Big Country Tour 2011

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I just noticed they are playing at the Brum Academy in Jan, one of the best live acts Ive ever seen at the old Hummingbird. Any ideas who is doing the vocals nowadays since the death of Stu Adamson
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Mike Peters from the Alarm apparently...
Did someone say "Wonky"?
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Saw them last time they toured a few years back Tony Butler did it then but Mike Peters this time around like Owen says. Should be good - Hope they do more gigs.

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Shall give Brum Academy a visit for this - saw them once circa 82 at Hammersmith Odeon excellent live act then
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I hope to fly over for the Birmingham gig.
They was with out dout one of the great live bands of all time.
U2 Simple Minds The Alarm etc all good live, but Big Country left them all for dust.
Seen the a good few times Birmingham odean and the nec and seen them here many times well going back when stu was around not seen them with out stu.
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Now this is one band who should retire after the 'omittance' of one, (this thread should be locked forthwith!), of the lead singers! No Stu, No e-bow, NO BIG COUNTRY!

Mike Peters? Seriously????? :smt010


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hogmany gig at the barrowlands being planned apparently.
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yellowcakeuf6 wrote:Now this is one band who should retire after the 'omittance' of one, (this thread should be locked forthwith!), of the lead singers! No Stu, No e-bow, NO BIG COUNTRY!

Mike Peters? Seriously????? :smt010


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Bands without their original singer/guitarists - whatever next? :lol: :shock: - I'll be on for this - of course it's not the same!

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gizzard wrote:
yellowcakeuf6 wrote:Now this is one band who should retire after the 'omittance' of one, (this thread should be locked forthwith!), of the lead singers! No Stu, No e-bow, NO BIG COUNTRY!

Mike Peters? Seriously????? :smt010


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I'm with Cakey on this one.
I think along the same lines I think . Same with The Undertones and Feargal Sharkey . I couldn't even say who the other members of Big Country were ........ having aid that I thought Big Country were second best to The Skids .
All quiet ..........
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I'm in 2 minds about this - :?
Big Country without Stuart can't really ever come close to the original band...
However, so many of their great songs deserve to be played live again, so on a Thursday night in January I might just pop down to Islington and give it a go. :wink:
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http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/whatson ... mecoming-/

Also, read in the book recently that it was JJ that was singing their praises to Ian Grant - I never knew that

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