“We always tried to do things that people liked, basically…”
From Release: UK indie icons Kaiser Chiefs have announced their return to Australia this November, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their seminal record, Employment, one of the best-selling UK debut albums of all time. It will be their first visit to these shores since 2012, when they packed out venues across the country – they also played an exhilarating set at Splendour in the Grass along with sideshows in 2011. The band is currently weaving their way across the UK and Europe playing an extensive schedule of outdoor celebration shows..
We caught up with Simon to talk about the bands return to Australia and why it’s taken so long to get back, 20 years of Employment, playing Live 8, new music, and so much
Check out the full interview below:
Catch Kaiser Chiefs at the following dates
Sunday November 23 – RAC Arena, Perth
Tuesday November 25 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday November 27 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Friday November 28 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Head to secretsounds.com for tickets and more information
Essential Information
From: Leeds, United Kingdom
Band Members: Ricky Wilson – lead vocals, Andrew White – guitar, Simon Rix – bass, Nick Baines – keyboards, Vijay Mistry – drums
Website: https://www.kaiserchiefs.com