Kasabian: Happenings review – newfound concision and big choruses
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
Kasabian: Happenings review – pivot towards pop could almost be Coldplay
June 2024
Kasabian’s secret set at Glastonbury review – indie hits belted out to a bumper crowd
Flashback
Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno: ‘I’m not an extrovert; I’m a songwriter. Now I’m the frontman of this huge band’
October 2022
Kasabian review – raucous electro bounce fills an absurdly epic show
Serge Pizzorno steps up as frontman for this fearsome live show, which brings new shades of funk and soft rock to the band’s trademark guitar anthems
August 2022
Kasabian: The Alchemist’s Euphoria review – in search of new beginnings
It’s business as usual for the electro-rockers after the departure of frontman Tom Meighan, but the choruses are falling flat
Going out, staying in
From Bullet Train to Pussy Riot: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether you want to join Brad Pitt in Japan for the commute from hell or stay home with a noisy Russian art collective, our critics have you covered for the next seven days
Kasabian: The Alchemist’s Euphoria review – first album minus Tom Meighan goes for broke
With Serge Pizzorno at the helm, Kasabian’s seventh album teems with ideas that don’t always land, although his imagination elevates them above their lad-rock leanings
May 2022
Kasabian on sacking their frontman: ‘It was like seeing your house burn down’
The band are back – with their first record since sacking Tom Meighan for assaulting his fiancee. Serge Pizzorno talks about that ‘heartbreaking’ decision – and why he finally decided to step up as singer
November 2021
‘You can’t cancel me, I’ve got bills to pay!’: music stars on pop’s strange 2021
Laura Mvula, Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno, Snail Mail, BackRoad Gee, Sigrid and Eris Drew mull over the year’s big stories, from Britney’s freedom to battles over plagiarism and streaming
October 2021
Kasabian review – Serge Pizzorno ably steps up as frontman for new era
The fuzzing dance-rockers return strongly after Tom Meighan’s departure, and unite the crowd in hollered vocals
July 2020
Ex-Kasabian singer's community order 'inappropriate', say domestic abuse charities
Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan quits band
September 2019
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
The SLP review – from lad rock to Leone
The solo project of Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno gets the arthouse treatment – with a touch of spaghetti western
The SLP review – Kasabian guitarist swaggers through his midlife crisis
By channelling the charisma of hip-hop, house and rock opera, Serge Pizzorno earns the solo spotlight
Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno: 'Being pretentious is my number one fear'
He’s the lairy lad rocker who scored one of the best ever goals on TV – in winklepickers. Now he is aiming to be music’s answer to David Lynch
July 2017
Music blog
Will TRNSMT festival's urban party kill off T in the Park?
Big headline acts drew the Scottish festival crowds to Glasgow, where they found a city-break vibe replacing their usual country camping getaway. And the delighted promoter’s verdict was to stage it again next year
May 2017
Kasabian: For Crying Out Loud review –melodic but a bit insistent…
Kasabian: For Crying Out Loud review – crowdpleasing if blokey indie euphoria
April 2017
Kasabian review – a full-throttle hedonistic joyride
The Leicester rockers rouse their crowd to boiling point with boisterous bravado and sweaty affection on a night that showcases a band at the peak of their powers
