KAISER CHIEFS ENLIST THE DELTA RIGGS AS SPECIAL GUESTS ON AUSTRALIAN TOUR, CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT ACROSS AUSTRALIA THIS MONTH
KAISER CHIEFS ENLIST THE DELTA RIGGS AS SPECIAL GUESTS ON AUSTRALIAN TOUR
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT ACROSS AUSTRALIA THIS MONTH
MELBOURNE (Friday 7 November): UK indie icons Kaiser Chiefs have today announced beloved Aussie rockers The Delta Riggs as special guest on their Australian tour later this month, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their seminal record, Employment, one of the best-selling UK debut albums of all time.
The Delta Riggs have a reputation as one of Australia’s finest live acts, with multiple sold out headline tours. They are a staple act on the festival circuit and have shared stages with the likes of Foo Fighters, Billy Idol, KISS and Kasabian.
It is Kaiser Chiefs’ first visit to these shores since 2012, when they packed out venues across the country – they also played an exhilarating set at Splendour in the Grass along with sideshows in 2011.
The Employment tour will commence on Sunday November 23 at RAC Arena Perth, followed by Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Tuesday November 25, Hordern Pavilion Sydney on Thursday November 27 and concluding at Fortitude Music Hall Brisbane on Friday November 28.
Tickets on sale now. Please visit secretsounds.com for tickets and further information.
KAISER CHIEFS
20 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT – AUSTRALIA 2025
ABOUT KAISER CHIEFS
On July 18 this year, Kaiser Chiefs released the 20th anniversary edition of their seminal debut album Employment, Originally released in March 2005, the album landed to wide-spread acclaim and has gone on to become one of the most successful debut albums from a UK band. Peaking at No. 2 on the UK album chart, the record has since spent more than 17 months on the Official Top 40 chart, selling more than 2.1 million copies in the process, and being certified 7 x Platinum status by the British Phonographic Industry. Featuring a host of hit singles including ‘Oh My God’, ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’ and ‘Modern Way’, the album catapulted the band to into the music world’s stratosphere, setting them onto the path of arena mainstays and festival headline status across the world.
“20 years ago, a brand new song by a brand new band was released. ‘I Predict A Riot’ was the start of something really special for some musicians from Leeds,” the band reminisced. “And the album that followed, ‘Employment’, changed our lives and has soundtracked the lives of millions of others since 2005. In 2025 we are saluting 20 years of that album and everyone is invited. Come celebrate the 2000’s, loving everything less & less and stripey blazers taking over the world.”
The Employment re-release includes three brand new expanded ‘China Anniversary’ formats. The 1LP edition is pressed on white vinyl, and includes ‘bonus’ track ‘Take My Temperature’; the 2LP set features 15 additional tracks, including a selection of B-Sides and CD single bonus tracks, plus two previously unreleased songs, exclusive to this format. On the 3CD set, alongside the original album, the band have added 40 tracks, including previously unreleased demo recordings, remixes, radio sessions, and a selection of live tracks that chart their rapid rise from small club dates in Leeds, to festival headline act. The original album has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios, and the bonus material was curated by the band from their own archive.
Formed in Leeds in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs are one of the most exciting and consistently successful bands of their generation. Fronted by the charismatic Ricky Wilson, with Simon Rix on bass, Andrew ‘Whitey’ White on guitar, Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines on keyboards and drummer Vijay Mistry, the band have released eight original studio albums (two of those UK No. 1), had nine Top 40 singles, including the No. 1 ‘Ruby’, received three Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello Album of the Year award for Employment, toured with U2, Foo Fighters and Green Day and sold more than eight million albums worldwide.
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ABOUT THE DELTA RIGGS
After releasing their fourth studio album ‘Modern Pressure’ in 2019, The Delta Riggs were poised and ready to set up for a massive 2020, with the album’s lead single ‘Fake That’ being added to high rotation on triple j. They also completed a sold-out arena tour of New Zealand and supported Billy Idol around Australia.
When the pandemic hit, band members continued to remain active, working across various projects, including Hayley Mary and Allday’s recordings, alongside their good friend and ARIA award-nominated producer, Scott Horscroft. They also launched solo projects, collaborated with Dope Lemon, Gold Fang, and Dante Knows, and performed live as session musicians with Hayley Mary and Dan Sultan.
As the world started to return to some normality, the group headed back into the studio to begin working on new material, which birthed singles ‘The Real Electric’, ‘Junk Sick (I’m on the run)’, ‘Solutions’ and more new music to come in 2024.
Over the course of their career, The Delta Riggs have become one of Australia’s most celebrated indie-rock bands. Multiple singles have been added to high rotation on triple j, and their record ‘Dipz Zebazios’ was a feature album on the station.
With The Delta Riggs
Sunday November 23 – RAC Arena, Perth
Tuesday November 25 – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday November 27 – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Friday November 28 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Tickets on sale now.
Head to secretsounds.com for more information.
Supported by Double J.
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