From March to June 2013 Kasabian toured between Velociraptor! and 48:13.
Background
Despite initial plans to take the year off, Kasabian played several gigs and festivals throughout the first half of 2013 before going back into the studio.
Songs performed
From Kasabian |
From Empire |
From Velociraptor! |
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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Europe | ||||
6 March 2013 | London | England | Wembley Arena[1] | |
19 March 2013 | Doncaster | Doncaster Dome | ||
20 March 2013 | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | ||
22 March 2013 | London | Royal Albert Hall[2] | ||
3 April 2013 | Munich | Germany | Backstage Werk | |
4 April 2013 | Mayrhofen | Austria | Snowbombing | |
5 April 2013 | ||||
30 May 2013 | Milan | Italy | Piazza Duomo | |
1 June 2013 | Dublin | Ireland | Forbidden Fruit Festival | |
21 June 2013 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Paradiso | |
22 June 2013 | Scheeßel | Germany | Hurricane Festival | |
23 June 2013 | Neuhausen ob Eck | Southside Festival | ||
26 June 2013 | Bridlington | England | The Spa | |
29 June 2013 | London | Hard Rock Calling |
Opening acts
- Jersey Budd (19 - 22 March 2013)
- Temples (19 and 20 March 2013, 26 June 2013)
- Dark Horses (22 March 2013)
- Garden of Alibis (30 May 2013)
- The Howling (21 June 2013)
Trivia
- Starting from 6 March 2013, Tim Carter joined the band as a guitarist, replacing Jay Mehler
- On 29 June 2013, Kasabian headlined the first ever gig in the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London
Releases and broadcasts
- Highlights from Give It Up For Comic Relief, including Kasabian's performance of Fire were broadcast by BBC Three
- London based radio station Xfm broadcast three songs from Teenage Cancer Trust in April 2013
- Highlights from Snowbombing aired on MTV UK a month after the festival
- The band's sets from Hurricane and Southside Festival were streamed online as well as on different German TV channels
- Absolute Radio broadcast a livestream of Kasabian's full set from Hard Rock Calling, while MTV UK showed highlights from the festival