Dreamer Big Country 1:00
  10. Driving To Damascus Big Country 1:00
  11. The Journey Big Country 0:30