Mr. Big Announces Farewell Tour, ‘The Big Finish’

Mr. Big has introduced a farewell tour that may happen this yr referred to as the Big Finish.

The reveals are scheduled to launch in Nagoya, Japan, on July 20 and proceed via Southeast Asia via August. You can see an inventory of tour dates beneath.

Earlier this yr, singer Eric Martin confirmed that a tour was within the works, “no question about it.” He and the band’s two different authentic members, guitarist Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan, will likely be joined by a brand new drummer, Nick D’Virgilio, a longtime buddy of the group who has additionally performed with Spock’s Beard and Big Big Train and has executed session work for Phil Collins, Tears for Fears and others. (Original drummer Pat Torpey died from Parkinson’s illness in 2018, after which Mr. Big started contemplating bidding a “proper goodbye” to their followers.)

“I hope the people who come see our shows get to feel what it’s like when musicians get together and really play and sing the songs they wrote,” Sheehan mentioned in a press launch. “We want the audience to be one with us and feel our evening together was a magical and beautiful event.”

According to the press launch, extra reveals within the U.S., Europe and South America will observe in early 2024 and be introduced quickly.

“I love playing with these guys. And if I’m being honest, I don’t want it to ever end,” Martin famous. “I’m the guy who just knows we still have that special spark together, and I always want to keep the torch burning. But if it really is the end, then I want us all to have a happy ending together. We’re a great live band. I want everybody to come out and see us, because we want to blow you away and have you all think as you’re leaving, ‘Mr. Big really is the real thing.'”