Biffy Clyro has announced a concert at Dreamland Margate on August 25th ahead of their Leeds and Reading tour dates. The band are replacing the band Queens of the Stone Age in Reading and Leeds, due to Covid 19 restrictions. The Dreamland Margate venue holds a capacity of 15,000 and will also enable people to enjoy selected rides during the concert.
Biffy Clyro will play @DreamlandMarg on Wednesday 25th August 2021.
Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster on Friday 13th August at 9am, there will be a Team Biffy presale from 9am Wednesday 11th August – sign up for access by 5pm BST tomorrow at: https://t.co/L9J2XExfWC pic.twitter.com/H7pwa1ZGkz
— Biffy Clyro (@BiffyClyro) August 9, 2021
The band was formed in 1995 with lead vocalists and guitarist Simon Neil and twin brothers James Johnston (Bass and vocals) and Ben Johnston (Drums and vocals), making up the band’s lineup. The band released an independent single “Iname” in June 1999 and released “thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow” in June 2000 following their signing to independent record label Beggars Banquet Record. The band site band’s Metallica and Rush as their musical influences.
The band are now signed to “14th Floor Records” and have released eight studio albums to date. Five of the band’s albums “Puzzle”, “Only Revolutions”, “Opposites”, “Ellipsis” and “A Celebration of Endings” reached the top five of the UK album charts. Albums “Opposites”, “Ellipsis” and “A Celebration of Endings” all reached number one in the UK official albums charts.
The band have also rescheduled their UK tour dates for their postponed “The Fingers Crossed Tour” and their previously postponed European tour dates are to commence in February 2022. The band are also still in the process of releasing their new album written during the Covid 19 lockdown.
In respect of the new album frontman, Neil stated “It’s about that thinking about how you can experience the same thing but react in a completely different way,” Neil further stated “We’ve all had this huge global experience, but we haven’t had the same experience for so many, many reasons – and I think that’s what the record is about”
The band previously expressed that they were delighted to reschedule their UK tour dates in October and November 21
Biffy Clyro’s Tour dates are below. Tickets are available here
25/08/21 Dreamland- Margate
27/08 Bramham Park- Leeds
29/08 Richfield Avenue- Reading
09/09 Glasgow Green- Glasgow
16/09 Alexandra Head- Cardiff-
29/10 Mountford Hall- Liverpool
30/10 Corn Exchange- Cambridge
31/10 Sheffield O2 Academy- Sheffield
02/11 O2 Forum- London
03/11 O2 Guildhall- Southampton
04/11 O2 Academy- Bristol
