Kaiser Chiefs have announced a new 12-date UK tour for February 2026 to continue the 20th-anniversary celebrations of their debut album. The ‘More Employment’ tour will see the band play cities including Manchester, Glasgow, and London, with tickets set to go on sale at 9am on Friday, 22nd August.
The announcement comes after a successful summer for the Leeds band, which included a standout performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and headline shows at London’s Alexandra Palace Park and Temple Newsam Park. This new run of dates extends the festivities marking two decades since the release of their multi-platinum album, Employment.
Frontman Ricky Wilson said of the announcement: “This summer, we played a load of shows to mark the release of our debut album ‘Employment’. It went well. Probably better than our first summer 20 years ago… we hope you will join us in February to help celebrate with us ‘the year it really took off’.”
Kaiser Chiefs UK Tour – February 2026
- Friday, February 13, 2026 – Bradford, Live
- Saturday, February 14, 2026 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
- Sunday, February 15, 2026 – Stockton, Globe
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026 – Dundee, Live House
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – Glasgow, Barrowland
- Friday, February 20, 2026 – London, Eventim Apollo
- Saturday, February 21, 2026 – Hull, Connexin Live
- Monday, February 23, 2026 – Norwich, UEA
- Tuesday, February 24, 2026 – Swansea, Building Society Arena
- Thursday, February 26, 2026 – Bournemouth, International Centre
- Friday, February 27, 2026 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
- Saturday, February 28, 2026 – Wolverhampton, The Halls
Read the official press release in full below:
Following a spectacular summer of headline grabbing shows, including a stand out performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, a sublime headline date at Alexandra Palace Park in London and a mammoth homecoming show at Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park, Kaiser Chiefs have extended their Employment celebrations with a new run of 2026 dates due to phenomenal demand.
“This summer, we played a load of shows to mark the release of our debut album ‘Employment’. It went well. Probably better than our first summer 20 years ago. It was the year after that first year that things really took off…,” Ricky says of the announcement. “So we hope you will join us in February to help celebrate with us ‘the year it really took off’. If you were with us the first time, or unfortunately missed out due to other commitments, we hope you will join us for a joyous lap of honour. (Plus, I spent quite a bit on a new blazer and want to get my money’s worth)“.
Kicking off at Live in Bradford on February 13th 2026, the 12 date More Employment tour will see the band continue the party across the UK, including a date at London’s Eventim Apollo on Friday February 20th. Tickets go on sale on Friday August 22nd at 9am.
A year typically commemorated with china, Kaiser Chiefs marked 20 years of their iconic debut album Employment with three brand new expanded ‘China Anniversary’ formats in July. Remastered at Abbey Road Studios, the bonus material across the release was curated by the band from their own archive.
Originally released in March 2005, the album landed to wide-spread acclaim and has gone on to become one of the most successful debut albums from a UK band. Peaking at No. 2 on the UK album chart, the record has since spent more than 17 months on the Official Top 40 chart, selling more than 2.1 million copies in the process, and being certified 7 x Platinum status by the British Phonographic Industry. Featuring a host of hit singles including ‘Oh My God’, ‘I Predict A Riot’, ‘Everyday I Love You Less And Less’ and ‘Modern Way’, the album catapulted the band into the music world’s stratosphere, setting them onto the path of arena mainstays and festival headline status across the world.
Formed in Leeds in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs are one of the most exciting and consistently successful bands of their generation. Fronted by the charismatic Ricky Wilson, with Simon Rix on bass, Andrew ‘Whitey’ White on guitar, Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines on keyboards and drummer Vijay Mistry, the band have released eight original studio albums (two of those UK No. 1), had nine Top 40 singles, including the No. 1 ‘Ruby’, received three Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello Album of the Year award for Employment, toured with U2, Foo Fighters and Green Day and sold more than eight million albums worldwide.
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