Touring for their fourth studio album Velociraptor!, Kasabian put their suitcases at the Zenith in Paris this week for a night of madness!
The british band The Subways assured the opening act. They were in Paris to promote the release of their new album Money & Celebrity and they set fire to the Zenith with the first notes of Oh Yeah! Very dynamic, Billy and Charlotte jumped all over the place and invited the public to do the same.
They mixed new songs like We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time with older ones like Rock & Roll Queen, where Billy incorporated a wink to Paris adding "Paris is rock and roll" to the lyrics.
They played a little more than 30 minutes that passed very quickly because the atmosphere was good. It was a very efficient opening act that has excited the public for Kasabian's arrival. They will come back to Paris next year and will be playing at the Alhambra.
Let's go to the essential: Kasabian concert itself. I had already been surprised when I saw them as Muse's opening act at the Stade de France and this summer at the Main Square Festival but I have to say I've been even more blown away! The concert began with Days Are Forgotten sang along by the crowd although this song is very recent, it announced the color!
Shoot the Runner was greeted by a delirious audience, whether in the mosh pit or in the standing area where everybody stood up for the occasion. The band from Leicester in the UK has chained hits (Underdog, Club Foot, LSF), more intimate songs (La Fee Verte, Kiss Goodbye) with their latest tracks (Re-wired) in a public reactive and responsive! Underdog was one of the highlights of the evening, the public sang along the "Kill me if you dare, hold my hand up in the air" parts of the lyrics.
Shoot the Runner was greeted by a delirious audience, whether in the mosh pit or in the standing area where everybody stood up for the occasion. The band from Leicester in the UK has chained hits (Underdog, Club Foot, LSF), more intimate songs (La Fee Verte, Kiss Goodbye) with their latest tracks (Re-wired) in a public reactive and responsive! Underdog was one of the highlights of the evening, the public sang along the "Kill me if you dare, hold my hand up in the air" parts of the lyrics.
Tom the singer did not hesitate to play with the public, from right to left on the stage, throwing his microphone to the ground, rewarding some girls with a look and welcoming those who were on the shoulders of their friends. His right arm Sergio was also communicative with the crowd! There was a great complicity between those two. Jay Mehler, the second guitarist was hilarious and happy to see such a good atmosphere in the venue.
After Pulp Fiction Theme and LSF (among others) the band left the stage. In the meantime the crowd became unleashed and when they came back for the encore everybody sang the "Aaaah aaaaaaah aah" of LSF! The atmosphere and the heat in the venue were at their peak, we were about to live a pure moment. First Switchblade Smiles with very electronic sounds, then Vlad The Impaler with the audience screaming "Get loose, get loose" and finally Fire. These three songs have ended the concert perfectly, the Zenith WAS on fire!
The band thanked the Zenith for a long time. They seemed very pleased and happy to have spent an evening with the Parisian public. It seemed that they did not realize the crowd's enthusiasm for them. Very spontaneous, Tom covered a few words of Michelle by The Beatles accapella for a final goodbye.
I spent a wonderful evening, Kasabian's gig is one of the best I've done so far. Some days ago Kasabian told the English magazine NME "We're made to headline festivals," I am now firmly convinced. They evolved fast and are ready for the next level. I filmed Shoot The Runner, Fire, Michelle and their arrival with Days Are Forgotten, videos are available on the Youtube channel on the right. You can find the setlist below:
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