Kasabian have been confirmed as one of the headline acts for this years free iTunes Festival. The Leicester rockers join the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Beady Eye, Glasvegas and White Lies as part of the month-long festival and will headline London’s Roundhouse on Friday 29th July. Speaking about the Roundhouse show, the band said: “We…
Kasabian have today announced the full details of their much anticipated fourth album. The Leicester rockers have revealed the album will be called Velociraptor!, and will be released on 19 September. The album is available to pre-order at their official site now, and comes with an instant download of the albums first single ‘Switchblade Smiles’…
Kasabian – Sheffield O2 Academy, Sat 4 June For a band who could easily sell out arenas and stadiums, Kasabian raised a few eyebrows when they announced their only non-festival appearances this summer would be four intimate warm-up shows. Those raised eyebrows inverted into frowns of frustration for most of Kasabian’s fans as the predicted…
Kasabian – 48:13 Columbia Release date: 9 June 4/5 In a recent feature on Kasabian by The Guardian’s Caspar Llewellyn Smith, the writer explains how in a recent meeting he told Serge how terrible his band is, and that they are “solely responsible for every failure of contemporary rock’n’roll.” (link) Later on Caspar dials…
Kasabian have made their new album 48:13 available to stream online ahead of its release next week. The album can now be streamed in full via iTunes Radio here: 48:13 – Kasabian 48:13 is the Leicester band’s fifth studio album and features the single ‘eez-eh‘ as well as other previously aired tracks ‘stevie’ and ‘bumblebee‘….
It’s June! Time for sun, festivals, BBQs, beer gardens and the World Cup! It’s also time for some very exciting-looking new albums. Last month saw the release of big albums from the likes of The Horrors, Gruff Rhys, The Black Keys, Chromeo, Coldplay and Echo and The Bunneymen – so June has got its work…
This is a song that will make fans of Kasabian give a collective, expletive-ridden ‘WTF’, as this, on first listen, is a very eccentric track that will grate. However, after a few listens it proves to be a really catchy, experimental number with echoes of Hot Chip in its electronic vibe. The beats, free-flowing lyrical…
*** UPDATE 22 MAY *** With the presale tickets now all gone, it’s time to focus on the general sale. Both standing and seated tickets for the show at Plymouth Pavilions go on general sale tomorrow (Friday 23 May) at 9am. Here’s the link to buy them: [box type=”info”] >>> Buy general sale tickets from…
The Libertines comeback just got a bit bigger as the reformed rockers have just been confirmed as a headliner for Spanish festival Benicassim. The band announced their reunion last month and will headline Hyde Park as part of the British Summer Time series of shows there – their first performance together for over four years….
Kasabian were in the Later… With Jools Holland studio last night, and took the opportunity to debut a brand new track from their upcoming album called ‘Bumblebee’. The new track is a typically epic and powerful rock song – pretty much exactly what you would expect from Kasabian – and already seems destined to be…
