I was in Manchester last night with a couple of friends; Andrew and Tricia, to watch Biffy Clyro at the Manchester Apollo. Left home at about 3pm and got to Manchester a little after 6pm. Doors opened at 7pm and the first act; Pulled Aprt By Horses, came on stage at about 7:30pm. They were overly loud and the singing left a heck of a lot to be desired. To be honest Iv'e listened to some poor bands in my time but they were truly awful
Second on stage; at about 8:30pm were Manchester Orchestra, an indie rock band from Atlanta. They were absiolutely brilliant and a nice change of pace from the first act. They went down very well and fully deserved the applause they received at the end of their set.
Biffy Clyro came on stage at about 9:30pm. The crowd had started to get a bit antsy. Some people just have no patience. Their light show was painfully bright in places and they sounded very loud. They played an absolutely brilliant set; although I think they still need to work on their crowd interaction. They left the stage at about 10:45pm before coming back on for a few encore songs. Left Manchester about 11:30pm and was home by about 3am.
It was a very enjoyable evening; only spoiled by the dimwits who decided that they wanted to stand even though they had paid for seats. Really annoys the hell outta me. I wasn't a huge Biffy Clyro fan before last night. I had heard some of their songs and even seen them play at Download. Anyway, came away a confirmed fan. If you only go and see one gig this winter, make sure it's Biffy Clyro...
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