Kaiser Chiefs: Last News

Kaiser Chiefs‘ Ricky Wilson has spoken about how he no longer drinks before going on stage, in an effort to keep from disappointing fans.Speaking to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, he said: “I don’t drink before going on stage because I don’t want to let anyone down. If we’d come up in the ’90s I’d be on a yacht or dead.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Kaiser Chiefs‘ ‘I Predict A Riot’ – watch it below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.In recent weeks, they’ve covered ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins and Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’; last week’s cover saw the pair deliver their take on Green Day’s ‘Basket Case’.For their reworking of ‘I Predict A Riot’, taken from the Leeds band’s 2005 debut album ‘Employment’, the pair take to the kitchen once more, with a backdrop which includes a painting of a lighthouse alongside the word “Hope”.Fripp, donning a blue waistcoat, yellow tie, and a black stripe of eye makeup, with his hair styled in a small mohawk, plays guitar to the left of the screen, while Willcox, wearing a black body suit, sings from behind some makeshift paper waves.“This weeks sunday lunch is really a belter – and we predict a lot more than a riot!!” Willcox captioned the new video.You can watch their latest cover below:Back in August, Willcox released her 16th studio album ‘Posh Pop’, which she previewed with the single ‘Levitate’ featuring Simon Darlow and Bobby Willcox.Discussing the album in an interview with NME, Willcox explained how it came about. “When COVID stopped everything last year, it allowed me to concentrate on writing and recording the next album,” she said.

Kaiser Chiefs have unveiled details of a huge winter area tour. Tickets will be available here from March 25.The band will tour with The Fratellis and The Sherlocks this November and tickets for the gigs will be available from March 25 at 9am here.Speaking about the new tour, Kaiser Chiefs said: “It’s been a while but we’re going on tour in November and can’t wait to see you all again.

Kaiser Chiefs and Jake Bugg are set to headline At Ease, a brand new festival that will be held in Suffolk this summer.The event takes place between August 26-28 and will be staged in Thetford’s Euston Park. It will raise money for two charities: Sporting Force and My Black Dog.Kaiser Chiefs and Jake Bugg will top the bill over the weekend, and will be joined by Happy Mondays, Natalie Imbruglia, The Bootleg Beatles, Noasis, Abba Gold and many more.The festival will also feature two days of guest conversations with live discussions on mental health and wellbeing, kids entertainment from Horrible Histories and Fireman Sam, family workshops, fairground rides, vintage stores, wellness treatments, daily yoga, street food and other attractions.A post shared by At Ease Festival (@ateasefestival)Tickets for the festival go on sale at 9am this Friday (February 25) and will be available to purchase here.

Ricky Wilson has revealed that Kaiser Chiefs have been in the studio with Chic’s Nile Rodgers, working on new music.Speaking to BANG Showbiz (via Contactmusic), Wilson said “there is always an album on the horizon,” but the band needs to figure out “how far the horizon is.”“We have a lot of material,” he continued before revealing they’ve “just been in the studio last week with Nile Rodgers and been writing stuff with him.”He went on to say he didn’t know when they’d be releasing new music but “you’ll probably hear something from those sessions in spring.”Kaiser Chiefs last released an album in 2019, with ‘Duck’.

Kaiser Chiefs‘ frontman said in a new interview that his attempts to write a novel led him to writing songs suitable for children’s ears because he noticed how many of the sentences rhymed naturally.He told The Sun: “I’ve written a children’s record, which I don’t think many people have. I started writing a book because I was enjoying the freedom of not having to think about going on tour.“I thought, ‘I’m going to write a fantastic novel’.

Kaiser Chiefs star Ricky Wilson has debuted a special lockdown re-recording of the band’s hit single Oh My God.

Lewis Capaldi has been confirmed to be one of the performer’s at the UK’s first ever virtual festival.The Before You Go hitmaker will perform an intimate set as part of the Barclaycard-backed Share The Stage gigs, alongside up-and-coming talent to help boost their careers.The virtual festival will also feature pre-recorded performances from the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Bastille and Mabel.Attendees won’t have to go very far to experience the stars’ biggest hits hits as the series of sets will be broadcast in living rooms across the country across July and August.Speaking to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, Lewis said he couldn’t wait to shine the light on new talent, and return the favour that was once given to him.The star, who has been

Kaiser Chiefs rocker Ricky Wilson’s fan base apparently reaches beyond the grave, as the singer has revealed he used a medium to contact late actor Gene Wilder, who may or may not have loved his music.Ricky, 42, has debuted season two of his popular podcast Pop Detective, which sees him team up with broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn to get to the bottom of the most intriguing musical mysteries.Whether that’s to find out if Jennifer Lopez really insured her famous bum for $1 million or whether Avril Lavigne died and was cloned by a woman called Melissa – none of which are true, FYI.