Kasabian for a Thursday lunch – recorded at the 2018 Isle of Wight Festival on June 22, 2018 by BBC Radio 2.
In 2016, Kasabian played a short tour in May, culminating in two concerts at Leicester City Football Club’s ground, the King Power Stadium, to celebrate the club winning the Premier League. At the first of these two concerts, Kasabian debuted a new song, “Put Your Life On It”, dedicated to the city and those who are no longer with us to see the city’s recent sporting achievements, accompanied by a gospel choir from De Montfort University. They also performed a short set in Leicester’s Victoria Park, as part of Leicester City’s victory parade on 16 May. Numerous inspirations for the sixth album also have been listed, including Nirvana, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Claudio Ranieri. On 8 September, it was confirmed that “Comeback Kid” will be featured on the soundtrack of EA Sports game FIFA 17. In December 2016, the group were rumoured to be playing Reading and Leeds Festival the following year, but insisted that “the band are currently finishing their new album”. The band played the Reading and Leeds Festival in August 2017, as well as several other festivals that year.
In a January 2017 interview with NME, Pizzorno revealed that the upcoming album would contain a track called “Bless This Acid House”, which, in his opinion, is one of the best songs he has written.
In March 2017, it was confirmed that the band’s sixth album would be titled For Crying Out Loud, and released in May of that year. The album cover features a photograph of the band’s guitar technician Rick Graham. The band embarked on a world tour in support, that included performances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals and headlining TRNSMT in Glasgow.
In July 2020, it was announced that Meighan was stepping down from Kasabian by mutual consent due to personal issues. It would soon emerge that Meighan had assaulted his then-fiancée in April; he was later to appear in court in July. In light of these revelations, the band stated that they had decided to sever their professional relationship with Meighan.
Following Meighan’s sacking, remaining band founders Pizzorno and Chris Edwards met to discuss Kasabian’s future. They decided that the band should continue, and after considering the possibility of recruiting a new singer, Pizzorno felt it would be best if he took on the role himself. In late October 2020, the remaining band members issued a media statement confirming both Meighan’s permanent dismissal from the band and his termination as a partner in their touring and merchandising companies.
On 28 May 2021, Kasabian announced an October tour of the UK, their first since Meighan’s departure, with Pizzorno assuming all lead vocal duties and touring guitarist Tim Carter becoming a full-time member of the band. The new-look Kasabian made its debut in Glasgow on 13 October, with the band now joined by Robert Harvey of the Music as a multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist.
On 1 October 2021, Liam Gallagher announced that Kasabian would be supporting him at Knebworth Park on 3 and 4 June 2022. The band also supported Gallagher at Hampden Park on 26 June that same year.
That’s a capsule glimpse of what they were up to around the time (before and after) of this Isle of Wight gig.
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