Big Big Train

.@bigbigtrain is pleased to share a new Digital Deluxe Edition of their latest album Woodcut, complete with demos of each track from the album, as well as two acoustic tracks, including "Chimaera" -out on the 7th August and is available for pre-order here: bigbigtrain.lnk.to/Woodcut-Deluxe…

How I learned to love ... well, at least admire prog rock telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts…

Big Big Train bass player Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell on the trials and tribulations of writing long songs: open.substack.com/pub/germanders…

EASTLEIGH SHOW - TICKET SALES NOW OPEN Ticket sales for our Woodcut & Other Stories tour warm-up show on Thursday 24th September 2026 at Thornden Hall in Eastleigh are now open via thorndenhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…. This will be the first chance to hear the Woodcut album performed live.

We are playing a tour warmup show on 24th September. Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday of this week. Tour Patrons and BBT Passengers Club members can buy tickets in the pre-sale now.

You can read more about the David Longdon Foundation here loudersound.com/bands-artists/… and visit the Foundation’s website here: davidlongdonfoundation.com The band and wider Big Big Train team are delighted to offer the Foundation our full support and encourage fans to donate to it.

Today, on what would have been David Longdon’s 61st birthday,  a new UK registered charity has been launched in his name by his partner Sarah Ewing and Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton.

"David gave everything to music. He believed it was for everyone." New charity launches in honour of former @bigbigtrain frontman David Longdon on what would have been his 61st birthday. Details here... loudersound.com/bands-artists/…

News on a new book about Big Big Train, featuring exclusive interviews, newly commissioned artwork, previously unseen photos and the stories behind the writing, recording and live performances of all of our songs.

Now presenting . . . THE 11 BEST U.K. PROG ROCK GROUPS OF ALL TIME ➡️ loudwire.com/best-uk-prog-r… loudwire.com/best-uk-prog-r…

CRUISE TO THE EDGE 2027  We are delighted to be returning again next year to Cruise To The Edge alongside Kansas, Steve Hackett, Asia, Spock’s Beard and many other great artists. The 2027 Cruise takes place from 2nd to 8th April. cruisetotheedge.com

@MikotoonIDR We’ll see what we can do! Come and say hi to @NDVMusic and the rest of the band after the show.

@bigbigtrain Hi!! I’m a huge fan of yours, I’m a drummer and I’m 13 years old. I’ll be there with my dad at Spirit Of 66, at Poppodium, and at Paulette to attend your amazing concerts. (Please, make a new edition of Drums and Brass for this tour!!)❤️😉

BIG BIG TRAIN AUTUMN 2026 TOUR We are now deep into preparations for our autumn 2026 tour. We’re planning to play an almost completely new set list: much of Woodcut alongside back catalogue material that has either never been performed live or performed rarely. More news soon.

The Prog Report @theprogreport have released a new episode in their Wheel Of Prog series, ranking all 17 Big Big Train albums. You can watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=k6GolX… Do you agree / disagree with the Prog Report rankings? Let us know what you think.

“I wake up in the middle of the night thinking, ‘What if we hadn’t gone with him?’ I can’t see how it would have worked”: If @bigbigtrain hadn’t met Alberto Bravin, they wouldn’t have been on tour to discover the inspiration for Woodcut... loudersound.com/music/albums/b…

Our second Wheel of Prog LIVE from @cruisetotheedge 2026 where we ranked Prog Debut Albums from the 60s/70s with guests Alberto Bravin, Nick D'Virgilio, Gregory Spawton, and Rikard Sjöblom from @bigbigtrain. Watch it here: youtu.be/bTXySWhLqBE

Once again the Cruise proved a wonderful experience and we greatly enjoyed playing for fans old and new. Our thanks go to our brilliant crew and to Larry Morand and the excellent Cruise To The Edge team for looking after us so well.

We have returned to our respective home bases following Cruise To The Edge. After a warm-up show at the 1865 in Southampton, where Ross Jennings and an acoustic Solstice opened the evening for us brilliantly, we journeyed to Miami and then performed twice on board the Cruise.

Big Big Train bass player Gregory Spawton @gmspeedwell has written the first part of his tour diary, covering rehearsals and our gig at the 1865. open.substack.com/pub/germanders…

‘Woodcut is a handcrafted, deeply human record: analogue in spirit, exacting in execution, and fully deserving of its place among the most substantial and enduring Progressive Rock works of the current era’