Behind Simon Neil's bare chest, the symbolic, mystical tree from their latest album cover vigorously flashes to the heavy riffs of Stinging Belle, the first single from Opposites. It's the opening song at Bournemouth International Centre, being the smallest venue on their stadium tour, it resembles a tin which is full of sweaty sardine-like Biffy fans.
You only have to glance around the overflowing venue to notice how the Biffy rash has spread over the last few years. They may not be capable of keeping their shirts on for over five minutes, but they are definitely capable of performing an unforgettable show.
Tranquility forms in the atmosphere as the venue dramatically switches to calm, the mood change is an effortless ability Biffy have always had when playing live. A choir of a thousand audiences voices take over from Biffy as they sing from their hearts as you would when nobody’s watching, to the chorus of Machines and God and Satan. Biffy effortlessly takes the gig down a pace by reaching out to the audience with these ballads.
After an eventful 2 hours on stage with a mixture of songs from not only Opposites but classic Biffy, Living is Problem Because Everyone Dies and Glitter Trauma, the crowd chants for an encore and they are of course treated with 3 more songs, the perfect choices to close with. The tree grows a spine in the background as Simon rises on a podium meaning only one thing, it's time for the last song and with no surprise Simon takes a bite out of a mountain range and the lyrics "I am the mountains, I am the sea, you can't take that away from me." echo's amongst fans.
Now rounding off their sold out tour at the London O2, Biffy Clyro successfully maintain their title of Best Live Act. Don't miss out on Biffy live this summer on the headline stage at Reading and Leeds Festival.
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