Kaiser Chiefs announce 2025 UK outdoor show tour to celebrate 20 years of ‘Employment’

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Kaiser Chiefs have announced an outdoor show tour for 2025 to celebrate 20 years of their debut album ‘Employment’.The Leeds band will be playing a total of eight huge shows next summer, including an already-announced homecoming show in Leeds, and appearances at Kendal Calling, Boardmasters Festival and Port Talbot’s In It Together.In addition, they will play outdoor shows in Bristol, Edinburgh, Brighton and at London’s Alexandra Palace Park.

Check out the full list below. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 9am on November 8, and you can get yours here.We've seen your comments and we're excited to announce that we're adding some more headline shows to celebrate 20 years of Employment.

We're also playing some festivals next year. pic.twitter.com/NQzrvlrfUL— Kaiser Chiefs (@KaiserChiefs) November 1, 2024MAY 202523 – Port Talbot, In It Together31 – Leeds, Temple Newsam ParkJUNE 202526 – Bristol, Bristol SoundsJULY4 – Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle19 – London, Alexandra Palace Park27 – Brighton, Brighton Beach31 – Cumbria, Kendal CallingAUGUST8 – Newquay, Boardmasters FestivalSpeaking about the shows, the band have said: “20 years ago, a brand new song by a brand new band was released. ‘I Predict A Riot’ was the start of something really special for some musicians from Leeds.

And the album that followed, ‘Employment’, changed our lives and has soundtracked the lives of millions of others since 2005.”“In 2025 we are saluting 20 years of that album and everyone is invited.