Subject: Biffy Clyro support Red Hot Chili Peppers Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:52 pm
Biffy Clyro support Red Hot Chili Peppers
Biffy Clyro have been chosen by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to be the main support at their Hampden Park gig on 23 August 2007.
This is just one of the high-profile support slots for which Biffy Clyro have been chosen this summer, including stadium shows with the Rolling Stones in Barcelona on 21 June and Rome on 6 July.
On 23 June, Biffy will fly straight from their afternoon performance at Glastonbury to support Muse at Paris' Parc des Princes stadium in the evening. They have then been personally invited by Roger Daltrey to support The Who at Dublin's Marlay Park on 29 June.
Biffy's summer has already got off to a busy start, with a triumphant set at Download followed by supporting Muse at Wembley Stadium. Further festival performances are confirmed at Glastonbury, Oxegen, T In The Park and the Carling Weekend, before the band head to the US to play the prestigious Warped Tour. They will also support Editors on their 15-date US tour in September 2007.
Following these dates, Biffy have announced their own headline tour for November 2007. The tour will include two hometown shows at Glasgow Barrowland on 7 and 8 November, and a date at London's Brixton Academy on 21 November.
Dates are:
6 Nov Dundee Fat Sams Live 02920 230 130 7 Nov Glasgow Barrowland 0871 220 0260 8 Nov Glasgow Barrowland 0871 220 0260 9 Nov Edinburgh Corn Exchange 0141 339 8383 11 Nov Newcastle Academy 0870 771 2000 12 Nov Manchester Academy 0870 771 2000 13 Nov Birmingham Academy 0870 771 2000 14 Nov Nottingham Rock City 08713 100 000 15 Nov Sheffield Octagon 0114 222 8777 17 Nov Cardiff University 02920 230 130 18 Nov Bristol Academy 0870 771 2000 20 Nov Southampton Guildhall 023 8063 2601 21 Nov London Brixton Academy 0870 771 2000 22 Nov Norwich UEA 01603 508 050
Biffy Clyro's album Puzzle, which debuted at number two in the UK Album Chart, has garnered extraordinary critical acclaim. Kerrang proclaimed that, 'Puzzle is a masterpiece. It is awesome', while NME described it as 'Essential' and said that it made Biffy Clyro 'serious contenders for the title of Greatest Band in Britain'. The Fly said that it would turn them into 'a world class concern', and Rock Sound noted that Puzzle gives UK rock 'an album to rival the importance of Nevermind'.