I think the theme of the night was high energy, and there was a definite quiet to loud shift throughout the night. One Inch Volcano started of the night with their riff driven, Nirvana-esque punky pop. But despite the bass players attempts to get the crowd going they were just content nodding their heads to the beat.

But they were happy to get going for local boys Spyamp ( www.spyamp.co.uk). This band were just full of energy, which made for a great performance and the boys were obviously enjoying themselves just as much, if not more, than the now raging crowd. Spyamp broke the quiet to loud theme by going from loud to even louder. Despite some unhealthy tuning pauses between songs the guys put on a great show.

Just when I thought that the energy couldn't go any higher Mercury Tilt Switch (www.mtsonline.co.uk) came on to the stage. Sounding like a mix between Seafood and the Pixies the band had some really good tunes and out of the supprt bands they definitely seemed the most professional. Jumping around and climaxing to a great finish with lead singer dropping to the floor and guitars being flung about the stage - could this night get any better?

Biffy Clyro graced the stage and the crowd were still unsure. They started of with a beautiful ballad that went into a heavy ending; this seemed to be a recurring theme of the band. They'd told me they go from quiet to loud but I never expected this. When quiet they sound like, dare I say it, Jeff Buckley in his solo days and when they go loud they could be compared to bands such as Sonic Youth. (I don't know if those comparisons are too true, sorry guys but it's hard and I can't say 'Biffy Clyro - sound like Irn Bru!). Perhaps one of the most amazing things about Biffy Clyro was the use of three singers (that's everyone) and they were all great singers, it provided depth and variety to the music. I definitely heard a slight bit of Kurt Cobain in guitarist Simon's voice.

The single 'Justboy' was the first and perhaps only song to get the crowd into any sort of motion. Perhaps this was due to the audience not sure whether it was going to be a heavy and energetic monster or a gentle soothing (Level 42 - if you were there you'll understand) masterpiece. The band managed to transform melodic sing alongs to raw mosh alongs in a simple wack of the distortion pedal.

Perhaps, of the night, the best songs were '27', '57' (yes they are different songs) and 'Justboy', and these seemed to be accepted by the crowd the best. But all in all Biffy Clyro is a great collection of musicians who can rock and they have one of the most unique sounds I have heard in a while, well done guys.

It's big thank you time again, Pete (tour manager), John (Beatgenerator), all the support acts and of course Biffy Clyro (Ben, Simon and James). Cheers to all.

Matt
Email: Matt.Ridgway@AbertayUnion.com