‘Lanterna' is the second in a series of brand new tracks from Big Big Train. Having already released the album ‘Common Ground’ this year, the band also recently unveiled another new track, ’The Connection Plan’. In the lead up to their 2022 tour, the band intend to release more material and ask fans to ‘Stay Tuned’.
Listen to Laterna here:
‘Lanterna' was written by Big Big Train’s founding member and bassist Gregory Spawton ‘This song came about because of an unexpected journey in Italy. I was on holiday in Milan and travelled to the airport to fly back home. The plane that was due to land at Milan was diverted to Venice due to bad weather. Rather than hang around at the airport for a day or two, we rebooked our flight so that we could return from Genoa a few days’ later. With some time on our hands to explore the city, we ended up walking out to the beautiful lighthouse which is called the Lanterna di Genova. The Lanterna was built in the 16th century but there has been a lighthouse on the site since 1128. I liked the thought of mankind building these tall towers of light to extend our reach into the sea and to help bring sailors safely home’.
For the 'Common Ground' tour, which will be their most extensive to date and which will culminate in the UK with a show at the prestigious London Palladium, Greg Spawton (bass), David Longdon (lead vocals, flute), Nick D’Virgilio (drums, vocals) and Rikard Sjöblom (guitars, keyboards, vocals) will be joined by Carly Bryant (keyboards, guitars, vocals), who contributes vocals to ‘Common Ground’, Dave Foster (guitars), who plays on two tracks on the new album, Clare Lindley (violin, vocals) and by a five piece brass ensemble.
Stay tuned for more new Big Big Train material in the coming months.
BIG BIG TRAIN UK TOUR 2022
15.03.2022 – York, Barbican
16.03.2022 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
18.03.2022 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall*
19.03.2022 – Bath, Forum*
21.03.2022 – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
22.03.2022 – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
23.03.2022 – London, Palladium*
*supported by Marathon ft. Mark Kelly from Marillion
Tickets are already on sale here: https://myticket.co.uk/artists/big-big-train
Big Big Train's latest album ‘COMMON GROUND’ is out now on English Electric Recordings.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM ‘COMMON GROUND':
“This might be their artistic as well as commercial time. At last" – Classic Rock
“A versatile creative force" – Uncut
“Melancholy has rarely sounded so seductive" – Mojo
“A blockbuster" – Prog
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ABOUT BIG BIG TRAIN:
Big Big Train was initially founded in 1990 and went through several line-up changes, but in 2009 the band decided on a fresh start, and the core of the current version of the band was born. Since then, they have gone on to win four Progressive Music Awards, played sold out shows and seen their last album, 2019’s ‘Grand Tour’, reach #1 in the Official UK rock charts and break into the top 40 in the Official UK album charts. The band toured the UK for the first time in 2019, culminating in a sold out show at London's Hackney Empire, subsequently released as the critically acclaimed Blu-ray 'Empire', and 2022 will see the band performing their largest UK tour to date along with their first ever dates in North America.
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