Big Country
Big Country's signature guitar sound mimicked bagpipes, creating stirring, anthemic rock rooted in Scottish identity and sweeping landscapes.
Origin: Dunfermline, Scotland · Years active: 1981–present
Biography
Big Country's signature guitar sound mimicked bagpipes, creating stirring, anthemic rock rooted in Scottish identity and sweeping landscapes.
Key 1980s albums
- The Crossing (1983)
- Steeltown (1984)
- The Seer (1986)
Essential songs
- In a Big Country (1983)
- Fields of Fire (1983)
- Chance (1983)
- Wonderland (1984)
- Look Away (1986)
Genres
Upcoming concerts
Big Country have 12 upcoming concerts tracked by RADIO 1980.
- Big Country — O2 Academy Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Great Britain — 25 November 2026
- Big Country — O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford, Great Britain — 27 November 2026
- Big Country — O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester, Great Britain — 29 November 2026
- Big Country — O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, Great Britain — 30 November 2026
- Big Country — O2 Academy Islington, London, Great Britain — 2 December 2026
- Big Country — O2 Academy2 Birmingham, Birmingham, Great Britain — 3 December 2026
- Big Country — O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool, Great Britain — 4 December 2026
- Big Country — Wylam Brewery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Great Britain — 6 December 2026
- Big Country — O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol, Great Britain — 10 December 2026
- Big Country — Whelans, Dublin, Ireland — 11 March 2027
- Big Country — Dolans Warehouse, Limerick City, Ireland — 12 March 2027
- Big Country — The Limelight 2, Belfast, Great Britain — 14 March 2027
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