Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has made an honest admission about the band’s ‘ups and downs’ as they prepare for a major Leeds homecoming show.
Leeds First Direct Arena will welcome a Kaiser Chiefs headline performance on Saturday, November 12. Ahead of the gig, the Leeds indie icons are working on new material and have gone back to their roots.
Ricky explained: “For the first time in a long time we have teamed up with the two guys who originally signed us to B Unique. They’ve watched us grow, seen our ups and downs, and in many ways understand us better than we do.”
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Ahead of their Leeds show, part of a major UK arena tour, the Kaisers have released new single How 2 Dance - their first offering from a forthcoming new record. The song has been produced by Amir Amor from Rudimental.
“We really wanted to make a song that put together all the things we were trying to get right over the last three records,” Ricky explained. “I hope to hear it at weddings, on the radio, and in the last remaining indie discos across the land.”
Ricky added: “It’s about letting go, not worrying about what other people think you should be doing. It may not be the smoothest of journeys, but sometimes you need a bit of turbulence to remind you that you are flying.”
Tour dates
If you’d love to see Kaiser Chiefs on tour then they are playing lots of UK venues later this year. As well as Leeds, you’ll be able to see them play in Birmingham, Glasgow and Liverpool among other locations.
Fans look set to enjoy sets filled with classic songs and the band are currently also working on new material. You can see the full list of tour dates below:
- The O2, London - November 5
- Newcastle O2 City Hall - November 7
- Hull Bonus Arena - November 8
- Liverpool M&S Bank Arena - November 10
- Glasgow OVO Hydro - November 11
- Leeds First Direct Arena - November 12
- Brighton Centre - November 14
- Plymouth Pavilions - November 15
- Bournemouth International Centre - November 17
- Birmingham Utilita Arena - November 18
- Nottingham Motorpoint Arena - November 19
You’ll be able to get tickets from Gigs and Tours as well as Ticketmaster.
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