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118-637: In early 2016, the band supported All Time Low on the UK arena tour, leading into the single release of "40 oz. Dream" in May. Preceded by the single release of "Life Can't Get Much Better" in June, Youth Authority was released in July through the Madden brothers' own label MDDN. It was promoted with performances on Warped Tour for the remainder of the month, and a handful of UK shows surrounding

236-517: A Mercury Music Prize nomination. Only Revolutions included the UK hit singles " Mountains ", " That Golden Rule ", and " Many of Horror ", all of which reached the UK Top Ten. The latter reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart after The X Factor 2010 winner, Matt Cardle covered the song, and became the UK number one Christmas single for the year 2010. In 2011, the band was nominated for

354-496: A "record that gleams but also roars, an album that still feels the pull of adolescent rebellion even as middle age sentimentality begins to descend." Alternative Press writer Evan Lucy complimented Feldmann's production, noting that he "helped the Maddens channel the emotional heft that’s always been at the core of their music." The A.V. Club 's Annie Zaleski viewed the overbearing underdog stance as very "wearying" throughout

472-730: A UK, Europe and Australia arena tour, beginning in September 2020, although this was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the band played a livestream concert from the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, playing all the songs from their new album. They also announced a series of tour dates in smaller venues in April 2021, titled the Fingers Crossed Tour, though this was also postponed to October-November 2021. The band contributed

590-441: A band possibly. Soundgarden , Nirvana, Pearl Jam , and then some more obscure American bands like Karate and Braid , and proggy stuff like Rush , Yes , and Dillinger Escape Plan . Then we get into more softer things like Red House Painters and more folky stuff. But we always wanted to be somewhere in the middle of that. I could play you parts of our songs that sound like Dillinger and some that sound like Red House Painters…

708-495: A civil manner. If we have any hope to progress as a society, communication will be key in moving forward. A few bands have left the tour due to conflicts they had with the tour or other bands: The Vans Warped Tour was sponsored by Vans, and in the final years Journeys joined as sponsor. Kevin Lyman was offered sponsorship from Calvin Klein before eventually working with Vans. The tour also

826-514: A confrontation between Leonard from the Dickies and a fan. Fact – it was not a fan, but a member of the touring party. The member of the touring party was standing next to the PA with a sign protesting some of the things they found offensive about the band's jokes, and props on stage. During one of the last songs they went towards the barricade and directed the sign at the band. After a verbal barrage from Leonard,

944-541: A cover of the Metallica song "Holier Than Thou" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist , released in September 2021. On 3 September 2021, they released the single "Unknown Male 01", alongside the announcement of another album titled The Myth of the Happily Ever After , which was released on 22 October 2021. In February 2022, Amazon Prime Video released an hour-long documentary about Biffy Clyro and

1062-428: A degree at University of California, Berkeley . Drummer Dean Butterworth served as a session musician and wrote music for TV shows. The brothers got the idea to reform Good Charlotte while working on All Time Low's Future Hearts and 5 Seconds of Summer's Sounds Good Feels Good albums in 2015. They had an interest in making pop punk music again and decided to contact the other members, who were interested in writing

1180-540: A disgusting old man" and "Punk isn't predatory" took place. While Lyman initially said that the band was no longer on the Warped Tour roster, he released a statement on 1 July that said the band had not been kicked off of the tour and that the altercation was between the band's frontman, Leonard Graves Phillips, and a member of the touring party. I thought it was time to put the facts out since I have watched false information floating around. A video has been circulating of

1298-600: A few weeks." On October 17, three festivals were announced for 2025, set to take place in Washington D.C. on June 14 and 15, followed by Long Beach, CA on July 26 and 27, and Orlando, FL on November 15 and 16. Warped Tour became a launching pad for many up-and-coming artists. The festival was credited with bringing unknown artists like Black Veil Brides , Avenged Sevenfold , Blink-182 , Sum 41 , Limp Bizkit , My Chemical Romance , Fall Out Boy , Paramore , Machine Gun Kelly , Bebe Rexha , Katy Perry , and Yelawolf to

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1416-596: A generally favorable reception, with the album's pop punk sound dividing critics. It charted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 , and peaked within the top 20 on five additional Billboard charts. "Makeshift Love" and "Life Can't Get Much Better" charted within the top 20 on various Billboard sales charts, with "Life Changes" charting just outside this frame. The album reached number one in Australia, where "Makeshift Love" and "Life Can't Get Much Better" peaked outside of

1534-515: A huge outdoor show in Glasgow, with Fall Out Boy filling in as the support act. In November 2016, Biffy Clyro were announced as the Saturday headliners of the Download Festival 2017. This marked their sixth appearance at the festival and their first headline performance on the main stage. To coincide with these headline performances, a U.K. arena tour was announced with Brand New announced as

1652-465: A large arena tour through March/April 2013, including London's The O2 Arena , with City and Colour in support. On Sunday 3 February 2013, Opposites topped the UK Albums Charts, giving Biffy Clyro their first number one album. The next day, it was announced on BBC Radio 1 by Zane Lowe that they were the second headliner for Reading & Leeds Festivals. Biffy Clyro also headlined the second day of

1770-513: A limited edition box set on the Biffy Clyro web store. Ellipsis was released on 8 July 2016, entering the UK charts at No. 1. Following the successful launch of Ellipsis , the band performed co-headline slots (co-headlining with Fall Out Boy ) at the Reading & Leeds festival. The new Ellipsis songs featured prominently in the setlist. Between the two headline slots, Biffy Clyro also performed

1888-473: A mixtape, they began working on an album in 2012, which was eventually released as Greetings from California in 2014. The brothers did production and song writing work for 5 Seconds of Summer , All Time Low , Three 6 Mafia , among others. Additionally, they formed MDDN, an entity that served as a record label, management and music publishing company. Guitarist Billy Martin worked as an artist/illustrator for Nickelodeon and Disney . Bassist Paul Thomas got

2006-401: A new album. The group wanted to return to the simplicity of their first three albums where they would write a song and record it instantaneously. Two days before recording sessions started, all of the members and their respectively families gathered at Benji Madden's house. The first day in the studio, they wrote "Life Changes". For three months, the brothers would write a song, show the rest of

2124-701: A part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the tour, there were surprise appearances from two bands: Linkin Park played at Ventura, California on June 22, 2014, and A Day to Remember played at Chicago, Illinois , on July 19, 2014. The Warped Tour 2015 kickoff party took place on April 7, 2015, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, featuring performances by As It Is , Bebe Rexha , New Years Day , Knuckle Puck , Metro Station , Candy Hearts , and New Beat Fund. The tour again visited Alaska for "The Road to Warped" show. The entire first date (June 19 at Pomona ) again

2242-485: A record: thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow was released on Nerosa on 13 June 2000, receiving airplay from BBC Radio Scotland DJ Vic Galloway . A few days prior to the release of thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktomorrow , the band were spotted at the Unsigned Bands stage at T in the Park 2000 by a Beggars Banquet representative, and were signed to the independent Beggar's Banquet soon thereafter. On 9 April 2001,

2360-802: A side stage act on the Ernie Ball Stage of the Vans Warped Tour. "Warped Tour is a place for teenage kids to go and hear all their favorite bands in one day," says Rob Pasalic, guitarist for The Saint Alvia Cartel . "It wouldn't make sense for it to be the same tour in 2007 as it was in 1997. These are the bands that kids like, and the tour is smart enough to grow and adapt to that. You still get bands like Bad Religion playing, so it's not like it's lost all its roots." Joe Queer of The Queers stated that You play music because there's something inside of you that says you have to play music. Now you get bands like Fall Out Boy that are basically created in

2478-696: A younger demographic because of the music that these people are "passionate about." At one point in time, Warped Tour also provided internet access to attendees while at the festival. Chaos Mobile was formed by Kevin Lyman and John Reese of Freeze Artist Management. Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock , East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (lead vocals, guitar) and twin brothers James (bass, backing vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, backing vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records , they have released nine studio albums, and following their first three albums,

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2596-439: Is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 220,000 copies, and as of February 2009 has sold over 300,000 worldwide. This album is notable for having somewhat more straightforward song structures and a more melodic overall sound than their previous work, while still retaining some more unusual elements. Puzzle was voted the best album of 2007 by Kerrang! and Rock Sound . On 25 August, it was announced that " Machines " would be

2714-537: Is estimated the band have sold in excess of 1,240,000 albums and 400,000 singles in the UK alone. As of 2021, in total, the band have spent 165 weeks in the top seventy-five of the UK Album Charts, with three of those weeks being at the top position at number one and 76 weeks within the main top forty of the albums charts. The band's singles have spent a total of 79 weeks in the UK Singles Charts, with six weeks in

2832-545: Is just as important as the songs." Different retailers and countries included different bonus tracks: the iTunes version included "Rise"; the Best Buy edition featured "We'll Let It All Out" and "Life Is Hard"; the Japanese edition, which was released in September, featured "We'll Let It All Out", "Life Is Hard" and "Comatose". On September 7, a music video was released for "Life Changes"; directed by Alvarado, it features footage from

2950-602: The Barrowlands in Glasgow . On 15 July, the fourth single from the album, " Joy.Discovery.Invention ", was released as a double A-side with a newly recorded song called " Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys " (which would later also appear on their next album The Vertigo of Bliss ). They toured as part of the Kerrang tour in 2001 alongside Sunna and Hell is For Heroes , followed by their first UK wide headline tour later on in

3068-569: The Brit Awards for Best British Group. At the 2013 NME Awards , they received the award for Best British Band. On 25 August 2013 Biffy Clyro headlined the main stage at Reading and Leeds Festival . Their sixth studio album, the double album Opposites was released in 2013, and was their first album to reach number one in the United Kingdom, and their second to reach number one in Scotland. It

3186-680: The Hot Rock Songs chart. "Life Can't Get Much Better" charted at number nine on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart, number 10 on the Alternative Digital Song Sales number 19 on the Hot Rock Songs chart. "Life Changes" charted at number 42 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart. "Makeshift Love" charted at number 104 in Australia; "Life Can't Get Much Better" performed slightly better in that country, reaching number 51. It

3304-705: The Independent Albums chart, number four on the Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums charts, number five on the Digital Albums chart, and number 11 on the Top Album Sales Albums chart. By May 2018, the album had sold 30,000 copies in the US. In Australia, it sold 3883 copies in its first week, becoming one of the lowest-selling albums to reach number one in that territory. Outside of the US and Australia,

3422-661: The Milton Keynes Bowl (National Bowl) in the U.K. On Saturday 9 July 2011, Biffy Clyro headlined the main stage (Apollo Stage) at Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth House . The following day, they headlined the main stage (West Stage) at Wakestock in Cardigan Bay , North Wales . Biffy Clyro opened for Metallica in Bangalore, India in 2011. The band revealed via the NME that they would release two studio albums in 2012, The Land at

3540-744: The Nova Rock Festival in Austria. Following this, the band participated in the Warped Rewind at Sea cruise in October. In November and December, the group went on a headlining UK tour with support from Against the Current , Milk Teeth and Nothing,Nowhere . Youth Authority received generally favourable reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic , and scored an average of 4.8/10 at AnyDecentMusic? . AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it

3658-524: The UK Singles Chart – the band's first song to reach the top 10, and their highest charting single to date. "Mountains" would later be included on their new album. In an interview with the NME , the band stated that they had started work on a follow up to Puzzle , with Simon Neil saying that the album would include some of the band's "heaviest riffs to date". In an interview with XFM, Ben Johnston revealed that

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3776-442: The electro-dance vibe of Good Morning Revival (2007) On November 3, 2015, the band announced an end to their hiatus. Two days later, "Makeshift Love" was released as a single. In addition, a lyric video was also released, directed by Christopher Sullivan. A music video for the track, featuring Mikey Way and Feldmann, was released on November 13 In the video, which was directed by Jake Stark, people use an app to send members of

3894-653: The All Time Low tour and Warped Tour. On June 9, 2017, a music video was released for "Keep Swingin'", which consists of tour footage. On August 22, a music video was released for "War". The video's message is about the effect relationships can have on other people. The clip focuses on a boy who hears his parents fighting; wanting to escape, he goes outside before ending up at an arcade. The band performed its first show since its reformation on November 19, 2015, at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California . In February 2016,

4012-566: The End of Our Toes , and The Sand at the Core of Our Bones . From 17 May 2012, the band allowed fans to watch the recording process of The Land at the End of Our Toes and The Sand at the Core of Our Bones via a webcam link-up on their official website. The official Biffy Clyro website | biffyclyro.com The live feed has confirmed the involvement of frequent Biffy Clyro producer Garth Richardson, who also produced Puzzle and Only Revolutions . On 30 July 2012,

4130-549: The Main Stage at the T in the Park , Oxegen and Reading and Leeds music festivals in 2010. The band were also slated to perform at New Zealand's largest music festival Rhythm & Vines at Waiohika Estate Vineyard in Gisborne on 29 December, but had to pull out due to "minor medical procedures" required by two band members. On 2 and 3 July 2011 Biffy Clyro supported Foo Fighters in front of 130,000 fans (65,000 each night) at

4248-539: The Radio 1's Big Weekend Hull 2017. The band also performed at Glastonbury on Sunday 25 June 2017. Autumn of 2018 saw the release of the MTV Unplugged: Live at Roundhouse, London show on DVD and album. A European tour of the show soon followed plus a few other pieces that translated well acoustically. In April 2018, Biffy Clyro announced that they were concurrently working on two albums, their eighth studio album with

4366-561: The UK together with the Johnston twins accompanying on bass and drums. In 2006, Biffy Clyro left Beggars Banquet and signed a deal with 14th Floor, an offshoot of Warner Bros . In September, the band went to Canada to record their fourth album at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver (where it was engineered by Mike Fraser ), and The Farm Studio in Gibsons . From these sessions the song " Semi-Mental "

4484-576: The United States. In 1999, the tour started the new year in New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. After a pause, it resumed its North American tour in the continental United States through the summer, before finishing the tour in Europe. In 2009, the two main stages were condensed into one and bands were given 40-minute sets, as opposed to the traditional 30 minutes across the previous two stages. Despite this,

4602-551: The Used , Yellowcard , Dead Sara , Matt Toka and Forever Came Calling. During the Toronto date, a fan fell unconscious during Chelsea Grin 's performance and died. Both the band and Warped Tour offered their condolences on Twitter. For the first time in 14 years, the Warped Tour was held in the UK in November 2012. This was also the first year that the show Warped Roadies premiered. The show

4720-419: The album is "jam-packed full of Good Charlotte‘s playing-it-safe pop-punk and, as a consequence, is a pretty bland effort." Troy L. Smith Cleveland.com found it an "immensely enjoyable experience" to listen to. The band proved they could remain on top "when it comes to crafting the kind of catchy hooks teens in the scene live for." Rock Sound 's Ryan Bird praised it as a "sun-drenched delight that sees

4838-753: The album reached number eight in Scotland, number nine in Scotland, number 13 in the UK, number 15 in Austria and New Zealand, number 17 in Germany, number 20 in Canada, number 33 in France, number 45 in the Flanders region of Belgium, number 77 in the Netherlands, and number 116 in the Wallonia region of Belgium. "Makeshift Love" charted at number nine on the Alternative Digital Song Sales and Rock Digital Song Sales charts, and number 30 on

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4956-542: The album's name as "Only Exceptions", it was officially announced that the album would be titled Only Revolutions . In July 2009, Kerrang! reported that they were filming the video for the first single from the album, " That Golden Rule ". It was filmed on 1 July in London, with the band saying that the song is "like Kyuss and Tool playing with some Scottish freaks screaming over the top of it." "That Golden Rule" got its first play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 8 July, playing

5074-481: The album's weaknesses lied with the slower material: "Nailing ballads was never a strength for GC, and why would it be? It’s their angst-ridden, palm-muted power chords that leave the kids swooning." A number of songs in the album's mid-way point end up "muddling" that section; the album was at its "sharpest on its edges." Dead Press! reviewer Andy Roberts called it a "fresh collection of ultimately underwhelming, pop-punk, filler tracks." With it being soaked in nostalgia,

5192-496: The album. Discussing the album title, Madden said Youth Authority was the concept that "there’s a kid out there right now who has a guitar, or a microphone, or a laptop, with a dream that is going to beat the odds." He said the album felt like the "GC of the past" with "a new energy to it." He mentioned "Life Changes" as encapsulating "the GC spirit", while having an arena rock chorus in the vein of Bon Jovi . " Makeshift Love " incorporates

5310-414: The album. The release, however, provides an "admirable job updating Good Charlotte’s sound in ways that should please both long-term and new fans." Katherine Flynn of Consequence of Sound said that it "actually doesn’t sound terrible", however, found that the brothers "don’t have a whole lot left to sing about, though; the songs’ substance begins and ends with their power chords." Spin 's said

5428-645: The annual Radio 1 Big Weekend festival on 25 May 2013 in Derry , as well as the Cape Town and Johannesburg legs of RAMfest 2014. Simon Neil was interviewed by NME on 6 January 2014, and announced a planned Opposites b-side compilation, entitled Similarities , for release later in the year. Being interviewed for the article, lead singer Simon Neil stated that the band had come up with "six or seven" riffs for new material, although he did point out that their next album would not be recorded until at least 2015. Similarities

5546-707: The annual "Warped Tour Kick Off Party" were announced. The show took place April 2, 2009, at The Key Club in West Hollywood , California , and featured Warped Tour 2009 bands T.S.O.L. , The Adolescents , Sing It Loud , TAT , and TV/TV on the bill. The tour won the Best Festival/Tour Award at the Rock on Request Awards . The Warped Tour 2012 kickoff party took place March 29, 2012, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California , featuring performances by Falling in Reverse ,

5664-563: The band announced on Twitter that a new track titled "Stingin' Belle" would be given its official premiere in the UK on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show the following evening, and that the music video for the song would be available from 9pm for 12 hours to members of the band's official fan club. At 19:37 BST on Tuesday 31 July, Simon Neil confirmed on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 that the new album title would be Opposites . Their new single titled Black Chandelier premièred on BBC Radio 1 on 19 November 2012. The band announced they would be playing

5782-573: The band expanded their following significantly in 2007 with the release of their fourth album Puzzle , which peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and was awarded a Platinum certification by the BPI . Their fifth album, Only Revolutions (2009) reached number three in the United Kingdom, and went Gold within days of its release before achieving double-platinum status in August 2011. The album also received

5900-560: The band experienced power failures twice during the opening song " Glitter and Trauma "). " The Captain " was released as a single on 26 October 2009, following its first radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 8 September. Only Revolutions was released on 9 November 2009. On 24 February 2010, " The Captain " won an NME Award for Best Video. Biffy Clyro were confirmed to be supporting Muse for 14 dates on their European tour, including Wembley Stadium on 11 September, performing after I Am Arrows and White Lies . Biffy Clyro performed on

6018-458: The band to break up with a significant other on their behalf. On March 30, 2016, their new album was announced for release in July. On April 1, the album title Youth Authority and artwork were revealed. The artwork was done in collaboration with artist Brian Montuori and features 192 different pieces of posters, flyers and magazines. Following a premier on Beats 1 on April 4, a lyric video was released for "40 oz. Dream", directed by Josh Madden. On

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6136-476: The band toured with Queens Of The Stone Age on their European and North American tours for Era Vulgaris , and opened for New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi at Twickenham during the Lost Highway Tour . In December 2008 the band played their biggest headline shows, including a date at Glasgow's 10,000 capacity SECC . The band released a new single entitled " Mountains " in July 2008, which reached No. 5 in

6254-552: The band went on a headlining US tour with support from The Story So Far , Set Your Goals , Four Year Strong , Hit the Lights and Big Jesus. In May 2017, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Less Than Jake , Crown the Empire and Like Pacific , and performed in Mexico as part of Warped Tour Mexico. Following this, the group appeared at the Download Festival in the UK and

6372-437: The band were spotted by Dee Bahl, who soon became their manager. Bahl offered them a chance to release an independent single on Aereogramme 's Babi Yaga record label: " Iname " was released on 28 June 1999, with Northsound Radio's Jim Gellatly (later of Beat 106 & Xfm Scotland ) giving the band their first radio play. This first release led to the band being chosen by Stow College's Electric Honey record label to release

6490-474: The band's appearance at the Reading and Leeds Festivals . A music video for "Life Changes" followed in September, as did a headlining US tour in October and November. A second headlining US tour followed in May 2017; alongside two festival appearances, a music video was released for "Keep Swingin'" in June. A few months later, a music video was released for "War"; the band closed the year with a headlining UK tour in November and December. Youth Authority received

6608-412: The band, practice it and then record it. By the end of each day, the group at least had a rough outline of a new song. They eventually went back finished up the tracks. Long-time collaborator John Feldmann acted as producer. They group had worked with Feldmann previously for a few songs, but had not recorded an album with him, which was something they had wanted to do for a while. Joel Madden said Feldmann

6726-405: The band; it was released as a single on June 20. A lyric video was released for "Life Changes" on June 29; a music video for "Life Can't Get Much Better" followed on July 12, directed by Elijah Alvarado. Youth Authority was released on July 15 through the Madden brothers' own label MDDN with distribution handled by Kobalt Label Services . The brothers said the "team [that distributes the release]

6844-424: The confessional." Ultimate Guitar 's editorial team wrote that the album was "more than just a reboot to the sound they began with", though the way they update their sound was a "predictable direction that's not the most cutting-edge, but it's a direction that's sufficiently executed." Youth Authority charted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 , and appeared on five additional Billboard charts: number three on

6962-494: The day waiting for their children in the Reverse Day Care tent, which offered ample seating, as well as fans or cooling devices to keep parents occupied during the festival. The Warped Tour was created in 1995 by Kevin Lyman and Ray Woodbury, president of RK Diversified Entertainment, in production with the short-lived Warp Magazine and Creative Artists Agency . The tour began June 21 at the Idaho Center in Boise, Idaho, and ended August 18 in Detroit, Michigan. The tour usually

7080-415: The festival being named after them on occasion. Warped Tour was conceived by Kevin Lyman as an electric alternative rock festival, but later began focusing on punk rock music. Although it was primarily a punk rock festival, it covered diverse genres over the years. Lyman said that the 2018 Vans Warped Tour would be the final, full cross-country run. On December 18, 2018, Lyman revealed details for

7198-423: The first time in two years. On February 7, 2014, it was announced that the Warped Tour would visit Alaska for the first time for a pre-tour "The Road to Warped" show. The entire first date (June 13 at Houston ) was streamed live on the tour's website. In June 2014, Kevin Lyman announced on Twitter that the UK segment of the 2014 tour would not go ahead. The San Diego stop was sponsored by Waveborn Sunglasses. As

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7316-426: The first time. The lessons used electronic drum sets and acoustic drum sets. According to PMC Advisory Board Member Billy Cuthrell, having drum teachers from other percussion stores is the "key" to the free lessons program. In 2005, the Vans Warped tour incorporated a multiple level stage that consisted of two levels for the band Street Drum Corps. Music education was a big part of the Vans Warped Tour. Throughout

7434-427: The following week and was highly impressed by it, subsequently asking Quinn if they could include it on Youth Authority . The Madden brothers were in Los Angeles and hung out with Neil, who was there to write songs. Neil suggested the three of them write together, resulting in "Reason to Stay", in which he sings the first verse. The pop rock ballad features vocal effects akin to those used by Imogen Heap . Benji Madden

7552-440: The forthcoming album would be "Oli Coates", and that they already had 16 demos laid down. Simon Neil told Kerrang magazine about the new album on 8 December, playfully saying "The soft bits are softer, and the hard bits are harder...", mocking how bands always label their new albums the most heavy and yet melodic so far. The band worked with Puzzle producer Garth Richardson once again at Ocean Way studios . Many videos were shown on

7670-423: The group supported All Time Low on their headlining UK arena tour. In April, the band performed four small club shows and appeared at Edgefest . Following the album's release, the band performed on the Warped Tour until the end of July. In August, the band played a few UK shows with support from Waterparks , Big Jesus and Roam , around their appearance at the Reading and Leeds Festivals . In October and November,

7788-402: The internet of them playing along to Shania Twain 's " You're Still the One ". A Kerrang! article, published in March 2009, stated that they planned to enter the studio in April, revealing a working title for the upcoming album: "Boom, Blast and Ruin". A series of weekly updates on their official site slowly revealed letters of the new album title, and, after Rock Sound mistakenly revealed

7906-402: The last 23 summers", Lyman said in his announcement. "I wish I could thank every band that has played the tour." Warped Tour also announced it would play in Japan for 2018. Headliners for the Japan segment were listed as Korn (which had not played the festival previously), Prophets of Rage , and Limp Bizkit (who appeared at Warped Tour 1997) On December 18, 2018, Lyman revealed details for

8024-486: The lineup yet to be announced. Band performance times and sets were posted on an inflatable installation and were available in print for purchase from an on-site information stand. Every year had a "BBQ Band". In exchange for the privilege of playing on the tour, the BBQ Band prepared the post-show barbecue for the bands and crew most evenings. Past BBQ Bands included the Dropkick Murphys , Art of Shock, and "The Fabulous Rudies". Similarly, one band, Animo (formerly DORK),

8142-438: The longest-running touring music festival to date in North America. The festival visited Australia in 1998–2002 and again in 2013. Following the first Warped Tour, the skateboard shoe manufacturer Vans became the tour's main sponsor, when it then became known as the Vans Warped Tour . Although Vans continued as main sponsor and lent its name to the festival, other sponsors also participated, with stages or other aspects of

8260-471: The making of The Myth of the Happily Ever After , titled Cultural Sons of Scotland . The band have never disclosed where the name "Biffy Clyro" originated, and Simon Neil has said that it was "a stupid name" that was often "awkward" to explain its origins when the band started and when not many had heard their music. Whilst being interviewed on Soccer AM , the band said that they make up stories about how they are named because they are bored with being asked

8378-544: The member of the touring party threw the sign at Leonard, and left the area. I do not condone verbal or physical violence, whatsoever. The Dickies, last day of the tour was that Sunday, which had always been scheduled. These are the facts of what took place and this is why I ask anyone who has an issue with anyone else on tour, to come sit under my tent with me and express their views diplomatically. On this year's tour we have many people who may not agree with each other, but as humans we should be able to express our points of view in

8496-469: The military, and go off to some desert somewhere and spend some time in the desert, rather than having some big, ultra mega record company giving them lots of money and paying for their hotels and buses, making sure their hair is trendy, and that they are wearing the proper clothes that all the kids like and wear, and all that fun shit." Morris' band the Circle Jerks would later appear on the 2007 edition of

8614-532: The more experimental style of the album in comparison to Blackened Sky , as well as the introduction of string sections. After touring relentlessly for The Vertigo of Bliss , the band retreated to Monnow Valley Studio in Monmouth , Wales to record a follow-up album. As with the previous album, two singles were released before the actual album: " Glitter and Trauma " and " My Recovery Injection " on 9 August and 20 September respectively. An additional digital download

8732-628: The name "Skrewfish" as the support for a band called Pink Kross at the Key Youth Centre in East Kilbride , now known as Universal Connections East Kilbride. In 1997, the trio moved to Glasgow, where Neil went to the University of Glasgow , and the Johnston twins went to Stow College , studying Electronics with Music and Audio Engineering, respectively. After playing gigs around Glasgow and receiving positive and enthusiastic reactions from audiences,

8850-513: The next single from Puzzle , which was released on 8 October. Support slots for acts such as Muse (at the new Wembley Stadium ), The Who , Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Rolling Stones were significant in expanding Biffy's fan base. The band also played the Download 2007 , Glastonbury 2007 , Reading and Leeds Festival and T in the Park for a record seventh time. The band opened for Linkin Park during January on their European tour. In 2008,

8968-434: The organization, with Safe to Say replying to Rock for Life's tweet, saying Yes. Everyday. We are a pro choice band. A tent telling young women what to do with their body has no place here. On June 26, 2017, a video surfaced that showed the punk rock band The Dickies verbally abusing a crowd member after protests against the band, including signs that said "Our teenage girls don't need to be subjected to derogatory jokes by

9086-449: The previously unreleased " 27 " was released as a single. On 1 October 2001, a song from thekidswho... was re-recorded and released as a single, " Justboy "; this was repeated again on 4 February 2002, when the song " 57 " was released. On 11 March, the band's debut album, Blackened Sky , was released to generally positive reviews. It was around this time that the band began touring extensively, including supporting Weezer on 20 March at

9204-403: The quintet firmly reconnecting with their roots." He added that "one of the most endearing qualities" found on the album was its "lyrical honesty. … It’s relatable, it’s straight-talking, and it’s very, very real." Rolling Stone Australia writer Rod Yates said the band stuck to their strengths, namely "polished pop-punk bangers, … quirky radio fodder, … and lyrics that veer from the defiant … to

9322-462: The same day, the album's track listing was released. On May 2, "40 oz. Dream" was released as a single. On May 12, "Life Changes" was made available for streaming. On June 9, a music video for "40 oz. Dream" premiered on Hot Topic 's website. The video is set in a post-apocalyptic earth and sees the group as the only survivors exploring the planet. On June 13, a lyric video was released for "Life Can't Get Much Better", which features photos of fans with

9440-514: The same question. Among the conflicting answers the band have given are: According to Ben Johnston, the band has drawn from a wide range of acts: "I guess we were all locked to Nirvana and that whole Seattle sound thing. That really woke us up to what was possible in terms of how simplistic you could be but still have power. How you didn’t have to be a virtuoso. We liked Guns N' Roses and stuff before that and then when Nirvana hit us at 14 or 15, everything changed. We started to think we could be

9558-506: The second year in a row with more tour dates. For the first time since 2001, Warped Tour would also appear in Australia. The Warped Tour 2014 kick off party took place on April 1, 2014, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, featuring performances by Bad Rabbits , Issues , One Ok Rock , Secrets , This Wild Life, To the Wind , Watsky , Chelsea Grin, Beartooth, Volumes, Buried In The Mountains, and others. The tour returned to Montreal for

9676-461: The song twice in a row; it was then announced that the single would be released on 23 August 2009. It went on to reach No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart . Just before the official release of " That Golden Rule ", Biffy Clyro performed on the main stage at V Festival , their second appearance at the festival (the first time being in 2006, in a much earlier slot; during their set on the Chelmsford leg,

9794-416: The songs were on it solely because the band felt they had to include them. All songs written by Benji Madden , Joel Madden , and John Feldmann , except where noted. Citations Sources Warped Tour The Warped Tour was a traveling rock tour that toured the United States and Canada each summer from 1995 until 2019. It was the largest traveling music festival in the United States and

9912-401: The sound of an iPhone , and is about being misunderstood by your significant other. "40 oz. Dream" bears resemblance to Bowling for Soup 's version of " 1985 ", and is a satirical view of the music industry. "Keep Swingin'" was written while the Madden brothers were working with Quinn, starting off as a riff and quickly evolved into a complete song within a day. Joel Madden listened back to it

10030-665: The spotlight. The Warped Tour gave artists like will.i.am and The Black Eyed Peas an opportunity and venue to perform. Black Eyed Peas were featured on the 1999 Vans Warped Tour. According to will.i.am, the Black Eyed Peas were the first group not categorized as "punk" to play at Warped Tour. Musicians on the Vans Warped tour gave lessons. Percussive Marketing Council teamed up with the Vans Warped Tour and offered free drum lessons Lesson Lab tent to concert goers. These music lessons were for those who were learning to play drums for

10148-406: The studio. The Warped Tour changed it. Fuck it. I just don't like that shit. All the guys in the bands remind me of the jocks I hated in high school. To me a punk gig is a small sweaty club with the audience right in your face knocking over the mic stand and boogying off the energy. Keith Morris said that "These kids that are [playing] on the Warped Tour, they should have no choice but to go into

10266-574: The summer, ending in Pomona, CA on August 6, 2017. In addition to the 41 cities, an additional show was planned with a separate lineup in Toluca , Mexico, on May 27, 2017, plus a "Warped Rewind at Sea" cruise to sail between New Orleans, Louisiana , and Cozumel , Mexico, from October 28 to November 1, 2017. On November 15, 2017, Kevin Lyman announced that the 2018 Warped Tour would be the final tour. "I am so grateful to have worked with more than 1,700 bands over

10384-799: The summer, ending in Portland, Oregon, on August 13, 2016. In addition to the 41 cities, there was a "Road to Warped Tour Alaska" on June 22, 2016. The Warped Tour 2017 announced the lineup on March 22 at its kickoff party at Full Sail University in Florida. Headliners (Bands playing the Journeys Sponsored Stages) of this tour include Andy Black , Beartooth , Dance Gavin Dance , I Prevail , and New Years Day , among others. The tour kicked off June 11, 2017, in Seattle, Washington , and would hit 41 cities throughout

10502-648: The support act. The tour culminated in a performance at London's O2 arena, in December 2016. In February 2017, Biffy Clyro performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire as part of Brit's Week to raise money for charity War Child . To celebrate such an intimate performance at this point in their career, the band performed as their own support act with Simon Neil announcing "we are Biffy Clyro, circa 2003 to 2005", and they played an hour long set of material from their first three albums. On 27 May 2017, Biffy Clyro performed to 25,000 people at

10620-425: The time the acoustic set would take place. Lyman responded by saying, He was only supposed to be here long enough to play his show but the weather today has been putting us behind schedule. He wasn't added to the tour, so those claims that he was 'added to sell tickets' are completely groundless. He also said because McElfresh had still not been formally charged with misconduct, he agreed to have him perform. "If he

10738-469: The top 100 and top 50, respectively. Outside of these territories, the record charted within the top 20 in Switzerland, the UK, Austria, New Zealand, Germany and Canada. Following the release of Cardiology in October 2010, Good Charlotte went on hiatus. At the time, the members felt burned out from the previous 12 years and decided to focus on their families. In addition, they also felt the music industry

10856-443: The top ten and 42 in the top forty. The first incarnation of what would eventually become Biffy Clyro was formed in 1995, when fifteen-year-old Ayr -based guitarist Simon Neil started playing his songs with friend Kilmarnock-born Ben Johnston . Ben's twin brother, James Johnston was soon brought in, and the three spent the next two years rehearsing, writing and covering songs. On 31 January 1995, they played their first gig under

10974-491: The tour bus. Other celebrities to use the bus included Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, Natasha Bedingfield, and John Legend. The Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands took place at Warped Tour every year. Over 10,000 bands tried out for the battle of the bands in 2005. The bands performed at their local Warped tour date and were judged by music industry professionals. If the bands did well in the competition, they were invited to perform as

11092-404: The tour decided to bring back the two main stages concept with 35-minute sets instead for the 2012 tour and beyond. In 2012, the Warped Tour traveled to London, the first time the tour had left North America or Australia since 2002. In the UK and Europe, Warped Tour was operated by English promoter Kilimanjaro Live . The Warped Tour returned to London in 2015. On February 10, 2009, details for

11210-636: The tour's 25th anniversary, taking place in 2019. Warped Tour took place in Cleveland, Ohio , June 8, 2019, Atlantic City, New Jersey , June 29 and 30, 2019, and Mountain View, California , on July 20 and 21, 2019. On September 11, 2024, Rock Feed reported that Warped Tour would return in 2025 for "a series of festivals" to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and that both founder Lyman and Live Nation would be involved. On September 17, Lyman told Pollstar "We have something cooking for 2025. Details should be ready in

11328-423: The tour's 25th anniversary, with only three events in 2019. In November 2019, rumors spread that Chris Fronzak planned to bring back the Warped Tour after Lyman's retirement. On October 4, 2020, Fronzak confirmed his intent to be involved in the return of Warped Tour; however, "for legal reasons it (could not) come back for 'three years or so'". In 2024, Lyman confirmed that Warped Tour would return in 2025, with

11446-545: The tour. In 2013, Oliver Sykes , lead vocalist of Bring Me the Horizon , took to Twitter to announce that he was no longer allowed to start a mosh pit /wall of death. Kevin Lyman took to Twitter as well to say that audience members could create mosh pits and walls of death, but that someone in the audience had to initiate them rather than any band member because then they would be taking responsibility for any injuries, which could then lead to costly lawsuits. On 1 July 2015, it

11564-471: The working title Opus 8 (released in 2020 as A Celebration of Endings ) as well as a soundtrack album. For the soundtrack album, they were working with Welsh director Jamie Adams producing a movie to go along with new, original music. The film, called Balance, Not Symmetry debuted at the Edinburgh Film Festival on 23 June 2019. The 17-song soundtrack album, also named Balance, Not Symmetry

11682-529: The year. In 2003, the band retreated to the Linford Manor recording studio in Great Linford , Milton Keynes , England, to record the follow-up to Blackened Sky . On 24 March, a new single was released called " The Ideal Height ", followed by a further new single " Questions and Answers " on 26 May. The band's second album, The Vertigo of Bliss was released on 16 June, to positive reviews which focused on

11800-496: The years, the Warped Tour used the John Lennon Bus to achieve this. The John Lennon Bus, essentially a mobile studio, was started by Brian Rothschild and Yoko Ono in 1968. The goal of the John Lennon Bus was to offer music education from performing artists to people, particularly young people, who attended the Warped Tour. Brian Roschild was executive director of the John Lennon Bus. Artists like Eminem and Bowling For Soup visited

11918-462: Was a "very hardworking guy, very obsessive and he expects a lot of the people he works with." Recording finished in summer 2015. Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens appears on "Keep Swingin'", while Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro features on "Reason to Stay". Musically, the album's sound has been classed as pop punk , emo and pop rock . Bells, acoustic guitars, piano and strings can be heard throughout

12036-657: Was a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Vans Warped Tour as it made its way across the country with more than 60 bands. Zach Booher of the band While We're Up was killed in a road accident in Wisconsin. The Warped Tour 2013 kick off party took place March 28, 2013, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, featuring performances by Chiodos , New Beat Fund, Gin Wigmore , MC Lars , Craig Owens , Dia Frampton , Charlotte Sometimes , Big Chocolate, Echosmith , and special guests. The tour would again return to Europe for

12154-425: Was a danger to anyone, he simply would not have been here." On July 11, 2016, Vans Warped Tour announced that Virginia pro-life organization Rock for Life would be among the vendors on their 41 tour dates. Rock for Life were known for co-opting punk aesthetics with their logo of a fetus playing a guitar and T-shirts with the phrase "All Lives Matter". Bands such as Safe to Say and Old Wounds spoke out against

12272-510: Was also released on 31 May, called " There's No Such Thing as a Jaggy Snake ". On 4 October, the band's third album, Infinity Land was released, followed by the final single from the album, " Only One Word Comes To Mind ", on 14 February 2005. On 16 February, the band performed a cover of Franz Ferdinand's " Take Me Out " live from Maida Vale on Zane Lowe 's BBC Radio 1 show. Simon Neil's side project Marmaduke Duke also released an album in 2005, known as The Magnificent Duke . He toured

12390-544: Was announced that Jake McElfresh's music act Front Porch Step would play the Nashville, Tennessee, tour stop. Many bands including The Wonder Years , Senses Fail , Handguns , and Beartooth asked attendees to boycott McElfresh's set. The Wonder Years' lead singer Dan "Soupy" Campbell, who was supposed to perform after Front Porch Step on the Acoustic Basement Stage, asked fans to go see Man Overboard at 1:15 pm,

12508-428: Was coming, most likely towards the end of 2015. The first single "Wolves of Winter" was exclusively played as Hottest Record on Monday 21 March 2016 on Radio 1. On Monday 21 March 2016, during the live premiere of "Wolves of Winter" on Hottest Record on Beats 1, Zane Lowe , Neil announced that the band's new album would be titled Ellipsis . The album, due for release on 8 July 2016, was made available to pre-order in

12626-403: Was controlling their image and ideas. Vocalist Joel Madden said they took their website offline, sold off all of their merchandise because they wanted to "go out with a clean slate." Benji and Joel Madden hosted The Voice in Australia, before forming The Madden Brothers project. They used this project to move away from Good Charlotte's pop punk sound to explore pop music. After releasing

12744-459: Was held at outdoor venues, though on rare occasions it was held indoors. In 1996, due to problems with the event venue, the show was forced to move indoors to The Capitol Ballroom nightclub in Washington, D.C. 1996 was the first year for Vans as a sponsor; they remained the main sponsor thereafter. In 1997, the Vans Warped Tour went international and included venues in Europe, Japan, Canada, and

12862-461: Was hesitant to include "The Outfield" on the album as it featured lyrics about his and brother's upbringing. "War", the heaviest track the group has written, recalls the mood of The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004). The main riff itself, also processed with digital delay, was seen as having been influenced by The Edge of U2 . An earlier version of the track appeared on the iTunes deluxe edition of Greatest Remixes (2008). "Moving On" channels

12980-403: Was included at number 23 on Rock Sound 's best releases of 2016. In 2019, Benji Madden viewed it as a "warm up record. We were having fun, it was nice to be back with the guys, and I think there were moments of conviction on it, but I don’t know if we dug as deep." That same year, Joel Madden said it didn't completely embody what was going on in their headspace at the time. Adding that two of

13098-410: Was later released on 18 July 2014. The band announced that 2015 would be their 'year off.' In an interview with 3FM in June 2014, Neil stated that "[the band] will take a quiet year next year and disappear so people don't get sick of the lovely Biffy." In the same interview he stated that they were working on about 19 new songs, but felt it was too early to play them live. He confirmed that a new album

13216-581: Was not set up in a single fixed format; each show venue dictated a different layout. The event was set up in early morning and struck late the same day. Heading into Canada, a bus transported supplies while another bus held equipment not needed during the brief jaunt over the border. Citing issues like transportation problems for minors and audience demographics trending younger each year, Kevin Lyman decided to let parents attend Warped Tour performances for free beginning in 2013. Parents had their own adult day care, known as Reverse Day Care. Grown-ups could spend

13334-503: Was permitted for four years to play on the tour in exchange for working on the setup crew. The "BBQ Band" for the 2016 tour was Reckless Serenade. The tour began as a skate punk and third-wave ska tour but later came to feature largely pop punk and metalcore acts. Some hardcore and street punk bands also participated, such as the Casualties , the Unseen and Anti-Flag . The tour

13452-454: Was released as a digital download on 25 December. On 5 March 2007 " Saturday Superhouse " was released, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart . Puzzle was released in June and helped the band to reach their highest UK Albums Chart position ever, hitting No. 2 in the first week of release, also reaching No. 17 in Ireland, and No. 39 in the overall world charts. The album

13570-461: Was released digitally on 17 May 2019 with a vinyl pre-order made available for release on 26 July. The film stars Laura Harrier , Bria Vinaite , Tasmin Egerton , Freya Mavor , Kate Dickie , Scott Miller, and Lily Newmark. On 20 February 2020, Biffy Clyro released the single "Instant History". The track was taken from their eighth studio album A Celebration of Endings . The second single "End Of"

13688-484: Was released on 5 March alongside the announcement of the album's title and the release date of 15 May, although this date had to be postponed to 14 August, due to the coronavirus pandemic . The third single from the album "Tiny Indoor Fireworks" was released on 14 May. A Celebration Of Endings entered at No.1 on the UK Albums Chart , making it the band's third consecutive No.1 album. The band had initially announced

13806-599: Was sponsored by Samsung, which enabled the bands and fans to interact with one another. The schedule for the day was sent out to fans on the day of their show. Samsung also sponsored a reverse day care for the Warped tour, which let parents cool off while their children watched their favorite bands. Warped Tour also partnered with other technology companies like Cingular Wireless, Apple Computer and others. This enabled these companies to reach to younger audiences. The communications manager from Memorex said that Warped Tour let them reach

13924-945: Was streamed live on the tour's website. The tour returned to Europe playing at the Alexandria Palace in London, UK on October 18. Austin Jones , a former musician and a convicted sex offender , was due to take part in the 2015 tour until reports surfaced about his behavior and about tour founder Kevin Lyman's role in covering up Jones's actions. The Warped Tour 2016 announced the lineup on March 22 at its kickoff party at Full Sail University in Florida, featuring select performances by 2016 Warped bands. Headliners of this tour included Falling in Reverse, Less Than Jake, Good Charlotte, Sleeping with Sirens, New Found Glory, and others. The tour kicked off June 24, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, and hit 41 cities throughout

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