Kaiser Chiefs to play 'biggest Leeds gig ever' at Temple Newsam Park to mark 20 years of 'Employment'
Leeds favourites Kaiser Chiefs have announced a huge homecoming show for next summer to mark the 20th anniversary of their landmark debut album ‘Employment’.
Taking place at Temple Newsam Park on May 31, the show will act as a celebration of the boom of indie music around that era as support comes from Razorlight, The Cribs, The Coral, We Are Scientists and more still to be announced.
Released in March 2005, the seven-times Platinum and multi-award winning ‘Employment’ remains the biggest ever selling record from a Leeds artist.
It includes the hits ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’ and ‘Oh My God’, which have become anthems for the city.
Announcing their “biggest Leeds gig ever”, the group said in a statement: “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 (as 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.”
The band will be joined by a supporting cast of their mid-noughties peers who will also be joining in the 20 year celebrations. London quintet Razorlight are set to perform a special show to mark 20 years since the release of their debut album ‘Up All Night’, while local favourites The Cribs will in turn celebrate two decades since their classic sophomore album ‘The New Fellas’.
Merseyside’s finest The Coral will join and cult-favourite US indie rockers We Are Scientists will also honour the 20th release anniversary of their exhilarating major label debut ‘With Love And Squalor’.
As well as marking one of the great eras of British indie music, the band will also be keeping one eye on the future, inviting two of the most exciting new indie artists in the UK to open the day; Hastings trio HotWax and West Yorkshire’s own Ellur.
Kaiser Chiefs said: “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.”