Kasabian @ House Of Blues, Boston, MA - March 27, 2012
Review: Dave Bolton
It must be really odd for some British bands when they come to tour the USA. In the Mother Country, they are genuine superstars playing huge venues and filling the headline festival spot on a regular basis. Band members appear on TV, get to drive cars around the Top Gear test-track and get photographed falling drunk out of numerous Awards Ceremonies while clutching golden proof of their popularity.
Every now and again, these bands talk about “breaking America”. They want to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay and Susan Boyle [Hahahaha - Ed.]. They announce a series of dates, tickets are eagerly snapped up by the ex-pats who have actually heard of them and then they perform in front of a small crowd in mid-size venues.
On Tuesday night in Boston, Kasabian continued with their latest attempt to get America interested in their rock/dance hybrid that has seen them replace Oasis as the band that “lads” like to listen to. The predictable break-up of Noel Gallagher’s backing band left a void in the hearts of some music fans in the UK, a space that Kasabian have more than filled since their first LP was released in 2004.
