Kaiser Chiefs are returning to Leeds for a huge homecoming gig at Temple Newsam Park on May 31, 2025.
Celebrating 20 years of their debut album ‘Employment’ – which remains the biggest-ever selling record from a Leeds act – the group tops a line-up including Razorlight, The Cribs and more.
LEEDS! We are so excited to announce we will be performing at @TempleNewsam on 31st May 2025 to celebrate 20 Years of Employment! We’ll be performing the album in full plus the hits. pic.twitter.com/IXlaHnRFiH
— Kaiser Chiefs (@KaiserChiefs) October 3, 2024
On the milestone of the album that featured hits such as I Predict A Riot and Oh My God, the group said in a statement: said in a statement: “Very excited to announce our biggest Leeds gig ever.
“Twenty years since ‘Employment’ and twenty-three years since we last played at Temple Newsam we are delighted to be back.
“Last time we played there (in Parva) we joked we were on after Guns n Roses who had played the previous night so it’s been a long wait to finally actually headline the Park.
“We are a band that historically always looked forwards but after 20 years of people telling us how important ‘Employment’ is to them and how it soundtracked people’s lives, we felt we had to organise a celebration.”
They concluded: “We’ve managed to get a few of our old touring friends to come and celebrate with us and of course everyone is invited. Come celebrate the 2000s, ‘Employment’, When Leeds took over the World. See you all in May.”
