Big Country, Hogmanay at the Barrowland

31 December, 2025 from 7 p.m. – 10.30 p.m.

Barrowland, 242 Gallowgate, Glasgoe G4 0TT

The band played their legendary 1983 New Years eve show at the Barrowlands and now they return after over 40 years to do it all again!

“Like the Pope in the Vatican, the Queen at Buckingham Palace, the President in the White House,Big Country at Barrowlands. The venue is without doubt, Big Country’s spiritual home and for me, the most memorable and exciting shows we ever played. ” – Tony Butler

Originally formed in 1981 by guitar playing founder members Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson both native of the band’s hometown Dunfermline in Scotland.

Initially driven by a shared vision of widescreen guitar melody, harmony and lyric, the classic Big Country sound was further enhanced later that summer by the arrival of drummer Mark Brzezicki and bass player Tony Butler. This is the Big Country that (with producer Steve Lillywhite), recorded the classic debut album ‘The Crossing’ in 1983.

The band broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles ‘Fields Of Fire’, ‘Chance’ and signature song ‘In A Big Country’, which went on to become massive worldwide hits, selling over 2 million copies and driving ‘The Crossing’ to 3 prestigious Grammy nominations in the USA.

The band now includes Bruce Watson, Jamie Watson, Tommie Paxton, Reece Dobbin and Chris Stones.

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Big Country, Hogmanay at the Barrowland

31 December, 2025 from 7 p.m. – 10.30 p.m.

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Written by : Pat Byrne

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