AN iconic band from the 80s are set to perform in Kidderminster to celebrate the anniversary of their chart-topping album.

Big Country, who have had hit songs including Fields of Fire, In A Big Country, Chance, Wonderland, Look Away, are set to take the stage at 45 Live on Friday, December 13.

They are touring to mark the 40th anniversary of their landmark album Steeltown.

Regarded by many as a classic, their multi-million-selling second album went straight to the number one slot in the UK album charts in October 1984.

(Image: 45 Live)

The band's guitarist Bruce Watson remembers the time of the album's release well, amid the nationwide strife back in the UK, fully in the grip of the Miners Strike.

He said: “We started work on Steeltown back in June 1984 at Abba’s studio. My Dad was a miner, so what we did was knuckle down to hard work for six weeks”.

The second studio album was recorded at ABBA’s Polar Studios in Stockholm with production from Steve Lillywhite.

Tickets for the show cost £30.25 and go on sale on Friday (July 19) at 10am via Skiddle.

Music promoter Mark Badgeman described it as an "absolutely massive gig" for the town.

Sharing the event on Facebook he said: "What a coup!".