Northern indie stars Kaiser Chiefs have declared that they are not splitting up, after playing a hometown show at the Leeds festival.
Kaiser Chiefs are one of the biggest indie groups in the UK. With their acerbic lyrics and catchy guitar-pop the band have conquered the charts, with their recent album ‘Off With Their Heads’ becoming a huge success.
However rumours of a potential split have dogged the band. Recently the band’s keyboard player Peanut was ill, and so couldn’t follow Kaiser Chiefs to a series of North American dates. Since then, many have predicted that the band would not survive the year.
Recently Sunta Templeton from XFM declared on Twitter that the group were set to split. The news reporter claimed that she had interviewed the band and stated that there would be no further albums from Kaiser Chiefs.
Furthermore, she also claimed that their Main Stage show today at the Leeds Festival “could be the end” for them.
Speaking to NME the band’s Nick Hodgson claimed that the group had no intentions of splitting up. “People only write sensationalist stuff on Twitter so people will read it. I can definitely confirm that XFM have got it wrong.”
Kaiser Chiefs themselves played a stunning set at Leeds festival. Opening with a raft of hits, the band clearly loved being back in their hometown. Singer Ricky Wilson even went as far as to claim that the audience was much better than the twin Reading site.
“You’re making Reading look like playschool,” he said before the band launched into ‘Ruby’. The singer even went as far as to describe the Berkshire crowd as being “miserable bastards” after playing ‘I Predict A Riot’.
The band closed with a version of ‘Oh My God’ in which Kaiser Chiefs paid tribute to Oasis. The Manchester group have enjoyed a heated rivalry with their Leeds counterparts, and Kaiser Chiefs played the distinctive beat to ‘Live Forever’ before they launched into their finale.
Kaiser Chiefs played:
‘Never Miss A Beat’
‘Everything Is Average Nowadays’
‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’
‘Ruby’
‘Can’t Say What I Mean’
‘Love’s Not A Competition (But I’m Winning)’
‘Like It Too Much’
‘Modern Way’
‘You Want History’
‘I Predict A Riot’
‘The Angry Mob’
‘Take My Temperature’
‘Oh My God’
