More than 350 music fans queued for up to 15 hours to see Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro launch their new album, Only Revolutions, in Glasgow last night.
Hordes of people were turned away from the HMV superstore in Buchanan Street, as minders struggled to control the crowds desperate to catch a glimpse of the resurgent band.
A swaying, swarming mass of the band’s followers, some of whom who had queued since 4.30am yesterday, were let into the store to hear the Kilmarnock trio perform songs from the album.
After hysterical whoops greeted his entrance, lank-haired lead singer Simon Neil declared it was “great to be back in Glasgow” before signalling to his fellow band members, twin-brothers James and Ben Johnston, to kick off the lively set.
As lights strobed the stage the enthralled crowd sang along to numbers such as The Captain, Mountains and Bubbles.
In a rare pause, a shrill shout of “Simon, I kind of love you,” came from a girl in the crowd.
“Thank you”, replied the frontman bashfully.
Drummer Ben Johnston, who rapped out a beat by tapping a box he was sitting on and shaking a rattle, brought the store gig to a finale in front of an appreciative crowd.
Fan Marc Steedman, 18, of Livingston, West Lothian, said he had waited in the cold for 10 hours to hear the band perform.
“They are brilliant,” he said. “They’ll be doing stadiums in a few years. Everyone loves them … you hear their nationality in the songs, their Scottish accents shine through.”
Last week the trio became the first rock group to play a gig at Westminster to celebrate Absolute Radio becoming the first station to reach the Government’s 50% digital listening target.
During that gig the were introduced by Commons Speaker, John Bercow.
