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Big Deal

Indie band from London · formed 2010

Shows on record: 6
Rooms played: 6
Cities: 5
Releases: 23
Last show: May 25, 2015Leeds University Stylus

About

Big Deal is a band from London, formed in 2010, tagged alternative, dream pop, folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2015, across 6 rooms in 5 cities.

Big Deal is based in City Of The Village Of Clarkston, Michigan — Big Deal on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Upper Hand (2023-04-11) — Bandcamp
Genres per Wikidata: new wave — Wikidata
Big Deal formed in 2010 — MusicBrainz
Big Deal is based in London — MusicBrainz
Big Deal disbanded in 2016 — MusicBrainz
Alice Costelloe: member — MusicBrainz
Kacey Underwood: member — MusicBrainz
Jessica Batour: additional, drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Big Deal has 10 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2010–2016 — MusicBrainz
Say Yes is based in London, UK — Say Yes on Bandcamp
Big Deal has 97521 listeners on Last.fm — Big Deal on Last.fm
Big Deal has released 10 recordings between 1995 and 2012 — Big Deal on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

6 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20113 shows
20122 shows
20151 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
May 25, 2015	Leeds University Stylus · LeedsSupportwith Fucked Up, The Wytches, Fat White Family, +8	Support	Fucked Up, The Wytches, Fat White Family, +8
Apr 25, 2012	Nation of Shopkeepers · LeedsHeadlinerwith Best Friends, Holy Esque, Karma Dj, +1	Headliner	Best Friends, Holy Esque, Karma Dj, +1
Mar 14, 2012	Hotel Vegas · AustinSupportwith Future of the Left, Bleached, Deafheaven, +13	Support	Future of the Left, Bleached, Deafheaven, +13
Sep 30, 2011	Cambridge Union · CambridgeSupportwith Cloud Control, Violet Woods	Support	Cloud Control, Violet Woods
Jun 28, 2011	Kantine, Berghain · BerlinSupportwith Local Suicide, S.C.U.M, Beth Jeans Houghton	Support	Local Suicide, S.C.U.M, Beth Jeans Houghton
Feb 11, 2011	Thousand Island · LondonSupportwith S.C.U.M	Support	S.C.U.M

Where they play

6 rooms in 5 cities

Rooms played most

Cambridge Union · Cambridge1 show
Hotel Vegas · Austin1 show
Kantine, Berghain · Berlin1 show
Leeds University Stylus · Leeds1 show
Nation of Shopkeepers · Leeds1 show

Cities played

Leeds2 shows
Austin1 show
Berlin1 show
Cambridge1 show
London1 show

Releases

23 releases, 1995–2023

Upper Hand
Apr 11, 2023 · Track · 1 track
Raw Deal (Feat. Jeff Sanchez of Let It Die)
Jun 7, 2022 · Track · 1 track
Great Deal of Pain
May 21, 2021 · Album · 6 tracks
Say Yes
2016 · Album
Sakura EP
2014 · Ep
Dream Machines
2013 · Single
June Gloom
2013 · Album
Start The Panic (20 Years Of Hardcore)
2012
Big Deal EP
2011 · Ep
Chair
2011 · Single
Distant Neighborhood
2011 · Single
Lights Out
2011 · Album
Talk
2011 · Single
History Of Rotterdam Hardcore Volume 5
2011
Homework
2010 · Single
History Of Dutch Hardcore 07
2009
Happy Hardcore Megamix
2009
Ultimate Happy Hardcore 2
2008
50 Happy Hardcore Tunes, Vol. 1
2007
13 Jaar Terreur - De Megamix
2005
History Of Rotterdam Hardcore II
2000
Not Enough Middle Fingers
2000
The Right Place
1995

Lineup

Alice Costelloe
Kacey Underwood

Former

Jessica Batour · additional, drums (drum set)

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2014-05-30–2026-05-26 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Friday Night' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Big Deal — Upper Hand — Release art · Upper Hand — release

Big Deal — Raw Deal (Feat. Jeff Sanchez of Let It Die) — Release art · Raw Deal (Feat. Jeff Sanchez of Let It Die) — release

Big Deal — Great Deal of Pain — Release art · Great Deal of Pain — release

Big Deal — Nation of Shopkeepers, 2012-04-25 — Poster · Nation of Shopkeepers, 2012-04-25 — Songkick

Big Deal — Cambridge Union, 2011-09-30 — Poster · Cambridge Union, 2011-09-30 — Songkick

Big Deal — Kantine, Berghain, 2011-06-28 — Poster · Kantine, Berghain, 2011-06-28 — Songkick

Big Deal — Thousand Island, 2011-02-11 — Poster · Thousand Island, 2011-02-11 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
Big Deal on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Releases, Photos
Wikidata	Artist facts, Photos
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Say Yes on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Big Deal on Last.fm	Artist facts
Big Deal on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Spotify	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikipedia	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.