Kasabian Kasabian

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Kasabian(/ksebin/k-SAY-bee-n) are an Englishrockband formed inLeicester[11]in 1997 by lead vocalistTom Meighan, guitarist and second vocalistSergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff and bassist Chris Edwards. DrummerIan Matthewsjoined in 2004. Karloff left the band in 2006 and founded a new band called Black Onassis.Jay Mehlerjoined as touring lead guitarist in 2006, leaving forLiam Gallagher’sBeady Eyein 2013, to be replaced by Tim Carter, who later became a full-time band member in 2021. Meighan left the band in July 2020, with Pizzorno stepping up as full-time lead vocalist.

In 2010 and 2014, Kasabian won theQ Awardsfor “Best Act in the World Today”, while they were also named “Best Live Act” at the 2014 Q Awards and the 2007 and 2018NME Awards. The band’s music is often described as “indie rock”, but Pizzorno has said he “hates indie bands” and does not feel Kasabian fit into that category.

Kasabian have released seven studio albums Kasabian(2004),Empire(2006),West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum(2009),Velociraptor!(2011),48:13(2014),For Crying Out Loud(2017) andThe Alchemist’s Euphoria(2022). The band’s music has been described as a mix betweenThe Stone RosesandPrimal Screamwith the swagger ofOasis.Their music has won them several awards and recognition in the media, including aBrit Awardin 2010 for Best British Group,and their live performances have received praise, the most notable of which was their appearance as headliners at the2014 Glastonbury Festival.