21-05-2025
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- Scottish Sun
‘I absolutely can't wait!' Excited fans swarm Glasgow venue hoping that huge rockers will play secret gig
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A LUCKY few Biffy Clyro diehards have snagged golden tickets to a mystery gig in Glasgow tonight, sending fans of the Ayrshire rockers into a frenzy.
The excitement began earlier this week when a mysterious website appeared under the band's original name, Screwfish – a throwback to their early days in 1995 when they first performed in Kilmarnock.
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Biffy Clyro fans head for SWG3 in Glasgow for secret gig - hoping it was them
Credit: Tom Farmer
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Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro performs at The Piece Hall on August 23, 2024
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Biffy later wiped their Instagram leaving just a red square
Cryptic posters teasing 'Screwfish, Glasgow, 21st May' cropped up across the city, hinting at a secret show at SWG3 Warehouse in the West End.
But the lads - Simon Neil, James Johnston, and Ben Johnston - have remained tight-lipped if they were the ones set to play tonight.
Tonight, hours before the event, the band wiped all of their socials, leaving behind a red square.
Fans scrambled for clues that the gig would indeed be their idols in an intimate setting far removed from the stadium spectacles the band is now renowned for.
Sammi Read, 40, from Glasgow, has seen the trio live ten times and was tipped off by an Instagram post tagging the band.
Speaking outside the venue, she said: 'Someone mentioned they might be playing under their old name.
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Sammi Read was lucky to grab a gold dust ticket tonight
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"I checked Ticketmaster on a whim today and kept refreshing – one single ticket popped up, and I grabbed it! I'm buzzing.
"I hope there's new music coming; I absolutely can't wait.'
Speculation had been rife all week, with theories swirling about the surprise event.
Biffy Clyro performed three sold-out nights at the Barrowlands last October and hinted at new studio sessions earlier this year.
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Their last major release, The Myth of the Happily Ever After, came out in 2021, and they have a packed festival calendar ahead.
Fans also noted it's been thirty years since the band's first-ever gig, fuelling talk of fresh tracks.
Ewan Divertie, from Dunfermline in Fife, managed to grab a ticket at the eleventh hour and dashed to Glasgow, convinced the gig would feature the rock legends.
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Ewan Divertie from Dunfermline raced through to Glasgow
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The 23-year-old, who has seen the band more than ten times, said: 'I got the ticket at 5.45 and was here an hour later. I jumped straight in the car and didn't stop.
"I've got no expectations – I'm just happy to be here if it turns out to be them!'
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Nicola McCann has followed the band for 18 years
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Nicola McCann, 35, from Paisley, has been a fan of Biffy Clyro for 18 years and decided to buy a ticket on a whim, hoping Screwfish was indeed them.
She said: 'I thought, you know, if it's a waste of money, it's a waste of money.
"But we're just massive Biffy fans anyway.'
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Fiona Bryce from Glasgow has lost count of the number of Biffy gigs she has been to
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Fiona Bryce, 41, from Glasgow, has been following Biffy Clyro for decades.
She added: 'It would be great to hear a bit of the old stuff mixed in with the new!'
One fan commented: "Never got so excited about a red picture with no context at all."
