Big Country - Sefton Park, Liverpool - 1983 (complete)

[@davidsnowdon7328]

Who's listening 🎶 in 2024 what a class band RIP Stuart 🙏 you'll never be forgotten 🎶🎼

[@bo0tsy1]

I'll always listen to The Crossing. One of best albums I own.

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

​@@bo0tsy1el imbatibleeeeee the crossing four years in list four imbatibleeeeeeeeeee 😊💪😎💪😎💪

[@dnjn67]

I was there , 16 years old with my mates, ‘Larks In The Park’ great times RIP Stuart you left us many great songs.

[@davidsnowdon7328]

@dnjn67 I never saw them live my mate did in the eighties when they supported Bowie at Roker park Sunderland he said everybody was shouting for them not Bowie the new line up isn't the same

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

@@davidsnowdon7328 Mark bruce Tom Stuart son imbatiblessssss 💪😎

[@MarleyBu]

Happy 66th Birthday Stuart. That outro will always be phenomenal, your smile will always be like the sun ❤

[@mikeoittinen5623]

Hair like Robert Smith but the sound, much different. The audience much the same. Not a bunch of hoody clones and Swifty shifty clones, like dumb today, sucky sounds.

[@georgefraser7143]

Stuart was an absolute superstar from his day's in the Skids who were without doubt one of the best bands to come out of Scotland not even up for debate, into the valley an absolute classic, so sad that Stuart had his demons. ♥ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@loutiscrive]

Your name will never die, Stuart Adamson

[@brighton59]

I was 18 when I went to this gig (still one of my favourites), can't believe it was 40 years ago.....!!!!!

[@gmansi]

[@johnmorrison5774]

WE met the band before the gig and asked Staurt to re-mane angle park as Sefton Park -which he did! An absolute gentleman.

[@samsonwilkinson8090]

You asked him to do what?

[@BlackTarInTheChinaWhiteHouse]

You're the one who got him to say that? That's epic man!

[@andymiles6311]

When music was exciting and pop stars were musicians. BC incredible band never forgotten

[@rupitamber6078]

Then, I was 18 years old. Listening to their unique sound reverberating around Sefton Park will be one of my most cherished memories. And hearing Chance for the first time together with everyone there and subscribing to the song's majesty, devastation and beauty.

[@gmansi]

Amazing !! Greetings from Uruguay

[@johnmorrison5774]

The 2 lads in the water are Gary Martin and Lol Price. They were standing next to me then disappeared -then re-appeared in the water! Mad as a box of frogs. We all had to get the bus home afterwards -they were soaking wet and covered in mud!!

[@VI-rt7sh]

Utter legends. I went to Sefton Park a lot as a kid, and the water never looked particularly enticing! I can't believe I missed Big Country playing there.

[@zoiksandmorezoiks2719]

Still find the complexity of their sound astonishing even after all these years, and they were one of those bands that could truly bring it live. Great video thanks for sharing.

[@RobertMack-b1k]

A legend his music got me through some tough times thanks Stuart god bless

[@cosmicsman666]

Amazing.. And i was there. xxx

[@keithdownie8006]

Brilliant performance. God we miss you Stuart. R.I.P

[@lewjones]

A GREAT SOUL-I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN HIM LIVE--WHAT A BAND_TONY HARMONIZING-BRUCE TAGGING THE ENERGY-THE DRUMMMER IS SPOT ON-MAKES AMERICAN MUSIC SEEM WITHOUT PASSION.

[@leefairhurst9058]

The memories come flooding back 15 years old . Big gang of us stood on top of the hill going crazy . My first live gig they where fantastic thanks for putting this on .

[@briteness]

In a Big Country feels really emblematic of its time. Remember? Do you miss those days too?

[@gg41r]

Great performance. How i would have loved to have seen the band around this time. I had to wait till 1988/89 till i managed to catch them. The Crossing is one of my all time fave albums. I discovered the album around 1983ish and it helped shape my musical taste. Still hugely fond of the album to this day.

[@PurpleRecords1972]

This was the first time i saw the band, then maybe TOTP then im sure this was repeated. Either way it made up my mind to go to the Reading Festival Aug 83 when they played a rousing set on the Friday night, next time was the Seer tour and our local venue in Stoke on Trent was packed to the rafters, following year on the Peace in Our Time tour i guess the game was sort of up as the venue was half full. One great memory from the 86 tour - they played the set, played the encores and the crowd was shouting singing, just would'nt stop and so they came back again and Stuart said "we've got no more songs to play" - so they started the set again!, cant remember how many before the venue management pulled the plug. A truly great band that should have followed the likes of U2, but they gave us The Crossing - end of.....

[@thedrumdoctor]

@@PurpleRecords1972 they didn’t have a good crack at America like U2 did. Mark told me Stuart wanted to be a dad as much as possible which is fair enough. They had plenty of support opportunities out there but the time on the road wasn’t really compatible with having a young family. Cracking America has always been a younger band’s game. Otherwise it’s going to push home life to the extremes. Same deal with Simple Minds according to Mel Gaynor. If a record label detects a hint that a band isn’t prepared to make the personal sacrifices to break the US market they’ll pull all American promo budgets. Well at least that was the deal back then. By the time U2 released War Paul McGuiness knew he had a band prepared to go all the way to crack America and he knew he had a good pitch to ask Island Records for the financial support and get their US partners working on promo. I knew a few bands who blew it back then with the US opportunity. Most get homesick and literally can’t handle the mental aspect of spending months and months on the road like performing robots. If Big Country had been Stuart’s first bite of the cherry instead of the Skids, maybe the US would have been possible to tackle properly.

[@gmansi]

@@PurpleRecords1972 "i guess the game was sort of up as the venue was half full." 😔 The thing is that they couldn't remain original if they kept repeating themselves and by dropping the sound of bagpipes they partly lost their charm. Could be?

[@garyswinburn9638]

best live band i ever saw,seen a lot and Big Country dozens of times always a great night.

[@brianbigcountry]

Aw the good old days .nothing like a BC gig .stuarts belting the lyrics out .Tony bruce mark hold your heads up high us fans do Respect .and thanks Andy as always Bliss

[@ethanmaximus8050]

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[@jamalforest1993]

@Ethan Maximus Yea, been using Kaldrostream for months myself =)

[@joseavila214]

This is an absolute gem!... Thanks for posting ...Only the greatest band of all time...

[@Stanky_doggo]

The sound track of my youth....... Which makes me proud....real music!

[@SportsKnowItAll11]

38 years ago today! Love this band still! I have photos of Me styling my hair like Stuart’s hair who actually I closely resembled. RIP SA.

[@mistymckenzie]

Saw them on the SFX in Dublin - was at the front , waiting - next minute there was a roar - stuey coming out off the jacks - heard the cheer, looked up at us , smiled and thumb up at us ... memories 🤣

[@bethfoor1965]

Such a powerful, true voice!

[@gmansi]

Fantastic concert and especially the end. I remembered "Without the Aid of a Safety Net" when stuart approached the catwalk 🤣 Thank you very much for sharing.

[@JA-ou7nt]

I just about remember this. Shown on BBC2 early eveing. 1983. A pleasure to hear real drums in an ocean of drum machines that was happening at the time. Brilliant. Thanks so much for uploading. 👍

[@functio1]

About 6pm or so, IIRC. My mum was a HUGE fan of the band and recorded it on video. And then played it every day for a at least half a dozen times :D

[@lancerx1001]

Great Artist! Stuart Adamson and I shared the same birthday. He left us too early.

[@christyc625]

I share a birthday with his daughter, and yes he did. I miss him every day:) ❤

[@eyemoeba2]

very nostalgic watching this. forty years wow. i think this was my first exposure to BC, watching it at a friend's 14th birthday party, and i went on to fall in love with their sound and i would rate their december '84 gig at the NEC amongst the greatest of my life. they still had a few rough edges here, and the guitars being toned down allows you to hear just how amazing the rhythm section was. great upload.

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

Love ' the Crossing ' and ' the Seer' albums.

[@philmus1]

Buffalo Skinners is bloomin' good as well

[@paulhampson2213]

Was there that day, walked down from my flat just off Princes Ave. 22 at the time. Happy carefree days.

[@TB71294]

I walked around Sefton park yday with daughter xx RIP Stuart one of my hero’s xx

[@tammysilvey8036]

Sha!!! ( Love when he does that) My God, Stuarts singing is so amazing. It's 12.16.2021. This Great Amazing Man Is So Missed. Thinking of you All This Time, Stuart!! We ❤️❤️❤️ you!!!! Big country, you guys really compliment each other!!! Really ❤️ Your guys Music & Thanks to All of You!! 😊

[@gmansi]

Sha!!!

[@davidsnowdon7328]

Class and SHA again 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@reddiesel88]

I owe a lot to Stuarts lyrics and the bands vibe my youth beat prejudices because of it !

[@oliverghunter]

What a fab set, well played! Great to see, many thanks for sharing!! 🤗

[@MediumHarry]

This is the most spot on, pitch perfect live version to the recorded version of IABC that I’ve ever heard. Sounds like they recorded it that day and then played it at night. Stunning. Great stuff, Andy!

[@eyemoeba2]

it would have been in the charts at the time of this gig.

[@Tony-xn7sd]

My first time seeing BC live in Sevvy Park, have also seen the Mike Peters and Simon Hough eras as well, still a great band, will love them to my dying day :) x

[@sadowitz999]

It goes from light to dark during porrohman ha Quality upload as usual Top work mate Stay Alive

[@ianetchells7358]

This was the first time I saw BC live. Brings back great memories from a wonderful summers evening. Many thanks for uploading!!!

[@robrowden1018]

Never seen this one thanks for the share

[@gerardlappee9725]

The sound is good! Also the atmosphere.

[@martinwheatcroft565]

Brilliant! Most underrated band! Long Live Big Country! Thanks for sharing this👍👍👍

[@spmoran4703]

I wish I had been there . I hope you go a big welcome from the Irish and Scottish communities in Liverpool . In fact I know you did . RIP Stuart . Sha!

[@niallsbasstones9713]

Memories coming flooding back...saw this when it first aired and was SO EXCITED watching this new band. Thanks so much for sharing with us all 🎸🎸🎸🥁

[@WyomingWelding2112]

unfrinbelivable!, I Love It!!

[@GayeDenyer]

This is brillaint, just found it. Thank you.

[@paulbradwick8109]

Thanks for the upload, I had this on VHS I taped at the time but quality has degraded over time, this is ace - brings it all back

[@1802Sacha]

Perfect! Hypnotising! Thank you a million times for this.

[@elvia5935]

Pure indulgence in High Quality! It cannot get any better than this... And you Andy making it all possible once again. Thank you so much ❤️

[@NannoDen1]

Wonderful, thank you, Andy, yet another brilliant upload for fans xx

[@MEJBD12]

These guys were so great live. Sheesh.

[@kyleturner2123]

Just class

[@shelli6387]

Total gem- Thanks so much, Andy!

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

Magnificent. Wish I'd been there.

[@marleybu7984]

Thanks for this Andy, huvnae seen it in years. Stuart's smile at 28.26 is just beautiful. 😢

[@BC1000Stars]

Isn't that magnificent!? 😁

[@srjenkins6829]

Brilliant memories. Thank you for posting.

[@kevinhughes8749]

Thankyou for this.

[@olliwutzi]

Saw them many times in my hometown Hamburg...but never saw them performing "Angel Park", this video brings it to me now...thanks :)

[@MMcG25]

So good! Gives me goosebumps!

[@marleybu7984]

Those Yammies on Fields of Fire 😍😍😍

[@tammysilvey8036]

Im still here listening an always!! 😁

[@markwainwright8389]

I was at this gig,great show

[@blueskyscheshire43]

So was I was awesome

[@WyomingWelding2112]

Way Too Cool!!!

[@detour066]

Brilliant!

[@scotticusnorvegicus]

Fantastic quality 👌 Thanks for posting.

[@marleybu7984]

Aww how cute is Brooce here? Looks like a bairn! Totally love the outro on Fields of Fire 😁

[@DC-uv3nz]

Another diamond! Thanks.

[@Nessie2410]

Brilliant! Lovin' it.... Thanks for posting!! 😘

[@eleanorratcliffe1697]

These and spear of destiny.always seemed like brothers in arms .with there epic visions

[@pod99999]

The Fender Stratocaster Stuart uses in IABC and Chance is on display at the Don't You Forget About me exhibition in Liverpool until September (ish).

[@mickmcdonagh1557]

Brilliant band and Stuart Adamson was a genius RIP

[@bobdobbs6301]

not a peep from the crowd during the intro to The Storm........

[@tonynesbit9673]

We usually never ventured to south liverpool only if we pulled birds from there in town ha ha,anyways we thought we would go see them glad we did ,a really good live band,the bunnymen also played there l think maybe the la s too. It's great getting old eh ,ah fuck it.

[@enmaflores9033]

Inolvidable Big Country... lindo recuerdo..

[@thedrumdoctor]

I *so* wanted to go to this gig, but the girl I was going out with didn't want to go! My 2 mates went and I got to go to the pub instead with her! We went to Nick Heyward the next night though....10p for any journey on public transport in Merseyside that night. Watched this when it was broadcast but I didn't have a video recorder so I recorded the mono TV audio on a cassette tape and played it to death! Got to see them later on in September when they played Liverpool again and met them afterwards which gave me chance to ask Mark loads of questions. Such an epic fail going to see Nick Heyward the night after this gig but that's how it goes when you're a teenager!

[@MaryTheMuse]

My heart just exploded. Um, don't call an ambulance. I'm just going to let all the pieces bleed out as I lie here on the floor right now. Thank you.💖📌🏹🎯🫀💖💥✨💔💥✨💞💥✨⛲🩸✨💥🩸💦🐧

[@blueskyscheshire43]

This was larks in the park I was there with 2 mates big country we're amazing 👏 there were several gigs over the summer I remember Justin Hayward dodging bottles lol

[@thedrumdoctor]

Nick Heyward!!!!!

[@blueskyscheshire43]

@thedrumdoctor correct my bad typing cheers mate 👍 it was a bloody awesome gig though and free

[@thedrumdoctor]

@@blueskyscheshire43 I was at the Nick Heyward gig under duress and I was gutted from missing Big Country the night before!

[@blueskyscheshire43]

@thedrumdoctor we were having a night out on lark Lane and noticed the crowd pure luck but what a memory

[@blueskyscheshire43]

@thedrumdoctor if memory serves me well a few bottles headed towards stage lol

[@amtproductions3350]

Love those HH Electronic VS Musician combos

[@grantlaw9947]

The Pars were away to The Jam Tarts in the early 90's . Pre game , my brother and myself went into The Tynecastle Arms , and Stuart was at the bar with a pal . I garbled that Steel Town was his best work and he thanked me ! It isn't easy meeting your heroes but you've got to do it .

[@MarleyBu]

Ginger Scott - the smile hun 😊 ❤

[@andymiles6311]

What time to be ..alive

[@grantlaw9947]

Skids were my band and when Big Country started I was really championing their cause . Stuart's lyrics are relevant , regardless of time scale , plus his guitar work !!!!! The whole band were tight hence the great gigs they performed . Nb . Bruce Watson is still off the scale , as is Lord Jobson of Kinghorn !

[@rexmundi1812]

I was there. Where my life gone????😂😂😂

[@PIEROOTINIANO-tl3ni]

9:57 BIG COUNTRY

[@sadowitz999]

FOF still gets my head bopping and feet tapping Just want to get up and pogo

[@eyemoeba]

do it do it

[@ROOKTABULA]

How long have you been curating all this stuff and how much have you got?! Dang, dude!!

[@BC1000Stars]

😂😂😂

[@ROOKTABULA]

Anyone know why the organizers put a freaking moat between the crowd and band??!

[@BC1000Stars]

The Crossing 😉😁😂

[@daviddrury7720]

The moat's a natural feature of the park. Always been there AFAIK. Certainly wasn't put there just for the concert.

[@josequiero1118]

One for the highlanders of the 80's. Take no prisoners.

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

Putosamos eternossss scotish powerrockkkkk😊

[@PhilipCullen-of1lj]

Was a few wet people on the by so the way home , after trying to swim the lake to the stage 🤣😂😃

[@ef7480]

Great gig! looks like a H&S nightmare on several levels- happy days..

[@guydawson7886]

I was there, lived nearby and went to the concert, it was free of charge. Where did the time go?

[@paztarancon]

💖💖💖

[@natanaelduarte7640]

como se llama la primera canción ?

[@nobodyspecialjusteric]

4:30 sounds rrally familiar, maybe like a song that king crimson also played.

[@kramerbassplayer]

Epic

[@DuncanMcintyre-jk3qb]

Used to seeStuart and his son at east end park we never bothered him for an autograph cos was just wan o oor ain rip Stuart Coyp

[@bo0tsy1]

Wish i had boned my first girlfriend to this and not William orbit.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

BC finished the day Stuart died...sorry

[@jamescorlett5272]

Gotta Say that was complete an utterly shite from Dem Der scouses on chance lol SOBER 😆

[@tonymorris3045]

They are Scottish knobhead

[@DuncanMcintyre-jk3qb]

Used to seeStuart and his son at east end park we never bothered him for an autograph cos was just wan o oor ain rip Stuart Coyp