Public record

Big Something

Rock | Durham, NC | since 2009

Alternative rock
dub
electronic
funk
Jam
Jam Band
reggae
rock

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 9 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2012

On record since

Releases

Show history

2024 · 5

Oct 26, 2024The National· Richmondheadliner
May 8, 2024Thunderbird Café & Music Hall· Pittsburghheadliner
May 8, 2024Thunderbird Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA· Thunderbird Cafe - Pittsburghheadliner
Mar 24, 2024Crescent Ballroom· Phoenixheadliner
Mar 14, 2024Volcanic Theatre Pub· Bendheadliner

2019 · 4

Apr 12, 2019Concord Music Hall· Chicagoheadliner
Mar 2, 2019M3F Festival - Coyote Stage - Phoenix AZ· Phoenixheadliner
Feb 27, 2019Cornerstone· Berkeleyheadliner
Feb 20, 2019Wow Hall· Eugeneheadliner

2018 · 2

Nov 29, 2018Terminal West· Atlantaheadliner
Apr 6, 2018The Hive· Sandpointheadliner

2017 · 2

Nov 24, 20178x10 Club· Baltimoreheadliner
Apr 26, 2017Jannus Live· St. Petersburgheadliner

2015 · 1

Jan 9, 2015The Camel· Richmondheadliner

2014 · 6

Dec 31, 2014Lincoln Theatre· Raleighheadliner
with Big Daddy Love
Oct 25, 2014The Camel· Richmondheadliner
May 29, 2014The Camel· Richmondheadliner
Apr 12, 2014Ziggy's by the Sea· Wilmingtonheadliner
with Big Daddy Love
Apr 5, 2014Lincoln Theatre· Raleighheadliner
with Big Daddy Love
Mar 29, 2014Ziggy's· Winston-Salemheadliner
with Big Daddy Love

2013 · 6

Oct 22, 2013The Camel· Richmondheadliner
Oct 16, 2013The 8x10· Baltimoreheadliner
with Big Daddy Love, Trace Friends Mucho
Aug 30, 2013Sunshine Daydream Music Park & Campground· Terra Altaheadliner
with Big Daddy Love, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Zach Deputy
Aug 7, 2013The Camel· Richmondheadliner
Feb 21, 2013The Camel· Richmondheadliner
Feb 7, 20135 Points Pub· Columbiaheadliner
with Big Daddy Love

2012 · 1

Dec 8, 2012The Camel· Richmondheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Big Something — 7-31-26 | Del Norte, CO | Rhythms On The Rio — Release art · 7-31-26 | Del Norte, CO | Rhythms On The Rio — release

Big Something — 6-5-26 | Oak Hill, WV | Mountain Music Festival — Release art · 6-5-26 | Oak Hill, WV | Mountain Music Festival — release

Big Something — 3-12-26 | Telluride, CO | Sheridan Opera House — Release art · 3-12-26 | Telluride, CO | Sheridan Opera House — release

Big Something — The Paul Tapes — Release art · The Paul Tapes — release

Big Something — Certified Fresh Vol. 1 — Release art · Certified Fresh Vol. 1 — release

Big Something — Headspace — Release art · Headspace — release

Big Something — 8-1-26 | Richmond, VA | Jampacked Festival — Release art · 8-1-26 | Richmond, VA | Jampacked Festival — release

Big Something — 7-25-26 | Johnstown, PA | Flood City Music Festival — Release art · 7-25-26 | Johnstown, PA | Flood City Music Festival — release

Lineup

Nick MacDaniels — lead vocals

Releases

7-31-26 | Del Norte, CO | Rhythms On The Rio
Sep 6, 2026 · album · 9 tracks
6-5-26 | Oak Hill, WV | Mountain Music Festival
Sep 6, 2026 · album · 11 tracks
3-12-26 | Telluride, CO | Sheridan Opera House
Sep 3, 2026 · album · 15 tracks
The Paul Tapes
Aug 21, 2026 · album · 7 tracks
CF
Certified Fresh Vol. 1 (3 LP)
2026
Certified Fresh Vol. 1
Oct 17, 2025 · album · 15 tracks
HE
Headspace
2024
Headspace
Nov 17, 2023 · album · 12 tracks
HE
Headspace
2023 · album
EF
Escape From The Living Room
2022 · album
EF
Escape From The Living Room
2022
ES
Escape
2020 · album
TI
Timebomb
2020 · single
ES
Escape
2020
BS
Big Something - Live At The 2019 Peach Music Festival
2019
TO
The Otherside
2018 · album
LA
Live At The 2018 Wanee Festival
2018
TO
The Otherside
2018
TU
Tumbleweed
2017 · album
TU
Tumbleweed
2017
TS
Truth Serum
2014 · album
TS
Truth Serum
2014
BS
BIG Something
2013 · album
BS
Big Something
2013
SF
Stories From the Middle of Nowhere
2011 · album
8-1-26 | Richmond, VA | Jampacked Festival
album
7-25-26 | Johnstown, PA | Flood City Music Festival
album
7|
7-18-26 | Snowshoe, WV | 4848 Festival
album
7|
7-5-26 | Grass Valley, CA | High Sierra Music Festival
album
6|
6-13-26 | Wilmington, NC | Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
album
5|
5-16-26 | New Bern, IL | Danenberger Family Vineyards
album
5|
5-2-26 | Washington DC | The Atlantis
album
5|
5-1-26 | Ardmore, PA | Ardmore Music Hall
album
4|
4-24-26 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom
album
4|
4-4-26 | Greensboro, NC | The Pyrle
album

Artist background

Big Something formed in 2009 — MusicBrainz
Big Something is based in Durham, NC — MusicBrainz
Nick MacDaniels: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Big Something has 9 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2011–2023 — MusicBrainz
Big Something is based in North Carolina — Big Something on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: 7-31-26 | Del Norte, CO | Rhythms On The Rio (2026-09-06) — Bandcamp
Big Something is from Burlington, North Carolina , United States — Wikipedia
Big Something has 8 members: Nick MacDaniels - Lead Vocals, Matt Laird - Bass (2023–), Josh Kagel - Keys, Trumpet, Casey Cranford - Sax, EWI, Jesse Hensley - Lead Guitar, Ben Vinograd - Drums — Wikipedia
Big Something plays Alternative rock — Wikipedia
Big Something plays electronic — Wikipedia
Big Something plays funk — Wikipedia
Big Something plays Jam Band — Wikipedia
Big Something has 13723 listeners on Last.fm — Big Something on Last.fm
Big Something has released 10 recordings between 2013 and 2026 — Big Something on Discogs
Big Something has 1 followers on Genius — Big Something on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — Big Something — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Something — Big Something on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 201 — Big Something — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/0y8_kbx — Big Something — KG entity
Formed 2009 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Burlington (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: alternative rock — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Something — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
The Camel · Richmond	7
Lincoln Theatre · Raleigh	2
Volcanic Theatre Pub · Bend	1
Ziggy's by the Sea · Wilmington	1
Ziggy's · Winston-Salem	1
The 8x10 · Baltimore	1
Sunshine Daydream Music Park & Campground · Terra Alta	1
5 Points Pub · Columbia	1

By year: 2012 1 · 2013 6 · 2014 6 · 2015 1 · 2017 2 · 2018 2 · 2019 4 · 2024 5

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-21
Sources: Bandcamp, Discogs, Genius, google kg, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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