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Kasabian launched their new album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ last night, with an intimate secret fan show at the London Forum.

The venue was re-branded as the ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ in honour of the band’s forthcoming new album (review HERE), with each audience member given a medical-style wristband bearing the logo ‘Day Patient’.
The band have recently cited the LP’s more psychedelic direction came from a huge range of influences, from The Wizard Of Oz to hip hop and Syd Barrett, among others.
New tracks such as ‘Underdog’ and forthcoming single ‘Fire’ saw the band joined by a trio of female singers as fans went berserk, with drummer Ian Matthews’ gong at one point also colliding with singer Tom Meighan’s head on stage.
Kasabian are now set to embark on a massive UK tour which will also see them play Glastonbury and support Oasis on their massive stadium gigs over the summer. Their third album is release on 8th June.

Source//Clash Music

Thanks to Nettie & xxxGeordie66xxx for uploading those videos on youtube

You must watch the first video, its a fabulous rendition of Fire.

Kasabian helped to bring the final day of the 2009 Great Escape Festival to a close in Brighton (May 16).
Headlining the Club NME event to a packed crowd – some of whom had queued all day to get in – at the Dome Theatre, the Leicester band played a storming set that mixed crowd favourites with a series of new songs.

Among these was ‘Where Did All The Love Go?’, taken from their forthcoming third album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ (out June 8).
Opening with new track – and former free download – ‘Vlad The Impaler’, the band immediately had the crowd on their toes, creating a rave-like atmosphere that lasted for the entire show.
The band then dipped into the likes of ‘Shoot The Runner’ and ‘Cutt Off’ from their first two albums to keep the sweaty audience dancing.

With frontman Tom Meighan praising the crowd’s enthusiasm, the band then launched into new single ‘Fire’, its schizophrenic verse and chorus sending the venue wild.
Following first album track ‘ID’, Kasabian played ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ opening number ‘Underdog’ plus former limited edition single ‘Fast Fuse’.
“You know what, you’re a gold medal,” Meighan told the crowd. “You’re fucking gold!”
Closing the set with ‘The Doberman’ the band returned for a euphoric encore, kicking off with ‘Club Foot’.
Including a few bars from The Source And Candi Staton’s ‘You Got The Love’, the band then wrapped the set up by getting the whole venue to loudly sing along to customary closer ‘LSF’, with many fans still chanting well after the group left the stage.

Kasabian played:
‘Vlad The Impaler’
‘Shoot The Runner’
‘Reason Is Treason’
‘Cutt Off’
‘Fire’
‘Processed Beats’
‘Sun/Rise/Light/Flies’
‘Where Did All The Love Go?’
‘Me Plus One’
‘ID’
‘Underdog’
‘Empire’
‘Fast Fuse’
‘The Doberman’
‘Club Foot’
‘Stuntman’
‘You Got The Love’
‘LSF’

Source//NME