As the five-piece finished their performance for the crowd of Southampton it was time to move on to their next destination, Reading, but not before stopping to meet and greet 20 or so avid fans, standing outside patiently waiting for them until 1am.
To our surprise, each band member (completely sober, I must add) made sure they greeted all their fans and fulfilled their requests; one man clutching a signed collage of the band which he had made himself. I asked Nick (Hodgeson – Drummer) if meeting their fans and constantly having their photos taken ever became tedious, to which he replied ‘not at all! It’s always great to meet the fans!’ Not much of a rock n roll answer, you say? Something which took us even more by surprise was the comment made by Ricky (Wilson – Lead vocals) that he was ‘so tired. I just want to go and sleep!’ Despite this, he still stuck around for at least half and hour chatting to fans.
It seemed strange, such a worldwide successful band playing a small venue like Southampton Guildhall. We asked Peanut (Keyboard) for a reason; ‘I really like small venues. We played here (Guildhall) three years ago on the NME tour. As soon as I walked into this place today the memories came rushing back. It felt like it was yesterday.’
The main aim of these pre-tour shows is for the band to perform their new material live for the first time. I asked Nick if he was excited about the third album’s release this coming Monday (20th Oct 08) and he simply replied ‘Yeah, it’s gonna be good.’
So perhaps a little vague at times, the Kaiser Chiefs appear to have their feet firmly on the ground. Perhaps a few of their fellow indie stars should take note. For me, they are the nicest guys in rock at the moment.
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