Kaiser Chiefs are releasing a twentieth anniversary version of their seminal debut album ‘Employment’.
Kaiser Chiefs are reissuing their debut album ‘Employment’ to mark its twentieth anniversary
As 20 years is often celebrated with china, Ricky Wilson and co have introduced the ‘China Anniversary’ codecs. The 1LP version is pressed on white vinyl, and contains ‘bonus’ monitor ‘Take My Temperature’; the 2LP set options 15 extra tracks, together with a collection of B-Sides and CD single bonus tracks, plus two beforehand unreleased songs, unique to this format.
On the 3CD set, alongside the unique album, the band have added 40 tracks, together with beforehand unreleased demo recordings, remixes, radio classes, and a collection of stay tracks that chart their speedy rise from small membership dates in Leeds, to pageant headline act.
The album – which spawned the hits ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Oh My God’, and ‘On a regular basis I Love You Much less And Much less’ – was remastered on the legendary Abbey Street Studios.
The group commented: “20 years in the past, a brand-new tune by a brand-new band was launched. ‘I Predict A Riot’ was the beginning of one thing actually particular for some musicians from Leeds.
“And the album that adopted, ‘Employment’, modified our lives and has soundtracked the lives of hundreds of thousands of others since 2005. In 2025 we’re saluting 20 years of that album and everyone seems to be invited. Come have fun the 2000’s, loving every part much less and fewer and stripey blazers taking on the world..”
Kaiser Chiefs are additionally celebrating the milestone with a collection of reveals, together with Port Talbot on Might 23, and large out of doors live shows in Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Brighton, Cumbria, and Newquay.
On the 18th anniversary of ‘Employment’, Ricky, 47, quipped on Virgin Radio: “I imply, I don’t suppose I’ve modified an excessive amount of. I do get a Hi there Recent field, and I brush my enamel not less than twice a day, however other than that, I haven’t modified in any respect. I promise you that!”
‘Employment’ peaked at quantity 2 on the UK Albums Chart. It spent over 17 months within the Official Prime 40 and was ultimately licensed 7× Platinum.
Kaiser Chiefs 2025 reveals:
Might
Thur twenty second Reside at Argyle House Park Stadium,Plymouth, UK
Fri twenty third In It Collectively Competition, Port Talbot, UK
Sat thirty first Temple Newsam, Leeds, UK
June
Solar twenty second Pinkpop Competition, Amsterdam, NL
Thur twenty sixth Bristol Sounds, Bristol, UK
Sat twenty eighth Glastonbury Competition, Somerset, UK
July
Fri 4th Edinburgh Fort, Edinburgh, UK
Thu tenth Weekend Seaside Competition, Malaga, ESP
Fri eleventh Mad Cool Competition, Madrid, ESP
Sat twelfth Cruilla Barcelona, Barcelona, ESP
Sat nineteenth Alexandra Palace Park, London, UK
Solar twentieth Splendour Competition, Nottingham, UK
Mon twenty first Tall Ship Races, Aberdeen, UK
Sat twenty sixth Latitude, Suffolk, UK
Solar twenty seventh Brighton Seaside, Brighton, UK
Thu thirty first Kendal Calling, Cumbria, UK
August
Sat 2nd Suikkerock Competition, Tienan, BE
Solar third Ronquieres Competition, Braine-la-Comte, BE
Fri eighth Boardmasters, Newquay, UK
Solar tenth The Weekender, Belfast, UK
Sat twenty third The Nationwide Museum of Eire, Dublin, ROI
Solar twenty fourth Reside on the Docklands, Limerick, ROI
