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BIFFY CLYRO

@ The Forum

27/04/2018

Reviewer: Kelsey Hentschel

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Returning to Australia, Biffy Clyro bring their tour  in support of the bands seventh studio album “Ellipsis”. Critics praised Ellipsis, the band’s most successful album to date, nominated for “Best British Group” at the recent BRIT Awards as well as “Best British Group” and “Best Festival Headliners” at the NME Awards. 

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Biffy Clyro started their show stripped to the waist, all skin and tattoos. Within just a few minutes of taking to the stage, the sweat was pouring off the shirtless twin brothers James and Ben Johnston & frontman Simon Neil. If it wasn’t already evident that these boys were giving it their all, it was now. Opening the show with ‘Wolves of Winter’ and having their fans (at least everyone in the pit) jostling about carelessly!

Biffy Clyro were accompanied by two extra musicians on guitar and keyboards, standing in darkness at the edges of the stage to add to the sound, without distracting from the primal core of the Scottish hard rock trio.

The bare-chested trio played through songs like ‘Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies’, ‘57’, and ‘Who’s Got a Match?’ I was undeniably impressed with the constant level of energy! Biffy’s hard-core fan-base has remained devoted, proudly singing along to both the old and the new tracks.

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As the energetic set progressed, so did the temperature in The Forum. When Biffy played the opening notes to the blatant pop track “Bubbles” the entire audience started jumping up and down, shaking the place right through to it’s foundations.

Huge sections of the audience are word-perfect during the track ‘Re-Arrange’, this song was a nice change of pace, shortly followed by Neil and an acoustic guitar playing the sweet song ‘Medicine’. Neil got a bit confused before breaking into song, whether he was going to sing ‘Medicine’, or the other acoustic song on their setlist; ‘Machines’. The confusion is warranted in my opinion. Similar songs, similar names. The acoustic track flaunted Neil’s vocals and really brought into the foreground his thick Scottish accent.

My favourite part of the night was the 3 minutes, and 33 seconds of the track ‘Howl’. This is my personal favourite and considering the last time I saw Biffy play, this song was devastatingly left off the setlist, hearing it this time around was even more exciting! I wasn’t the only one frothing over this song, which was indicative of the sea of pogoing heads.

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Judging by the glowing forest of raised smartphones, If you ever needed evidence of the amount of support the band received from the audience (we didn’t), look no further than “Many of Horror”.  Every single voice could be heard singing as the band played along. This anthemic song had strangers in arms screaming this song together.

Neil returned to the stage solo for the encore this time playing ‘Machines’, once again the crowd sang along, chanting “take the pieces, and build them skyward”. The twins joined Simon on stage for the finale; ‘Stingin’ Belle’. The final song was so grandiose it almost tore the roof off. The mass of fans donning ‘Biffy Fucking Clyro’ T-shirts left everything on the floor during this one.

Biffy Clyro might not be selling out the arenas like they do in the UK (yet), but it is only a matter of time as their following in Australia is clearly growing.

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