| Datum | Media | Act | Bands | Locatie | Gezelschap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-09-2009 |  |  | Mr. Big  | 013 - Jupiler Zaal (oud) | Thois Harry | |
Locatie(s) Mr. Big:
Topnummers van Mr. Big op Spotify
Albums van Mr. Big:
...The Stories We Could Tell (with Commentary) (2014)
Japandemonium: Raw Like Sushi 3 (1994)
Lean Into It (30th Anniversary Edition) (1991)
Geplande optredens van Mr. Big
| Datum | Locatie | Plaats en land |
|---|---|---|
| zaterdag 20 april 2024 | Auditorio BB | Mexico City, Mexico |
| dinsdag 23 april 2024 | AUDITORIO SAN FRANCISCO | Bogotá, Colombia |
| vrijdag 26 april 2024 | Summer Breeze | São Paulo, Brazil |
| zondag 28 april 2024 | Vivo Rio | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| woensdag 1 mei 2024 | Obras | Comuna 13, Argentina |
| vrijdag 3 mei 2024 | Teatro Caupolican | Santiago, Chile |
| dinsdag 7 mei 2024 | Teatro Nacional De La Casa De La Cultura | Quito, Ecuador |
| vrijdag 10 mei 2024 | The Canyon @ The Saban Theatre | Beverly Hills, United States |
| zaterdag 11 mei 2024 | Rock & Brews | Highland, United States |
| maandag 13 mei 2024 | Belly Up | Solana Beach, United States |
| woensdag 15 mei 2024 | The Coach House Concert Hall | San Juan Capistrano, United States |
| vrijdag 17 mei 2024 | The Fillmore | San Francisco, United States |
| zaterdag 18 mei 2024 | Goldfield Trading Post Roseville | Roseville, United States |
| dinsdag 21 mei 2024 | The Oriental Theater | Denver, United States |
| woensdag 22 mei 2024 | Barnato | Omaha, United States |
| vrijdag 24 mei 2024 | Agora Theater & Ballroom | Cleveland, United States |
| zaterdag 25 mei 2024 | MERIDIAN HALL | Toronto, Canada |
| woensdag 29 mei 2024 | Ludlow Garage | Cincinnati, United States |
| donderdag 30 mei 2024 | District 142 - Live Music & Event Venue | Wyandotte, United States |
| zondag 2 juni 2024 | Bilheimer Capitol Theatre | Clearwater, United States |
| dinsdag 4 juni 2024 | The Ridgefield Playhouse | Ridgefield, United States |
| donderdag 6 juni 2024 | Electric City | Buffalo, United States |
| zaterdag 13 juli 2024 | Midalidare Rock in the Wine Valley | Mogilovo, Bulgaria |
| dinsdag 16 juli 2024 | The Academy | Dublin, Ireland |
| woensdag 17 juli 2024 | Limelight | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| vrijdag 19 juli 2024 | NX Newcastle | Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
| zondag 21 juli 2024 | Maid of Stone Festival 2024 | Maidstone, United Kingdom |
| maandag 22 juli 2024 | O2 Academy Leeds | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| donderdag 25 juli 2024 | Barrowland Ballroom | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| zaterdag 27 juli 2024 | O2 Academy Liverpool | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| zondag 28 juli 2024 | Steelhouse Festival | Abertillery, United Kingdom |
| dinsdag 30 juli 2024 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| donderdag 1 augustus 2024 | Wacken Open Air | Wacken, Germany |
| zaterdag 3 augustus 2024 | Skogsröjet | Rejmyre, Sweden |
| zondag 4 augustus 2024 | Rockefeller | Oslo, Norway |
| dinsdag 6 augustus 2024 | Center Concert A2 | Wrocław, Poland |
| woensdag 7 augustus 2024 | ROXY Prague | Prague, Czech Republic |
| zaterdag 10 augustus 2024 | Bambu Festival 2024 | Monte Urano, Italy |
| dinsdag 13 augustus 2024 | Batschkapp | Frankfurt Am Main, Germany |
| donderdag 15 augustus 2024 | Kesselschmiede | Papenburg, Germany |
| vrijdag 16 augustus 2024 | Jailbreak | Horsens, Denmark |
| zondag 18 augustus 2024 | Zeltfestival Ruhr 2024 | Bochum, Germany |
| dinsdag 20 augustus 2024 | Muffathalle | München, Germany |
| vrijdag 23 augustus 2024 | Way Too Far Rock Festival 2024 | Bistrița, Romania |
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Biography van Mr. Big
 (For the 70s British rock band, see Mr Big.)
Mr. Big combined two popular musical trends of the rock scene in the mid to late 80s: a particular brand of hard rock focused on melodies and listener-friendly choruses made for the arena, and impressive technical proficiency, then called shredding. The seeds for the group were sown when bass player Billy Sheehan (considered one of the top bassists of rock, often thought to be the bass equivalent of guitarist Eddie Van Halen) left David Lee Roth's solo band in 1988. Almost immediately after his exit, Sheehan began piecing together a new outfit, with the help of Mike Varney from Shrapnel Records, a label specialized in the shredding genre. The band comprised Shrapnel artist and former Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert, Pat Torpey on drums, and singer Eric Martin, who had a number of album releases throughout the 1980s with his Eric Martin Band.
By 1989, the newly formed quartet, already regarded as a budding supergroup, had already inked a recording contract with Atlantic, resulting in the release of a self-titled debut the same year. Produced by Kevin Elson and Val Garay, 'Mr. Big' proved a partial commercial success, reaching the 46th slot on the Billboard 200 chart. Lead-off single "Addicted to that Rush", featuring the band's aggressive guitar and bass playing, also brought the group some mainstream attention, reaching the #39 slot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Despite causing a buzz among musicians, the album didn't quite cross over to a mainstream rock audience stateside, though Mr. Big was an immediate smash success overseas in Japan. The band's breakthrough came with their second album, 'Lean Into It', in 1991. It featured two power ballads that established the band as a total commercial success: "To Be With You" and "Just Take My Heart". The group also released arena rock songs that have remained staples of their live set for years, such as "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind".
Other releases followed, 'Bump Ahead' in 1993 and 'Hey Man' in 1996, but the band never replicated its earlier success in the U.S. market. The rise of grunge and nu metal groups damped much of the mainstream's interest in traditional arena-made hard rock. In Japan, on the other hand, they continued to sell out tours, resulting in a number of live releases for the Japanese market throughout their career (from "Raw Like Sushi" in 1990 to Mr. Big in Japan in 2002 among later releases). Paul Gilbert left the band in 1997 to pursue a solo career and eventually reform Racer X. Richie Kotzen, another Shrapnel artist and former guitarist for Poison, was brought in to take on guitar duties, also contributing occasional vocals.
Two studio albums were released by this lineup: 'Get Over It' in 2000 and 'Actual Size' in 2001, which featured the single Shine used in the anime Hellsing. Tensions in the band between Billy Sheehan and the other members, especially Eric Martin, led to the band's demise-- contractual obligations for yet another Japanese tour were fulfilled in the form of a "farewell tour". The multi-million record-selling band broke up in 2002, many years since their last hit in the United States but while still enjoying great popularity in Japan.
In February 2009, as a result of fan-demand and also after several coincidences over the past couple of years that have gradually brought the group back together again, Eric Martin, Pat Torpey, Paul Gilbert, and Billy Sheehan finally announced their decision to reunite.
In September 2010, Mr. Big recorded a seventh album with producer Kevin Shirley at a Los Angeles-area studio. The album (What If...) was released in Japan on December 15, 2010, in Europe on January 21, 2011, and in the US in February 2011. The group's latest album, Defying Gravity, was recorded in Los Angeles in six days, and released on July 21, 2017. Due to Pat Torpey being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he could not play drums fully on the record and played on only several tracks. Matt Starr recorded the drum tracks, while Pat Torpey acted as "drum producer."
On February 7, 2018, drummer Pat Torpey died from complications of Parkinson's disease at the age of 64. His last show took place at the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton on November 23, 2017. A memorial show took place on May 23, 2018 at The Canyon in Agoura Hills, California, with former member Richie Kotzen as a special guest. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. |