Life changing music. This live show was the first one I ever saw of the band from my small town in CT. My friend had the laser disc and watched it at his house. I was speechless. Still am. The roar of the crowd chanting and singing from the get go always gives me goosebumps. Legend. And Barrowland as well. This is musical nirvana.
I first saw this in US on MTV. They aired it not too long after the show (amazing by today's standards). I was in high school, a hardcore punk rocker. But I had recently heard IABC and bought the Crossing. I watched on MTV with a friend and we were F-ing blown away. When MTV re-aired it, I recorded it on VHS at the house of my parents' friends (we didn't own a video reorder). I would go there and re-watch over and over... I became obsessed with BC. I would go back in time in a flash for this.
One of the very best gigs i ever went to...Rock City Nottingham...84?...danced on the front row exuberantly joyfully and full of passion...will never forget...Stuart RIP AND THANK YOU❤😊
I was 15 when this was happening, I was too young to be there but I loved this band. I would now happily give up my house, my car and my pension to be in that crowd during Lost Patrol 🥰
when the crowd are up for it like that, there aint nowhere else like Barrowlands. I saw The Mission there in 1989 and it was one of the most mental nights ever ever had. Fabulous venue.
It looks so real ! Almost like you are there ! 41 years ago ! How is that possible !? Bruce is an absolute engine ! He never stops playing. All those intricate and counter intuitive runs he plays ! (On a side note, does anyone know why Stuart swapped SG-2000's mid Fields of Fire, and then swapped it back for Harvest Home immediately after ? It sounded in tune, no strings were broken.)
Good catch. It does sound a little more in tune after the switch. If you listen to the last set of lead riffs he plays before the switch, it does start sounding slightly "off". Judging by Stuart's expression, he noticed it slightly before I could start hearing it.
Absolutely brilliant. Saw them in '83, supporting U2, supported by The Alarm. What a great band they were live. Brings it all back. Thanks for this superb video
Fantastic. Like a fresh venue from one day ago. And timing perfect. This BC soundtrack allways played while driving through half of Norway, 900 km, singing out loud in the car on my way to celebrate Xmas and NYE with family. Thank You So Much & A Happy New Year !
Elke keer als ik Big Country beluister, denk ik. Waarom zijn er in verhouding zo weinig mensen die deze muziek (band) kennen? Toen ik ze in 1983 voor het eerst op de Engelse radio hoorde, was ik meteen verkocht. Gitaren die klonken als doedelzakken. Nu ruim 40 jaar later ben ik er nog steeds gek op. Het laatste concert (met Stuart) in Zaandam in 2000 zit in mijn geheugen gegrift. Voor mij een echte jaren '80 band, die veel meer bekendheid had verdiend!!!
Ik ben het met je eens: ze zouden populairder moeten zijn in de mainstream, maar wij zijn de gelukkigen, wij zijn degenen die weten hoe geweldig ze waren. De muziek van Big Country is ook niet eenvoudig. Het vraagt meer van de luisteraar, maar de beloningen daarvan zijn zoveel groter.
Quality on this is unreal Best gig ever Never seen them until just over 2 years later but for me this is them at their very best Raw energetic and loud Stay Alive 😢
Wow thanks for posting the picture quality looks so much clearer I must say & it's good to watch some film footage taken from the actual Crossing tour back in 1983" I Just wished they also filmed the actual London Hammersmith Odeon show as well in it's full glory in which you can see parts of it in a documentary with BC + Interviews in which I forgot the name of now 🤔 ? From what I remember.
A special band, in a homeland venue, at a distinctly Scottish time of year. The event itself brought the energy of, “The Crossing” with the MkII line-up at its high plateau of performance. The additional Pipe Band showing how tradition and customs of the common folk were at the heart of Stuart and the band’s sound and songs. The professional camera angles and sound make this viewing even more of delight, and no lighters or mobile phones (‘83!) to distract the eye from a crowd fully enjoying themselves. Thanks Andy for the quality upload, new generations of fans need to feel the passion that BC shared with their audience.
Saw them in Dublin opening for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Drummer took ill halfway through the first song so they grabbed acoustic guitars and busked the rest of the set. Took requests too.
Wow, wow, wow and WOW 😊 Thank you so much Alan, for the work you have done on this. Absolutely and utterly amazing ❤ And, thank you, Andy, for sharing it 🥰🤗❤️
I'm 56 ! live in Argentina. Never had the chance to see Stauart live, but I followed him since I discovered In a big country at the radio in the 80'. Since then Im a terrible fan of him and the BC band, even my children still hears them. This music is an amazing company and always will be. !!
@@andreslenton1268 Hi Andres, I’m the same as you. I’m in Australia and never got the chance to see them live with Stuart either. It’s great we have so much footage to watch though. Stay Alive!
@@digidrum2003 There was nothing more exciting back in the day than putting this VHS into the player and watching it on a small screen with a crappy television speaker. 😂 Look at where we are now with vision and sound but back then, nothing beat those days. Stay alive!
@@BC1000StarsThat’s a real shame as they were an amazing band on stage but also humble and had time for their fans. No big security guards , bouncers, egos, etc, just normal guys that gelled as a band .
I only saw Big Country once when they had Mike Peters fronting the band but being a big fan of The Alarm I really enjoyed the gig but it must have been great to see them at this time.
Was at this gig.. courtesy of Alex prosser of the blue angels.. who was the security then worked with him Glasgow Apollo great concert but not a fan of the barrowland… Apollo far better sound venue… met Stuart and Sandra there sound check he ans she were so nice…
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Life changing music. This live show was the first one I ever saw of the band from my small town in CT. My friend had the laser disc and watched it at his house. I was speechless. Still am. The roar of the crowd chanting and singing from the get go always gives me goosebumps. Legend. And Barrowland as well. This is musical nirvana.
the pure joy on all those faces and not one bloody phone in sight
Stuart is dearly missed.......
I was there & still to this day one of the greatest gigs ever.... RIP Stuart.
I want to give all these songs due credit, because they are all amazing but Wonderland in particular is phenomenal
Angle Park is such a beautiful song
Magic. And this is one of the best live versions of it 😃
Angle Park in modern parlance is a BANGER!!
@@RichardCalladine-u1o it slaps 😂
And it was a B side.
Best intro to The Storm ever.
Great singer,Great guitarist,Great song writer,R.I.P
I was there, a truly unforgettable experience. BC at their finest.
I first saw this in US on MTV. They aired it not too long after the show (amazing by today's standards). I was in high school, a hardcore punk rocker. But I had recently heard IABC and bought the Crossing. I watched on MTV with a friend and we were F-ing blown away. When MTV re-aired it, I recorded it on VHS at the house of my parents' friends (we didn't own a video reorder). I would go there and re-watch over and over... I became obsessed with BC. I would go back in time in a flash for this.
A time machine to 40 years ago...thank you for sharing!
One of the very best gigs i ever went to...Rock City Nottingham...84?...danced on the front row exuberantly joyfully and full of passion...will never forget...Stuart RIP AND THANK YOU❤😊
Porrohman. Goose bumps. What a track. Just astonishing 😍
That drummer 😮
More amazing now than back then……I can actually see the detail. brilliant work! 🏴
I was 15 when this was happening, I was too young to be there but I loved this band. I would now happily give up my house, my car and my pension to be in that crowd during Lost Patrol 🥰
when the crowd are up for it like that, there aint nowhere else like Barrowlands. I saw The Mission there in 1989 and it was one of the most mental nights ever ever had. Fabulous venue.
I was at that gig. The Mission were incredible.
It looks so real ! Almost like you are there ! 41 years ago ! How is that possible !?
Bruce is an absolute engine ! He never stops playing. All those intricate and counter intuitive runs he plays !
(On a side note, does anyone know why Stuart swapped SG-2000's mid Fields of Fire, and then swapped it back for Harvest Home immediately after ? It sounded in tune, no strings were broken.)
@@johnny5805 I asked someone in the know, he said he believed Stuart's guitar was, in fact, just slightly out of tune.
Good catch. It does sound a little more in tune after the switch. If you listen to the last set of lead riffs he plays before the switch, it does start sounding slightly "off". Judging by Stuart's expression, he noticed it slightly before I could start hearing it.
Thank you so much for this. The memories this brings back in waves is quite emotional.
Thanks for taking the time fella
Absolutely brilliant. Saw them in '83, supporting U2, supported by The Alarm. What a great band they were live. Brings it all back. Thanks for this superb video
Fantastic. Like a fresh venue from one day ago.
And timing perfect. This BC soundtrack allways played while driving through half of Norway, 900 km, singing out loud in the car on my way to celebrate Xmas and NYE with family.
Thank You So Much &
A Happy New Year !
As fresh and alive now as it was back then. Tremendous stuff!
Weren't they just wonderful? Tight as hell, drummer with a great 'bounce' to his technique, an all round well-oiled machine, great crowd energy.
Elke keer als ik Big Country beluister, denk ik. Waarom zijn er in verhouding zo weinig mensen die deze muziek (band) kennen? Toen ik ze in 1983 voor het eerst op de Engelse radio hoorde, was ik meteen verkocht. Gitaren die klonken als doedelzakken. Nu ruim 40 jaar later ben ik er nog steeds gek op. Het laatste concert (met Stuart) in Zaandam in 2000 zit in mijn geheugen gegrift. Voor mij een echte jaren '80 band, die veel meer bekendheid had verdiend!!!
Ik ben het met je eens: ze zouden populairder moeten zijn in de mainstream, maar wij zijn de gelukkigen, wij zijn degenen die weten hoe geweldig ze waren. De muziek van Big Country is ook niet eenvoudig. Het vraagt meer van de luisteraar, maar de beloningen daarvan zijn zoveel groter.
brilliant night..wish i had been there
Absolutely rocking in there
Quality on this is unreal
Best gig ever
Never seen them until just over 2 years later but for me this is them at their very best
Raw energetic and loud
Stay Alive 😢
I was there, 18 years old, Runrig played support. AWESOME
Watched this on the tv live when i was wee, blew me away. RIP Stuart.
Brilliant, Andy!! 👏🏻
Hope youre well 😊
@@jkeaney7 hi mate yeah how great is this!? All good here hope you are too!
@BC1000Stars All good, thanks. Top man. Stay Alive 🎸
Great band, good quality video too. Many thanks for uploading.
Wow thanks for posting the picture quality looks so much clearer I must say & it's good to watch some film footage taken from the actual Crossing tour back in 1983" I Just wished they also filmed the actual London Hammersmith Odeon show as well in it's full glory in which you can see parts of it in a documentary with BC + Interviews in which I forgot the name of now 🤔 ? From what I remember.
@@petersneesby6396 yes, same here! It was the 'Play at Home' documentary. It's likely it was all filmed but sadly we'll never see it all.
@BC1000Stars Thanks for the Reminder as I will try watching the "Play At Home" Documentary again 👍😉
A special band, in a homeland venue, at a distinctly Scottish time of year. The event itself brought the energy of, “The Crossing” with the MkII line-up at its high plateau of performance. The additional Pipe Band showing how tradition and customs of the common folk were at the heart of Stuart and the band’s sound and songs. The professional camera angles and sound make this viewing even more of delight, and no lighters or mobile phones (‘83!) to distract the eye from a crowd fully enjoying themselves. Thanks Andy for the quality upload, new generations of fans need to feel the passion that BC shared with their audience.
Saw them in Dublin opening for Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Drummer took ill halfway through the first song so they grabbed acoustic guitars and busked the rest of the set. Took requests too.
Pure Gold! This is how I want to remember Big Country. Thanks for uploading the Great Quality audio and video.
Wonderful mate. A band at the peak of their powers.
2025 eu estou a
ver e ouvir. Portugal
Love this. Thank you ❤
Wow this is amazing quality! Finally I can watch it on full screen mode! Thank you Alan and Andy!
Thank You, BC. #RIP Stuart
Thanks for this! Great to see in hd.
Stuart Adamson Still Owns the Barrowlands 🙏💜🏴🙏 What A Night
Absolutely love Big Country👏🏻
Big Country, Big band.Big vibe. Scotland s finest
RIP Stuart.xx
46:45, This will Always be My Favorite BC Intro/Song. ❤🙏🏻Inwards🙏🏻❤️
How I still miss Stu.😢
was never a big country kina guy but aye they had a few bangers...the barrowland eh epic.
Wow, wow, wow and WOW 😊 Thank you so much Alan, for the work you have done on this. Absolutely and utterly amazing ❤ And, thank you, Andy, for sharing it 🥰🤗❤️
It’s really incredible how great it looks with huge thanks to Alan. And, as always, it’s a pleasure. 😘
@@BC1000Stars I can't give your comment a ❤️ directly xx
@@denhayward I could 🤣
There are no words…….magical.
Thank you.This is an epic upload.
Epic. All the weegies giving it laldy in the front there. Equalled only by the Runrig gig at the same venue.
This is the one we’re Runrig supported them.
Aye 👍
Thanks mate, Magnanimous Post❤ What Great Sounds They made, Absolutely Awesome. 😂
Arguably the best gig ever!
I'm 56 ! live in Argentina. Never had the chance to see Stauart live, but I followed him since I discovered In a big country at the radio in the 80'. Since then Im a terrible fan of him and the BC band, even my children still hears them. This music is an amazing company and always will be. !!
@@andreslenton1268 Hi Andres, I’m the same as you. I’m in Australia and never got the chance to see them live with Stuart either. It’s great we have so much footage to watch though. Stay Alive!
Hi...I'm also 56 years old and I live in Texas.....BC fan so long that I have this concert on VHS!!!😂
@@digidrum2003 There was nothing more exciting back in the day than putting this VHS into the player and watching it on a small screen with a crappy television speaker. 😂 Look at where we are now with vision and sound but back then, nothing beat those days. Stay alive!
@BC1000Stars So true....I still have that VHS tape.....and yes my TV is much larger and sounds better😊.
@@BC1000StarsThat’s a real shame as they were an amazing band on stage but also humble and had time for their fans. No big security guards , bouncers, egos, etc, just normal guys that gelled as a band .
Stuart always says 'Stay alive' 😥
Wicked footage mate 👌 👍 👏 🙌
I only saw Big Country once when they had Mike Peters fronting the band but being a big fan of The Alarm I really enjoyed the gig but it must have been great to see them at this time.
Saw them too with Mike Peters. He was amazing he spent Porrohman in with the crowd! 💚
Thankyou! Excellent 🎉❤
Thank you Andy! Looks superb!
Thank you❤
🎉🎉💪🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴💪💪💪💪
Thanks for uploading! 😁
Brilliant gig
Thankyou 💚
Fur Auld Lang Syne!! 🖤 Happy New Year everyone! x
Saw the skids many times with Stuart...never got to see big country 😢 tried to get tickets to see them in Birmingham with U2 as support.but sold out 😭
Happy New Year
What a band they were in their pomp.
🙃 well done!
2025 who’s still listening
@@neilcutler8064 absolutely! Any year in the future I'll be listening too 😀
Stay Alive!
Some boy
Brilliant,,, I first went to the Barrowlands 1989… but excellent to see this footage
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Was at this gig.. courtesy of Alex prosser of the blue angels.. who was the security then worked with him Glasgow Apollo great concert but not a fan of the barrowland… Apollo far better sound venue… met Stuart and Sandra there sound check he ans she were so nice…
😂