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June 3, 2002
Ian will be playing at the White Ribbon Concert, A Benefit To End Men's Violence Against Women Tuesday, June 4th, Phoneix Concert Theatre.

Featuring:
The Tea Party, Damhnait Doyle, Snow, Ian Thornley, Jim Cuddy, Gordie Johnson, Steven Page, Bruce Cockburn

$25 adv $30 at door

$100 VIP ticket (complimentary drinks and food and the chance to meet the performers)
www.whiteribbon.com or see the ad in Now Magazine

February 26, 2002
Big Wreck has announced there are starting another tour. So far, it's limited to the Canadian West - but stay tuned - more dates are likely to come.

November 10, 2001
Well, the boys are officially on a break. Last nights show in Kitchener was the last for this tour. But, we may see Ian at MuchMusic on December 8th - possibly for the premiere of the Knee Deep video.

October 10, 2001
Good news for those of you who missed the Roy Thompson Hall show - starting in November it will be webcast! The webcasts will include the show, behind the curtain interviews and rehearsal sessions. Check it out at www.sympatico.ca from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8, at www.redseat.ca starting Nov. 9 and at www.bigwreck.com also starting Nov. 9.

September 29, 2001
Big Wreck will be in the Much environment on October 4th, at 8:00 p.m. EST - set your VCRs! Also, the House of Blues is recasting Big Wreck's Edgefest performance on October 17 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Click here for more details.

August 28, 2001 Big Wreck's video for "Inhale" has garnered 3 nominations at the MuchMusic Video Awards scheduled to air Sunday, September 23rd at 8pm ET. The nominations are for Best Rock Video, Best Cinematography and Best Post Production


August 04, 2001
okay, a couple of things - the "Ladylike" video has been spotted on MuchMusic so keep your eyes peeled!; the "Inhale" video has reached #12 on the MuchMusic Countdown; BW is currently featured in 2 magazines, September's issue of Guitar Player and August's issue of Canadian Musician; and stay tuned for some new tour dates like the Aug. 29 date at AJ's Hanger in Kingston!


July 17, 2001
Mark this on your calendars! The House of Blues is airing a Big Wreck webcast on Tuesday, July 24 at 3:00 pm ET. It will be coverage of their performance at Edgefest. Click here for more info.

July 7, 2001
The "Inhale" video has reached number 16 on the MuchMusic Countdown. Go to bigwreck.com to watch it on Big Wreck TV.

June 12, 2001
I just checked muchmusic.com and "Inhale" has moved from number 25 to number 23 on the MuchMusic Countdown.

June 6, 2001
I hope everyone went out and got their copies of The Pleasure And The Greed when it hit the stores yesterday!

May 28, 2001
Big Wreck TV now has "The Making Of The Pleasure And The Greed" up and running. Check it out at bigwreck.com.

May 27, 2001
The video for "Inhale" has entered the MuchMusic Countdown at number 28.

May 18, 2001
The tour dates are rolling in now. Keep your ears and eyes open. If you hear of anything that's not been reported on the official sites you can email me and I'll post it. Thanks.

May 11, 2001
Set your VCR's everyone. Thanks to BigBender I have this tid-bit to tell you about - BW will be in the Much environment on Monday, May 14 at 3:15 for an interview and hopefully the premier of the "Inhale" video. Yay!!!

May 6, 2001
There's a new message board up and running at bigwreck.com Check it out. Also, "Inhale" has been getting some fairly regular airplay - although I've only heard it once :(

April 24, 2001
Here's what you've been waiting for......some news about tour dates!! There are 2 that you can check out on the tour page.

April 7, 2001
bigwreck.com has finally been updated. Check it out. Lots of goodies (read audio clips). "All By Design" tops my list so far.

April 2, 2001
Unfortunately, the release of the new record has been pushed back to June 5. However, the first single, possibly a song called "Inhale", will likely hit airwaves a bit before that. Here's hoping!

March 22nd, 2001
Lucky, lucky us...Ian has informed us, via the iMusic Bulletin Board, of the track listing of the new record. He's such a tease!!! To check it out click HERE

March 19th, 2001
The new record, The Pleasure and the Greed, will be out May 29th. For those of us starving for some new Big Wreck, fear not, the record will have a whopping 16 tracks!!