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Kaiser Chiefs have announced the release of anthemic new single ‘People Know How To Love One Another’ alongside details of a new UK arena tour for January 2020.

‘People Know…’ is the lead single from the Kaiser Chiefs’ forthcoming new album Duck and follows hot on the heels of ‘Record Collection’, which gave fans their first taste of the new album. Duck, released on July 26^th 2019 through Polydor, is the sound of one of the most successful British guitar bands of the millennium reclaiming the creative swagger that underpins their strongest work; “It’s undeniably fantastic and undeniably Kaiser Chiefs,” says frontman Ricky Wilson.

Fresh from their triumphant homecoming gig at Leeds Elland Road on June 8^th, Kaiser Chiefs announce a nine-date UK arena tour (with very special guests Razorlight) which includes a date at London’s O2 Arena. Tickets will go on sale at 9 am on Friday 21^st June from www.gigsandtours.com & www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Fans who pre-order the album from http://store.universalmusic.com/kaiserchiefs/ before 5 pm on Tuesday 18^th June (or have already pre-ordered from the store https://kaiserchiefs.lnk.to/StoreTD) will get pre-sale access to UK tour tickets from 9 am on Wednesday 19^th June.

Full list of new UK dates is as follows;

JANUARY 2020

TUE 21             HULL BONUS ARENA

WED 22           EDINBURGH USHER HALL

FRI 24              BLACKPOOL EMPRESS BALLROOM

SAT 25             BIRMINGHAM ARENA

MON 27           PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS

TUE 28             BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

THU 30 BRIGHTON CENTRE

FRI 31              CARDIFF MOTORPOINT ARENA

FEBRUARY 2020

SAT 01             LONDON THE O2

‘People Know How To Love One Another’ is an uplifting mix of radiant melodies and Northern Soul-style grooves. Its message of positivity came from guitarist Whitey. “It’s the antithesis of Every Day I Love You Less And Less,” says Ricky Wilson. “The title is a statement – there’s no judgement or ‘this is how you should live your life’, no bravado, it’s just, ‘this is how it is.’ It reminded me of our first record.” Bassist Simon Rix thinks the world in 2019 needs a song with such a declaration of human warmth – “It’s a really important song and a great message for Brexit Britain.”

People Know How To Love One Another was produced by Ben H. Allen, who previously collaborated with the band on 2014’s No.1 album Education, Education, Education & War and Andrew Wells (whose recent work includes US number ones with Fall Out Boy and Bebe Rexha). Other production collaborators on Duck include Iain Archer (Liam Gallagher, James Bay) with additional mixing by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (U2, Ed Sheeran, Arcade Fire) who worked with Kaiser Chiefs on defining single Everyday I Love You Less and Less.

It’s a record that harks back to the everyday explorations of their breakthrough early albums. “We wanted to do something that had a Kaiser Chiefs DNA but still try and do something different,” says bassist Simon Rix. “It has the right spirit.”

Fifteen years into their career, the band, completed by Andrew ‘Whitey’ White (guitar), Peanut (keyboards) and Vijay Mistry (drums), are hitting new artistic peaks. “It’s more exciting than it’s ever been,” says Wilson.“Every time there’s a big obstacle, it just gets blown away in the wind like a dandelion. We’re still selling out arenas but under the radar. We can make albums forever.”