Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs/Foo Fighters Concert

After a fantastic day at the Australia Zoo, it was time for a quick turnaround to head off (on the train this time) to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre for the Kaiser Chiefs/Foo Fighters concert that night. I dressed up as a proper rocker with black mini skirt and the infamous black Nirvana t-shirt with yellow smiley face that I’ve had since the 1990’s!! Yet again, we had to go through the most stringent security outside of Buckingham Palace as girls had to form one queue and boys another to go through the security checks. When there are thousands of people trying to get in then you can imagine that this was considerably worse than trying to herd sheep. I found Andy at the other side of security and we rushed to get in to the entertainment hall in time for the Kaiser Chiefs’ support act. A punk band called ‘The Nation Blue’ were just finishing their opening set as we arrived. Later we found out that the guitarist actually dislocated his knee towards the end of their set and continued to play whilst lay on the stage until the paramedics arrived!! I am SO glad I didn’t witness that or I may have been too queasy to enjoy the rest of the show! Next up were the Kaiser Chiefs – who aren’t very big in Australia yet, although by the time I’ve finished promoting them on my radio show they should be! This was their first tour in Australia and we were both very excited about seeing it as their album is fantastic. I saw them at Glastonbury where he sang some of the songs next to a huge inflatable dinosaur he had been given from the crowd – it was a great set. The Kaiser Chiefs entered the stage to ‘Money For Nothing’ by Dire Straits and then went straight into ‘Na Na Na Na Na’. Ricky was his usual charismatic self and leapt about the stage and thrashed his tambourine for all it was worth! They did most of the songs from their album ‘Employment’, including ‘Everyday I Love You Less and Less’ and ‘Oh My God’ and the Australians were getting into their music, jumping about and hands in the air. I even heard someone behind me saying he loved them and would be buying their album, so I reckon the Kaiser Chiefs did a good job promoting themselves that night. They finished with the excellent ‘I Predict a Riot’ and received rapturous applause and cheers for a great supporting set.