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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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6 окт 2024
ERIC MARTIN On MR. BIG's Touring Days: 'It's Over'
"I didn't wanna quit for the longest time," he admitted. "I mean, this was brought up, like, five years ago. 'Should we do a farewell tour?' We've got other projects going, and it's kind of hard to keep the MR. BIG thing alive. And I was, like, 'No,' cheerleading, 'Please, no. We've gotta keep it going.' But yeah, a year and a few months ago, I was totally in agreement with everybody going, 'Yeah, this is it.' I even thought of the name 'BIG Finish'. So I put the nail in the coffin. But now I'm, like, oh, I wish I had a nice big hammer to unclog that nail. 'Cause the band's so good and so tight. The crowd's coming out. New album came out. The momentum is there. And the band just sounds so tight on stage.
Circling back to what "The BIG Finish" means as far as the possibility of future MR. BIG live shows, Eric said: "What I mean by 'The BIG Finish' is there's no touring anymore. I would hope that we still leave the door open. I mean, I brought this up many times online. Even Nick D'Virgilio, our drummer, he goes, 'Man, we should do a residency in Indonesia or Japan or just anywhere,' like do a residency. And I go, 'Man, I just hope we can play in a few years, play four or five shows here and there, maybe play a festival with bands in our ilk.' It'd be great to keep that door open. And no response. I think also, a whole year and almost a half of touring, everybody just kind of wants to take a break. But I'm, like, 'Let's ride this wave, brother. Let's do this.' But yeah, no more touring. No more multiple dates. It's over. The big lady has sung."
This past August, Eric told Roppongi Rocks's Stefan Nilsson that there is no chance of him and his MR. BIG bandmates going back on their word that they would not tour ever again. "We're not the kind of band — when we say that we're gonna quit and it's over and we're not touring anymore… We may do a one-off here and there every couple of years or whatever, but we're not going to be like the MÖTLEY CRÜEs and the KISSes," he explained." And no offense to them, because the crowds keep coming to see 'em, but we're not gonna do it. We just maybe have too much pride in it."
Asked if there is a chance of MR. BIG making more studio albums in the future, Eric said: "I did an interview the other day with Billy [Sheehan, MR. BIG bassist], and… I'm not my brother's keeper. I don't know what he thinks. I know what I think, that I'd like to do albums. If we're not gonna tour anymore for different reasons — I mean, I just don't wanna tour lengthy…. This has been a year. I just can't do it. I'm too old to… Everybody goes, 'Oh, what about THE ROLLING STONES?' Yeah. What about THE ROLLING STONES? Flying in, playing one show and two weeks later playing another show. Yeah, this is back-to-back touring. Hardly any hotels. I mean, the bus will suffice, but it's like a big camping trip for older men. So, I would like to do other albums. But the interview went like this. The guy goes, 'You gonna do another album?' And I'm, like, 'I'd like to.' And Billy goes, 'No, that's it.' I'm, like, 'All right.' But he's the guy that always says, 'Never say never.'"
MR. BIG played the last show of its "The BIG Finish" farewell tour on August 23 at the Way Too Far Rock Festival 2024 in Bistrița, Romania.
After the concert, Sheehan took to his social media to share a picture from the gig and he included the following message: "Romania!!! Crowd was a little bit light, but they made up for it in enthusiasm! The last MR. BIG show (not MY last show, goddammit!!).
"What a great run we've had since 1988. We made Great memories and millions (literally) of friends all around the world. My unlimited love and respect to all who listened, watched, purchased records, tickets and T -shirts. — without you we would have been nothing. Fact. Moving on now to other adventures, but never forgetting this amazing experience."
Guitarist Paul Gilbert added: "What an adventure! MR. BIG wraps up over a year of touring! Many thanks to ALL! I'll get home just in time for my son's 10th birthday. I hope he remembers who I am!"
D'Virgilio, who joined MR. BIG in 2023 as the replacement for the late Pat Torpey, commented: "It has been an amazing run with @billysheehanonbass @paulgilbert_official and @iamericmartin I've been able to rock n roll all over the world with the guys and I will be forever thankful. Big Love for MR. BIG!"
MR. BIG's tenth studio album, "Ten", was released on July 12 via Frontiers Music Srl. The LP features 11 new original tracks written by Martin and Gilbert, along with André Pessis and Tony Fanucchi. "Ten" was produced by Jay Ruston and MR. BIG.
D'Virgilio missed most of the final European leg of MR. BIG's "The BIG Finish" tour due to his commitments with his band BIG BIG TRAIN. He was temporarily replaced on the trek by Edu Cominato, an experienced drummer from São Paulo, Brazil who has previously played with Sheehan and Martin, Jeff Scott Soto and Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE),among others.
When MR. BIG announced "The BIG Finish" tour last year, the bandmembers said that it was "time to mark the end of this chapter of their legacy" after drummer Pat Torpey lost his battle with Parkinson's disease in 2018. The first leg kicked off in Japan and Southeast Asia in July and August 2023, where the band performed for hundreds of thousands of loyal fans at 11 sold-out shows including Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
MR. BIG's last-ever live album release was "The BIG Finish Live", which came out on September 6 via the Evolution Music Group.
"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.
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