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SUMMARY:MR. BIG
DESCRIPTION:Tickets\nMr. Big: “The BIG Finish”: Farwell Tour\nMR. BIG 
 is putting on their signature top hats and old shoes one last time for a w
 orldwide tour\, aptly titled “The BIG Finish.” Since the band’s orig
 inal 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 t
 his chapter of their legacy.\n “We wanted to do a proper farewell\, and
  this seems like the right way to do it\,” asserts bassist/vocalist Bi
 lly Sheehan. Notes guitarist/vocalist Paul Gilbert\, “We’re in the p
 rocess of making sure we come up with a suitably big entertainment extrava
 ganza to go along with our music. And since our music has resonated so won
 derfully in places all over the world\, we’re going to play in as many o
 f those places as we can.” Submits lead vocalist Eric Martin\, “If 
 we were in the movie business\, we’d just put it all up in lights and sa
 y\, ‘Welcome to The BIG Finish!’ Seriously\, I’m glad we’re gettin
 g a chance to do it all onstage together as MR. BIG again and raise a flag
  to everything we’ve done as a band over the years.”\n Joining MR. BI
 G on drums for this special final world tour will be longtime friend of th
 e band Nick D’Virgilio (Spock’s Beard\, Big Big Train)\, stepping in
  for founding drummer/vocalist Pat Torpey. “We found a wonderful drumme
 r in Nick\, and he’s got a great voice too\,” confirms Sheehan. “N
 ick has a vocal range similar to Pat’s\, and he’ll be able to do the p
 arts Pat did with a similar finesse. It’s a big relief because MR. BIG h
 as always been heavy on the harmonies. When the band began\, we really rel
 ied on each other. We knew each guy would do exactly what he needed to do 
 vocally and to do it righteously\, on key\, and in time. It’s difficult 
 to find a drummer who sings in that range\, but Nick has the voice we real
 ly need onstage.”\n One particular aspect of this upcoming final run th
 at MR. BIG are excited about to a man is the decision to perform the entir
 ety of their breakthrough Platinum-selling 1991 album LEAN INTO IT from 
 start to finish as a featured highlight of the live setlist. (To be sure\,
  the full setlist will encompass Mr. Big’s entire career.) LEAN INTO IT 
 is the perfect litmus testament to the band’s inherent dexterity at blen
 ding a variety of styles together\, whether it’s the heady rocking brew 
 of “Green-Tinted Sixties Mind\,” the power-drilled and power-chorded i
 dentity checklist “Daddy\, Brother\, Lover\, Little Boy\,” or the trul
 y heartfelt sentiments found within “To Be With You\,” MR. BIG’s cha
 rt-topping\, worldwide #1 smash hit single.\n When it comes to harnessing
  the real thing that best represents the unyielding power of rock &amp\; r
 oll\, MR. BIG have truly got what it takes. Make sure to catch them before
  they bring down that final curtain\, because when it’s through\, it’s
  through.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1377278156196526\n\nhttps://des
 plainestheatre.com/events/mr-big-the-big-finish-farwell-tour/
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CATEGORIES:All Ages
LOCATION:Des Plaines Theatre\, 1476 Miner St\, Des Plaines\, Illinois\, 600
 16\, United States
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