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The Big Dirty Band | |
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| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 2006 |
| Labels | Anthem |
| Spinoff of | |
| Past members | |
The Big Dirty Band was a one-off Canadian supergroup composed of Rush's Geddy Lee (bass) and Alex Lifeson (guitar), Thornley's and Big Wreck's Ian Thornley (vocals and guitar), Three Days Grace's Adam Gontier (vocals and guitar), Die Mannequin's Care Failure (vocals), and The Tea Party drummer Jeff Burrows.[1]
The Big Dirty Band was put together specifically to support the Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, which premiered October 6, 2006, where Bubbles (Mike Smith) and Alex Lifeson performed their co-written song Liquor and Whores with their back-up band Bubbles & The Shit Rockers.[2] The film's soundtrack was released as a compilation CD in 2006. The Big Dirty Band contributed one song to the soundtrack; other contributing bands are Rush, Alexisonfire, Wintersleep, Swollen Members, April Wine, Rough Trade and The Tragically Hip.[3]
The band performed one live show at the film's premiere party, at Toronto's Mod Club Theatre.
- ^ "THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH...Sept. 2006". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "The Big Dirty Band".
- ^ "Various – Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Soundtrack". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 11 February 2022.