Biffy Clyro is a three-piece Scottish rock band formed in 1995 by the guitarist Simon Neil who was just 15 years old at that time. Their current record label is 14th-floor records. Their music ranges from heavy metal to progressive rock.
Biffy Clyro has released many albums as they have been active for 25 years. Their albums like Opposite, Puzzle, Ellipsis, Only Revolutions have reached the top five in the UK albums chart with Opposite being the number one in 2013.
Furthermore, the Biffy Clyro band has received around 25 nominations and won twelve of them including the awards for “Best British Band”. Their latest single was “Weird Leisure” which was released on 31st July 2020. They have also recently announced the tour dates of “Fingers Crossed” for April 2021 and the fans who have pre-ordered the new album “A Celebration of Endings” before 17th August will be granted access to the pre-sale.
The band had to postpone their 2020 tour dates because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation. They have announced that they would release the album via worldwide Livestream through Warner Records.
Here in this article, we have included everything you need to know about this power trio, the Biffy Clyro band including its members, new album, songs, and tour dates 2021.
Biffy Clyro origin
Biffy Clyro was formed in 1995 by a 15-year-old Scottland based guitarist, Simon Neil when he started playing music with his friend Ben Johnston. Later on, Ben’s twin brother James Johnston also joined the group and they spent around two years writing, singing, and rehearsing songs.
In 1997, the trio moved to Glasgow for college and they studied music and audio engineering.
After some time, they were discovered by Dee Bahl who soon became their manager. With the help of Bahl, they released their first single Iname in June 1999. Since then, they have gained popularity through several album releases like “Blackened Sky”, “Puzzle”, “Only Revolutions”, “Opposites”, and more.
They also released the background track for the movie Balance, Not Symmetry. This power trio, Biffy Clyro is perhaps one of the best rock bands in the UK.
Biffy Clyro Band members
Biffy Clyro consists of three band members namely lead vocalist and guitarist Simon Neil, bassist/ guitarist/ vocalist James Johnston, and drummer/ vocalist Ben Johnston.
Simon Neil
Simon Alexander Neil was born on 31st August 1979 in Irvine, Scottland, and he will turn 41 years old this month. He is best known as guitarist and vocalist for the band Biffy Clyro. He also has sung several solo songs. He is married to wife Francesca since 2008.
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Follow Guitar Column for a daily fairly random feed of great guitars and guitarists! Simon Alexander Neil is a Scottish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for his work in the bands Biffy Clyro and Marmaduke Duke. Let’s talk about your Strats. Obviously, you have a few, and you even have a signature model. What models are you using these days? “I like the relics a lot, the reissues. There’s something about their sound that really works for me. The Mexican ones are pretty great. When I’m in the studio, I open the palette a bit. For this record, I played a Paul Reed Smith, and there was a beautiful 335 as well. I used that on the song Opposite, and the sound was just gorgeous. “What’s great about Garth is, he’s got really cool guitars and amps from back in the day. He’s got a beautiful Gary Moore Les Paul from the 1970s. Some of these guitars I’m not comfortable playing live, but on the record I’ll try different things. Certain songs want to be lush, and some need to be more aggressive. For the biting tracks I’ll use my Strats, and for things that want to be softer, I’ll use the Les Paul or the 335.” #simonneil @biffy_clyro #biffyclyro @fender #fender #guitar #guitarist #guitaristsofinstagram
James Johnston
James Robert Johnston was born on 25th April 1980 in Kilmarnock, Scottland. he is currently 40 years old. He is the bassist, vocalist, and songwriter in the band. he is also known by his stage name Jim or Jimbo. he currently lives in Glasgow with his wife.
Ben Johnston
Ben Hamilton Johnston was also born on 25th April 1980 in Kilmarnock, Scottland. He is the twin brother of James Johnston. Ben is the drummer, vocalist, and songwriter in Biffy Clyro. Ben lives with his wife Louise Johnston in Glasgow and they also have a son named Ross Johnston.
Biffy Clyro New Album and Songs
Biffy Clyro has announced to release their newest album “A Celebration of Endings” on 14th August 2020. The album consists of eleven songs all written by their led vocalist Simon Neil. The album was planned for release on 15 May 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they pushed the release date to 14th August 2020.
The songs of the album include:
- “North of No South”
- “The Champ”
- “Weird Leisure”
- “Tiny Indoor Fireworks”
- “Worst Type of Best Possible”
- “Space”
- “The Pink Limit”
- “Opaque”
- “Cop Syrup”
- “Instant History”
- “End Of”
Biffy Clyro Tour Dates 2021
The band has announced a short run of dates for April 2021 at intimate venues. Given the current uncertainty of large scale indoor arena shows due to the pandemic, they think its the best chance for them to play live as soon as possible, ahead of the Download Festival next June.
‘The Fingers Crossed Tour’ will occur in April 2021 and we will see the band return to venues that they haven’t played in ten years or more. They have released their UK tour dates which are listed below, however, the dates for Europe and other countries are yet to be announced.
11th April, 2021 – (Mountford Hall) Liverpool, University
12th April– London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
13th April– Cambridge, Corn Exchange
15th April– Sheffield, O2 Academy
16th April– Southampton, O2 Guildhall
17th April– Bristol, O2 Academy
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