Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
A few words from Big Big Train's Gregory Spawton about the band's August/September 2023 tour and a brief glimpse into preparations for a new BBT studio album. More videos coming soon!
The Journey Continues tour will resume in August and September 2023 with 16 shows taking place in 9 countries.
For ticket links, please visit bigbigtrain.com/live
BIG BIG TRAIN – THE JOURNEY CONTINUES TOUR
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023 DATES
Saturday 26th August – Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Sunday 27th August – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Monday 28th August – Stora Teatern, Gothenburg, Sweden
Tuesday 29th August – Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway
Wednesday 30th August – Fryshuset Klubben, Stockholm, Sweden
Thursday 31st August – Viften, Copenhagen, Denmark
Saturday 2nd September – 2 Days + 1 Festival, Revislate, Italy
Sunday 3rd September – Z7, Pratteln (Basel), Switzerland
Tuesday 5th September – Neuberinhaus, Reichenbach, Germany
Wednesday 6th September – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
Thursday 7th September – Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Friday 8th September – Mozart-Saal, Stuttgart, Germany
Sunday 10th September – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK
Monday 11th September – Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
Tuesday 12th September – Cadogan Hall, London, UK
Wednesday 13th September – Cadogan Hall, London, UK
Support at all shows (except Wednesday 13th September) comes from Dim Gray who feature BBT keyboardist Oskar Holldorff.
A few words from Big Big Train's Gregory Spawton about the band's August/September 2023 tour and a brief glimpse into preparations for a new BBT studio album. More videos coming soon!
The Journey Continues tour will resume in August and September 2023 with 16 shows taking place in 9 countries.
For ticket links, please visit bigbigtrain.com/live
BIG BIG TRAIN – THE JOURNEY CONTINUES TOUR
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023 DATES
Saturday 26th August – Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Sunday 27th August – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Monday 28th August – Stora Teatern, Gothenburg, Sweden
Tuesday 29th August – Cosmopolite, Oslo, Norway
Wednesday 30th August – Fryshuset Klubben, Stockholm, Sweden
Thursday 31st August – Viften, Copenhagen, Denmark
Saturday 2nd September – 2 Days + 1 Festival, Revislate, Italy
Sunday 3rd September – Z7, Pratteln (Basel), Switzerland
Tuesday 5th September – Neuberinhaus, Reichenbach, Germany
Wednesday 6th September – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
Thursday 7th September – Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Friday 8th September – Mozart-Saal, Stuttgart, Germany
Sunday 10th September – The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK
Monday 11th September – Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
Tuesday 12th September – Cadogan Hall, London, UK
Wednesday 13th September – Cadogan Hall, London, UK
Support at all shows (except Wednesday 13th September) comes from Dim Gray who feature BBT keyboardist Oskar Holldorff.








![A View From The Embankment, A View From The Line - Nick DVirgilio podcast
“I’ve always been given the freedom by the rest of the band to come up with crazy ideas for the live shows, especially when it comes to using the brass ensemble.”
These are the words of Big Big Train drummer Nick D’Virgilio in conversation with writer Andy Stuart, used to describe some of the wonderful creative moments he’s inspired during the band’s performances on the road. You can listen to this – and much more – in today’s podcast!
In a wide ranging and typically forthright conversation, which contributed to Andy Stuart’s new, 240 page, illustrated tour book, ‘A View From The Embankment, A View From The Line’, NDV discusses his approach to songwriting, what it meant to play classic songs like ‘A Boy In Darkness’ for the first time on stage, and shares insights into the recording of ‘East Coast Racer’ – in particular why he feels his playing on ‘Ingenious Devices’ is even better the original!
The book, which tells the story of the band’s ‘The Journey Continues’ 2023 tour, is available for pre-order now from Burning Shed via:
https://burningshed.com/store/kingmaker
and from The Band Wagon USA via:
https://thebandwagonusa.com/collections/kingmaker-publishing
NDV comments: “In the case of ‘A Boy In Darkness’ I always wanted to play that tune live and it’s a shame we never got to hear David Longdon perform it. Of course, Alberto [Bravin] delivered an amazing vocal on this tour, but it was always one of the tunes that I wish we could have found a place for in previous set lists. If I remember correctly, David was a bit worried about singing ‘A Boy In Darkness’ because it’s such a huge vocal number and I think he felt it could be hard to sing live night after night. Alberto found it challenging too. Even he said it’s not the easiest tune to deliver consistently. It needs total commitment.
“But all that being said, there’s just so much weight to ‘A Boy In Darkness’, especially when you come right back around to the chorus at the end. It’s one of those great moments for a drummer; honestly, I can’t hit the drums hard enough in that final section! At some of the gigs on this tour we had to play with more restraint because of the volume level in the room. And it was so difficult to do that! During ‘A Boy In Darkness’, there’s so much energy flowing through me, I just want to beat the living crap out of the drums! It’s huge fun to feel all that power.” A View From The Embankment, A View From The Line - Nick DVirgilio podcast](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fOgQQTGpJ3I/mqdefault.jpg)

