12 Facts About Big Country

Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981.

Big Country comprised Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson, Tony Butler and Mark Brzezicki .

Big Country released the non-LP extended play single "Wonderland" in 1984, while in the middle of a lengthy worldwide tour.

Big Country had backed Roger Daltrey on his 1985 solo album Under the Raging Moon, and Tony Butler played bass and provided backing vocals on Pete Townshend's 1980 hit single "Let My Love Open the Door" and the Pretenders' 1982 hit single "Back On The Chain Gang".

In what some critics felt was an apparent attempt to regain their dwindling US following, Big Country used producer Peter Wolf for their next album, Peace in Our Time, which was recorded in Los Angeles.

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The album found Big Country trying to reinvent themselves and shift away from their 1980s image.

In June 1995, Big Country released their seventh studio album, Why the Long Face.

Mark Brzezicki and Tony Butler had indicated they were concerned but the reason Big Country had lasted so long was they stayed out of one another's personal lives, and both later noted they were unaware of the extent of Adamson's problems.

Big Country was found dead in a room at the Best Western Plaza Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii on 16 December 2001.

In 2007, to celebrate 25 years of Big Country, founding members Bruce Watson, Tony Butler, and Mark Brzezicki reunited to embark on a tour of the UK with dates in Scotland and England and a gig in Cologne .

Big Country was replaced by former Simple Minds bassist Derek Forbes, who was Adamson's original choice for bassist on the initial Big Country recordings, although Forbes was not asked due to shyness on Adamson's part.

Big Country indicated that the group was working on new material, which would involve Hough, for potential future release.