BIG SPECIAL RELEASE DELUXE ALBUM BEFORE PIXIES SUPPORT SLOT

This week BIG SPECIAL have shared a deluxe edition of their acclaimed debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES, out now on SO Recordings.

The deluxe edition of the band’s breakthrough UK Top 40 debut album features remixes from the likes of Andy Bell, Public Service Broadcasting, Robbie Majors (Benefits), Sleaford Mods, and Simon Scott’s (Slowdive) Three Quarter Skies, alongside early demoes and live performances recorded from Glasgow to Brazil. It arrives ahead of their biggest ever UK headline show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in March. BIG SPECIAL will also join Pixies as support on their huge spring UK tour.

BIG SPECIAL 2025 LIVE DATES
**supporting Pixies

Tickets on sale now here.

27 Mar – Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
29 Mar – O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London
20 Apr – Esquires, Bedford
9-10 May – Are You Listening? Festival, Reading
13 May – P&J Arena, Aberdeen**
14 May – O2 Academy, Edinburgh**
16 May – O2 Academy, Brixton, London**
17 May – O2 Academy, Brixton, London**
19 May – O2 Academy, Leeds**
20 May – O2 Academy, Birmingham**
21 May – Utilita Arena, Cardiff**
23 May – O2 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne**
24 May – O2 Apollo, Manchester**
25 May – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol
30 May – Maifield Derby, Maimarkt Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
25-28 Jul – Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk

BIG SPECIAL – POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES (DELUXE)TRACK LISTING

1. BLACK COUNTRY GOTHIC

2. I MOCK JOGGERS

3. DESPERATE BREAKFAST

4. SHITHOUSE

5. THIS HERE AIN’T WATER

6. MY SHAPE (BLOCKING THE LIGHT)

7. BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE

8. BROADCAST: TIME AWAY

9. iLL.

10. MONGREL

11. BUTCHER’S BIN

12. DUST OFF / START AGAIN

13. TREES

14. FOR THE BIRDS

15. DiG!

16. STAY DOWN, LAZARUS (BIG SPECIAL & John Grant)

17. BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE Acoustic Version

18. TREES Acoustic Demo 2022

19. THIS HERE AIN’T WATER Early Demo

20. FOR THE BIRDS Simon Scott Three Quarter Skies Remix

21. MY SHAPE (BLOCKING THE LIGHT) Andy Bell GLOK Remix

22. BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE Sleaford Mods Remix

23. DUST OFF / START AGAIN Robbie Major Benefits Remix

24. THIS HERE AIN’T WATER Public Service Broadcasting Remix

25. SHITHOUSE LIVE from King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland 10/5/2024

26. DiG! LIVE from Espaco Unimed, Sao Paulo, Brazil 17/3/2024

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