December 16, 2005
The Final Show of The Year
AWESOME.
Awesome. I'll predict it now - this album will see them go STRATOSPHERIC. The new stuff's harder edged, more aggressive, but at the same time, much more 'radio-friendly', but not in an obvious commercial way. Catchy as fuck, immensely danceable. The hooks are huge, and the move to 'no screaming' means it's a lot more accessible.
The performance was very special. The pipes as the band came on, the infinity land gasmask Simon wore as he came on...
The band were incredibly tight, and people were, remarkably, singing along to new songs by the end of each of them - always a good sign... The sound engineer was great and dead chatty, as I was standing next to him (i didn't bug him - he spoke to me!) - there was a brilliant moment when *something* happened half way through a song and he went "fuck knows what happened, but it just sounds better!" It did too - think it was maybe a guitar effects combo that hadn't been hit in soundcheck or something, but it rocked. The guy up singing did a brilliant job - nerves or not ( i know i'd have been cacking it), he was pretty spot on. :)
Setlist, as stated:
Semi-mental
now i'm everyone
joy.discovery.invention
get fucked, stud
match
liberate the illiterate
behind you
scared
justboy
asexual
diameter
my recovery injection
conversation
glitter and trauma
a day of... (with dude singing)
bymbombidor
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Posted by Chris at 08:44 PM | Comments (10)
December 15, 2005
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow - Infinity Land
Pictures ahoy.
Posted by Chris at 07:58 PM | Comments (4)
December 14, 2005
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow - Vertigo of Bliss
Simply stunning.
Photos inside... the added lights (and more cigarette smoke, oddly) made it quite difficult to get photos, so I apologise for the quality of some of these...
Setlist was the full album, of course, and we were privileged enough to get Ewan's True Mental.. as well, which they played just before Now the Action...
Posted by Chris at 08:00 PM | Comments (1)
New Tour Merchandise
As ever, there's a new selection of goodies on the Ireland tour (not calling it a warmup - that'd be derogatory!) and for the Tut's gig... some photos are enclosed, and more to come. :)
Cheers to Hamme' for those images. :-)
Posted by Chris at 07:00 AM | Comments (2)
December 13, 2005
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
What can you say - Christmas carols, a clown, and the entirety of Biffy's debut album, played in order to a packed, tiny venue? calrsberg don't make gigs...
I've a fair selection of photos, which i'm just trawling through - here's a starter for ten... these are far from the best though. :)
Suffice to say for now, that the setlist was:
Joy.Discovery.Invention
27
Justboy
Kill the Old
The Go-Slow
Christopher's River
Convex, Concave
57
Hero Management
Solution Devices
Stress on the Sky
Scary Mary
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"Well, we can't play any of the songs from the other albums, but this one's a B-side..."
Hope for an Angel
There was a resounding "awwwwwwwwwww" from the sweaty room when James announced that the band had been "totally nervous" about playing these gigs. Bless.
Posted by Chris at 08:00 PM | Comments (2)
September 12, 2005
Accomodation in Glasgow
Who's looking?
From Mart's Thread:
So far these people are interested in sharing a dorm or hotel room -
Mart - For Def - All nights
Jake. - For Def - All nights
James - For Def - All nights
Tazz - For Def - All nights
Steve - For Def - All nights
Phil - For Def - All nights
Not my real name x2 - For Def - All nights
Jamie - For Def - All Nights
cherubrock x2 - For Def - All Nights
Richard - For Def - All Nights
Daddy - For Def - All Nights
Brine - For Def - All Nights
Del - For Def - All Nights
John. - For Def - Wednesday to Friday
Gareth - For Def - Wednesday to Friday
Mon the Kimmeh - For Def - Wednesday to Friday
Justburn - For Def - Tuesday and Wednesday
Eddie - For Def - Tuesday and Wednesday
Vicky - For Def - Tuesday and Wednesday
Tash - For Def - Tuesday and Wednesday
TheMightyShaft - For Def - Thursday and Friday
Casio Calculator - For Def - Thursday and Friday
Richard - Tnptd - For Def - Wednesday
Scanlo x2 - For Def - Friday
Birchy - Unsure - All Nights
KJ - Unsure - Tuesday to Thursday
Allison - Unsure - Wednesday to Friday[/b]
Eloise - Unsure - Friday
Maggot Brain
langeydong x2
Alan
Places to stay
Euro Hostels - seems pretty good, £19.95 a night based on 2 sharing, and you get a free breakfast! Its "about 2 minutes walk from Glasgow Central Station", so 10 mins from Tut's, and there's a 15% student discount.
Prices per person, per night:
Twin Private Ensuite * 19.95
2 Bed Male Dorm Ensuite * 19.95
2 Bed Female Dorm Ensuite * 19.95
Double Bed Private Ensuite * 19.95
4 Bed Private Ensuite * 17.95
4 Bed Male Dorm Ensuite * 17.95
4 Bed Female Dorm Ensuite * 17.95
8 Bed Male Dorm Ensuite * 15.95
8 Bed Female Dorm Ensuite * 15.95
8 Bed Private Ensuite * 15.95
12 Bed Female Dorm Ensuite * 13.95
14 Bed Female Dorm Ensuite * 13.95
14 Bed Male Dorm Ensuite * 13.95
Obviously it's cheaper to book a bigger room, so if you can enough people on the message board who don't snore too loud, try and organise some savings.
www.gwns.co.uk - a link to cheap hotels in Glasgow (and hotels and B+B's in general). Has plenty of hotels for around £29 a night.
Charing Cross Guest House - Some cheap rooms, just on the edge of the city centre, about 10 mins from Tut's. Rooms are £44 for a double, per night, so £22 each person.
Mclay's B&B - Again, cheap rooms (£44 for a double room per night), on the edge of the city centre.
Find some floorspace
There's a lot of boarders who live in Glasgow, some might have a floor where you can sleep. Best way to do this, if you don't know anyone in person, is to keep an eye on the board for offers. Some people will no doubt be after spare tickets, in exchange for a sofa to sleep on. If you are lucky/unlucky enough to bump into a boarder from glasgow, with a few square feet of floor not covered in clothes/rubbish, then try to get in their good books. Mine's a pint of bitter.
Pete
Posted by Beatspete at 08:19 PM | Comments (4)
September 11, 2005
Travel to Glasgow
How to get to Glasgow
Car
There are a number of roads into Glasgow, which is handy. In general, aim for the M8, which runs through the city and right past the city centre, you can get onto it from the north or south. Junction 18 or 19 are closest to Tut's, but beware, the City Centre is a one-way system from hell. Dump your car in the west end for free parking. Buy a Road Map of Britain.
Bus
Bus is probably the cheapest, but slowest way to get anywhere.
Megabus is pretty cheap, incase you didn't know, and you can travel from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Inverness, London, Manchester, or Perth.
Citylink has some cheap tickets as well, and an extensive network throughout Scotland so have a look there.
National Express may be a bit more expensive, but has the biggest network throughout the country, and is usually cheaper than the train.
Train
Glasgow has 2 main train stations, Queen Street with lines to the north and Edinburgh, and Central Station with lines to the south and Edinburgh. The stations are right in the city centre, a short distance from each other, and Tut's.
An hourly service to/from Aberdeen, Dundee, and Perth runs from Queen Street. A single to Aberdeen is £30. The last train is at 21:42, so you'll need to stay the night.
There are 4 trains an hour to/from Edinburgh from Queen Street during the day, the last train is at 23:30, so you'll need to leave Tuts about 11pm. Tickets would be less than £10.
Central Station has a train, pretty much every hour, to/from England. Virgin Trains run into London down the West Coast, and Virgin Cross Country cover a few places including leeds/york and trains to the South West and Cornwall. GNER run from central station too, to London, via Edinburgh and the East coast line. Trains from London take around 5 and half to 6 hours. An Apex Return ticket is £62, Supersaver Return £74.
Train Tips
*Book early. Train ticket prices vary alot. You can save 50% by booking a few weeks in advance. Look for supersaver or Apex tickets.
*Get a Young Persons Railcard. These last for one year, and save 33% on most journeys. They cost £20, and you need to be 16-25 and a full time student. However, if you get one, it will earn its cost back if you spend more than £60. Plus you can use it for other biffy trips over the next year. Visit your local train station.
*Supersaver returns. The best kind of tickets. They cost as much as a single, but you they give you a return - half price really. Only restriction is you can't travel on a Friday. No need to book in advance, buy them at the station. You can use the return on any day within one month.
Any railway journey can be booked on thetrainline.com. They have timetables and sort out changes, just put in where and when you want to go.
Air
The fastest and most stylish way to travel to Glasgow - you don't get free peanuts on the megabus! However it could be the most expensive. In general, flights from major airports (London and Manchester) will be reasonably cheap, but flights from smaller regional airports (ie Cardiff) can be pricey.
Glasgow Airport is about 15 miles from Glasgow, a regular bus service runs giving access to the city centre for £3.30 single, £5 return. A taxi would be about £20.
Bus Airport Bus Timetable
British Airways - regular flights to/from loads of places, but mainly London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, and Southampton. Prices start from around £70 for a return, including tax, which is pretty good value, and you're much less likely to be up the proverbial if something goes wrong.
British Midland - Flights to Leeds Bradford, London Heathrow, and Manchester. Prices similar to British Airways, perhaps cheaper.
EasyJet - fly to Glasgow from London Luton, Stanstead, Bristol, and Belfast. Tickets from London are around £13, one way, excl taxes and fees (so nearer £35).
Ryanair - fly into Prestwick Airport, about 35 miles from Glasgow, but not Glasgow. A train service runs to Glasgow central, takiong about 45 minutes, so if you can get a cheap plane ticket this is just as good as flights to Glasgow itself. Ryanair fly to Glasgow from Bournemouth, Stanstead, and Dublin.
FlyBe - flights to Birmingham, Norwich, Exeter, Belfast, and Southampton. Some flights can be pricey, but others are free (just tax). Could get some bargains.
Other
There are many other forms of transport, including walking, horseback, hot-air balloon, and hiding in a friend's suitcase. If anyone turns up to the gig dressed as a suitcase, Chris will buy them a drink.
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How to get to Tut's
Tut's is pretty much in the centre of glasgow, and is really easy to get to. Its around 15 minutes walk from Queen Street Station and Buchannan Bus Station, and 5-10 minutes from Central Station. Use the map above to find St Vincent Street, and walk west-ward (ie uphill). Just past the top of the hill, King Tut's is in a basement on the right hand side. It's just past stereo stereo, a nice upmarket hi-fi shop.
Posted by Beatspete at 08:49 PM | Comments (0)
September 10, 2005
Sold Out
As of today, at about 1.30, all of the tickets for all of the December shows in Glasgow at King Tut's are sold out. They are now officially rarer than rocking horse shit.
Posted by Chris at 03:50 PM | Comments (0)
Discuss! Create! Enjoy!
http://www.biffierthanthou.com/yabbse/index.php?board=8
I may as well get *some* use out of it...
Posted by Chris at 11:30 AM | Comments (3)
Roll Call - Friday 16th December Gig
Since it was primarily aimed at the website folks getting first bash, it seems like everyone and their dog is going...
John.
Nicky
gareth.
johnny..
KJ
Eloise
jab
Jake
Mart
Not My Real Name +1
Graeme
Jamie.
Pauliona
AlanInky
David
Glen
Neil (Roddy)
'mon the Kimi!
Ian (Stuffed Chimp)
Neill (Smashed Cherub)
Steve
Alice
The Original Abi
fiona B
Abi
Darren
Cherubrock
Cherubrock's friend, Sarah
Tazz
timzy
Stu (Sky Blue Velvet)
Duncs
Tempercalm Ben
Tempercalm James
Tempercalm Scott
=Richard=
Simon57
MBK
Daddy
LiquoriceDimension
LiquoriceDimension's brother
Andy
Mini Fonz
Benedict +1
Brine
TheMightyShaft
Miranda +1
GDM
Beatspete
birchy
Skib
Sharlene (Mrs. Skib)
molly138
lizard
Robert
Campbell
Lisa
Yuppie Puppet Epiphany
Del
Greenboy
Michelle
Barry
Casio Calculator
Ravie
Kenny
Alison
Coup
Pogoprincess
Sharlene's friend
ShallowGrave +2
Phil (MusicalBliss)
Emma
Grizz
Tom
Elli +1
Sensei (+ Treacle)
ChrisNTR
Megs
Cal Turk
Cal Turk's brother
Emily
Emily's friend
SeaN +2
Lynsey +1
Crazyhorse
Posted by Chris at 11:21 AM | Comments (5)
Roll Call - Thursday 15th December - Infinity Land
HURSDAY - INFINITY LAND
Mart
Jake
Jamie
Not My Real Name +1
Pauliona
Ian (Stuffed Chimp)
Steve
fiona B
Abi
Darren
Cherubrock
Cherubrock's friend, Sarah
Tazz
timzy
Stu (Sky Blue Velvet)
Duncs
=Richard=
Simon57
MBK
Daddy
AlanInky
LiquoriceDimension
LiquoriceDimension's brother
Mini Fonz
Benedict +1
Brine
TheMightyShaft
GDM
Beatspete
birchy
Graeme
advent for the zealous
Campbell
Lisa
Yuppie Puppet Epiphany
Del
Barry
Coup
Phil (MusicalBliss)
Alison
Tom
Elli
Sensei (+ Treacle)
SeaN
Pink Triangle +1
Lord Squifington
Posted by Chris at 11:20 AM | Comments (0)
Roll Call - Wednesday 14th December - Vertigo of Bliss
WEDNESDAY - THE VERTIGO of BLISS - ***SOLD OUT***
John.
gareth.
Tash
Vicky
Mart
Jake
Jamie
Pauliona
AlanInky
David
Glen
Neil (Roddy)
Ian (Stuffed Chimp)
Not My Real Name +1
Steve
fiona B
Abi
Darren
Cherubrock
Cherubrock's friend, Sarah
Tazz
timzy
Stu (Sky Blue Velvet)
Duncs
Tempercalm Ben
Tempercalm James
Tempercalm Scott
=Richard=
Simon57
MBK
Mia
Josh
Daddy
LiquoriceDimension
LiquoriceDimension's brother
Mini Fonz
Brine
GDM
Beatspete +2
birchy
Eddie
Jeff
Al
Skib
Christine
heffner'sluvchild
heffner'sluvchild's friend, Kim
Alice
johnny..
Graeme
advent for the zealous
Campbell
Lisa
Yuppie Puppet Epiphany
Del
Barry
Ailsa
{daniel}
Ravie
Coup
Pogoprincess
Phil (MusicalBliss)
Richard the 3rd
Alison
Tom
Elli
Toolfar
Sensei (+ Treacle)
'mon the Kimi!
seanyseany
Meeesh
Lynsey +1
Pink Triangle +1
Alic
Posted by Chris at 11:19 AM | Comments (0)
Roll Call - Tuesday 13th December Gig - Blackened Sky
TUESDAY - BLACKENED SKY - ***SOLD OUT***
Mart.
Jake
Not My Real Name +1
Jamie.
Vicky
Graeme
Pauliona
AlanInky
David
Glen
Neil (Roddy)
Ian (Stuffed Chimp)
Neill (Smashed Cherub)
Steve
fiona B
johnny..
Alice
Abi
Darren
Cherubrock
Cherubrock's friend, Sarah
Tazz
timzy
Stu (Sky Blue Velvet)
Duncs
Tempercalm Ben
Tempercalm James
Tempercalm Scott
=Richard=
Simon57
MBK
Mia
Josh
Daddy
LiquoriceDimension
LiquoriceDimension's brother
Andy
Mini Fonz
Brine
GDM
Beatspete +2
Eddie
Jeff
Al
Skib
Christine
advent for the zealous
Campbell
Lisa
Yuppie Puppet Epiphany
Del
Greenboy
Michelle
Barry
Kenny
Alic
Coup
Pogoprincess
Phil (MusicalBliss)
Alison
Tom
Sensei (+ Treacle)
Dom
Pink Triangle +1
Alic
Posted by Chris at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)