Surprising facts you might not know about the Kaiser Chiefs
The band are playing at Clyde 1 Live
We have found ten surprising facts about the Kaiser Chiefs ahead of their performance at Clyde 1 LIVE on Sunday 18th December.
- Lead singer Ricky Wilson often rips his clothes crowd surfing but instead of throwing them away, he takes them to his mum to repair!
- Keyboard player Nick 'Peanuts' Baines got his nickname from a picture he made of himself in school in which his head looked like a peanut.
- The name ‘Kaiser Chiefs’ comes from a South African football team named Kaizer Chiefs, they are one of the biggest teams in Africa, with an estimated 16 million supporters.
- Drummer Nick Hodgson was sceptic about working with Mark Ronson but after the pair met they got on great!
- Kaiser Chiefs first album ‘Employment’ had four hit singles and sold almost 2 million copies.
- After their first album (pre Kaiser Chiefs) was a bit of a flop, Ricky Wilson said they were branded ‘damaged goods’ by record labels until they were invited to perform on Top of the Pops.
- American rapper Jay Z is a Kaiser Chiefs fan!
- Boris Johnson once wrote an editorial about the band calling them ‘weeds from Leeds’. It was soon after 'I Predict A Riot' arrived.
- Lead singer Ricky Wilson enjoyed a three-year stint as a mentor on The Voice.
Ricky Wilson | © PA Images
- The band are playing at Clyde 1 LIVE on Sunday 18th December!
To see Kaiser Chiefs and many other amazing acts such as Bastille, The 1975 and Tom Odell, Blossoms and James TW peform, join us at Clyde 1 LIVE on Sunday 18th December at the SSE Hydro.