Kaiser Chiefs Bring Olympic Torch To Isle Of Wight
The last UK festival performance from the band was at 2009's Reading & Leeds
Posted 11th June 2011, 1:19pm in News, by DIY News Desk
The Kaiser Chiefs ended their first UK festival set in two years by bringing the Olympic Torch on stage last night at the Isle Of Wight Festival.Ricky Wilson brought the torch on stage during the final song of their set, 'Oh My God'. Showing it to the crowd, he asked whether they'd "seen this yet?" before declaring that, "This time next year, this'll be lit… let's have a huge round of applause for the Olympic torch.”
The last UK festival performance from the Leeds band was at 2009's Reading & Leeds Festivals.
Kaiser Chiefs released their new album 'The Future Is Medieval' last week, with a unique fan curation method.
The unannounced release of the record was a first - enabling the listener to pick from a selection of 20 tracks to create their own version, complete with unique artwork. The record can then be shared with friends with each sale returning £1 to the original creator.
The 20 tracks available for selection read:
Back In December
Can't Mind My Own Business
Child Of The Jago
Coming Up For Air
Cousin In The Bronx
Dead Or In Serious Trouble
Fly On The Wall
Heard It Break
I Dare You
If You Will Have Me
Little Shocks
Long Way From Celebrating
Man On Mars
My Place Is Here
Out Of Focus
Problem Solved
Saying Something
Starts With Nothing
Things Change
When All Is Quiet
You can find DIY's take on the record here, with some explaination behind our selection here, and a guide on using the album generator here.
The band are set to head off on tour, playing a mixture of festivals and headline dates. They will call at:
June
7 Falmouth Pavilion, UK
8 Falmouth Pavilion, UK
10 Isle Of Wight Festival, UK
11 Papillons de Nuit Festival, France
13 Pinkpop, Netherlands
16 Gurten Festival, Switzerland
16 London Electric Ballroom, UK
18 Hurricane Festival, Germany
18 Southside Festival, Germany
24 Hard Rock Calling, UK
26 Glastonbury, UK
July
1 Nibe Festival, Denmark
2 Main Square Festival, France
3 Werchter Festival, Belgium
8 BBK Live, Spain
9 Optimus Live, Portugal
14 Vieilles Charrues Festival, France
15 Italia Wave Love Festival, Italy
23 Afisha Picnic Festival, Russia
29 Fuji Rock, Japan
31 Splendour In The Grass, Australia
August
18 Frequence Festival, Austria
20 V Festival, Chelmsford, UK
21 V Festival, Stafford, UK
23 Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
24 Vital Festival, Ireland
September
4 Terres-Rouges Festival, Luxembourg
10 Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, UK
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