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June 09, 2005
Biffy, their fans, and the NME.
From Biffy Clyro Dot Com :
"Calling all Biffy Fans...
If you're based in Glasgow, and enjoy all things Biffy, we want you...
This Thursday (9th May) we are inviting Biffy fans to come and take part in an article that the NME is writing about the band and their fanbase.
We want lots of fans to come down, resplendent in their Biffy t-shirts if possible, to take part. You'll be part of a large group photo with the band and the rest of the biffy army, and the band will be around to say Hi! Tentatively, we're also looking at bringing down an acoustic guitar for a campfire singalong... oh yes.
As well as that, if any of you have particularly devoted Biffy tales to tell (travelled far and wide to a biffy show? Crazy ebay purchases? Stalking outside the tourbus at all hours?), the NME journalist wants to hear them, and will be speaking to many of you. Just make yourselves known to the band's tour manager Neil (hello), who will be around to help.
The meet is due to take place at 1pm, at the Glasgow Science Centre (a cool place for a cool bunch of people), next to the SECC. There is a plaza outside the Science Centre, where we will all meet up at 1pm. Please note, the initial meet will be OUTSIDE the science centre."
Needless to say... much wailing and gnashing of teeth was heard from the non-Glasgow fan contingent. Followed by much booking of Megabuses.
We have some rather lovely videos, courtesy of Stephen "Greenboy" Blythe - The Rip Offs
Convex Concave
Less The Product
(Windows Media Player, 10Mb and 3Mb respectively, workplace safe!)
And some lovely (if slightly huge) AVIs courtesy of Neill and Lynsey. (neill videoed it, on Lynsey's camera.)
I think one of these is The Kids from Kibble... i've not even had a chance to peruse them myself yet. :)
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The full setlist for Simon's little solo acoustic set was comprised of five requests from the crowd. The running order of these tracks was as follows:
Less The Product (Acoustic)
Convex, Concave (Acoustic)
Liberate The Illiterate (Acoustic)
The Kids From Kibble And The Fist Of Light (Acoustic)
27 (Acoustic)
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A copy of the article is available in the press scans section, or here
Posted by Chris at June 9, 2005 01:00 PM
Comments
You've linked to the same video file there twice Chris. Should be http://www.musicalbliss.co.uk/BTT/Science%20Centre/IMGP0847.avi.
Posted by: Barry at July 1, 2005 01:51 AM
Cheers man... :) Want a job?
Posted by: Chris at July 1, 2005 10:07 PM
thus website is very good
Posted by: adam at July 4, 2005 08:27 PM
Ok Chris, sounds good, what do you need done?
Posted by: Barry at July 11, 2005 05:46 PM
i've been waiting for a biffy website like this for ages, can't believe it took me so long to find it!thank you
Posted by: robbie buchanan at December 13, 2005 12:53 AM