Band makes a local stop with goal of raising funds for Make-A-Wish foundation.
Big Wreck are set to return home with new music and a mission to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Ahead of the Oct. 24 release of their album The Rest of the Story, the band will perform at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on Oct. 23, with all proceeds going to Make-A-Wish.
“Kind of a hard rock not kind of, it is a hard rock band, very, very loud. We draw our influences from kind of older rocks or like, stuff like Led Zeppelin and stuff like, you know, Genesis from back in the day, and we love Van Halen, stuff like that.”
For their upcoming album, Big Wreck worked with producer Nick Raskulinecz, known for his collaborations with Foo Fighters and Alice in Chains.
“So I think this time, the idea was just to have a different look in it. And Nick was really instrumental in kind of saying, all right, well, what do you want to have? Like, how can we and just taking the songs and flipping them on their head in ways that we didn’t expect,” Sekou Lumumba said.
The inspiration for the new album came from the band’s previous EP Pages. Instead of releasing multiple EPs, Big Wreck decided to release all their new music at once.
He added that one track in particular, Holy Roller, pushed the band creatively and technically.
“We have this one song called Holy Roller that it’s kind of, I mean, when you hear it, it just grabs you by the collar, it’s very indicative of , I want to say the early 80s Judas Priest and Motley Crue, just really fast, you know, almost like in your face,” he said.
Throughout the years, Big Wreck has earned its place as one of Canada’s most respected rock groups, with multiple JUNO nominations, including one for Pages, and being named 2025 Record Store Day Canada ambassadors. Their single Believer has remained in the top 10 on the Canadian rock charts since June.
That genuine connection with fans ultimately inspired the band’s decision to donate all concert proceeds to Make-A-Wish.
“Because we haven’t played here in some time, shows at home tend to do really well. So we knew it would be a sold-out show, so we’d be able to give them a nice little gift for all the fans who came to support and see us play,” Lumumba said.
The concert also serves as a hometown celebration with the release of their new album.
