From March 2009 to August 2010 Kasabian toured in support of their third album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Background
Following a handful of UK gigs and festival appearances throughout 2008, the West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum tour started on 23 March 2009 in Margate and finished on 22 August 2010 at V Festival, Chelmsford, covering 20 countries in between, including the band's first ever performances in Denmark, Austria, Poland, Malaysia, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic.
Kasabian supported Oasis at ten gigs in June and July 2009. In June 2010 they supported Muse twice in Italy and France, in August 2010 they supported U2 at three gigs in Germany and Italy.
Songs performed
From Kasabian |
From Empire |
Tour dates
2009
Date | City | Country | Venue | |
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Europe | ||||
23 March 2009 | Margate | England | Winter Gardens | |
24 March 2009 | Preston | 53 Degrees | ||
25 March 2009 | Leeds | O2 Academy | ||
27 March 2009 | London | Royal Albert Hall[1] | ||
25 April 2009 | Camden Crawl | |||
9 May 2009 | Swindon | Radio 1's Big Weekend | ||
16 May 2009 | Brighton | The Great Escape | ||
20 May 2009 | London | HMV Forum | ||
25 May 2009 | Paris | France | Le Trabendo | |
26 May 2009 | Paris | Studio 104[2] | ||
29 May 2009 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall | |
30 May 2009 | ||||
31 May 2009 | ||||
2 June 2009 | Paris | France | Crowne Plaza Hotel[3] | |
3 June 2009 | Sony Store[3] | |||
4 June 2009 | Manchester | England | Heaton Park[4] | |
6 June 2009 | ||||
7 June 2009 | ||||
8 June 2009 | HMV Manchester | |||
9 June 2009 | Newcastle | O2 Academy | ||
10 June 2009 | Sunderland | Stadium of Light[4] | ||
12 June 2009 | Cardiff | Wales | Millennium Stadium[4] | |
13 June 2009 | Swindon | England | Oasis Leisure Centre | |
14 June 2009 | Bridlington | The Spa | ||
16 June 2009 | Dundee | Scotland | Caird Hall | |
17 June 2009 | Edinburgh | Murrayfield Stadium[4] | ||
18 June 2009 | Glasgow | O2 Academy | ||
20 June 2009 | Slane | Ireland | Slane Castle[4] | |
22 June 2009 | Belfast | St. George's Market | ||
24 June 2009 | Nottingham | England | Rock City | |
25 June 2009 | Liverpool | Liverpool University | ||
27 June 2009 | Pilton | Glastonbury Festival | ||
29 June 2009 | Sheffield | O2 Academy | ||
30 June 2009 | Manchester | Manchester Academy | ||
2 July 2009 | Southampton | Southampton Guild Hall | ||
3 July 2009 | Newport | Wales | Newport Centre | |
4 July 2009 | St Blazey | England | Eden Project | |
6 July 2009 | Portsmouth | Guildhall | ||
7 July 2009 | Cambridge | Corn Exchange | ||
9 July 2009 | London | Wembley Stadium[4] | ||
11 July 2009 | ||||
12 July 2009 | ||||
16 July 2009 | O2 Academy Brixton | |||
17 July 2009 | ||||
19 July 2009 | Gräfenhainichen | Germany | Melt! Festival | |
22 July 2009 | London | England | iTunes Festival | |
23 July 2009 | London | Relentless Garage | ||
Asia | ||||
5 August 2009 | Tokyo | Japan | Shibuya-AX | |
7 August 2009 | Tokyo | Summer Sonic Tokyo | ||
8 August 2009 | Osaka | Summer Sonic Osaka | ||
15 August 2009 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Sunway Lagoon Resort[5] | |
Europe | ||||
20 August 2009 | St. Pölten | Austria | FM4 Frequency Festival | |
21 August 2009 | Biddinghuizen | The Netherlands | Lowlands Festival | |
24 August 2009 | Wolverhampton | England | Civic Hall | |
25 August 2009 | ||||
29 August 2009 | Constance | Germany | Rock am See | |
30 August 2009 | Milan | Italy | I-Day Urban Festival | |
19 September 2009 | Paris | France | Peace One Day | |
24 September 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | Church Hall[3] | |
Arthur's Day | ||||
21 October 2009 | London | England | HMV Forum | |
23 October 2009 | Paris | France | Le Bataclan | |
24 October 2009 | Lyon | Le Radiant | ||
28 October 2009 | Cologne | Germany | Live Music Hall | |
29 October 2009 | Bochum | Zeche | ||
31 October 2009 | Munich | Theaterfabrik | ||
1 November 2009 | Hamburg | Uebel & Gefährlich | ||
2 November 2009 | Berlin | Huxleys Neue Welt | ||
10 November 2009 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena | |
11 November 2009 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Aberdeen Exhibition Centre | |
12 November 2009 | Glasgow | SECC | ||
14 November 2009 | London | England | Wembley Arena | |
15 November 2009 | ||||
16 November 2009 | Liverpool | Echo Arena | ||
18 November 2009 | Nottingham | Capital FM Arena | ||
19 November 2009 | Birmingham | National Indoor Arena | ||
20 November 2009 | Manchester | MEN Arena | ||
22 November 2009 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena | |
23 November 2009 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Arena | |
25 November 2009 | Bournemouth | BIC | ||
27 November 2009 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 | |
2 December 2009 | London | England | Heaven |
2010
Date | City | Country | Venue | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australasia | ||||
15 January 2010 | Auckland | New Zealand | Big Day Out Auckland | |
17 January 2010 | Australia | Southport | Big Day Out Gold Coast | |
20 January 2010 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre | ||
22 January 2010 | Big Day Out Sydney | |||
25 January 2010 | Melbourne | Palace Theatre | ||
26 January 2010 | Big Day Out Melbourne | |||
29 January 2010 | Wayville | Big Day Out Adelaide | ||
31 January 2010 | Perth | Big Day Out Perth | ||
Europe | ||||
8 February 2010 | Paris | France | Olympia | |
9 February 2010 | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Paradiso | |
10 February 2010 | Rotterdam | WATT | ||
12 February 2010 | Strasbourg | France | La Laiterie | |
13 February 2010 | Lille | L'Aéronef | ||
16 February 2010 | London | England | Shepherd's Bush Empire | |
18 February 2010 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz | |
19 February 2010 | Bologna | Estragon | ||
20 February 2010 | Roncade | New Age | ||
22 February 2010 | Istres | France | L'Usine | |
28 May 2010 | Landgraaf | The Netherlands | Pinkpop Festival | |
29 May 2010 | Saint-Laurent-de-Cuves | France | Papillons de Nuit | |
31 May 2010 | Brussels | Belgium | Ancienne Belgique | |
1 June 2010 | Berlin | Germany | Astra | |
2 June 2010 | Terville | France | 112 | |
3 June 2010 | Nürburg | Germany | Rock am Ring | |
5 June 2010 | Nürnberg | Rock im Park | ||
8 June 2010 | Milan | Italy | San Siro[6] | |
9 June 2010 | Toulouse | France | Le Bikini | |
12 June 2010 | Saint-Denis | France | Stade de France[6] | |
25 June 2010 | Paris | Solidays Festival | ||
26 June 2010 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | OpenAir St. Gallen | |
27 June 2010 | Roeser | Luxembourg | Rock A Field | |
2 July 2010 | Belfort | France | Eurockéennes de Belfort | |
3 July 2010 | Gdansk | Poland | Heineken Open'er Festival | |
4 July 2010 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival | |
8 July 2010 | Oeiras | Portugal | Optimus Alive! | |
10 July 2010 | Naas | Ireland | Oxegen Festival | |
11 July 2010 | Kinross | Scotland | T in the Park | |
15 July 2010 | Benicàssim | Spain | Benicàssim Festival | |
Australia | ||||
22 July 2010 | Melbourne | Australia | Trak Lounge Bar[7] | |
23 July 2010 | Festival Hall | |||
24 July 2010 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | ||
25 July 2010 | Brisbane | Riverstage | ||
28 July 2010 | Adelaide | Thebarton Theatre | ||
Europe | ||||
6 August 2010 | Turin | Italy | Stadio Olimpico[8] | |
8 August 2010 | Vienna | Austria | Arena | |
10 August 2010 | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank-Arena[8] | |
11 August 2010 | Utrecht | The Netherlands | Tivoli | |
12 August 2010 | Hanover | Germany | AWD Arena[8] | |
14 August 2010 | Panenský Týnec | Czech Republic | Open Air Festival | |
15 August 2010 | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival | |
17 August 2010 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Belsonic Festival | |
19 August 2010 | London | England | O2 Academy Brixton | |
21 August 2010 | Stafford | V Festival | ||
22 August 2010 | Chelmsford |
Arena tour
- Main article: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Tour/Arena Tour
Opening acts
- The Hours
- Jersey Budd
- Fight Like Apes (22 June 2009)
- Dark Horses
- Twisted Wheel (22 July 2009)
- Amorphous Androgynous (21 October 2009)
- Reverend And The Makers (10 - 27 November 2009)
- Delphic (2 December 2009)
- Crystal Fighters (2 December 2009)
- Kissy Sell Out (2 December 2009)
- Drums Of Death (2 December 2009)
- Philadelphia Grand Jury (20 January 2010)
- Fearless Vampire Killers (25 January 2010)
- Control (8 February 2010)
- The Sore Losers (31 May 2010)
- Roman Fischer (1 June 2010)
- Wagons (23 July 2010)
- Little Red (24 and 25 July 2010)
- Across The Delta (8 August 2010)
- Ash (19 August 2010)
Trivia
- On 23 March 2009 in Margate, Underdog was performed live for the first time
- On 16 May 2009 in Brighton, Where Did All The Love Go? was performed live for the first time
- On 13 June 2009 in Swindon, Swarfiga was performed live for the first time
- On 24 June 2009 in Nottingham, Take Aim was performed live for the first time
- On 21 October 2009 in London, West Ryder Silver Bullet was performed live for the first time
- On 23 October 2009 in Paris, Julie & The Moth Man was performed live for the first time
- On 24 October 2009 in Lyon, Secret Alphabets was performed live for the first time
- At all gigs where Dark Horses supported the band, Tom joined them during their set for Count Me In, in turn Lisa later provided the female vocals for West Ryder Silver Bullet
- On 14, 15 and 27 November 2009, as well as on 16 February 2010, Noel Fielding joined Kasabian on stage during Vlad The Impaler
- From 19 to 22 February 2010 drum tech Laurie Jenkins replaced Ian, who had a broken finger
- On 27 June 2010 at Rock A Field Festival, guitar tech Dave White replaced Chris on bass, later swapping instruments with Serge for L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)
- On 6 August 2010 in Turin, Dave replaced Jay, who was ill
Tour book
An official tour programme was sold on the arena tour in November 2009 and at some 2010 gigs. It contains a tour diary written by Serge, covering the first part of the West Ryder promo tour between May and October 2009, and previously unseen photographs of the band by WIZ. It also contains several asylum-themed pictures, graphics from the album sleeve and quotes throughout.
Releases and broadcasts
- Video footage of Kasabian's Teenage Cancer Trust gig on 27 March 2009 was released on the West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum CD/DVD Album
- A six-track EP was released from iTunes Festival 2009
- Fast Fuse and Thick As Thieves from the gig in Sheffield on 23 November 2009 were released as b-sides on the Vlad The Impaler single
- The gig on 27 November 2009 in Dublin was later released in full on the Velociraptor! CD/DVD Album