Great Big Sea’s members grew up together. The band used to practice at the guitarist's garage. Great Big Sea began playing at Anyplace, a college bar. One of the group's members used to fall asleep with a CD playing as a teenager.

Great Big Sea’s first release rose quickly in the charts, giving them the national recognition they always wanted. The group continues to play large venues, but still enjoys playing in smaller clubs on occasion. A member of Great Big Sea started dating a girl whose grandmotherwas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after. The band's members had horrible jobs when they started playing, just biding time until they would hit the big time.

Great Big Sea intends to take some time off after this next tour, allowing the band members to pursue individual projects. The group is in the midst of the promotional tour for their latest album.

Great Big Sea respects the fact that their fans love their past albums, so they go to great effort to incorporate the previous hits with the newest ones. Shelbyville has always been receptive to the band, even when they were small time, so the group schedules a show there every year, even if they are not touring. The band has all their tour information, from the tour schedule to the latest Great Big Sea tickets released, on TheSeats.com.