Biffy Clyro have announced limited edition pressings of their first three albums ahead of their ‘A Celebration of Beginnings’ tour.
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The band’s six sold-out shows in London and Glasgow are in celebration of their albums ‘Blackened Sky’ (2002), ‘The Vertigo of Bliss’ (2003) and ‘Infinity Land’ (2004). The gigs will see the Scottish rockers – comprised of Simon Neil and twins Ben and James Johnston – commemorate their early days and will see them play one album in full each night along with a selection of tracks from their other LPs.
Limited edition vinyl variants for the three albums will be available for purchase only from the band at the shows, their official website and the Beggars Arkive webstore. ‘Blackened Sky’ will be pressed in an orange, black and transparent splatter while ‘The Vertigo of Bliss’ will come as a white and yellow inkspot pressing and ‘Infinity Land’ will be pressed on a blue and white propeller pressing.
You can check out a full list of Biffy Clyro tour dates below and visit here to purchase any remaining tickets.
Biffy Clyro’s ‘A Celebration of Beginnings’ 2024 UK tour dates are:
OCTOBER
20 – London, England – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire – ‘Blackened Sky’
21 – London, England – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire – ‘The Vertigo of Bliss’
22 – London, England – 02 Shepherds Bush Empire – ‘Infinity Land’
24 – Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland Ballroom – ‘Blackened Sky’
25 – Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland Ballroom – ‘The Vertigo of Bliss’
26 – Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland Ballroom – ‘Infinity Land’
Back in August, Biffy Clyro took over the TK Maxx Presents Live at The Piece Hall in Halifax and performed a whopping 22-track set, marking their first performance since 2022.
The band’s last full-length release was 2021’s ‘The Myth of the Happily Ever After‘ and in a four-star review of the album, NME shared: “What could have been a hodgepodge of would-be B-sides and ideas found down the back of the sofa has turned out rather differently. Yes, ‘The Myth Of The Happily Ever After’ outshine its predecessor, but it could also – ironically – be the most cohesive Biffy album to date.”
The 2021 release followed on from Biffy Clyro’s 2020 LP ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘ which NME also gave a four-star review and described as “a record of extremes. At one end there’s the Bring Me The Horizon-style, trance-driven apocalypse bop ‘Instant History’; at the other there’s aforementioned metal-meets-Mozart belter ‘Cop Syrup’. It’s truly a statement for these dumpster fire times, but even if you put aside the lofty notions of rebirth, you’ll be left with an album that’s just really fucking fun. Let this album into your life and enjoy a blast of optimism. Maybe – just maybe – things are gonna be alright.”
In recent years, Neil has been busy with his long-mooted grindcore side-project Empire State Bastard with Oceansize‘s Mike Vennart, Slayer‘s Dave Lombardo and Bitch Falcon‘s Naomi Macleod – releasing debut album ‘Rivers Of Heresy‘ last year.
