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.
Kasabian tickets:
Nov 16, 2009 19:00 at Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool - Buy from Seetickets
Nov 18, 2009 19:30 at Trent Fm Arena, Nottingham - Buy from Seetickets
Nov 19, 2009 19:00 at National Indoor Arena, Birmingham - Buy from Seetickets
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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)"