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Metro
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Kaiser Chiefs were 'glad something terrible happened' to their Glastonbury set
The Kaiser Chiefs' Glastonbury 2025 performance was a highlight for many at Worthy Farm, but 'something terrible happened'. As the Ruby hitmakers opened the Pyramid Stage for day two of the festival (Saturday, June 27), complaints flooded social media. It turned out the BBC had no plans to air the set, which marked the iconic band's 20th anniversary. Lead singer Ricky Wilson saw the outcry but admitted it doesn't feel like a Kaiser Chiefs show when everything is going right. 'We're most comfortable when things are going wrong, even like when we were the Glastonbury and it was, like, my favourite show ever,' the 47-year-old musician shared. Speaking on Radio X with Dan O'Connell, Ricky continued: 'Best day. I loved it. The crowd turned up. There was like 100,000 people in the field. Amazing. 'Then they said it wasn't on iPlayer. And I was like, 'Well, that's really rubbish.' 'I'm glad something terrible happened, because it wouldn't be the Kaiser Chiefs if it all went to plan.' He added: 'The thing is, bands that everything goes really well, then just to suddenly disappear. But bands that go up and down have a need to fight back all the time. 'It's weird, because we're very happy being the underdogs.' Those underdogs were marking two decades since the release of their debut album, Employment, which was the fourth best-selling album that year. The record produced iconic hits like Oh My God, I Predict a Riot, and Everyday I Love You Less and Less. It was shortlisted — as Ricky said it 'came second' — for the Mercury Prize that year but the singer revealed he couldn't appreciate the success at the time. 'It was weird,' he shared. 'We knew it was going really well; you can't really compute it when you're so tired. 'And I think any new band who aren't feeling like on the verge of death with tiredness, you're not doing it properly!' While the set did appear on iPlayer later, fans were furious it wasn't aired live and were particularly vocal about it on X at the time. Ninety_88 questioned: 'How can you put Kaiser Chiefs on to open on a Saturday and not televise it?' More Trending 'BBC iPlayer stating they are live, when in actual fact it's 2 presenters talking and showing the acts from last night, when we have all tuned in to watch Kaiser Chiefs who are actually live on stage now! What a let down,' added melcastle1875. The I Predict A Riot hitmakers even addressed the drama on their Instagram, writing: 'Apologies to everyone who attempted to tune in yesterday, we appreciate you wanting to join the party from home alongside the almost one hundred thousand of you who filled the field! Such a lovely crowd!' Kaiser Chiefs' Glastonbury set has since been removed from iPlayer, along with other 2025 sets. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Lewis Capaldi reveals why he had to leak his surprise Glastonbury 2025 set MORE: This might be the first Glastonbury 2027 performer as rocker teases plans MORE: Police drop Glastonbury investigation into Kneecap's performance
BBC News
16-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Leeds 'don't want to blow their budget' on Longstaff
On the latest episode of Don't Go To Bed Just Yet, Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix ponders whether Leeds should pay more than £12m for Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff."I feel like Leeds this summer so far have proven that they're not willing to be pushed on bids," he told BBC Radio Leeds. "They've bid for a few people and then when they've been outbid they've not worried too much. They haven't got into a bidding war so far."Whether or not there becomes a point where you have to start getting out of your comfort zone, I don't know. But I think they have made assessments on how much they want people, how much they're willing to pay and what the market value is and at the moment, they're not going beyond that."They did have, I believe, three bids for Longstaff. The maximum I think was £10m plus two million for bonuses, which seems very cheap for a guy with 100-plus Premier League appearances. "It gets into Jack Harrison territory I guess - a really steady Premier League player which is probably what you need but you don't want to blow your budget."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Perth Now
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Ricky Wilson 'didn't appreciate the magnitude of Glastonbury'
Ricky Wilson "didn't appreciate the magnitude" of playing Glastonbury before Kaiser Chiefs' first appearance. The Everyday I Love You Less and Less hitmakers performed at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the first time in 2005 following the success of their debut album Employment, and the 47-year-old star has recalled how he hadn't realised how big the group had got in the UK until they took to the Pyramid Stage in front of a huge crowd. He told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: 'I didn't really appreciate the magnitude of playing there. We were playing so many shows, I was just taking it in my stride. We'd just released Employment and we'd be playing to 200 people in Italy, then 1,000 people in America. 'Then we got back to the UK and we didn't realise how big it had got here until we arrived at Glastonbury and the crowd was mental. Everyone knew the words to our songs. It blew us away.' Kaiser Chiefs will open the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (28.06.25) but Ricky revealed they will be changing up their set from what they have been playing on their current tour. He said: 'We've been on tour with Employment to celebrate the 20th anniversary and at those shows we've been playing it in full. 'We thought about just doing that but we've got too many other songs that would be missed. 'Many people know the songs but we've also got weapons in our arsenal that may be bigger.' The former Voice coach last attended the festival in 2023, where he had a bizarre encounter with actor Andrew Garfield. He recalled: 'I stood in the crowd watching Elton John and then I noticed Andrew Garfield was next to me. 'When Your Song started, our hands happened to brush past each other. I said to Andrew, 'Shall we?'. He nodded and we just held hands. He won't deny it if you ask him." And he had another odd moment during the festival that year. He said: 'I dressed up as Elvis Presley — the full jumpsuit, everything. I was supposed to be doing some songs in Block9 but I got there and didn't bother. 'I was with Leigh Francis and we ended up going to Glastonbury-on-Sea instead and we did the bingo calling twice.'
BBC News
07-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 Bam! Could Bamford make the difference?
"I don't know if we should pin all our hopes for getting promoted on Patrick Bamford. It would be an amazing story arc."Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix discuss the worries that plague Leeds fans as the season approaches its conclusion - from finances to tired players to lacklustre results seeing them drop out of the automatic promotion the return of Patrick Bamford to the starting XI even prove be the answer to promotion?Listen to the full episode and more on the Don't Go To Bed Yet podcast.
BBC News
31-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 Have Meslier's nine lives run out?
"In this podcast at least, we all kind of want Meslier to do well... but he is getting a bit indefensible."The usual cast of Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix discuss a disappointing draw with Swansea City, Farke's team selection and the negativity surrounding Illan the keeper made one too many mistakes to keep his place in goal?You can listen to the full episode and more on the Don't Go To Bed Yet podcast.
