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The Cribs, Frankie & The Heartstrings For Kaiser Chiefs Kirkstall Abbey Shows
The Cribs, Frankie & The Heartstrings and more will support the Leeds band at their homecoming shows this September.
The Cribs, Gruff Rhys and Frankie & The Heartstrings are amongst the acts who have been announced as the support acts for Kaiser Chiefs’ homecoming shows at Leeds’ Kirkstall Abbey this September.
The band, who released their new album ‘The Future Is Medieval’ last month via their website, will be playing two nights at the Abbey, which will be their biggest headline shows after returning from their 2 year break.
The special acts will be:
Saturday 10th September:
Gruff Rhys
Pete And The Pirates
The Neat
Sunday 11th September:
The Cribs
Frankie & The Heartstrings
Spector
Kaiser Chiefs are currently playing a string of European festivals before touring mainland Europe in November.
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