Big Big Train
Big Big Train at Thornden Concert Hall, Eastleigh
About the show
Big Big Train are delighted to return to Thornden Hall to commence their latest tour. The band will be promoting their critically acclaimed latest album Woodcut, which was released in February 2026 by the renowned InsideOut/Sony label. As the band’s first ever full-length conceptual piece, Woodcut explores creativity, sacrifice and the thin line between inspiration and madness.
During this two hour plus show, the band will be performing Woodcut in full, as well as playing some fan favourites from their back catalogue plus other early material which has not been performed for over 25 years.
Since the recruitment of lead vocalist Alberto Bravin in 2022, the award-winning progressive rock band have played around 60 shows in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, the USA and Canada as well as co-headlining the prestigious Cruise To The Edge and appearing at various UK and European festivals.
Alongside Bravin and founder member Gregory Spawton, the band features drummer Nick D’Virgilio, guitarist/keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom, violinist Clare Lindley, keyboardist Oskar Holldorff and trumpeter Paul Mitchell. Their combined experience includes playing with bands including Genesis, Steve Hackett, PFM, Tears For Fears, Mr Big, Spock’s Beard, Beardfish, Stackridge and Dim Gray.
Featuring - Big Big Train
Classic English progressive band with roots in 70s Genesis (lots of Mellotron samples) playing well-crafted pastoral rock music interwoven with folky touches.
"Harking back to the classic age of prog and steeped in a pastoral style, Big Big Train have always delivered songs of substance and integrity. Mixing superb musicianship with conceptual lyrics of an England long lost, they tap into that lost vein which served early Genesis so well" - Echoes And Dust