“Life is to be lived, and lived well… there’s a feeling of carpe diem across the whole album”: Big Big Train loaded Grand Tour with intergalactic ambitions

Big Big Train in 2019.

With their 2019 album Grand Tour, Big Big Train took the listener on a fascinating expedition through history and art. As the British band continued their rise to the top of the UK prog scene, co-founder Gregory Spawton and late frontman David Longdon told Prog their story so far.

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