Hail to the Kaiser Chiefs!
Kaiser Chiefs w/ the Walkmen, April 6 at the 9:30 Club, DC
The Kaiser Chiefs have taken the UK by storm for years but this is the first time (to my knowledge) that they've headlined a show in the area--and it sold out. This was Brit rock at its finest. The blokes put on a fine, high-energy show and the crowd loved every minute of it.
It was a late show on this Saturday night. As their song goes by that title, "Saturday Night," from their 2005 smash debut album, Employment, "They're just trying to put the punk back into punctured lung." And so they do. They played quite a bit from that album, including their hits, "I Predict a Riot" and "Modern Way." In fact, every other song in their set came from this album, interspersed with songs from their 2007 release, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, an equally impressive effort. Live, the explosive guitars on "Ruby," the first song on the new album, really got the crowd hopping.
The Kaiser Chiefs had most of the floor dancing, which is no small feat at the 9:30 Club, fists pumping in the air, with the front couple of rows of girls near hysterics. They closed the show with "Oh My God." The whole crowd sang along the chorus: "Oh my god, I can't believe it. I've never been this far away from home." Although they were quite far from home, they got a very warm reception here in Washington.
Indie openers the Walkmen, from New York, were the perfect complement.
To watch for: This spring, the Kaiser Chiefs will be among the bands re-recording songs for a new release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in honor of the 40th anniversary of this Beatles classic album. Other bands on this project include Oasis and the Killers.
The Kaiser Chiefs have taken the UK by storm for years but this is the first time (to my knowledge) that they've headlined a show in the area--and it sold out. This was Brit rock at its finest. The blokes put on a fine, high-energy show and the crowd loved every minute of it.
It was a late show on this Saturday night. As their song goes by that title, "Saturday Night," from their 2005 smash debut album, Employment, "They're just trying to put the punk back into punctured lung." And so they do. They played quite a bit from that album, including their hits, "I Predict a Riot" and "Modern Way." In fact, every other song in their set came from this album, interspersed with songs from their 2007 release, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, an equally impressive effort. Live, the explosive guitars on "Ruby," the first song on the new album, really got the crowd hopping.
The Kaiser Chiefs had most of the floor dancing, which is no small feat at the 9:30 Club, fists pumping in the air, with the front couple of rows of girls near hysterics. They closed the show with "Oh My God." The whole crowd sang along the chorus: "Oh my god, I can't believe it. I've never been this far away from home." Although they were quite far from home, they got a very warm reception here in Washington.
Indie openers the Walkmen, from New York, were the perfect complement.
To watch for: This spring, the Kaiser Chiefs will be among the bands re-recording songs for a new release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in honor of the 40th anniversary of this Beatles classic album. Other bands on this project include Oasis and the Killers.
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