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19 мар 2024 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of MR. BIG Performing 'Alive And Kickin'' In Tokyo During 'The BIG Finish' 2023 Tour |
24 янв 2024 : |
Watch MR. BIG's Entire Fort Lauderdale Concert During 2024 U.S. Tour |
22 янв 2024 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Performs At ROKISLAND FEST 2024 |
15 янв 2024 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Kicks Off 2024 U.S. Tour In Houston |
18 дек 2023 : |
MR. BIG Is Preparing To Record New Album: 'We're Having A Blast' |
21 ноя 2023 : |
MR. BIG Has Between 10 And 13 Songs Written For New Studio Album |
30 сен 2023 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says MR. BIG Will Be 'Done' Touring After Completion Of 'The BIG Finish' Run Of Shows |
14 сен 2023 : |
ERIC MARTIN, STEVE BROWN And P.J. FARLEY Perform MR. BIG And TRIXTER Hits At RockTember 2023; Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire Set Streaming |
10 авг 2023 : |
MR. BIG's New Touring Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video From Summer 2023 Concerts In Japan |
3 авг 2023 : |
MR. BIG - Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire Tokyo Budokan Show Streaming |
2 авг 2023 : |
Watch MR. BIG Perform In Seoul, South Korea During Summer 2023 Tour |
26 июл 2023 : |
Watch MR. BIG Perform In Osaka, Japan During Summer 2023 Tour |
23 июл 2023 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Plays First Concert In Japan In Six Years |
22 июл 2023 : |
MR. BIG's New Touring Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO Shares Behind-The-Scenes Video From His First Concert With Band |
20 июл 2023 : |
Watch: MR. BIG Plays First Concert With New Drummer NICK D'VIRGILIO |
24 апр 2023 : |
MR. BIG Re-Issue Self-Titled Debut Album With Bonus Material For Record Store Day; Unreleased Song "Want To Be Wanted" Streaming |
18 апр 2023 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN: MR. BIG Is 'Talking About' Writing New Music |
7 мар 2023 : |
MR. BIG Announces 'The Big Finish' World Tour, Unveils New Touring Drummer |
25 фев 2023 : |
MR. BIG's 'To Be With You' Video Surpasses One Hundred Million Views On YouTube |
6 фев 2023 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG Fans Will Be 'Very Pleased' When They Learn New Drummer's Identity |
29 дек 2022 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says PAT TORPEY 'Would Approve' Of MR. BIG's New Drummer: 'Everybody Knows Him' |
1 дек 2022 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says 'It's Time' For MR. BIG To Go Back On Tour: 'I'm Excited About That' |
29 ноя 2022 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG Has Found New Drummer; 2023 Live Shows In The Works |
15 ноя 2022 : |
ERIC MARTIN Believes 'There Are Big Things Coming' From MR. BIG |
2 сен 2022 : |
MR. BIG Is 'Strongly Considering' Playing Some Shows In 2023, Says BILLY SHEEHAN |
13 янв 2022 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Talks Success Of MR. BIG's Lean Into It Album - "It Was Not Only A Life-Changer, But A Life-Completer" |
1 янв 2022 : |
MR. BIG Share "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (Minus Guitar Version) From Lean Into It 30th Anniversary Edition |
25 дек 2021 : |
PAUL GILBERT Shares Guitar Playthrough Of MR. BIG's "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" |
24 ноя 2021 : |
MR. BIG Guitarist PAUL GILBERT, Vocalist ERIC MARTIN Unbox Lean Into It 30th Anniversary Edition (Video) |
8 ноя 2021 : |
PAUL GILBERT On The Future Of MR. BIG - "That's Not Really Where My Writing Style Is Going" (Video) |
2 ноя 2021 : |
MR. BIG - Official Lyric Video For Unreleased Lean Into It Album Track "Stop Messing Around" Streaming |
19 окт 2021 : |
MR. BIG Bassist BILLY SHEEHAN Shares Playthrough Video Of "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" |
16 авг 2021 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says He Is Partly To Blame For MR. BIG Not Continuing After PAT TORPEY's Death |
1 авг 2021 : |
MR. BIG Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of 'Lean Into It' With Remastered Expanded Edition + Limited Vinyl Single Box Set |
6 апр 2021 : |
ERIC MARTIN Says He 'Would Love To Do Something Again With MR. BIG' |
10 фев 2021 : |
MR. BIG To Release Collection Of PAT TORPEY's Final Performances In Japan |
27 дек 2020 : |
MR. BIG - Previously Unreleased Pro-Shot Footage Of ERIC MARTIN Performing "Just Take My Heart" With ROCK MEETS CLASSIC Posted |
16 ноя 2020 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN On MR. BIG's Future: 'We Don't Have Any Plan At This Point For Anything' |
28 сен 2020 : |
Japanese 10 Year-Old Drum Prodigy YOYOKA Covers MR. BIG's "Take Cover" With Bassist BILLY SHEEHAN, Vocalist PAULIE Z And Guitarist BRANDON PAUL (Video) |
17 июн 2020 : |
FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL Sets Record Straight On MR. BIG's 'Defying Gravity' Album |
17 июн 2020 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN Says MR. BIG's Record Label 'Ruined' 'Defying Gravity' Album: 'We Got Screwed' |
12 ноя 2019 : |
BILLY SHEEHAN On MR. BIG's Future: 'We Haven't Made Any Decisions Yet On Anything' |
29 янв 2019 : |
MR. BIG: Pro-Shot Video Of Entire WACKEN OPEN AIR Concert |
28 авг 2018 : |
MR. BIG Performs Classic Song "To Be With You" At Wacken Open Air 2018; Pro-Shot Video |
21 авг 2018 : |
ERIC MARTIN On MR. BIG's Future: 'Without PAT TORPEY, The Wind Has Been Taken Right Out Of Me' |
13 июн 2018 : |
MR. BIG Releases 'Colorado Bulldog' Performance Clip From 'Live From Milan' Blu-Ray |
3 май 2018 : |
MR. BIG To Release 'Live From Milan' In July |
6 мар 2018 : |
MR. BIG Announces Tribute Concert For Late Drummer PAT TORPEY |
16 фев 2018 : |
Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE Pays Tribute To PAT TORPEY: He Was 'One Of The Good Ones' |
16 фев 2018 : |
MR. BIG Vocalist ERIC MARTIN On The Passing Of Drummer PAT TORPEY - "I'm Absolutely Heartbroken" |
9 фев 2018 : |
MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Dies At 64 |
28 дек 2017 : |
MR. BIG Live In Manila; Official After Movie Streaming |
15 июл 2017 : |
Video Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Defying Gravity' |
1 июл 2017 : |
New Song Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Forever And Back' |
16 июн 2017 : |
New Song Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Mean To Me' |
14 июн 2017 : |
MR. BIG Confirm New Release Dates For Various Editions Of Defying Gravity Album |
12 июн 2017 : |
MR. BIG: Interview, Acoustic Performance As Part Of 'BackStory Events' Online Series |
5 июн 2017 : |
Video Premiere: MR. BIG's 'Everybody Needs A Little Trouble' |
2 июн 2017 : |
Video: Making Of New MR. BIG Song '1992' |
22 май 2017 : |
Listen To New MR. BIG Song '1992' |
9 май 2017 : |
MR. BIG To Release 'Defying Gravity' Album In July; Complete Details Revealed |
20 апр 2017 : |
MR. BIG: Producer KEVIN ELSON Is 'Getting Amazing Sounds' For 'Defying Gravity Album |
18 апр 2017 : |
MR. BIG Recording 'Defying Gravity' Album With Producer KEVIN ELSON |
16 сен 2016 : |
MR. BIG Is Compiling Ideas For Next Album |
6 июл 2015 : |
Video: LITA FORD And MR. BIG's ERIC MARTIN Perform 'Close My Eyes Forever' In Minnesota |
23 мар 2015 : |
MR. BIG Frontman ERIC MARTIN Live On Stage With ROCK MEETS CLASSIC In Germany - Fan-Filmed Video Online |
9 дек 2014 : |
Drummer MATT STARR To Continue Playing For MR. BIG On Tour In 2015; BURNING RAIN Live Dates In Planning |
29 окт 2014 : |
MR. BIG - …The Stories We Could Tell Limited Edition 12" Vinyl Due In Early 2015 |
28 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG Frontman Eric Martin Posts Video Message To The Fans, Performs "Gotta Love The Ride" Acoustic |
24 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG: New Song 'I Forget To Breathe' Available For Streaming |
10 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG: New Song 'The Monster In Me' Available For Streaming |
3 сен 2014 : |
MR. BIG: New Song 'Gotta Love The Ride' Available For Streaming |
28 авг 2014 : |
MR. BIG Taps ACE FREHLEY Drummer MATT STARR For Upcoming Tour |
11 авг 2014 : |
MR. BIG: '…The Stories We Could Tell' Album Details Revealed |
25 июл 2014 : |
MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease |
26 июн 2014 : |
MR. BIG To Release '...The Stories We Could Tell' Album In September |
9 янв 2012 : |
MR. BIG - Pro-Shot Footage From August 2011 Buffalo Show Online |
23 дек 2011 : |
MR. BIG To Release Acoustic Live Album |
22 ноя 2011 : |
MR. BIG: \'Raw Like Sushi 100\' Box Set Due In January |
2 авг 2011 : |
MR. BIG\'s \'Smoke On The Water\' Cover |
14 июл 2011 : |
MR. BIG: Quality Porto Alegre Concert Footage |
17 дек 2010 : |
MR. BIG: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available |
11 дек 2010 : |
MR. BIG: Acoustic Performance Footage Of New Song |
27 ноя 2010 : |
MR. BIG - New Video Online |
19 ноя 2010 : |
MR. BIG - What If... Album Details Revealed |
20 окт 2010 : |
MR. BIG: New Studio Album Due In January |
25 сен 2010 : |
MR. BIG Begins Recording New Album |
4 сен 2009 : |
MR. BIG: \'Back To Budokan\' CD/DVD European, U.S. Release Dates Announced |
26 авг 2009 : |
MR. BIG: \'Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009\' DVD Preview Available |
15 май 2008 : |
MR. BIG 'Near-Reunion' In West Hollywood |
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26 июл 2023
Watch MR. BIG Perform In Osaka, Japan During Summer 2023 Tour
MR. BIG's first-ever concert with D'Virgilio took place on Sunday, July 16 at the Majiao Music Festival in China.
The band's setlist for the Osaka gig was as follows, according to Setlist.fm:
01. Addicted To That Rush
02. Take Cover
03. Undertow
04. Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)
05. Alive And Kickin'
06. Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
07. CDFF-Lucky This Time (Jeff Paris cover)
08. Voodoo Kiss
09. 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 (Cat Stevens cover)
20. Guitar Solo
21. Colorado Bulldog
22. Bass Solo
23. Shy Boy (TALAS cover)
Encore
24. 30 Days In The Hole (HUMBLE PIE cover)
25. Mr. Big (FREE cover)
26. Good Lovin' (THE RASCALS cover) (Paul Gilbert on drums, Billy Sheehan on vocals, Eric Martin on bass and Nick D'Virgilio on guitar)
27. Baba O'Riley (THE WHO cover)
In a April 2023 interview with Border City Rock Talk, D'Virgilio spoke about how he landed the gig as MR. BIG's new touring drummer, five years after the passing of the band's co-founder, Pat Torpey. The 54-year-old Nick, who has spent the last nine years working for the Indiana-based online retailer of music instruments and audio gear Sweetwater, said: "It stemmed through Sweetwater. I've known Paul [Gilbert, MR. BIG guitarist]; Paul was the one guy I knew most. I met Pat, and I met Billy [Sheehan, MR. BIG bassist] — Gosh — at a music trade show back in the day. And I was definitely a fan of the band. I listened to a lot of Pat's drumming way before I ever met him in person. But at Sweetwater, we do a lot of recording workshops and we get artists in to come and people pay to come to the studio and hang in the studio with the artists that come in. Paul does it quite a bit; he's been there a bunch. Billy was there a while back as well, but Paul's been there a number of times. And I've been able to play as his rhythm section for these recording workshops. And I also had Paul play on a song on my solo record called 'Invisible' that I put out in 2020. Through all of this stuff, we got to just jamming some more stuff. And I know Paul through Mike Portnoy and Neal Morse and a lot of circles of musicians. After the last thing we did at Sweetwater, Paul just sent me an e-mail and asked if I would be interested in going on tour with MR. BIG in Asia. Now, this was last July, when he first sent me the e-mail, so nine, 10 months ago or so. And I immediately said 'yes'. I think I said 'fuck yes', all in bold letters… So then I went sort of hog wild here in my studio and I videotaped and multi-tracked my drums. I kind of just went hog wild, sending back these demos of me playing and then singing all the parts. So I sang the lead vocal, and then I sang Pat's parts too. Since [it was an] audition, I figured I'd put my best foot forward. Long story short, they said, 'Yeah, we'd love to do it. And you're in,' basically. So that's kind of how it all happened. It came out of the blue."
D'Virgilio went on to say that he is looking forward to performing with MR. BIG on the band's worldwide tour, aptly titled "The BIG Finish", which will take the band to Japan and Southeast Asia in July and August, while shows in South America, Europe, and the U.S. will launch in early 2024.
"You've been in this music business for a long time. Especially as you get older, the phone doesn't ring as often," he said. "I live in Indiana now. I'm not in California and L.A. where I grew up. So I have a great job, but I'm not where all the action is all the time. So the phone doesn't ring quite like that, maybe like it used to 10, 20 years ago, so it was super exciting to get that e-mail from Paul."
As a session musician and touring artist, Nick has worked with many different kinds of artists and bands, from TEARS FOR FEARS, Sheryl Crow and Kevin Gilbert to Peter Gabriel and Eric Burdon and the ANIMALS. In 1996, Nick took Phil Collins's place in GENESIS and played on their "Calling All Stations" album. He has also carved out a major presence in the progressive rock world with his bands, SPOCK'S BEARD and BIG BIG TRAIN.
Before joining the Sweetwater team, Nick spent almost five years touring with Cirque Du Soleil's "Totem" as drummer, vocalist, and assistant bandleader.
When D'Virgilio's addition to MR. BIG was first announced in March, Sheehan said in a statement: "We found a wonderful drummer in Nick, and he's got a great voice too. Nick has a vocal range similar to Pat's, and he'll be able to do the parts Pat did with a similar finesse. It's a big relief because MR. BIG has always been heavy on the harmonies. When the band began, we really relied on each other. We knew each guy would do exactly what he needed to do vocally and to do it righteously, on key, and in time. It's difficult to find a drummer who sings in that range, but Nick has the voice we really need onstage."
Gilbert concurred, saying: "Nick gets close to the spirit of Pat Torpey. Billy, Eric [Martin, vocals] and I have been really happy with the music we've already shared back and forth. I'm impressed with Nick's level of musical adaptability and breadth of skill. He and I have done some recording together, and I was blown away with his groove, and how he just played what fit the song. If the song requires him to be more progressive and stand out, he will stand out. But if the song requires him to groove, he will groove. That's actually a rare thing, and it really fits in with what we do in MR. BIG."
Martin added: "I love the fact that Nick was a fan of Pat Torpey and wants to keep our BIG sound intact. When I first saw his audition demo video of the 'Lean Into It' song 'Lucky This Time', Nick was playing drums with those signature Pat snare hits and singing harmonies spot on to what Pat used to do. It gave me goosebumps!! I am so thrilled to have this man who will be filling some mighty BIG shoes join us on our last tour."
MR. BIG's final tour will see the band performing the entirety of its breakthrough platinum-selling 1991 album "Lean Into It" from start to finish as a featured highlight of the live setlist.
"We wanted to do a proper farewell, and this seems like the right way to do it," Sheehan said. Gilbert added: "We're in the process of making sure we come up with a suitably big entertainment extravaganza to go along with our music. And since our music has resonated so wonderfully in places all over the world, we're going to play in as many of those places as we can." Martin stated: "If we were in the movie business, we'd just put it all up in lights and say, 'Welcome to 'The BIG Finish'!' Seriously, I'm glad we're getting a chance to do it all onstage together as MR. BIG again and raise a flag to everything we've done as a band over the years."
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