CD, cassette, vinyl & Blu-ray set for release this fall
Mr. Big featuring vocalist Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Nick D’Virgilio is closing out their 35-year career in a Big way…with not one, but two album releases. First up is their tenth studio album, Ten, which was released July 12th. Their last-ever live album release will be The Big Finish Live, which is due out September 6th via the Evolution Music Group.
The Big Finish Live is a new live album and concert film of the band’s The Big Finish farewell tour, where the band played their million-selling Lean Into It album in its entirety, plus additional Mr. Big classics. Filmed in 4K at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on August 26, 2023, this historic performance will be available in many different multiple high-quality formats — 3 LP 180-gram black vinyl, Hybrid Stereo Multi-Channel 2 SACD, 2 MQA-CDs, 2 MQA-CDs + Blu-Ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (featuring behind the scenes and interview footage), and double cassette. All of these formats will come with a booklet/insert that includes previously unreleased photos from their Budokan performance, and a sticker or postcard gift for fans.
Earlier this year, the multi-platinum band put on their signature top hats and old shoes for the launch of their last worldwide tour, aptly titled The Big Finish The first leg kicked off July 20, 2023, in Nagoya, Japan, which took them throughout Southeast Asia where the band performed for hundreds of thousands of loyal fans at 11 sold-out shows. Mr. Big then brought the tour to South America, an initial run of European shows, and two separate east coast/west coast tours of the US, with their last-ever stateside concert happening June 6th in Billy Sheehan’s hometown of Buffalo, NY. Mr. Big’s remaining shows will start July 13th in Bulgaria and will roll through August 23rd in Romania.
One particular aspect of this final run is that the band has been most excited about is the decision to perform the entirety of their breakthrough platinum-selling 1991 album Lean Into It from start to finish as a featured highlight of the live setlist, along with other Mr. Big classics.
Joining the group on drums for this special final world tour has been a longtime friend of the band Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train), stepping in for founding drummer/vocalist Pat Torpey, who sadly passed away in 2018 following his heroic battle with Parkinson’s disease.
After 35 years of bringing the Mr. Big sound across the world and back, it’s time to come together for one final, extended curtain call with a live album to live on for the ages.
1. Addicted To That Rush
2. Take Cover
3. Undertow
4. Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)
5. Alive And Kickin’
6. Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
7. CDFF- Lucky This Time
8. Voodoo Kiss
9. Never Say Never
10. Just Take My Heart
11. My Kinda Woman
12. A Little Too Loose
13. Road To Ruin
14. To Be With You
15. Big Love
16. The Chain
17. Promise Her The Moon
18. Where Do I Fit In
19. Wild World
20. Paul Gilbert Guitar Solo
21. Colorado Bulldog
22. Billy Sheehan Bass Solo
23. Shy Boy
24. 30 Days In The Hole
25. Good Lovin’
26. Baba O’Riley
