Kaiser Chiefs To Play 'Employment' 20th Anniversary Show At Leeds' Temple Newsam Park In May
Thursday, 03 October 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Cal McIntyre
Kaiser Chiefs have announced a special show in Leeds for next spring.
The indie giants will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 2005 debut album, 'Employment', with a homecoming performance at Temple Newsam Park on May 31, during which they'll play the record in full, plus their greatest hits. The band said:
"Very excited to announce our biggest Leeds gig ever. Twenty years since Employment and twenty-three years since we last played at Temple Newsam we are delighted to be back. Last time we played there (in Parva) we joked we were on after Guns n Roses who had played the previous night so it’s been a long wait to finally actually headline the Park. We are a band that historically always looked forwards but after 20 years of people telling us how important 'Employment' is to them and how it soundtracked people’s lives, we felt we had to organise a celebration.
"We’ve managed to get a few of our old touring friends to come and celebrate with us and of course everyone is invited. Come celebrate the 2000’s, 'Employment', When Leeds took over the World. See you all in May."
Support will come from Razorlight, who'll celebrate 20 years of their own debut, 'Up All Night', The Cribs, who'll play a special 'The New Fellas' 20th anniversary set, The Coral, We Are Scientists, who'll celebrate the 20th anniversary of their major label debut, 'With Love And Squalor', HotWax and Ellur. Tickets go on general sale at 9am next Friday (October 11).
Kaiser Chiefs' latest release is their eighth studio album, 'Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album', which arrived back in March.
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