Kasabian Review @ The Motorpoint Arena

Live review of Kasabian at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena, December 13th 2014.

For the last night of their UK tour, and their final gig of 2014, Kasabian went all out. Hyping up the crowd with a time teasing countdown from 30 minutes before they appeared on stage, Tom and Serge opened under spotlights at the far end of either side, launching straight into ‘Bumblebee’ and kicking off a frenzy of synchronised jumping and crowdsurfing throughout the Motorpoint Arena.

With two equally captivating frontmen, Kasabian have always had a stage presence that rivals most, and tonight was no different. Now at the height of their career following an epic Glastonbury set in the summer, the band have perfected songwriting and music making that is designed to be played to a crowd of this size.

The band smashed through a set covering all five albums with crowd pleasing hits ‘Eez-eh’, ‘Club Foot’ and ‘Re-wired’ as well as unlikely covers in the form of Cameo’s ‘Word Up’ and the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme tune, proving that after ten years Kasabian aren’t a band that take themselves too seriously.

Lights, lazers and a string quartet of skeletons were at the forefront of the evening’s theatrics, providing an electric atmosphere as Kasabian delivered something somewhere between a rock ‘n’ roll show and a rave. It was a satisfied Sheffield as the encore wrapped up with hits ‘Stevie’, ‘Vlad The Impaler’, ‘Praise You’ (a very well-received Fatboy Slim Cover) and the finale of ‘L.S.F’. Plus, a brief round of ‘We Wish You A Merry Christmas’. Of course.

Read our interview with Tom in our November issue here.

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Photos from @kasabianofficial Instagram.