2011 was the year Leicester lads Kasabian released their fourth album and became arguably the biggest rock band in the country. After West Ryder… established them as a much more inventive and cerebral band than the ‘lad-rock’ naysayers gave them credit for, the superbly titled Velociraptor! upped their populist appeal and added sweeping melodies to […]
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Single Review: Kasabian – ‘eez-eh’
Kasabian have just debuted their massive new single ‘eez-eh’ on Radio 1, and have now made the audio available to stream. Listen to it below and let me know what you think of it in the comments at the bottom: Zane Lowe described ‘eez-eh’ as the biggest lead single Kasabian have released so far, and […]
Watch: Kasabian – ‘Bumblebee’
The press cycle for Kasabian’s latest album 48:13 is starting to wind down now – after the highs of the album hitting number one and the Leicester band basically owning summer with their homecoming show and closing Glastonbury. Next up for them is their sell-out UK tour in autumn, but before that they’ve released a […]
Kasabian, Robert Plant, Beck, Pharrell and more announced for iTunes Festival 2014
Kasabian’s stellar year will continue with a headline slot at this years iTunes Festival at London’s Roundhouse. The Leicester band, who have a number one album, a huge homecoming show, a Glastonbury headline slot and a sold-out UK tour to their name so far in 2014, will play the iTunes Festival on 5 September. Joining […]
Greatest Glastonbury Sets – 2014
Despite the rain and oceans of unspeakable effluence, despite the contentious inclusion of a “real” Metal band and the scandalous accusations suggesting the presence of a Country & Western ventriloquism act (directed at a real life Dolly) and, despite the rather telling lack of lobster and Prosecco to be found among the more up scale […]
Tickets for extra Kasabian date at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on 13 December on sale tomorrow – buy them here
After the original 16 dates of their upcoming UK arena tour sold out in minutes last week, Kasabian announced an extra date for fans who had been unable to get tickets the first time around. The extra gig will take place on Saturday 13 December at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena, and tickets for it go on […]
Kasabian add extra date to UK arena tour – will play Sheffield on 13 December – ticket details
Due to popular demand (which is putting the mad rush for tickets everyone experienced last Friday morning a bit lightly!), Kasabian have added an extra date to their UK tour this winter. On top of the 16 dates that have already sold out, Kasabian will now also play the Sheffield Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 13 […]
Best Songs of 2014… So Far (Part 1)
Every year, as we enter July, I sit down and think about my favourite songs of the year so far, and this year has been no less of a challenge than in previous ones. With over 300 songs downloaded and having listened to probably over 750 new songs this year, whittling them down to just […]
The day Kasabian took over Leicester…
Being a resident of Leicester all my life (save for the obligatory few years away at Uni), I can safely say that the city has never before seen a day like Saturday 21 June 2014. Not only are Kasabian the biggest band to ever come from Leicester, they are also currently one of the biggest […]
Kasabian Summer Solstice support acts announced as Rudimental, Jagwar Ma, Zane Lowe and Beardy Man
As excitement builds ahead of Kasabian’s huge Summer Solstice homecoming gig this weekend in Leicester’s Victoria Park, the band have finally announced who will be their support acts. In a short but sweet post on their official site, the Leicester band announced that support on Saturday will be coming from: Rudimental DJs Jagwar Ma Zane […]