The Kaiser Chiefs started in metropolis once college friends Nick Hodgson, Simon Rix and Nick 'Peanut' Baines began to play along.
They were later joined by Saint Andrew the Apostle honkie White and conservatory graduate and Ricky Wilson, World Health Organization they initial noticed singing with a Rolling Stones tribute band. at the start Ricky refused their invite to affix the band however eventually united despite the band having a scarcity of actual material!
They kicked off recording in percussionist Nick Hodgson's room in 2003 and compete their initial gig beneath their new name ‘The Kaiser Chiefs’ at Joseph's Well, metropolis on twenty eighth Sep 2003.
The Kaiser Chiefs’ (named when the South African soccer club wherever metropolis Utd, the band’s beloved team, bought their captain) sort of music is sing indie-pop. Their influences embody The Beach Boys, Super hairy Animals, The Kinks, XTC, Beta Band, Blur, Supergrass, 10CC, little Faces, Dexys time of day Runners and Madness.
They discharged their initial single ‘Oh My God’ on Britain Indie Label ‘DrownedinSound’, it went in to the united kingdom Charts at No.66. Their second single discharged on Indie Label ‘B-Unique’ charted simply outside the highest twenty.
The Kaiser Chiefs' debut album ‘Employment’ was discharged by Universal Records within the United States, when a battle with 2 different record labels. They were received well, with their debut single ‘I Predict A Riot’ gaining lots of radio play, the band additionally landed many TV appearances on shows like the Late Show with David jock and also the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
In the Britain they remained within the high 10 for many months and have become one among the popular artists of 2005. ‘Employment’ screw-topped the united kingdom charts, wherever it went double Pt.
In Gregorian calendar month 2005 they were chosen to open Bob Geldoff's Live-8 pageant in city, their performance was broadcast by satellite to each Live-8 venue round the world, giving the band huge world-wide exposure.
The Kaiser Chiefs opened the 2006 Brit Awards, wherever they won 3 of the 5 classes they were appointed in, imposingly beating bands like Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Gorillaz, Oasis to win ‘Best British Group’, ‘Best British Rock Act’ and ‘Best British Live Act’.
