Biify Clyro release their new single ‘Booooom, Blast & Ruin’ on November 29th to radio which coincides with UK arena tour, and their trip to Australia to support Muse and perform two solo gigs.
"Springs the band instantly level with the greatest rock acts in the world." – NME
"There are those talking of this record as an ascent to the mainstream. It would be a rare and welcome thing indeed if a band with the depths Biffy Clyro possess could achieve such ubiquity." - Kerrang!
"A supremely confident, passionate and gritty work which proves the Ayrshire trio are now among rock's heavyweights." - The Sun
"A huge, polished brute of a record. The melodies are instant... this is a big, obvious, step forward." - The Guardian
Already set to hit the arenas on their UK tour this month, Biffy Clyro will release the single ‘Booooom, Blast & Ruin’ on November 22nd on 14th Floor Records to coincide with the dates.
Taken from their Mercury Prize-nominated album ‘Only Revolutions’ that has seen the Scottish trio climb from cult status to rock’s premier league with over 400,000 sales, ‘Boooom, Blast & Ruin’ is an energised rush of distorted melody that represents one the album’s most infectiously upbeat moments.
Having hit the summer festival circuit with sets at Reading, Leeds and T in The Park, as well as a closing night headline show at the iTunes Festival Biffy Clyro hit the road in November for their biggest headline tour to date. The tour, which includes three Scottish arena dates and culminates with a prestigious Wembley Arena show, runs as below:
November
25th – Aberdeen, AECC
26th – Glasgow, SECC
27th - Glasgow, SECC
29th – Hull, Arena
30th – Nottingham, Arena
December
1st – Plymouth, Pavilions
3rd – Manchester, Central
4th – London, Wembley Arena
In addition to the above UK dates, Biffy Clyro hit Australia in December to perform the following shows:
December
9th - Acer Arena, Sydney (w/ Muse)
10th - Acer Arena, Sydney (w/ Muse)
11th - The Factory, Sydney (all ages)
14th - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (w/ Muse)
15th - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (w/ Muse)
16th - Hifi Bar, Melbourne
19th - Perth Bassendean, Perth (w/ Muse)
As well as a succession of hit singles – ‘Mountains’ (#5), ‘That Golden Rule’ (#10), ‘The Captain’ (#17) and ‘Many of Horror (#20) – Biffy Clyro’s recent successes have included two sold-out UK tours which included gigs at Brixton Academy, Hammersmith Apollo and two rapturously received homecoming shows at Glasgow’s Barrowland. Having earned their first ever NME Award for Best Video for the single ‘The Captain’, Biffy Clyro soon collected the Best Video prize for the same track at the Kerrang! Awards. Now as 2010 draws to close, the band are also in contention for two honours at the Q Awards for Best Track and Best Video, both for ‘The Captain’ - all of which reiterates Biffy Clyro’s status as Britain’s most compelling band.