Earlier this year, Scottish rock legends Biffy Clyro announced a UK arena tour with Architects; the announcement caught fans of both bands' attention.
I knew as soon as the tour was announced that I didn’t want to miss this lineup, with Architects being a favourite of mine. Having just released the mammoth new album ‘The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit’ on the 21st of October a whole new setlist was in the making.
After headlining the Motorpoint in May with Sleep Token and Malevolence, it was time for their swift return. Opening their set to brand new track ‘deep fake’ the night was off to a start and being able to witness this from the second row was truly an almost magical experience.
Not once slowing down the energy, it was then time for ‘tear gas’, a track with a catchy chorus that will get stuck in your head for days. Throughout the whole set, the sound was massive, filling the arena with vocalist Sam Carter’s haunting screams and powerful clean vocals.
Later on, they performed arena rock gold ‘Meteor’ with the arena singing in harmony to ‘I should be moving mountains but I’m like fire in the snow’ solidifying that this song is a staple in any Architects setlist. ‘Dead Butterflies’ was the standout moment for me, with the whole venue swaying and holding their phone torches in the air. As expected ‘Doomsday’ woke the venue up; both casual and super fans were in their element.
Finishing off their set was ‘when we were young’ and ‘Animals’ , both huge tracks that successfully got the crowd’s energy up for Biffy Clyro.