'Mountains' rockers Biffy Clyro have revealed that they feel as though they owe "a bit of gratitude" to the late music icon David Bowie. 

The band's Simon Neil sat down for an interview on Radio X recently and explained that most musicians have probably been influenced and inspired by the legend at one point or another because he was so creative and interesting as an artist:

"I think just anyone who's ever played music or ever listened to music owes a bit of gratitude to David Bowie. For us Bowie's always been there. I think he's such a part of the tapestry of the culture coming out of the UK and the music."

The band, meanwhile, will head to mainland Europe for a series of dates in support of their 2016 album 'Ellipsis' towards the end of this month and you can see their full schedule below:

JANUARY

• Wed, 25 - Spain, Barcelona, St. Jordi Club
• Thu, 26 - Spain, Madrid, Barclaycard Center
• Fri, 27 - Portugal, Lisbon, Lisbon Coliseum
• Sun, 29 - France, Toulouse, Le Bikini
• Mon, 30 - France, Paris, Olympia
• Tue, 31 - France, Lyon, Radiant

FEBRUARY 

• Thu, 2 - Italy, Milan, Fabrique
• Fri, 3 - Germany, Stuttgart, Porsche Arena
• Mon, 6 - Italy, Rome, Atlantico
• Tue, 7 - Italy, Padova, Gran Teatro Geox
• Thu, 9 - Germany, Bochum, Ruhrkongress
• Fri, 10 - Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique (AB)
• Sat, 11 - Germany, Hannover, Swiss Life Hall

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