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Tom's Guide
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
How to watch Biffy Clyro at Glastonbury 2025: live stream Scottish rock trio online for FREE
There's no disputing that Biffy Clyro will bring their electric energy to Glastonbury 2025. The Scottish trio composed of Simon Neil and twin brothers James and Ben Johnston have created some classic hits over the years. You can watch Biffy Clyro at Glastonbury live streams from anywhere with a VPN and for FREE. Biffy Clyro's Glastonbury 2025 set takes place on Friday, June 27.► Start time: 8:15 p.m. BST / 3:15 p.m. ET / 12:15 p.m. PT / 5:15 a.m. AEST (Sat.)• FREE STREAM — BBC iPlayer (U.K.)• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free Biffy Clyro may have formed back in 1995, but it was their 2009 album Only Revolutions that truly propelled the Scottish rock trio into the mainstream. Packed with hits like Many of Horror, Bubbles, and Mountains, the album cemented their place in modern rock and these classic hits will sure to be a feature of Friday's set. Since then, they've delivered a string of major singles — including Black Chandelier — that continues to be a crowd favorite alongside other classics like Machines and God and Satan. With a brand-new album titled Futique set for release this fall, their Glastonbury performance is definitely one of the standouts of the festival — potentially even outshining the follow-up headliners The 1975. Whether you're a die-hard fan or love a sing-along, this is a set you can't miss. Below are all the details you need to watch Biffy Clyro and live stream Glastonbury 2025 for FREE and from anywhere. You can watch Biffy Clyro's Glastonbury set on BBC iPlayer, which is live streaming the five main stages all day: Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies, and The Park. As well as laptops, the service also has apps for smartphones, tablets and a wide range of streaming devices. Traveling abroad right now? You can use a VPN to watch Biffy Clyro at Glastonbury 2025 as if you were back home. NordVPN is our top pick of the options and we'll show you how to access it below. Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the Doechii set on your usual subscription? You can still tune into the West Holts Stage headliner and all other Glastonbury coverage live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear as if they're back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market: NordVPN deal: FREE $50 / £50 Amazon gift card Boasting lightning fast speeds, great features, streaming power, and class-leading security, NordVPN is our #1 VPN. ✅ FREE Amazon gift card worth up to $50/£50✅ 4 months extra FREE!✅ 76% off usual price Use Nord to unblock BBC iPlayer and watch Glastonbury live online with our exclusive deal. Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're away from the U.K. but want to view BBC iPlayer as usual, you'd select a U.K. server from the list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head over to BBC iPlayer and enjoy Biffy Clyro's set! The Glastonbury Festival is only shown in the U.K., so you won't find Biffy Clyro's Glastonbury set in any international listings. There's good news if you're currently on holiday in the U.S., Australia or Canada from the U.K., however. You can download one of the best VPN services and tap into your FREE home coverage of Glastonbury 2025 through BBC iPlayer. We recommend NordVPN. Or if you're content only to listen to Biffy Clyro's set, you can do so via the BBC's 'pop-up radio station' BBC Radio Glastonbury via BBC Sounds on web browsers. Pyramid Stage The Other Stage West Holts Stage Woodsies Park Stage Acoustic Stage Avalon Stage We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
Scottish Sun
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
‘I absolutely can't wait!' Excited fans swarm Glasgow venue hoping that huge rockers will play secret gig
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) 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. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 8 Biffy Clyro fans head for SWG3 in Glasgow for secret gig - hoping it was them Credit: Tom Farmer 8 Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro performs at The Piece Hall on August 23, 2024 Credit: Getty 8 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. 8 Sammi Read was lucky to grab a gold dust ticket tonight Credit: Tom Farmer "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. Biffy Clyro to launch new album at mystery Glasgow venue 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. 8 Ewan Divertie from Dunfermline raced through to Glasgow Credit: Tom Farmer 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!' 8 Nicola McCann has followed the band for 18 years Credit: Tom Farmer 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.' 8 Fiona Bryce from Glasgow has lost count of the number of Biffy gigs she has been to Credit: Tom Farmer 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."
Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Fans convinced huge rock band are playing secret show in Glasgow TOMORROW
It comes as the rockers gears up for a summer of exciting gigs GIG MYSTERY Fans convinced huge rock band are playing secret show in Glasgow TOMORROW Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CRYPTIC website has been launched hinting that a huge rock band could be playing in Glasgow. Biffy Clyro fans have been sent into meltdown after an online page was set-up under their former moniker Screwfish. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Fans are convinced that Scots rockers Biffy Clyro are performing in Glasgow Credit: Getty 3 The website contains details of the mystery gig and a link to buy tickets Credit: The trio, from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, performed their first gig in 1995 under the name. And now a web platform has been created which reads: "Screwfish, Glasgow, 21st May." A link takes punters onto Ticketmaster and displays details of a gig at SWG3 Warehouse in the city's west end. It comes ahead of a string of other exciting concerts for the band this summer. The rockers, comprising of Ben Johnston, Simon Neil and James Johnston, will take to the stage at this year's Eden Sessions, Glastonbury and BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. Scores of fans rushed online to comments on the mysterious music revelation. One said: "Paid £80 for a couple of tickets to see some unknown band called Screwfish. "I hope it's not a massive band in disguise doing some intimate festival warm up gig cause that would suck." Another commented: "Can't wait to see Screwfish tomorrow." A third wrote: "So anyone else seeing 'Screwfish' tomorrow night?" It comes after Biffy teased their return on social media after frontman Neil was took on a side project with an up-and-coming heavy metal duo. Elsewhere the Scots rockers are gearing up for their slot on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage. After the announcement, the band posted the lineup on their Facebook page and said: "See you in June." It will be the fifth time the Many of Horror stars have performed at the legendary festival.
