first gig under name Screwfish

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 Boyan Chowdhury (a founding member of The Zutons in 2001), then soon recruited friend Ben Johnston . Ben’s twin brother James Johnston was soon recruited and the four musicians spent the next two years rehearsing, writing and covering songs. On 31 January 1995, they played their first gig under the name “Screwfish” as the support for a band called Pink Kross at the Key Youth Centre in East Kilbride , now known as Universal Connections East Kilbride. After Chowdhury’s departure in 1997, the trio moved to Glasgow for studies, Neil attending the University of Glasgow , and the Johnston twins attending Stow College , studying Electronics with Music and Audio Engineering, respectively.