Biffy Clyro play new song at Ibiza Rocks 2011
Star-studded celebrations at the festival's sixth birthday
Photographer:Sara Bowrey
Chris Swindells - 21 July 2011
Opening with chart hit 'The Captain' the band revelled in the late evening warmth of Ibiza with a hit heavy set of radio-friendly-rock.
Radio One DJ Zane Lowe proceeded the alt-rock stars
and cut an impressive figure as he encouraged Ibiza to "wake the fuck up" with a mix of chart techno and dubstep.
The musical director for Ibiza Rocks gave an animated, heart-stopping performance, mixing his classic dance tunes with more
alternative indie numbers, including Queen Of The Stone Age's 'No One Knows'.
Reminiscing how the idea came together
six years ago in a backroom of Privilege, Zane dedicated Darude's 'Sandstorm' to the festival organisers.
"Six
years later we've got the privileged place right here,” the New Zealand disk spinner said, addressing the packed
hoard in the Ibiza Rocks Hotel.
Biffy Clyro hardly addressed
the crowd at all, but ran through the best part of their five full length albums, including crowd favourites 'Living Is A
Problem Because Everything Dies' and 'Bubbles'.
The band previewed a new rock heavy song 'The Jokes On Us' before
going into old hits like 'There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake'.
Biffy Clyro played:
The Captain
That Golden Rule
Glitter and Trauma
Born On A Horse
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God & Satan
Who's Got a Match?
Shock Shock
Know Your Quarry
Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies
Bubbles
The Joke's On Us
Machines
There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake
Many
Of Horror
Mountains
Ibiza Rocks
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