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BIG SPECIAL

Punk band from West Midlands · formed 2020

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BIG SPECIAL photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
43
Rooms played
38
Cities
28
Releases
20
Last show
Nov 8, 2025Mutations Festival

About

BIG SPECIAL is a band from West Midlands, formed in 2020, tagged Crank wave, post-punk, punk blues by its sources. Shows on record run from 2023 to 2025, across 38 rooms in 28 cities.

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

43 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20239 shows
  2. 202422 shows
  3. 202512 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Nov 8, 2025Mutations Festival · BrightonSupportwith Lambrini Girls, BDRMM, Courting, +60
May 24, 2025O2 Apollo Manchester · ManchesterSupportwith Pixies
May 23, 2025O2 City Hall · Newcastle Upon TyneSupportwith Pixies
May 21, 2025Utilita Arena Cardiff · CardiffSupportwith Pixies
May 20, 2025O2 Academy Birmingham · BirminghamSupportwith Pixies
May 19, 2025O2 Academy Leeds · LeedsSupportwith Pixies
May 17, 2025O2 Academy Brixton · BrixtonSupportwith Pixies
May 16, 2025O2 Academy Brixton · BrixtonSupportwith Pixies
May 14, 2025O2 Academy Edinburgh · EdinburghSupportwith Pixies
May 13, 2025Arena, P&J Live · AberdeenSupportwith Pixies
Feb 1, 2025Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon · BristolSupportwith John Grant
Jan 31, 2025De La Warr Pavilion · Bexhill-On-SeaSupportwith John Grant
Nov 13, 2024Rockefeller · OsloSupportwith John Grant
Nov 11, 2024Nalen Stora Salen · StockholmSupportwith John Grant
Nov 10, 2024VEGA · CopenhagenSupportwith John Grant
Nov 9, 2024Train · AarhusSupportwith John Grant
Nov 7, 2024Columbia Theater · BerlinSupportwith John Grant
Nov 6, 2024Kulturkirche · CologneSupportwith John Grant
Nov 2, 2024Liverpool Philharmonic Hall · LiverpoolSupportwith John Grant
Nov 1, 2024PROJECT HOUSE · LeedsSupportwith John Grant
Oct 31, 2024New Century Hall · ManchesterSupportwith John Grant
Oct 29, 2024Epic Studios · NorwichSupportwith John Grant
Oct 28, 2024Birmingham Town Hall · BirminghamSupportwith John Grant
Oct 24, 2024Tramshed Cardiff · CardiffSupportwith John Grant
Oct 22, 2024Vicar Street · DublinSupportwith John Grant
Oct 21, 2024Barrowland Ballroom · GlasgowSupportwith John Grant
Oct 19, 2024Fire Station · SunderlandSupportwith John Grant
Oct 18, 2024Hackney Church · LondonSupportwith John Grant
Oct 17, 2024Hackney Church · LondonSupportwith John Grant
Aug 29, 2024Don Valley Bowl · SheffieldSupportwith Richard Hawley, The Coral, The Divine Comedy
Aug 14, 2024House of Culture · HelsinkiSupportwith Pixies
Aug 13, 2024House of Culture · HelsinkiSupportwith Pixies
Aug 10, 2024Forum Karlín · PragueSupportwith Pixies
Aug 7, 2024Den Atelier · LuxembourgSupportwith Pixies
Dec 13, 2023Oporto · LeedsHeadlinerwith Fika
Dec 2, 2023Alexandra Palace · LondonSupportwith Sleaford Mods, John Grant, Stewart Lee, +1
Nov 30, 2023O2 Academy Bristol · BristolSupportwith Sleaford Mods, Emily Breeze
Nov 29, 2023O2 Victoria Warehouse · ManchesterSupportwith Sleaford Mods
Nov 28, 2023O2 Academy Leeds · LeedsSupportwith Sleaford Mods, Jellyskin
Nov 23, 2023O2 Academy Glasgow · GlasgowSupportwith Sleaford Mods
Nov 22, 2023O2 Academy Birmingham · BirminghamSupportwith Sleaford Mods, MELONYX
Nov 15, 2023MOTH Club · LondonHeadlinerwith King Isis, Mock Media
Mar 10, 2023Hare & Hounds · Kings HeathSupportwith Common People, Solar Eyes

Where they play

38 rooms in 28 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Leeds4 shows
  • London4 shows
  • Birmingham3 shows
  • Manchester3 shows
  • Bristol2 shows

and 23 other cities

Releases

20 releases, 2022–2026

  • Audiotree Live

    2026 · Ep

  • ONLY FREE WHEN SLEEPING

    2026 · Single

  • O’JOY!

    2026 · Album

  • SLUGLIFE

    2026 · Single

  • The Demise Of Planet X

    2026

  • DRAGGED UP A HILL (and thrown down the other side)

    2025 · Single

  • NATIONAL AVERAGE.

    2025 · Album

  • PLAINTIVE NATIVE

    2025 · Single

  • Music For Pleasure (15 Tracks From The Month's Best Releases)

    2025

  • The Resident Sampler 2025

    2025

  • BUTCHER’S BIN

    2024 · Single

  • POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES

    2024 · Album

  • STAY DOWN, LAZARUS

    2024 · Single

  • DESPERATE BREAKFAST

    2023 · Single

  • SHITHOUSE

    2023 · Single

  • THIS HERE AIN'T WATER

    2023 · Single

  • TREES

    2023 · Ep

  • Desperate Breakfast (Explicit)

    2023

  • Trees (Explicit)

    2023

  • BLACK COUNTRY GOTHIC

    2022 · Ep

Lineup

  • Joseph Hicklin
  • Callum Moloney

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

BIG SPECIAL — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
BIG SPECIAL — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
BIG SPECIAL — O2 Apollo Manchester, 2025-05-24
Poster · O2 Apollo Manchester, 2025-05-24 — Songkick
BIG SPECIAL — Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon, 2025-02-01
Poster · Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon, 2025-02-01 — Songkick
BIG SPECIAL — Don Valley Bowl, 2024-08-29
Poster · Don Valley Bowl, 2024-08-29 — Songkick
BIG SPECIAL — Oporto, 2023-12-13
Poster · Oporto, 2023-12-13 — Songkick
BIG SPECIAL — Alexandra Palace, 2023-12-02
Poster · Alexandra Palace, 2023-12-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
BIG SPECIAL on BandcampArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Big Special on Last.fmArtist facts
Big Special on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
BandcampPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited 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.