Temple Newsam Park Leeds Archives

The KAISER Chiefs celebrate their 20th^Th Anniversary of the debut album Employment with a home concert at Temple Newsam Park, Leeds, on May 31, 2025.

The Yorkshire indie band will be joined on the day by Mid New Year's colleagues Razorlight, The Cribs, The Coral and We Are Scientists, as well as Hastings trio HotWax and Ellur from West Yorkshire, “two of the most exciting new indie artists in the UK Kingdom”. Ticket sales begin today at https://tix.to/KCTempleNewsam.

Released in March 2005, the seven-time platinum, multi-award-winning album 'Employment' remains the best-selling record by a Leeds artist, making 'I Predict A Riot' and 'Oh My God' anthems for the city that will forever be associated with the Life and culture connected to Leeds, football and more.

To honor this special connection and the 20th^Th To mark the anniversary, Kaiser Chiefs will celebrate the employment and the city that inspired them on one of Leeds' biggest stages.

London quintet Razorlight will perform a special set to mark their 20th anniversary^Th anniversary of their debut album Up All Night; Wakefield band The Cribs celebrate the same anniversary with their second album The New Fellas; Wirral's The Coral will delve into their back catalog and cult American indie rockers We Are Scientists will highlight the 20th anniversary of their major label debut With Love And Squalor.

The Kaiser Chiefs are “delighted to announce our biggest ever performance in Leeds”. “Twenty years since Employment and 23 years since we last played at Temple Newsam, we are thrilled to be back,” say Ricky Wilson (vocals), Simon Rix (bass), Nick “Peanut” Baines (keyboards) and Andrew “Whitey.” “White (guitar) and Vijay Mistry (drums).

“The last time we played there (in their Parva days) we joked that we were there after Guns N' Roses, who had played the night before, so it took a long time before we finally headlined could perform in the park.

“We are a band that has historically always looked forward, but after 20 years of people telling us how important employment is to them and how it impacts people's lives, we felt we were organizing a celebration had to.”

“We managed to get a few of our old tour friends to celebrate with us and of course everyone is invited. Celebrate the 2000s, the employment when Leeds took over the world. See you all in May.”