Kasabian's Tom Meighan has become ambassador for soldiers' charity

Kasabian one of the man Tom Meighan has become an ambassador for a soldiers' charity.

After helping to raise money for the band at a arranger head shave night Leicester, organisation of the Support Our Forces the chart topping star are agreed to his return.

Wayne North is a charity committee member gave them three years ago to raise cash only for injured soldiers.

He said member of Kasabian was very delighted, "I've known Tom for a while and saw him at the football one day and asked him if he wanted to do the head shave. It was a fantastic night and to have Tom there was brilliant – he'bos a legend. He's agreed to be an ambassador for the charity, which is great. To have him involved is brilliant. All the Army lads love Kasabian and he said he'd do what he can to support us."

Kasabian perform a new songs at RockNess

Kasabian perform a new songs at RockNess on Monday 13 December. In the Scottish Highlands he revealed the RockNess festival, Scottish Highlands will be one of the first chances hear brand new material live.

According to the news Serge Pizzorno said fans should expect some new additions to the setlist. When asked if Kasabian would be playing new songs at RockNess.
Pizzorno added, "Definitely. There may even be something out by then too. I'd like there to be. I'd love to have something out because it always gets
you going when you're playing the new shit."

Kasabian planning to release new material before 2011 festivals

Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian reveals that he is desperate to release new material before the band play live shows next summer.

For the next year two festivals are confirmed in which Kasabian will headline i.e Rockness and Isle of Weight Festival with the guitarist telling NME fans should be expecting some new additions to the setlists.

When asked if Kasabian would be playing new songs at the festivals, Pizzorno replied: "Definitely. There may even be something out by then too. I'd like there to be. I’d love to [have something out], because it always gets you going when you’re playing the new shit."

Kasabian headline Loch Ness fest

The most beautiful festival in the world this summer will be headlined by Kasabian and the Chemical Brothers.

Both bands will front RockNess on the picturesque banks of Loch Ness in the north of Scotland.

The three-day festival will take place in the village of Dores, close to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, in June.

Tom Meighan Slams Reality Show

Kasabian frontman Tom who expressed that he's loving watching Shaun Ryder on I'm A Celebrity A slam reality show but he would personally not interested in to participate in reality shows.

"I would never do that to my mum and dad, I would never embarrass my family like that.

"I mean fair play to the people that go on it - Shaun Ryder is on it, that's amazing, that is just class to watch - he's a genius but I could never do that to myself."said the Kasabian frontman to Absolute Radio DJ Ben Jones.

Kasabian Serve Oxfam By Donating

According to a reliable sources Kasabian singer Tom Meighan helped out and donated thousands of pounds worth of designer clothes and signed football shirts to a charity shop in his home city of Leicester.

Two surprise visit has been made by Tom Meighan to his local Oxfam shop donating off over 100 items of clothing, many designer.

BBC Leicester's Susan Bookbinder spoke to store staff, who are already reporting a huge profit from the rock star's seconds.
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Ahsan Sheikh, store manager of Oxfam, in Market Street, Leicester, told The Leicester Mercury: "It was quite a shock when he first walked in but he was really friendly. It's nice that he's thought of Oxfam and we hope it will not only raise a bit of money, but raise our profile as well."

Market Street

Staff at Oxfam, in Market Street, Leicester, were star-struck when Kasabian singer Tom Meighan strolled into their shop carrying bags of his unwanted clothes.

Many of the items had been worn during gigs and festivals – although staff at the shop assured customers they had been washed.

"The items have had a lot of interest."

All of the donated clothes have been tagged to show its origin.

"I know he's really rich and it probably doesn't make any difference to him.

Guitarist Says the Kasabian Singer Can Act

Kasabian has previously turned down a role as a count in the Sofia Coppola directed 'Marie Antoinette' because of his commitments to the group - will one day amaze everyone with his on-screen prowess, claims his bandmate Serge Pizzorno. The group's guitarist, Serge Pizzorno, reckons Tom will one day surprise everyone with his acting ability, though to date he has only been offered one film role, which he had to turn down to concentrate on the group.

In 'Marie Antoinette' of Tom's proposed role, Serge said: "It is quite true, they wanted him to the play role. It was pretty mental. I think we'll definitely look Tom in something one day.

"He's the sort of person who'll win an Oscar one day and you'll be like, 'What?' He's great at that stuff."

Tom have put to his film career off for a time yet, however, as he currently said that he thinks Kasabian are about hip hop and will be around for some time to come. He said: "The best thing about our band and we get to make a fourth album, and I think the fourth album will be our hit, and I think we'll be around for another ten or fifteen, years, we'll be around for a while."

Kasabian: Kasabian Net Premier League deal

A new footie deal KASABIAN have landed which will make them Britain's biggest musical export.
In the world it will soon be impossible to avoid them anywhere after Barclays Premier League paid a fortune to use their massive track Fire in the title sequences whenever matches are shown abroad.
Next three years broadcasters in around 200 countries will legally have to use the song when they show live games.
Kasabian's record label, Sony, the band's third album are hoping it will give, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, a huge new boost all around the globe.
Considering live matches get up to one billion viewers that shouldn't be a problem.
The Leicester lads are now the first port of call when it comes to football and music.
Singer TOM MEIGHAN launched Umbro's England World Cup kit in Paris before the tournament. And their music is always used on TV, especially Match Of The Day and Sky Sports.
Paul Molnar from the Premier League said: "If we had just wanted a track, there are thousands of those that they could have used.
"But Kasabian are seen as a football band and that makes the use of the track so much stronger." Oosh.

Kasabian: Kasabian star's charity bike ride

Signed up to Kasabian star Chris Edwards has to take part in a gruelling charity bicycle ride to raise money for children with cancer.

The bass player and his brother, Jay, will cycle nearly 900 miles from the southern tip of Cornwall known as Land's End to the northern village of John O' Groats in Scotland.
On 4 September the group will set off and spend 14 days on the road before reaching their destination.
They hope to raise £5,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust, according to The Sun.

Kasabian set for heroes' night out in Spain

Kasabian are set for the royal treatment Andres Iniesta plans to give the rockers a night to remember as thanks for helping Spain win the World Cup. Spaniards were celebrating on Sunday after their national team defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the tournament and now 26 year old ace Iniesta wants to pay due credit to Kasabian, whose music helped the players get "pumped" before every match.
Iniesta tells The Sun, "I am thanking everybody who helped us win the World Cup. Kasabian were a big inspiration in the dressing room. Their Club Foot has been our choice of song before we run out for about a year now. I want to say a big thank you to them, I want to offer them something.
"I want to invite them as my guests to come and watch the world's greatest football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Camp Nou.
"I will even sort it for them to come and have a kickaround on the pitch the day before.
"We can go out and have a mad night in Barcelona and celebrate the World Cup win properly. They haven't got to worry about hotels, I am in the mood for sharing.
"They can come and stay at my house so I can show them my World Cup medal and we can have a couple of beers round my pool. Greatest band in the world, on behalf of Spain, I want to say thank you. Not just thank you, we love you!"
The band's Serge Pizzorno has already vowed to perform at the Spainish football team's victory party after learning the players are huge fans of their music.

Kasabian's songwriter and guitarist Serge Pizzorno

Kasabian's songwriter and guitarist Serge Pizzorno is attempting to educate music fans about the "rock'n'roll" way.

The Kasabian guitarist admits he is concerned that the younger generation are growing up without the knowledge of rebellious and creative artists and authors such as writer Ernest Hemingway, poet Charles Bukowski and abstract painter Pablo Picasso.He told Q magazine: "Kids don't know about the rock'n'roll way anymore. I don't mean just the music but Hemingway, Bukowski, Picasso…people who saw the world differently.”Serge admits he is inspired by creative people who are able to live a “wild life” but also acknowledges he needs to work hard to be successful.He added: "Bukowski, Keith Richards, Hemingway…those are artists that I respect. Those are the people you have to live up to if you can. They embraced a wild life so that they could experience something particular. I am fascinated by that and I always will be. But I've got quite a strong work ethic as well. You can't miss a show. You can't record a lot of s**t music and it down to 'being an artist and living the life.' You've got to get the job done or you've failed."Echoing some of his influences, Serge admits to turning to potent spirit absinthe for inspiration.He added: "About a year ago when we were making the last album. I was drinking a lot of it then. It's f***ing poison, man. It drives you mad."

Tom Meighan Wants A Baby, Kasabian Singer

Fatherhood is apparently infectious! Tom Meighan, lead singer of British indie rock band Kasabian, has commented that he wants to follow in the footsteps of his guitarist Serge Pizzorno, and become a father.
Serge's girlfriend is due to give birth in September. At the time of the announcement, he was thrilled with the news, because he was turning 30, and "wanted kids to focus on, too."
Tom appears to want a baby for the same reasons, saying: "A baby would be a good focus for me, too. I'll have to ask the missus, but yeah. A baby would be mega."

Kasabian: Kasabian hope for Glastonbury gig

Kasabian have revealed that they hope to play the Glastonbury festival next year. The band, 'Song of the Year' and 'Best Album' who currently won at the Mojo Awards, missed out on this year's lineup but are keen to perform next year. Bang Showbiz quotes singer Tom Meighan as saying: "Last year was amazing so hopefully we'll be about next year and play it."I remember the sun going down and I had straw jacket on and long hair blowing everywhere all these flags - it was wonderful."Of their next album, he said: "We've got a record coming. We're going to start recording it in the winter, in October. I can't give you any names - I can't say anything."

At '80s-influenced Mojos Kasabian scoop best song

Kasabian leicester rockers scooped song of the year with "Fire" at the Mojo music awards on Thursday on a night when the influence of 1980s pop was an overriding theme.
London's Florence and the Machine came away empty handed, however, despite leading the nominations with four. The awards, arranged by Mojo magazine and partly decided by readers voting online, are officially called the Mojo Honours List.
In the contemporary categories, Richard Hawley picked up the best album prize for "Truelove's Gutter," The Low Anthem were voted breakthrough act of the year and Texan band Midlake won best live act.
Psychedelic experimentalists Amorphous Androgynous scooped the best compilation with "A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind Volume 2 - Pagan Love Vibrations Compiled And Mixed By The Amorphous Androgynous."
In the non-contemporary categories, The Stone Roses' eponymous 1989 record was named classic album, while 1980s Liverpool act The Teardrop Explodes received the Mojo Inspiration award. Marc Almond, best known for his work with Soft Cell in the 1980s, won the Mojo Hero award.
"The 1980s are almost the new 1960s," said Phil Alexander, Mojo magazine's editor-in-chief. "You can hear the influence of that decade everywhere."
Following is a list of selected winners:
- Best album: Richard Hawley/Truelove's Gutter
- Song of the year: Kasabian/Fire
- Best live act: Midlake
- Compilation of the year: Amorphous Androgynous
- Breakthrough act: The Low Anthem
- Vision award: Oil City Confidential
- Maverick award: Hawkwind
- Classic album: Stone Roses
- Catalog release of the year: The Beatles
- Hero award: Marc Almond
- Inspiration award: Teardrop Explodes
- Lifetime achievement award: Jean-Michel Jarre
- Icon award: Jimmy Page

Kasabian : Florence and The Machine go head to head with Kasabian

FANTASTIC FLORENCE WELCH has scored four nominations for this year's MOJO awards.
The singer's band Florence & The Machine go head to head with Kasabian for Best Live Act, Song Of The Year and Best Album.
They are also up for Best Breakthrough Act.
Sheffield-based rockers Arctic Monkeys and RICHARD HAWLEY are each up for two gongs at the London bash.
Paul Weller , RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and MUMFORD & SONS are also in the running for honours.

Kasabian: V Festival headline slot

The band have been announced as headlining this year's V Festival alongside Kings of
Leon. The festival will be held on 21st and 22nd August at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire.

Here is a brief interview with the band discussing their headline slot.

Kings Of Leon and Kasabian to headline V Festival 2010

Kings of Leon and Kasabian are set to play headline slots at this year's V Festival, it has been announced.Florence And The Machine, The Prodigy, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, La Roux and Faithless are also on the bill for the two-site event, it was revealed today (March 1).V Festival takes place on two sites � one in Chelmsford and one in Staffordshire � on August 21-22.
The V Festival line-up so far is:
Kings Of Leon
Kasbian
Sterephonics
Faithless
The Prodigy
David Guetta
Pet Shop Boys
Cheryl Cole
Paul Weller
The Kooks
Paolo Nutini
Florence And The Machine
MadnessEditors
Mika
White Lies
Groove Armada
The Courtneers
Goldfrapp
The Charlatans
Scouting For Girls
Chase And Status
The Temper Trap
Amy Macdonald
Newton Faulkner
La Roux
Sugababes
Pixie Lott
Skunk Anansie
Passion Pit
Ellie Goulding
Kate Nash
Paloma Faith
Shed SevenImogen HeapPlan B
V Festival Tickets are available online on GigSport

Muse and Kasabian win top NME Awards

Paul Weller was saluted by the rock community when he was bestowed with the Godlike Genius title at the ceremony.
But Oasis, who were up for three main awards, were snubbed by the magazine's readers after their split last year.
They lost out to old rivals Blur in the best live event category, while Arctic Monkeys were named best live band.
NME editor Krissi Murison said 3.6 million votes had been cast to determine this year's winners.
Muse beat Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro and Kasabian to the best band trophy, and singer Matt Bellamy said the win was "a great surprise".
"I didn't expect to win that one at all," he said. "It's very humbling to win that." The band also won best website.

Paul Weller was joined on stage by Oasis guitarist Gem Archer (right)
Kasabian were given a second prize for best album artwork for West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Oasis were also up for best video, but that went to Biffy Clyro for The Captain.
Noel and Liam Gallagher were not at the ceremony, but the band's guitarist Gem Archer was on stage, performing as part of Weller's band.

Arctic Monkeys ... Sheffield's finest lead the NME awards nominations with Kasabian

Arctic Monkeys ... Sheffield's finest lead the NME awards nominations with Kasabian
The nominees for this year's NME awards have been announced, giving Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and, er, generally boys with guitars lots of reasons to be chuffed. The shortlist's other leading acts include Muse, Oasis, Biffy Clyro, and Florence and the Machine.

Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian each received six nominations, including best British band, best album, best live band and best video. Muse trail with four nominations. Oasis, who won the prize for best British band last year – and then promptly broke up – are again nominated.

"The NME awards is the one ceremony where you see the bands who have really meant something and made a difference get justly rewarded," editor Krissi Murison told BBC 6 Music. By happy coincidence, most of the acts that "really meant something" seem to involve guitars. By our clumsy estimate, 21 of the 29 nominees are guitar-based bands. Led by male singers.
At last year's awards, only two winners, MGMT and Dizzee Rascal, were not merely lads with guitars (MGMT, after all, are lads with guitars AND lots of keyboards). Even the winners for worst band and worst album – the Jonas Brothers – have Stratocasters. But lads playing indie rock are what NME readers love best.

"The great thing is," Murison said, "there's no predicting which way the fans will vote!" We just wouldn't put any money on La Roux.

The Shockwaves NME awards take place on 24 February at the O2 Academy in Brixton.