Big Special release their new EP O’ Joy! on the 5th of June, but when is an album not an album? In this fascinating interview with Louder Than War’s Nigel Carr, Big Special discuss their new ‘EP’ O’ Joy, their working-class roots, how success changes artists, keeping the honesty of the song writing, their rapid rise to fame, those massive hooks, working with, and being compared Sleaford Mods, how the US ‘get it’ and why songs like “Shithouse” resonate with fans.
Read more here on O’ Joy! in the article by Wayne Carey.
Read Keith Goldhanger’s live review of them at The Roundhouse, London here.
BIG SPECIALare playing live as follows, with more dates to be announced.Tickets availablehere.
May 21st: Bearded Theory Festival, Derbyshire, UK
June 12th: Bradninch Music Festival, Devon, UK
June 20th: TRSMT Festival, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
July 31st: Valley Festival, Chew Magna. Bristol, UK
August 8th: Castelo Rock Festival, Muros, Spain
August 14th – 16th: Boomtown Festival, Hampshire
August 22nd: Beautiful Days Festival, Devon, UK
September 4th: Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham, UK
Sep 20 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Music Festival
Sep 23 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison (Canada)
Sep 27 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue Theatre
Sep 28 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
Sep 29 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
Oct 1 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
Oct 2 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
Oct 4 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Oct 5 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Oct 8 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
Oct 9 – Somerville, MA – The Rockwell
Big Special are on:
Facebook, Instagram, X-Twitter and this is their website.
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Words & Interview by Nigel Carr – This is the 300th article on Louder Than War by Nigel! More writing by Nigel on Louder Than War can be found in his Author’s archive.You can find Nigel onTwitterandFacebookNigel is the Executive Producer ofNew Dawn Fades – A Play About Joy Division and Manchesterwhich is touring this Autumn from 1 September.
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