Massive Wagons “Live At The Great Hall”: 2026 Album Release
Lancaster’s unstoppable hard rock heroes Massive Wagons have just announced their first-ever live album – Live At The Great Hall – set for release 27 March 2026 via Earache Records.
The album captures the two sold-out, career-defining hometown shows on 19 & 20 September 2025 when the band resurrected the famous Lancaster University Great Hall – a venue that last hosted rock royalty like The Who, Black Sabbath and Queen forty years ago. Those nights were hailed by Classic Rock magazine as “a band stepping up their league” and by original promoter Barry Lucas (author of When Rock Went To College) as one of the greatest nights the hall ever saw.
To mark the announcement, the band have unleashed the storming new single and video “Fun While it Lasted” – filmed by Shaun Hodson (Loki Films) at the Winter Gardens in Morecambe.
The atmosphere was electric, and Massive Wagons knew this moment needed to be preserved. The live album captures the sense of fun the Wagons inspire when they get on stage and bash through their hits. And, given both shows sold out, it’s a means of travelling back to that glorious moment even if you couldn’t be there in person.
“We’ve been knocking around the idea of a live album for years now, but the time has never felt right,” says guitarist Adam Thistlewaite. “In these Lancaster University Great Hall shows, we have a great story in bringing live music back to an iconic venue and our live shows have been taken to another level after the heavy touring of the last few years. We love making studio albums, but the live energy, the passion of the crowd, it’s what we do it for ultimately, so this is going to be special.”
Frontman Barry Mills adds: “We’ve wanted to capture the atmosphere of a Wagons gig for a long time. The crowd, the feel, the joy, this live album is something special.”
Pre-order / Pre-save the album → https://earache.lnk.to/LiveAtTheGreatHall Pre-order exclusive vinyl & signed CDs → https://earache.com/collections/massive-wagons
Line-up
- Baz Mills – vocals
- Adam Thistlethwaite – guitar
- Stephen Holl – guitar
- Adam Bouskill – bass
- Alex Thistlethwaite – drums
Massive Wagons – Everywhere We Go UK Tour 2026
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 07 Feb 2026 | Warrington | Parr Hall (Full Nelson Show) |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Norwich | Epic Studios |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Leicester | O2 Academy |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Holmfirth | The Picturedrome |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Aberdeen | The Tunnels |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Middlesbrough | Empire |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Hull | The Welly |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Margate | Dreamland |
| 01 May 2026 | Exeter | Phoenix |
| 02 May 2026 | Gloucester | Guildhall |
Tickets on sale now → https://www.massivewagons.com/live
The band are currently ripping through Europe on the Blood & Bone Tour (finishing 13 Dec in Wissen, Germany) and have just headlined Planet Rockstock 2025.
With Earth To Grace hitting #1 on the UK Rock Chart and #4 in the Official UK Top 40, plus arena supports with Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Darkness and Status Quo under their belt, Massive Wagons are bigger, louder and prouder than ever – and Live At The Great Hall is the ultimate proof.
Pre-order the album, blast “Everywhere We Go” at full volume, and we’ll see you down the front in 2026.
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