Kasabian / Miles Kane

Its been two years since I last saw Kasabian, and in those two years they have released two albums and made the jump from supporting artists to arguable headliners!



So my expectancy for tonight is extremely high, with a great supporting artist in Miles Kane, who is showcasing tracks from his debut solo album 'Colour Of The Trap'. Miles sets the standards high for the likely lads from Leicester tonight.

Never ones to shirk from a challenge though the boys hit the ground running with a fierce opening barrage including 'Days Are Forgotten', 'Shoot The Runner', and the menacing title track from recent album 'Velociraptor'. They pause briefly after this opening salvo to dedicate tonight's performance to the late great Gary Speed. They start a chant of "Speedo Speedo Speedo" which brings the band and crowd together in a moment of reverence.

The crowd are still fired and ready to go, and tonight Kasabian show exactly why they are ready to headline the biggest festivals. They've brought with them a stage set up that's epic enough to match their back catalogue of hits. With consummate ease they bring all the big guns out of the bag tonight, in a show that proves to be all killer and no filler.



Each time I have seen Kasabian they have made notable improvements in their stage presence and performance and tonight did not upset the continuing trend. It is clear that they will be the natural replacement to step into the giant 'lad rock' shoes left by Oasis! Tom performance out front, sees him prowling the stage making it his, and egging the crowd on, with Serge there to provide all the delicate counterpoints to Tom's battering ram approach. They bounce off each other perfectly. On a personal level I enjoyed tonight more than any performance I ever saw Oasis give, and now with their new tracks Kasabian bring a bit more variety to the table.

Tonight they are obviously living out all the lad's dreams, with a 6,000 sell out crowd adoring every moment of it, and you can be sure no one left disappointed. Over an hour and a half into the show they drop a haunting rendition of 'L.S.F' which was again dedicated to "Gary Speed and all the souls that have been lost too soon". With their echoes still ringing round the arena the boys disappear.

The audience are still singing the chorus when the boys reappear for a thunderous encore including an immense version of 'Fast Fuse', which eventually segued into a cover of Dick Dales 'Misiralou' the title track made famous by Pulp Fiction, before the evening is rounded off with a triumphant 'Fire'.

All in all a thumping great performance from the Leicester lads, I for one can't wait to see them in a field next summer, these songs are made for huge crowds and I for one will be there waiting. Tonight was an awesome night with an amazing band.

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