Biffy Clyro at the 2016 Leeds Festival (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Already with plans in place for two new albums, Biffy Clyro will head out on the road to support another album release on May 25th.
MTV Unplugged: Live At Roundhouse London was recorded in November last year to relaunch the series, and it will air on the same day as the album version comes out. The band then tour the UK and Ireland in September.
Simon Neil told Kerrang! at the start of 2018 that a movie soundtrack is likely to be released before this year is out, while a more conventional eighth studio album is also in the offing. “We’re working on two records,” he said. “One is for a movie directed by Jamie Adams, based around the songs on an album we’re making.”
“Unfortunately, timing-wise this has impacted our ‘Ellipsis’ companion record, because there aren’t enough days in the year. The film will be named after the record and will share some dialogue and lyrics. The record will influence the film and then feed back to the music.”
“It’s an unusual way to make a record, and that’s why I’m buzzing about it – it’s a different way to feel inspired.”
Tour dates:
September
15 – Dublin, The Helix
16 – Belfast, Waterfront
18 – Cardiff, St. David’s Hall
19 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
21 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
22 – Manchester, Manchester Opera House
24 – London, Royal Albert Hall