Kasabian spill the beans ahead of Newcastle gig

THERE'S something about Kasabian guitarist Serge that makes you believe in what he says.
Serge Pizzorno is so passionate about his music it's hard not to warm to him, and when he says he loves Newcastle, I believe him."It sounds actually corny like I say it about everywhere we go, but when you drive into Newcastle there is something phenomenal about it - the bridges - I just actually buzz off it."We played here a few months ago and it was definitely the loudest crowd we have ever had, if we had a decibel reading it would have been off the scale."Following on from their current stint supporting Oasis on their massive stadium tour, Kasabian are calling in at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena tonight (Tuesday)."Doing the stadium tour was fantastic - we're sad that Oasis have split up, but it'll be amazing to see what they both do now, as they're geniuses."So are the rumours that Noel Gallagher is joining the band true?"It would be a great laugh, it would be amazing - but no, I don't think it's going to happen."But it seems these indie rockers don't need the help (or hinderance?) of the Oasis boys, as they scooped the Q award for best album for West Pauper Lunatic Asylum last week."It was great to win, because you never make an album to win an award so it's great, as well I think the best album award is the best one to win, as it means the most."The bizarre name for the album comes from a real asylum that existed in the 18th century. Although the album has nothing to do with the real asylum, Serge says there's a fine line between genius and madness, which is what prompted them to plump for the title."I think music is a form of madness, and it is escapism because people can listen to music and not be in this world."Reality can be kind of mundane and on a weekend it's nice to get out of your mind and numb yourself."We called it that because we wanted it to be like the music is coming from an asylum made by the patients who are going out of their minds.""It was the most challenging album we have made - the previous albums were more easy to get into, but this one was much more challenging but seems to have actually connected with people - which is great."The band are now promoting their award-winning album and are in the middle of a massive UK tour that promises to deliver the same awe-inspiring feeling as the stadium tour."For the tour, the asylum is really coming into town! I don't want to give too much away, but it is about bringing the album to life. People are going to have a really good time and that is what we want."You have to be built for touring - sometimes we bring friends along for a couple of days, and when they leave they're always like 'how do you do it?'"I think you get used to it, I enjoy going on a bus with my pals and playing rock and roll."And one of those pals is the Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding.The kooky celeb who is a firm fan of the band, currently appeared in their video for Vlad the Impaler - to rave reviews."I have known Noel a few years, and he was going to do the artwork for the Vlad the Impaler single, then one of his friends said wouldn't it be great if you did a video like you'd found an old tape in someone's garage of a horror film that no one had ever seen."He thought it would be amazing - and there's no better person to play Vlad than Noel - he loved it, and it's great to work with people you admire."Just working with Noel is an honour because he is a fantastic person - he's magical."We'd love to be in The Mighty Boosh, but it has to be written in, so we'll see."When the UK tour comes to an end, the band is off to Japan and Australia, before eventually settling down to write some more music."We have to play this album to all the people before we can put it to rest and start working on anything else, but I've got some ideas already."I already can't wait to see what those ideas are.

Kasabian's: Football Guitar Hero

Kasabian rock band have come up with a dream combination football powered Guitar Hero - as they promote their new single 'Underdog'.The ingenious stunt, which can be seen below, took five young footballers a mammoth four hours to master, the pair eventually managed a run through with 76 per cent accuracy on the seventeenth attempt. Leicester-band Kasabian's career has long gone hand-in-hand with their love of the Foxes, they currently chose to celebrate their Best Album Q Award by taking in Leicester's 1-0 victory over Reading at the Madejski Stadium. And don't forget that the band have got a history of hitting the target themselves, their guitarist Serge Pizzorno, who sounds like a footballer, scored the greatest ever goal on Soccer AM's Road to Wembley, which can also be viewed below.

KASABIAN INTERVIEW: Talk in football

Kasabian TOP Brit band have spoken exclusively to the News of the World about their love of Leicester City, football and touring with Oasis.
Tom Meighan and Chris Edwards took time out ahead of their upcoming tour to discuss a number of topics including how football has influenced their music and the joys of following Leicester in The Championship.
They would love to play a gig at The Walkers Stadium and answer the burning question would they rather be a rock star or a Premier League footballer?
"The real glory and the real football," is at Championship level, according to Tom, even though he is delighted with the news of the possible signing of Edgar Davids and feels the Foxes are well capable of getting promotion.
The boys also discuss their feelings for other sports and the prowess of the band members at football.

Won a Q Awards to Kasabian, U2 and Lily Allen

U2, Kasabian, Lily Allen and Lady GaGa, the results of the QAwards have been released and they have all lifted gongs.
The Best Track award Lily Allen won for her song The Fear, while U2’s album The Unforgettable Fire took the Classic Album prize.
Lady GaGa won a gong for Best Video, for her song Just Dance, while R&B star The Breakthrough Artist of 2009 Mr Hudson was named.
Kasabian were another band to be victorious, lifting the Best Album accolade for their West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum track.
Edwyn Collins, Marianne Faithfull and The Specials were others to be recognised at this year’s Q Awards, which took place today, October 26, in London.
The full list of winners is as follows. Best New Act was won by White Lies; Breakthrough Artist was lifted by Mr Hudson; Best Track was won by Lily Allen for her song The Fear; Best Video went to Lady Gaga for Just Dance; Best Live Act was won by Artic Monkeys; Best Album was won by Kasabian for West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum; and Best Act In The World Today was lifted by Muse.
The Classic Song award went to Frankie Goes To Hollywood for Relax; the Q Classic Album was won by U2 for The Unforgettable Fire; Innovation In Sound was won by Sonic Youth; the Classic Songwriter award was won by Yusuf Islam; The Q Idol award was lifted by Spandau Ballet; the Outstanding Contribution To Music was won by Robert Plant; The Q Inspiration Award was won by The Specials; The Q Icon accolade was won by Marianne Faithfull and the Q Legend award was picked up by Edwyn Collins.
Comedian Al Murray, who dressed as his Pub Landlord character, presented the awards, and made the comment that 2009 was a poor year for music because of the “sad demise of Oasis".

Kasabian: Kasabian Talks About New Album 'Lunatic Asylum'

"West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum"with the quirky title, fans and critics alike have been trying to figure out what British rock band Kasabian's latest album is actually about. But frontman Tom Meighan says the title has no relation to anything, other than "it's the words that I actually like.""I like the idea of madness, and music kind of entwines. If you call an album that, it pretty much gives you the freedom to go wherever you want. That's what I was interested in," he said in an e-mail interview."West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum," the band's third album, topped the U.K. charts this June. Meighan says guitarist Sergio Pizzorno was inspired to make the album after watching a TV show about a mental asylum."One night, Serge watched a program on a mental asylum on TV, and he had this thing to make an album that's really out there and the journey. It's the kind of thing, (where) each song's different and has a change characteristic and that's how it happened," he said.With dark, electronica songs "Underdog," "Vlad the Impaler" and "Fire," the album is nothing like the rock music their fans are used to.Critics gave mixed reviews, but Kasabian is not affected by them."It's an album with 12 really good songs on it, that's all to me what it is. It just throws it into another world and it's completely different to the first two records, which is what we're about," Meighan said. Kasabian was formed in Leicester in 1999, with Meighan on vocals, Pizzorno on guitar and Chris Edwards on bass. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Kasabian, who won the Best Live Act award at the 2007 NME Awards, impressed Korean fans when they performed at the Pentaport Rock Festival in 2007.Meighan says it was also an "amazing" experience for the band to perform here. "The energy there was, you know, monstrous," he added.Although there's no word on a Kasabian concert in Seoul anytime soon, Meighan said fans can always expect their shows to be magical. "You can literally be on fire," he said.Amid their success, Kasabian still manages to keep it real. The secret, Meighan says, is "you just gotta be yourself."

over US success, Kasabian not fussed

Kasabian's Tom Meighan has said he is not fussed about breaking America because he can't be bothered to tour there.
Tom told #5 magazine: "I'm not a**ed about it mate, the record (West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum) went to No 98 on the Billboard which is s**t, sold about 10,000.
"To break America you have to tour the motherf****r, and that takes a lot of time, it's massive..."
Tom added: "No one butthe breaking America Coldplay and U2. It might happen, but we're certainly not going to different what we do. We're so dangerous for them, and we're not going to become non confrontational."
The Shoot The Runner rocker also said Kasabian couldn't fill the void left by Oasis' split as the two bands are too change.
He said: "Well everyone keeps tipping us to fill the void, but you can't fill that void. Oasis are a big, anthemic sing along band, while we're more of a dance along band, we're completely different. If you're gonna call them The Beatles, then we're the Stones, you know what I mean?"

Add an extra date to UK tour, Kasabian

Mercury Award nominees add one more date to their November tour.

UK arena tour to Kasabian are set to cap aff an unblievable year, and have this week added one extra date to next month’s jolly around the country a closing gig in Bournemouth.
This summer has seen the four piece from Leicester play to over a million fans this summer, featuring a 20 date sold out tour, 9 massive stadium dates with Oasis and a Glastonbury show as special guests to Bruce Springsteen.
Next month’s tour dates are as follows, with tickets to all shows priced at £25.00 plus fees.
Tue 10th November – NEWCASTLE, Metro Radio Arena
Wed 11th November – ABERDEEN, AECC [Sold Out]
Thu 12th November – GLASGOW, SECC [Sold Out]
Sat 14th November – LONDON, Wembley Arena [Sold Out]
Sun 15th November – LONDON, Wembley Arena
Mon 16th November – LIVERPOOL, Echo Arena
Wed 18th November – NOTTINGHAM, Trent FM Arena
Thu 19th November – BIRMINGHAM, NIA
Fri 20th November – MANCHESTER, MEN
Sun 22nd November – CARDIFF, International Arena [Sold Out]
Mon 23rd November – SHEFFIELD, Arena
Newly added date
Wed 25th November – BOURNEMOUTH, BIC

Bournemouth date added Kasabian Expand UK Arena

Kasabian have confirmed Leicester indie giants details of an extra date on their forthcoming UK arena tour.
With Oasis out of action, Kasabian are preparing to step into their role as the UK's most raucous group.
Manchester band of the long time friend, Kasabian Noel Gallagher invited currently to join them on their forthcoming tour. Whether or not the Oasis man accepts, the new dates feature some of the biggest headline shows in their career.
Date with a opening is Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena Kasabian are set to travel across the country, playing two nights in Wembley Arena. Relishing their status as one of the UK's biggest acts, they group have now added an extra tour date.
Kasabian will now finish their UK tour on November 25th in Bournemouth's BIC venue. Show tickets will go on sale on Wednesday (October 7th).
One of the biggest years the new tour complete in the career of Kasabian. The band released their latest album 'West Ryder Pauper Asylum' to widespread acclaim and supported Oasis on an enormous UK tour.
Growing used to playing enormous arenas Kasabian also performed a handful of festival dates, with the band entertaining thousands of fans throughout the summer.
Kasabian are set to play the following shows:
November

10 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena11 Aberdeen AECC12 Glasgow SECC14 London Wembley Arena15 London Wembley Arena18 Nottingham Trent FM Arena19 Birmingham NIA20 Manchester MEN22 Cardiff International Arena23 Sheffield Arena25 Bournemouth BIC

Liam Gallagher Buzzing About Saving The Honeybees

Now that his brother has quit Oasis and kasabian is off possibly working with and likely lining up all sorts of cool, non Oasis stuff, Liam Gallagher has tapped into his softer side by throwing his support to the campaign to save Britain’s honeybees, which are slowly dying out.
The singer had become more aware of the bees dire condition after the use of honey helped him cure a throat virus that forced Oasis to pull out of the V Festival in August. It’s now a particular cause for Gallagher who is also lending his support to the new film The Vanishing of the Bees, set for release in the UK next week.
The Brit rocker even teamed up with a man wearing a giant bee outfit to promote the film this week.
Said Gallagher: “I like honey. If it weren’t for honey, I’d have a rough voice.”
If you weren’t aware, the bees are responsible for pollinating around 1/3 of the UK’s food; a further drop in the bee population could be bad news for the country’s agriculture industry. The cause remains unclear for the falling honeybee numbers, but scientists are focusing on increased use of pesticides and climate change as possible factors.

Gallagher to join Kasabian on tour?

Noel Gallagher – who quit Oasis last month after a furious row with brother, and the pair’s frontman, Liam will appear with Kasabian on their forthcoming UK tour.Frontman Tom Meighan said: “We’ve got our arena tour in November. Noel will be calling us up nearer the time for sure saying, ‘Lads, I’m going to come perform with you on tour.’“He’s a performing machine, and loves playing live so he jumps at the chance whenever he can join us.”Tom also revealed the band may also record a track with Noel in the future.He said: “We’d love to do a track with him. Never say never. But at the moment he’s concentrating on his solo stuff and we’re busy as ever.”Kasabian supported Oasis on their current UK tour before the ‘Wonderwall’ rockers cancelled a number of gigs after rending in August. However, Tom admits he didn’t see any signs they were going to split.He said: “Oasis were at the pinnacle of the music world for 16 years and despite touring with them this year, we didn’t see any signs that they were falling apart.”

'piss-up in a brewery' Kasabian, Dizzee Rascal play Guinness'

Bands celebrate 250th anniversary of Irish beer in Dublin.

Kasabian, Estelle, Tom Jones and Dizzee Rascal played a show in Guinness' Dublin brewery this evening (September 24).The acts came together at the St James's Gate Brewery for the main Arthur's Day show, part of a series of shows being held across the Irish capital to mark 250 years of the stout. With the drinks flowing, creating the preverbial 'piss up in a brewery', the bands performed on a makeshift stage in Hop Store 12 at the west Dublin complex, marking the 250th anniversary of Arthur Guinness signing a 9,000 year lease on the site.Jones opened the event after a toast to the Guinness founder at precisely 17:59 (reflecting the year the brewery opened), followed by Estelle, who had the crowd jumping around to the likes of 'American Boy'. A shirtless Dizzee Rascal followed, playing a hit heavy set including the likes of 'Holiday' and closer 'Bonkers', ahead of headliners Kasabian.Opening with 'Underdog', the Leicester band played a sharp 35 minute set which featured 'Empire', 'Club Foot', 'Fire' and closer 'LSF'.Kasabian played:'Underdog''Where Did All The Love Go?''Shoot The Runner''Club Foot''Empire''Fire''LSF'At the same time as the main gig, a series of shows were staged across the Irish capital, featuring over 60 artists playing in 33 venues, ranging from concert halls to tiny pubs.Among those playing were The Enemy, Razorlight, Fionn Regan, Natalie Imbruglia, Richard Hawley, Roots Manuva and Supergrass offshoot The Hot Rats.Events to mark the anniversary were also taking place across the globe, with Sean Paul playing in Lagos, while Black Eyed Peas were in Kuala Lumpur. A Guinness show was also held in New York.
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Arctic Monkeys lead Q award lists, Oasis also star

LONDON (Reuters Life!) Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys lead this year's Q Awards with four nominations, while Oasis, who currently announced their split, are up for two prizes.
Among other artists with multiple nominations for the music publication's annual awards were U2, Florence & The Machine, The Prodigy, Kasabian and Dizzee Rascal. The prizes are handed out on October 26.
Arctic Monkeys, who have just released their third album, appear on the shortlist for best track ("Crying Lightning"), best live act, best album ("Humbug") and best act in the world.
Manchester's Oasis have been nominated for best live act and best act in the world, despite songwriter and guitarist Noel Gallagher announcing last month that he had quit the band due to a bust up with his brother and frontman Liam.
"The nominations are compiled from votes cast in their thousands by Q's readers, listeners, viewers and online users, so they reflect the choice of the nation's music fans," said Q Magazine editor-in-chief Paul Rees.
Following are the nominations:
Best New Act:
White Lies; Friendly Fires; Empire Of The Sun; Passion Pit; The Dead Weather

Guy wants Kasabian

The "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" director has earmarked them as possible collaborators on a new project.
Madonna's former husband says he is a big fan of the band's new album, which was amongst the nominees for last week's Mercury Prize.
"The Kasabian album 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum' is the best thing I have heard this year. I've have been playing it non stop", he told a UK tabloid.
Ritchie said, "I'd love to meet up with the band. The music on the latest album is like a film soundtrack. He's a talented bloke, Serge (Pizzorno)"

Ritchie needs to work with Kasabian

British film director Guy Ritchie needs to work with guitarist Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian for his next film.
"The Kasabian album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the good thing I have heard this year. I've have been playing it non-stop. I'd love to meet up with the band. The music on the latest album is like a film soundtrack. He's a talented bloke, Serge," thesun.co.uk quoted Ritchie as saying.
Serge is a movie fan and is obesessed with late director Stanley Kubrick. He lookes old movies while the band is on tour.
He needs to work on movie scores and has revealed that the latest album is based on a national movie. Serga said, "I definitely would like to sit down and organise a movie. Anything from an arthouse film, a really small budget film, to a huge James Bond theme,"

Calif. AG to rejection of medical claims

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Jerry Brown is looking into claims that the state's top health insurers reject about 20 percent of medical claims.
In a statement, Brown says substitute in his office are launching an independent research because a high denial rate advises the system itself is nonadaptive.
AG spokesman Scott Gerber says the research comes on the heels of a Los Angeles Times report that the state's largest health insurers reject up to 39.6 percent of claims.
California Association of Health Plans spokeswoman Nicole Kasabian Evans told the Times that health plans stay by contracts and there are logical reasons to deny claims.

the Civic, Kasabian swagger

“So did you miss us at the V Festival?” Tom Meighan asked the sold out Civic, prompting the city’s longest composite ‘Yesss’ since Wolves won promotion.
And for anyone who suffered Oasis’ grudging and soulless set at Weston Park, this was the perfect antidote.
From the minute Meighan blustered on stage newly trimmed and looking like a slicked up Russell Crowe he grouped any doubts that a current swine flu scare had dimmed his innate likeability and raucous stage presence. “Yes, I’m alive,” he beamed.
Epic opener Underdog set the standard and, having acquired the ‘difficult third album’ syndrome with ease, Kasabian were able to cherry pick a catalogue now incomparable by any band since The Stone Roses.

Cue big stomping anthems, almost all of which turned into sing along, clap along fan fests with the whole venue joining in, except the security staff, who bottled their big moment, to pantomime boos from everyone else.
The set was faultless, with ‘Where did all the love go’ and ‘Fire’ raising the bar ever higher. Time, unhappily , flew past. So much so that when Club Foot kicked in, it still felt like the center order.
In fact it was the set closer, giving way to a storming repeat of Stuntman, followed by a reprise of their Glastonbury showpiece as Candi Staton’s ‘You got the love’ bled seamlessly into a memorably rousing LSF.
As the band left a sea of smiling faces in their wake, Meighan shouted above the cheers: “We need you to make us the most important band in Britain.”

Oasis tag, "Lad rock" kings Kasabian reject

TOKYO (Reuters) - British band Kasabian have the local bomb squad's number on speed dial, but the new kings of "lad rock" insist their hell raising days are behind them.
Short listed for the prestigious Mercury Prize after their third album, "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum," recently greatest he charts, the psychedelic rockers flatly reject comparisons to another, globally conquering all mail Bitish band that also has its fair share of awards: Oasis.
"People say we're going to be the new Oasis but we're not," Kasabian vocalist Tom Meighan told Reuters during a recent trip to Tokyo.
"There is no new Oasis. We can't be Oasis because they've done it. Oasis were giants in the '90s. It's nice when people say it, but they're kind of missing the point."
Kasabian approvaled Oasis in a series of stadium shows in Britain over the summer before flying to Japan to acomplish at the summer Sonic music festival, but Meighan said this was for the band's own good.
"We played in front of almost a million people in three weeks," said the 28 year old "The record was just out, so it's the best promotion you can get. You do it, don't you?"
Meighan accepted kasabian used to be "terrors" on tour and trouble has sought them out in unusual ways: guitarist Sergio Pizzorno found a live World War Two shell in his garden.
But now Meighan believes the band has grown up, with the critically acclaimed "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum" marking a proveing point for the musicians who hail from Leicester, England.

Arctic Monkeys: Make Kasabian sick

The Arctic Monkeys' favorite karaoke songs make Kasabian guitar player Serge Pizzorno vomit.The "Crying Lightning" rockers often sing along to Craig David tracks in karaoke bars, and during one impromptu gig Pizzorno had to rush to the toilet to be physically sick because it sounded so dangerous.Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner said: "It either goes one way or the other doesn't it, the Craig David songs. I think me and Matt Helders did a set of Craig's "Seven Days" and it really made Serge from Kasabian sick. He really threw up. He left to be sick."But the stomach churning incident didn't stop the band which is embraced of Alex, drummer Matt, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley from taking the microphone again during a night out at the Joshua Tree Saloon bar, in California.Matt who along with his bandmates recorded their latest LP "Humbug" at a nearby studio said: "I sang Craig David on karaoke recently just to lighten the mood a bit. But it was a very dangerous move. It was near an army base and there weren't many people there happily, but it was the kind of place where 'Seven Days' worked. I didn't same look at the screen once, I knew all the words!"Meanwhile, Matt has revealed he is a massive fan of Britney Spears.He explained: "I went to see Britney Spears at The O2. It was excellant. I'd never been to anything like that before, it blew my mind. I went with music producer James Ford, we were in the front row and she was eyeing him up. There was this one act where this big footage frame gets erected in front of us. We were thinking, 'Ooh, I good if she's going to come out of there!' She comes and stood on this footage frame and well blinked at Ford! I were miffed.'

Kasabian given swine flu

Kasabian have been given the all clear by doctors after bridal members fell ill during their tour and it was feared they had swine flu.
Frontman Tom Meighan was taken to hospital in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week, according to The Sun.
The band members were showing symptoms similar to swine flu but their spokeswoman confirmed that they did not in argument have the bug.

Japan to drum up business to British music executives head

British rock band Kasabian perform at the Summer Sonic 2009 festival near Tokyo. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

in the Tokyo have a 30 british companies this week on a government sponsored mission to break into the huge, but notoriously tough, Japanese music market. Executives from small Freedom UK labels are thinking to build on the success of major British acts to carve out a niche in Japan, after the US the world second biggest music market.

The consumer mission, arranged by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the government body, and trade group the BPI, comes at an uncertain time for the British record industry

In the first six months of this year UK music sales shrank by 7.3% from a year earlier, according to the BPI. CD album sales were down 13% from the same time last year, although a boom in digital downloads softened the blow.

The US market while British artists have increased there share over the past four year, they have struggled to gain a foothold in Japan.

Homegrown Japanese artists account for 80% of sales, but even in the country's international music market, UK artists account for only 25% well behind US artists

Kasbian want to Dominate the world

The British rockers, whose third album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is up for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, will have their schedules filled with shows for the rest of the year.

"Well, we've got a tour in November, an arena tour in November and we're going around the world 15 times before then and then maybe, hopefully try and get to Saturn at some point because we've not played there yet," lead guitarist Sergio Pizzorno joked.


Tom Meighan hailed the band's Camden Roundhouse gig last night (July 22) as "f***ing emotional" and "amazing".The band were playing the show to an audience filled with competition winners, as part of the iTunes Live festival.Frontman Meighan was visibly awed to see so many of the audience singing along to newer tracks 'Where Did All The Love Go?' and 'Take Aim', clapping them along and showing his appreciation by saying "You're in fine voice Roundhouse!" after the former.Kasabian played a raft of tracks from third album 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum', which was nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize earlier this week (July 21), and although they didn't mention that specifically, the band we're in celebratory mood throughout the gig.

The band were joined by a trumpet player for several songs, including fan favourite 'The Doberman', which saw Meighan jokingly square up to the musician at the end of the track, standing directly opposite him with his arms crossed to show his appreciation.

Kasabian declared Australia tour this August

Kasabian, the enormous heretics of British rock and one of the UK’s most up-to-date bands have fired their way back into 2009 with their 3rd studio album The West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum debuting at #1 in the UK album charts and #11 in the ARIA album charts this week. This is their second #1 album in the UK and their first album to crack the Top 15 Australian charts.

The band who are presently on tour in the UK and who will also be performing select dates with Oasis as well as marking on the Summer festival circuit in Europe. Tom Meighan and Serge Pizzorno from the band will be coming to Australia as part of a promotional tour in mid August.

Kasabian devoted show to fan took life in car accident

Kasabian rewarded their compliments to one of their lover who died in a car accident at the weekend by dedicating the song to her.

Jennifer John from London was driving a car to the band's Eden Project gig in Cornwall on Saturday the 4th of July when the misfortune occurred. Her passenger remains in intensive care.

The group said that they were overwhelmed by the news of John's death, and devoted last night's (July 7) show at the Cambridge Corn Exchange to her.

Frontman Tom Meighan wrote on Kasabian.co.uk that "Jennifer was always at our gigs. She'll be particularly fail to spot by me, the group and many others."

According to The Sun, John was caught up in a collide on the M5 while en route to the show.

Kasabian shoot The Runner lyrics

Shoot the runner
Shoot shoot the runner
I'm a king and she's my queen

Shoot the runner
Shoot shoot the runner
I'm a king and she's my queen

Dream
Dream again in your way
Always knew that you would
Loose yourself to the scene
Am I only a dream

Shoot the runner
Shoot shoot the runner
I'm a king and she's my queen, Bitch

Bang
Bang away with my Chang (My Chang)
Always know that I can (I Can)
Get your knee's on the floor
Absinth make you may whore

Shoot the runner
Shoot shoot the runner
I'm a king and she's my queen

Shoot the runner
Shoot shoot the runner
I'm a king and she's my queen, Bitch

Kings
Kings may come and then go
By this sword you must know
That all things will come and then pass
Live your days like the last

Kasabian Shoot The Runner lyrics

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A UK tour by Kasabian has been announced, with tickets on sale now. The tour consists of concerts at the following towns and cities:

London Brixton Academy - July 16th and 17th
Wolverhampton Civic Hall - August 24th and 25th
Newcastle Arena - November 10th
Aberdeen Exhibition Centre - November 11th
Glasgow SECC - November 12th
London Wembley Arena - November 14th and 15th
Liverpool Echo Arena - November 16th
Nottingham Arena - November 18th
Birmingham NIA - November 19th
Manchester MEN - November 20th
Cardiff Arena - November 22nd
Sheffield Arena - November 23rd

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Kasabian Music Videos

Year	Song
2004	"Reason Is Treason"
	"Club Foot"
	"L.S.F."
	"Processed Beats"
2005	"Cutt Off"
2006	"Empire"
	"Shoot the Runner"
2007	"Me Plus One"
2009	" Vlad the Impaler"
	"Fire"
	" Underdog"
	"Where Did All The Love Go?"

Kasabian Studio & Live Albums and EPs

Studio albums

• Kasabian (2004) UK #4, IRE #22, FRA #70, NLD #72 , US #94
• Empire (2006) UK #1, IRE #3, NZ #19, SWI #47, FRA #56, AUT #64 , ITA #40 , AUS #67 , US #114
• West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009) UK #1, IRE #4, SWI #27, FRA #30, SPA #92 , AUT #70, AUS #11 , NZ #23 , US #126

Live albums

• Live from Brixton Academy ( July 4, 2005) Arista Records (UK) / BMG/RCA (US) Download only

EPs

• Fast Fuse (13th July, 2007) Limited edition 10-inch
• West Ryder (2009) Published in German magazine Musikexpress, June 2009

Kasabian Albums Covers

Title	Album(s)	Year Released	Original Artist
"Heroes"	Empire / "Empire"	2006	David Bowie, Brian Eno
"Out of Space"	"Cutt Off"	2005	The Prodigy
"Pictures of Matchstick Men"	"Shoot the Runner"	2006	Status Quo
"Runaway"	"Fire"	2009	Del Shannon
"Somebody to Love"	"Me Plus One"	2007	Jefferson Airplane

List of Kasabian Songs

This is a wide-ranging list of songs by English rock band Kasabian. Since forming in 1999, the group have launched three studio albums, one live album and two comprehensive plays (EPs). This list does not have live versions or remixes launched by the band.

Original songs

Song Title	Album(s) / Single(s)	First Released
"55"	"Club Foot"	2005
"Apnoea"	Empire	2006
"Bang"	"Club Foot"	2005
"Beneficial Herbs"	"Cutt Off"	2005
"Black Whistler"	"Empire" / West Ryder	2006
"British Legion"	Empire	2006
"Butcher Blues"	Kasabian	2004
"By My Side"	Empire	2006
"Club Foot"	Kasabian	2004
" Cunny Grope Lane"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Cutt Off"	Kasabian	2004
"Doctor Zapp"	"L.S.F."	2004
"Empire"	Empire	2006
"Fast Fuse"	Fast Fuse / West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2007
"Fire"	West Ryder / West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Happiness"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"I.D."	Kasabian	2004
"Ketang"	Empire / "Empire"	2006
"Lab Twat"	"L.S.F."	2004
"Ladies & Gentlemen (Roll The Dice)"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Last Trip (In Flight)"	Empire	2006
"L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)"	Kasabian	2004
"Me Plus One"	Empire	2006
"Orange"	Kasabian	2004
"Ovary Stripe"	Kasabian	2004
"Pan Am Slit Scan"	"Cutt Off"	2005
"Pinch Roller"	Kasabian	2004
"Processed Beats"	Kasabian	2004
"Reason Is Treason"	Kasabian / "Club Foot"	2004
"Road Kill Café"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum / "Fire"	2009
"Running Battle"	Kasabian	2004
"Sand Clit"	"Club Foot"	2004
"Secret Alphabets"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Seek & Destroy"	Empire	2006
"Shoot the Runner"	Empire	2006
"Stay Away from the Brown Acid (Part 1)"	"Shoot the Runner"	2006
"Stuntman"	Empire	2006
"Sun Rise Light Flies"	Empire	2006
"Swarfiga"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Take Aim"	Fast Fuse (not included) / West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2007
"Test Transmission"	Kasabian	2004
"The Doberman"	Empire	2006
"The Duke"	"Club Foot"	2005
"The Nightworkers"	"Processed Beats"	2004
"Thick As Thieves"	Fast Fuse / West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2007
"Trash Can"	"Club Foot"	2005
"U Boat"	Kasabian	2004
"Underdog"	West Ryder / West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Vlad The Impaler"	West Ryder / West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"West Ryder/Silver Bullet" (feat. Rosario Dawson)	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009
"Where Did All The Love Go?"	West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum	2009

Kasabian Band Members

• Tom Meighan - Lead Vocals (1999 - present)
• Sergio Pizzorno - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals (1999 - present)
• Chris Edwards - Bass (1999 - present)
• Ian Matthews - Drums (2004 - present)

Former members
• Chris Karloff - Lead Guitar & Omnichord (1999-2006)
• Ryan Glover - Drums (1999-2004)

Touring/Additional Members
• Jay Mehler - Rhythm Guitar (2006 - present)
• Ben Kealey (2009 - present)

Kasabian Picture Gallery

Kasabian Biography

An alternative rock band from Leicester, England is a Kasabian. The band contains Tom Meighan (vocals), Sergio Pizzorno (guitar, synths, vocals), Christopher Edwards (bass), Ian Matthews (drums) and touring guitarist Jason Mehler. The group has been evaluated with the likes of Primal Scream, with their similar electronica-indie rock fusion and Oasis, with whom they share their confidence, vision, swagger and rough vocal style.

It has been wonderd that the name “Kasabian” is taken from the getaway driver (named Linda Kasabian) for the Tate murders devoted by the Manson Family.

The band created in 1999 in Leicester, England. Their first album was simply “Kasabian”, and in 2004 inward lacklustre reviews. However, tracks such as Cutt Off and L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever) reached the UK Top 10, and with 2 more Top 20 hits and the album peaking at #4 in the UK Album Chart, they defied the detractord.

The second album, “Empire”, was launched on the 28th of August 2006. The first single from the album, also titled “Empire”, was widely looked upon as a musical success, with its change of beat important of “Take Me Out”, and its catchy chorus. This was then followed by the launch of the single “Shoot The Runner” and most just, “Me Plus One”.

The newest album, “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”, was launched on the 5th of June 2009. The hit single off the album “Fire” was one of the Top 5 singles in the UK charts at the time, reaching #3 in the Official UK Singles Chart.