The BiG started out in Exeter University in 1999 as outcasts. The last year of Student Grants, say no more. Away from that place we played gigs in Essex. BiG Ed sorted this by taking us back to his home town - Southend, to see and eventually gig with bands which made up the Southend Punk scene in the late nineties. Bands like The Milksnatchers, TITS, Operation Nailbomb, The Filaments and The dearly beloved, Rejects. The whole thing may have gone differently if it was not for these guys and the scene going on at the time.
Our Influences draw from the Two Tone Movement of 1979, 60's Jamaican Ska, early U.S. Garage Punk, UK Punk, Rocksteady, Early Reggae and Blues and Folk. It's what we like and it's what we try to do. After 6 years of trying to put this mix together, and finally quitting work, The BiG embarked on a three year mammoth tour of the UK and Europe in 2005, 2006 and 2007. We finished up with a few more UK shows and one more European tour in early 2008. A few remaining members of The BiG are now concentrating on ED ROME'S (aka BiG Ed's) solo projects (see below for more details).
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Last Ever BiG GiG - Top Whack live at The Buffalo Bar, Islington, London, May 11th 2008. RIP BiG.
Finally some Tour Videos! The last BiG European Tour in April 2008 (feat.Deferred Sucess) was a hit! It is now here for your viewing pleasure. Doozer our driver, aka Deferred Sucess filmed the lot, apart from us filming him. Enjoy! Cheers, The BiG.
2005 - 2007 antics in pictures, curtosey of Dave Worsley - see below.
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SOLO PROJECTS
BiG Ed has also been busy on his own solo work over the past 3 years, finally culminating in a solo project consisting of three full length albums, forming a trilogy as part of 'The Innocent Civilian Project'. The album titles are: "Play", "Diary of a Somebody" and "A life in Minutes".
ED ROME aka BiG Ed is currently touring this year - 2008 with his reggae band "The Connectors" to back up the release of the solo Album "A Life in Minutes" which is going to be released shortly on the Rockers Revolt Label.
For more information on ED ROME & The Connectors and The Innocent Civilian Project, click the links below:
www.edrome.co.uk
www.myspace.com/edromereggae
www.myspace.com/edromeblues
www.myspace.com/innocentcivilianmusic
www.rockersrevolt.com
New Friends and viewers, just one more thing!
Please take a few minutes to check out our good friends below. These people below have played gigs with us before and vice versa, and helped us out in various ways just because they could. Hope you like them! Thanks all. The BiG.
