BIG SPECIAL are today sharing an acoustic version of firm fan-favourite single ‘BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE’.
Having released their acclaimed debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES in May via SO Recordings, the band have been taking the record around the world, with many more highlights still to come. Alongside UK and European festival appearances, they’ll also be sharing stages with the likes of PIXIES and Richard Hawley, before joining John Grant for his full UK and EU tour in October and November. The band’s biggest UK headline show to date, at the London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum, takes place on 29th March 2025. Tickets are on sale now.
Talking about the acoustic version, lead singer Joe Hicklin says: “Some songs when written are all done on the acoustic guitar and then reframed to our sound. This was an early version of the song that we cracked out for some record store shows on our album tour. I’ve always loved stripping songs down to their most bare bones form, to really let the true elements of a song shine through. For me nothing breaks or heals a day like one sad person and one sad instrument. We had some real nice feedback about this version on tour, so thought we’d get it recorded and stick it out.”
Watch the video for ‘BLACK DOG / WHITE HORSE’ (acoustic version) below
BIG SPECIAL 2024 LIVE DATES
Tickets on sale now here.
26 Jul – Low Festival, Benidorm, ESP
27 Jul – Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon, UK
28 Jul – Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
01 Aug – Rockwave Nights 2024, Lycabettus Theatre, Athens, GR
07 Aug – Den Atelier, Luxembourg (w / Pixies)
09 Aug – Haldern Pop Festival 2024, Rees, DE
10 Aug – Forum Karlin, Prague (w / Pixies)
13 Aug – House of Culture, Helsinki (w/ Pixies)
14 Aug – House of Culture, Helsinki (w/ Pixies)
17 Aug – Cinzella Festival, Brindisi, IT
18 Aug – Green Man Festival, Bannau Brycheiniog, UK
23 Aug – Reading Festival, Reading, UK
24 Aug – Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
29 Aug – Rock N Roll Circus, Sheffield (w/ Richard Hawley)
31 Aug – End Of The Road Festival, Dorset, UK
07 Sep – Surfana Festival, Bloemendaal aan Zee, NL
08 Sep – Misty Fields Festival, NL
09 Sep – The Hague, Paard, NL
17 Oct – Hackney Church, London, UK (w/ John Grant)
18 Oct – Hackney Church, London, UK (w/ John Grant)
19 Oct – The Fire Station, Sunderland, UK (w/ John Grant)
21 Oct – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK (w/ John Grant)
22 Oct – Vicar Street, Dublin, IE (w/ John Grant)
24 Oct – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK (w/ John Grant)
25 Oct – Beacon Hall, Bristol, UK (w/ John Grant)
28 Oct – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, UK (w/ John Grant)
29 Oct – Epic Studios, Norwich, UK (w/ John Grant)
31 Oct – New Century, Manchester, UK (w/ John Grant)
01 Nov – Project House, Leeds, UK (w/ John Grant)
02 Nov – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool, UK (w/ John Grant)
06 Nov – Kulturkirche, Cologne, DE (w/John Grant)
07 Nov – Columbia Theater, Berlin, DE (w/ John Grant)
09 Nov – Train, Aarhus, DK (w/ John Grant)
10 Nov – VEGA, Copenhagen, DK (w/ John Grant)
11 Nov – Nalen Stora Salen, Stockholm, SE (w/ John Grant)
13 Nov – Rockefeller, Oslo, NO (w/ John Grant)
15 Nov – Rolling Stone Beach Festival, DE
29 Mar 2025 – O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London, UK
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