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Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (2003 – present)

Kaiser Chiefs are a revival band which formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England in early 2003. The band consists of Ricky Wilson (vocals), Andrew “Whitey” White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick “Peanut” Baines (keyboards) and Nick Hodgson (drums). The band has released four albums as of 2011 and have released 13 singles, including the hits I Predict A Riot, Oh My God, Ruby and Never Miss A Beat.

Several members of the band are ardent fans of the English football team Leeds United (as the band originates from Leeds). The band are named after the South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, the former team of long-serving former Leeds captain Lucas Radebe.

The band’s main musical influences include The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Blur, Eric Burdon, The Jam, and other bands. Andrew White (b. England; guitar), Ricky Wilson (b. Charles Richard Wilson, 17 January 1975, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England; vocals), Nick Baines (keyboards), Nick Hodgson (b. Nicholas Hodgson, 20 October 1977, England; drums) and Simon Rix (b. James Simon Rix, 18 October 1977, England; bass) formed the band in early 2003, having originally played garage rock under the Parva moniker. Their energetic brand of post-millennial guitar rock, which would have been branded “indie” in previous decades, quickly found favour on the local gig circuit.
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  • ViikoO

    Hola¡ VENDO DOS BOLETOS para el 16 de Marzo en Mexico ,salon cuervo,precio a tratar :) Me urge,contactenme si estan interesados

    yesterday afternoon

  • mattrockrob

    fuckin' awesome

    Wednesday evening

  • hakersha

    <3

    Wednesday morning

  • Yossmel

    Love is not a competition but i'm losing :) [12]

    Tuesday evening

  • FiodarM

    It's my favourite indie rock band. Fuch yeah!

    Tuesday evening

  • KsuVarenichek

    ♥

    Tuesday afternoon

  • TheRacingRat

    Check out our interview with Peanut of Kaiser Chiefs before their gig at Manchester Academy. http://sunriselightflies.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/kaiser-chiefs-at-manchester-academy-1822012-interview-and-gig-review/

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  • meier

    Sad that their Austin show will be a part of SXSW now after they canceled the gig at the end of last year.. no chance I'll get to see them now. I hate SXSW. ><

    Sunday morning

  • tonightistheday

    Love is not a competition but I'm losing [11] hahaha that's awesome!

    Sunday morning

  • karysmunster

    now watchin em @ ellan road/ <3 !!

    Saturday evening

  • L00bster

    love is not a competition but i'm losing [10]

    last week

  • fmc200

    Não gosto muito de Kaiser Chiefs, sou indiferente, mas quando toca "I only wanna see the- I only wanna see the kinda girl you are!" nas festas eu me sinto muito bem, é uma música tão contagiante e me lembra de tempos não vividos. É, acho que gosto um pouco desses caras.

    last week

  • smack_up

    <3

    11 days ago

  • Elaneandrade

    love is not a competition <3

    11 days ago

  • t9rzyk

    love is not a competition but i'm losing [9]

    12 days ago

  • psychomichelle

    went to see them in glasgow last night AMAZING!

    13 days ago

  • Kosyakowa

    They sound so pretty!

    13 days ago

  • alexjohanssen

    Everyday I Love You Less and Less

    13 days ago

  • sextoyzz

    the angry mob <3

    14 days ago

  • scott_viggars

    'On The Run' Live Session : http://youtu.be/e2PQynh2vqA

    16 days ago
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KAISER CHIEFS FEATURED ON THE NEW GUITAR HERO 5

28 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/kaiserchiefs

Kaiser Chiefs will have a track featured on the new Guitar Hero game which is due to be released on the 1st September this year. Available on X-Box, Wii and Playstation the previous …

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