Earlier this summer, MR. BIG–Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar and vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass and vocals), Nick D’Virgilio (drums and vocals)–put on their signature top hats and old shoes for the launch of their last worldwide tour, aptly titled “The BIG Finish.” Since the band’s original drummer and co-founder, Pat Torpey, lost his […]
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MR. BIG Announces “The BIG Finish” World Tour; Performing ‘Lean Into It’ Album In Its Entirety!
MR. BIG is putting on their signature top hats and old shoes one last time for a worldwide tour, aptly titled “The BIG Finish.” Since the band’s original drummer and co-founder, Pat Torpey, lost his battle with Parkinson’s disease in 2018, the band now feels it’s time to mark the end of this chapter of […]
MR. BIG Celebrates 30th Anniversary ‘Lean into It’ With Remastered Expanded Edition + Limited Vinyl Single Box Set
Rock supergoup MR. BIG is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their chart-topping Lean Into It album with a remastered and expanded anniversary edition reissue, available digitally, on CD and as a highly collectible limited edition box set made up of five individual colored 7” singles via evoXS. Physical editions of Lean into It reissue will […]
Pat Torpey, Founding Member of Mr. Big, Passes Away At 64
Drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, Pat Torpey, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Family, band and management request privacy at this very difficult time. Services are pending. MR. BIG (Torpey, Eric Martin, Billy Sheehan, and Paul Gilbert) released their ninth original studio album, DEFYING […]
DEFYING GRAVITY: Billy Sheehan Discusses The Past, Present and Future of Mr. Big!
Billy Sheehan on his journey as an artist and the making of Mr. Big’s epic new album, ‘Defying Gravity.’