Kasabian have announced an autumn arena tour.
The rockers – who had the honour of closing this year’s Glastonbury festival on sunday night (29.06.14) – are set to embark on an arena tour of the UK and Ireland this November – including a five-night stint at the O2 Brixton academy.
The tour is sure to be a hit after the four-piece band secured their fourth consecutive number one album ‘48.13’ this year and played a homecoming show at Leicester’s Victoria Park to a crowd of 50,000 fans.
Meanwhile, lead singer Tom Meighan, became visibly emotional as the band brought the iconic Worthy Farm event in Somerset, South West England to a close.
He said during the performance: "Ten years ago we opened The Other Stage – we’d been up all night of course. Seriously, thank you for this."
Kasabian performed fan favourites like ‘Shoot The Runner’, which featured a sample of Kanye West’s ‘Black Skinhead’ and ‘Processed Beats’, while at another point, guitarist Serge Pizzorno performed a bluesy cover of Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’ with just a guitar and a trumpet, while Tom left the stage for a break.
The 50,000-strong crowd were treated to a surprise appearance from ‘Mighty Boosh’ joker Noel Fielding during ‘Vlad The Impaler’.
Dressed in a turban with blood streaked across his face, Noel bounded across the stage in a cape as Tom chanted "Bobby Womack see you on the other side", a tribute to the legendary soul singer who passed away on Friday (27.06.14).
Kasabian finished their stellar set with a cover of Fatboy Slim’s ‘Praise You’ and ‘L.S.F’.
The full tour dates are:
Nov 19 – Glasgow, The SSE Hydro
Nov 21 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
Nov 22 – Birmingham, LG Arena
Nov 23 – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
Nov 25 – Bournemouth – International Centre
Nov26 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
Nov 28 – Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
Dec 1,2,4,5,6 – London, O2 Brixton Academy
Dec 8 – Dublin, The O2
Dec 9 – Belfast, Odyssey Arena
Dec 11 – Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
Dec 12 – Manchester, Phones 4U Arena
Kasabian follow Glastonbury with arena tour
