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Kasabian given all-clear over swine flu
Kasabian have been given the all-clear by medics in Australia after reports that frontman Tom Meighan had come down with swine flu.
Guitarist Serge Pizzorno told the Sun that the group were feeling rough after picking up a virus in Japan and that they were quarantined in
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Sick swines Kasabian
Kasabian have swine flu.
Frontman Tom Meighan was rushed to hospital in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week where he was diagnosed with the potentially-deadly virus.
A day later, his bandmates guitarist Serge Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards and drummer Ian
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Kasabian up for Mercury prize
Kasabian, Florence and the Machine and Bat for Lashes are to battle it out for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The trio are joined by the likes of La Roux, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas in the list for the prestigious accolade - which recognises the best British
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Kasabian to tour in 2009
Kasabian have revealed that they will close 2009 with an arena tour of the UK.
The band, which has just played Glastonbury, will begin their latest roadshow on November 10th at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena, before moving on to the AECC in Aberdeen on the 11th and the SECC
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Kasabian: We're not pub rock
Kasabian do not understand why they have been labelled as 'lad rock', it has been reported.
Speaking to NME.com, guitarist Sergio Pizzorno said people are mistaken if they pigeonhole the group and denied that new record West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is an attempt to shake
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Camden Crawl Review – Kasabian
The King Blues are a band of ethics. A band that stands up for what they believe in. A band that attempts to make a difference by being different. And this is why the London boys should be getting far more coverage than they are currently receiving.
Headlining Barfly’s
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Kasabian to give away new single for free
Kasabian are to release their new song, Vlad The Impaler, as a free download.
The first single from their forthcoming album The West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum, the tune will be made available to fans on the band's official website from 19:30 GMT on March 31st until
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Kasabian guitarist's grenade threat
Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno has revealed the near miss he and his bandmates had recently after an unexploded grenade was found in the back garden of his new west London home.
Bomb disposal experts were called in to diffuse the device, closing off the surrounding road
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Kasabian headlining Creamfields
Kasabian will headline this year's Creamfields festival, it was announced today.
The band are the first name to be confirmed for the dance fest, which has moved in recent years to feature a bigger line-up of pop and rock bands to compliment their vast DJ arenas, and Kasabian have
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Kasabian - Somerset House, London
The 'there'd be no Kasabian without Oasis' discussion point seems a pointless one tonight as London's marvellous Somerset House venue basks in glorious colour and darkness - with the stage set for one of the country's most determined live acts. And when the midlands five piece take
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Kasabian set for intimate Leeds gig
Kasabian have been confirmed to play the intimate settings of Leeds University Student Union next month.
The show, which was announced this week, follows in the footsteps of Guns N' Roses' concert at the Hammersmith Apollo earlier this year by becoming a fully mobile-ticketed gig.
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Kasabian: Rolling Stones are 'granddads'
Kasabian have delivered a couple of witty anecdotes from their time as a support act on the Rolling Stones current world tour, labelling the legendary rockers 'granddads'.
The band played a series of shows with the Stones in Europe last month as their first support act on the
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Big announcement for T In The Park
Kasabian have been added to this year's T In The Park Festival, just hours before the gates open at the festival site near Kinross in Scotland.
The band confirmed their appearance at the huge Scottish bash only last night, and will headline the Pet Sounds Arena on July 9th.
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Kasabian's 'Empire' building
Kasabian have confirmed details of a new single, their first release from the forthcoming second album.
"Empire" is set for release on July 24th and will be the lead single from an album of the same name. However, it's not the only new material to be made available, with a
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Kasabian star: 'I had a breakdown'
Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has spoken of how the intense highs of touring the world through 2005 led him to have a nervous breakdown after returning home.
The indie rockers toured the world relentlessly for almost three years to promote their debut album, including a massive
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Kasabian recordings theft foiled
The band come close to losing the demo.
A CD copy of Kasabian's work-in-progress second album was almost stolen last week by an opportunist thief.
The band were in town Thursday (Feb. 23) for the NME Awards bash in west London, and, according to reports, came close to
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Guy Moot takes MD chair at EMI Publishing
EMI Music Publishing has promoted Guy Moot to managing director of its U.K. publishing division.
Moot, who has been with EMI since 1987 and most recently was executive VP A&R for UK and Europe, succeeds Peter Reichardt, who is leaving the company after 16 years.
Prior to
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