Recently, Biffy Clyro spoke to NME about their plans for Finsbury Park, their 'Band Aid' style single for Scotland's World Cup bid and plans to release new music in the future.
This comes as the band announced a huge gig at London's Finsbury Park next Summer, which will see them joined on stage by Nothing But Thieves, Marmozets and Don Broco among others. The show will see them perform in front of 40,000 fans at the venue.
“We’ve put together a fucking unbelievable bill,” frontman Simon Neil. “We’re lucky that a lot of people wanted to play, but we wanted to lean into British rock bands and be proud of where we come from. Nothing But Thieves, Marmozets, Don Broco, it’s dynamite".
He added: “Sometimes we put a bill together and it’s pointed. ‘I want people to learn about this band!’ Magic will happen".
It also emerged that the band had invited NME to their AirBnB on a recent trip to London.
“It looks like we’re showing off, but this was cheaper than going to a hotel,” revealed drummer Ben Johnston said of this. "It’s all part of their current approach to stay calm, measured and mindful, a stark comparison to past hotel-trashing times".
“We were messy and we partied hard,” Neil admitted. “My biggest mistake was leaving a $100 bill behind when we partying hard in an Inverness hotel room. I was like, ‘Fuck!’ I felt like such a bad-ass, but it was a shitty wee hotel. I left it there and I really noticed. I wasn’t yet at a point where I could afford it".
Simon Neil added: “When we were dirty, we stayed at The Columbia once. We were convinced there was something dead in the room. You know that unmistakable smell of death that people talk about?".
On their new album, Simon Neill added: “We know a point will come where the new stuff we’re doing won’t be as relevant as our older stuff, because that’s just the nature of ageing and being around for a while. To be on our 10th album and feel like that’s the focus of the tour is a bit of a miracle. We’re so delighted. We struggled to make this record, so it means more that we came back to a positive".
This also comes as Biffy Clyro were recently forced to pull the plug on their US tour next month due to a mix up over their visas. More on this story from Nova here.
