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Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil has explained the band’s decision to release their covers of songs by David Bowie and Frightened Rabbit for Record Store Day this weekend.For safety reasons due to Coronavirus, the event has been divided into three different days in 2020.

Biffy Clyro‘s new album ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘ has topped the UK albums chart, landing the Scottish rockers with their third Number One in seven years.The band’s ninth album, which was released last Friday (August 14), shifted 26,000 chart sales in a week (including 8,000 copies on vinyl) and ended Taylor Swift’s three-week reign at Number One with her surprise album ‘Folklore’.In a video message sent to fans and shared via OfficialCharts.com, frontman Simon Neil said: “We miss you guys

Biffy Clyro have shared the striking new video for their song ‘Space’ — watch frontman Simon Neil star in the rain-soaked clip below.The track is the latest to be taken from Biffy’s new album ‘A Celebration of Endings’, which is en route to earning the band their third consecutive UK number one album on Friday (August 21).The trio have today (August 19) shared the dramatic video for ‘Space’, which stars Neil as one half of a couple whose carefully choreographed moves (arranged by Olivier

Biffy Clyro‘s opulent ninth album ‘A Celebration Of Endings‘, with its theme of everyone having a thorough word with themselves and starting anew after centuries of calamitous shithousery, has proven to be oddly prescient.“I’m still thinking through an awful lot,” says frontman Simon Neil. “We’re coming to terms with the reality of our lives changing, this virus that’s trying to kill us all.

“FUCK EVERYBODY /  FUCK EVERYBODY / WOO!” – no, not a leaked Dominic Cummings memo, but the closing screams of Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil on the epic ‘Cop Syrup’, the six-minute finale and highlight of the Scottish trio’s ninth album ‘A Celebration Of Endings’. If there was ever a band to have lived by that mantra and done things their way, it’s affectionately monicker-ed ‘The Biff’.

Biffy Clyro but Scottish rock star Simon Neil recently revealed a new ambition - to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Neil, who founded the band with twin brothers Ben and James Johnston, pointed out that he regularly watches the competition and is a huge fan, revealing it led to one of the best nights of his life.He said: "Eighteen years ago a friend and I took some acid and watched Eurovision, and it was one of the greatest nights of my life.

Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil has admitted that he once tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest.The frontman said he made a bid to enter the contest with his side project Marmaduke Duke.He told The Sunday Times: “I have another band called Marmaduke Duke, and we did actually try entering Eurovision. You have to dream big.”Speaking about how he came to love the show after watching it on acid 18 years ago, Neil added: “I wasted an evening watching the Eurovision Song Contest.

Biffy Clyro have shared another new preview of their upcoming album – hear ‘Weird Leisure’ below.The track is the latest teaser ahead of the release of ‘A Celebration Of Endings’ on August 14.The band’s frontman Simon Neil recently discussed ‘Weird Leisure’, which follows the release of previous album tracks ‘Instant History’ and ‘Tiny Indoor Fireworks’, in a recent NME cover feature.“That’s a song about one of my oldest friends,” Neil explained.

Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil has praise the cultural value of grassroots music venues, warning that the government must remain vigilant to prevent closures across the UK.The frontman also warned that a “generation” of talent will fail to emerge if venues are not available for them to hone their craft in the formative stages of their careers.“If venues disappear, we’re losing a generation, if not more, of talent,” Neil told Music Week.“Be it a hip-hop star or a rock band or an electronic act, that’s

Michele Amabile Angermiller Annie Lennox has enlisted fellow musicians Sting, Emeli Sandé, Jessie J, Yola, Paloma Faith, Jessie Ware, Hozier, Anoushka Shankar, Jack Savoretti, Skin of Skunk Anansie, Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro and Frank Turner to contribute performances for the Circle Music Auction to help raise money for women and girls who have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.All funds will go to The Circle’s “The Women and Girls Solidarity Fund” to support immediate

“The NHS should be untouchable now for generations and generations"

"Some of it sounds like Ministry and some it sounds like Katy Perry. It's fucked up and I can't wait for you to hear it"

Watch Neil play stripped back renditions of 'Instant History' and 'Spanish Radio'

Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro hosted a Billboard Live At-Home performance Monday (April 27) to raise money for the Downtown Women's Center, which serves homeless women in Los Angeles.After kicking off the acoustic set with his "vibro-pop" single "Instant History," the Scottish alt-rocker leaked a few more details about Biffy Clyro's upcoming eighth album The Celebration of Endings, due Aug. 14."The album and that song is kind of about....

Some of Scotland’s biggest names joined forces last night to raise more than £43,000 for vital PPE for NHS workers on the coronavirus frontline.

More A-list celebrities have been added to the star-studded For the Love of Scotland fundraiser on Wednesday.

For The Love Of Scotland also features Annie Lennox and members of Chvrches and Twin Atlantic

Neil says it "feels very appropriate at this moment in time"

The band will perform online every Friday

Scots rockers Biffy Clyro have announced a new UK arena tour.

"We got told by The Who that the noise was outrageous."

No sign of a release date yet, though

They're all off to Dundee...

Rock royalty nailed its colours to the mast today when Simon Neil paid a visit to Millbrae.