MR. BIG WRAPS UP MULTI-PLATINUM CAREER WITH "THE BIG FINISH LIVE". Set for release September 6th 2024

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July 15, 2024 -- MR. BIG--Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass, vocals), Nick D’Virgilio (drums, vocals)--is closing out their 35-year career in a BIG way…with not one, but two album releases.

First up is their 10^th studio album, TEN, which was released July 12. Their last-ever live album release will be The BIG Finish Live, which is due out September 6 via the Evolution Music Group. Pre-orders are available now here.

The BIG Finish Live is a brand-new live album and concert film of MR.BIG’s “The BIG Finish” farewell tour, where the band played their million-selling LEAN INTO IT album in its entirety, plus additional MR.BIG classics. Filmed in 4K at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on July 26, 2023, this historic performance will be available in many different multiple high-quality formats: 180g Black Vinyl (3 LP), Hybrid Stereo Multi-Channel SACDs (2), MQA-CDs (2), MQA-CDs + Blu-Ray (2), 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (featuring behind the scenes and interview footage), and cassette (2). All of these formats will come with a booklet/insert that includes previously unreleased photos from their Budokan performance, as well as a sticker or postcard gift for fans.

Earlier this year, MR. BIG put on their signature top hats and old shoes for the launch of their last worldwide tour, aptly titled “The BIG Finish.” The first leg kicked off July 20, 2023 in Nagoya, Japan, which took them throughout Southeast Asia where the band performed for hundreds of thousands of loyal fans at 11 sold-out shows. MR. BIG then brought “The BIG Finish” to South America, an initial run of European shows, and two separate east coast/west coast tours of the U.S., with their last-ever stateside concert happening June 6 in Billy Sheehan’s hometown of Buffalo, NY. MR. BIG’s remaining shows will start July 13 in Bulgaria and will roll through August 23 in Romania. 

One particular aspect of this final run that MR. BIG have been most excited about is the decision to perform the entirety of their breakthrough Platinum-selling 1991 album LEAN INTO IT from start to finish as a featured highlight of the live setlist, along with other MR. BIG classics. 

Joining MR. BIG on drums for this special final world tour has been longtime friend of the band Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train), stepping in for founding drummer/vocalist Pat Torpey, who sadly passed away in 2018 following his heroic battle with Parkinson’s disease. 

After 35 years of bringing the MR. BIG sound across the world and back, it’s time to come together for one final, extended curtain call with a live album to live on for the ages.

The BIG Finish Live track listing:

1. Addicted To That Rush 

2. Take Cover 

3. Undertow 

4. Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) 

5. Alive And Kickin' 

6. Green-Tinted Sixties Mind 

7. CDFF- Lucky This Time 

8. Voodoo Kiss 

9. Never Say Never 

10. Just Take My Heart 

11. My Kinda Woman 

12. A Little Too Loose 

13. Road To Ruin 

14. To Be With You

15. Big Love

16. The Chain

17. Promise Her The Moon

18. Where Do I Fit In

19. Wild World

20. Paul Gilbert Guitar Solo

21. Colorado Bulldog

22. Billy Sheehan Bass Solo

23. Shy Boy

24. 30 Days In The Hole

25. Good Lovin'

26. Baba O'Riley

DATE               CITY                                         VENUE

Sat 7/13            Mogilovo, Bulgaria                    Midalidare Rock in the Wine Valley

Tue 7/16           Dublin, Ireland                           The Academy

Wed 7/17          Belfast, U.K.                             Limelight

Fri 7/19             Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K.       NX Newcastle

Sun 7/21           Maidstone, U.K.                        Maid of Stone Festival 2024

Mon 7/22          Leeds, U.K.                               O2 Academy Leeds

Thu 7/25           Glasgow, U.K.                           Barrowland Ballroom

Sat 7/27            Liverpool, U.K.                          O2 Academy Liverpool

Sun 7/28           Abertillery, U.K.                         Steelhouse Festival

Tue 7/30           Amsterdam, Netherlands            Melkweg

Thu 8/1             Wacken, Germany                     Wacken Open Air

Sat 8/3              Rejmyre, Sweden                      Skogsröjet

Sun 8/4             Oslo, Norway                            Leiligheten Rockefeller

Tue 8/6             Wrocław, Poland                       A2 - Centrum Koncertowe

Wed 8/7            Prague, Czech Republic            ROXY Prague

Sat 8/10            Monte Urano, Italy                     Bambu Festival 2024

Tue 8/13           Frankfurt Am Main, Germany      Batschkapp

Thu 8/15           Papenburg, Germany                 Alter Güterbahnhof

Fri 8/16             Horsens, Denmark                     Jailbreak

Sun 8/18           Bochum, Germany                     Zeltfestival Ruhr 2024

Tue 8/20           München, Germany                   Muffathalle

Fri 8/23             Bistrița, Romania                       Way Too Far Rock Festival 2024

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