Big Country (The Seer 40th Anniversary Tour) with The Alarm

Big Country play The Drill on Saturday 5 December, part of The Seer 40th Anniversary Tour. They aren't alone on the bill: Evan Peters is presenting The Alarm, so it's two bands on one night. The Drill is on Free School Lane, a former drill hall opened in 1890 that's since been refurbished into an arts and community venue with a capacity of around 500.

The tour itself comes from a specific meeting. A few months after Mike Peters was diagnosed with Richter's Syndrome in April 2024, he and Big Country's Bruce Watson met at The Red in Wales. They made a pact there: once Mike was cured and 'Totally Free', both bands would tour together in 2026, playing the greatest hits of each act as a hybrid Big Country/Alarm show, with Mike by their side at every concert. This is that tour, and this is the Lincoln date.

So the set will draw from both catalogues rather than just one. You'll hear the best-known songs from Big Country alongside those from The Alarm, with the two bands sharing the stage throughout the night. It's a hybrid show, not a double bill, so the two acts run together rather than one opening for the other.

Doors open at 19:00, and tickets are £35.20 including fees.