Kasabian have announced the Nothing Better Than This Tour, a five-date UK arena run taking place in December 2026.

The tour will begin in Birmingham on 11 December before visiting Glasgow, Cardiff and London, and concluding in Manchester’s  on 19 December. Tickets for all five shows will go on general sale at 9am on Friday 17 July, with several pre-sales taking place earlier in the week. The Vaccines will support on all five dates.

Ticket prices are expected to range from £46 to £76, with standing tickets expected to cost approximately £68. However, some venues may also offer premium seating at a higher price.

Although the tour currently consists of five UK dates, there is a possibility that a Dublin show could be announced separately at a later date.The band added an Irish date after the initial announcement of the Happenings arena tour, with the original UK dates for the Happenings Tour announced on 5 July 2024, before the addition of a Dublin 3Arena show on 22 July, which took place in between dates which were already announced.

Full tour dates can be seen below, with details on how to access each pre-sale for each city.

Friday 11 December 2026: Utilita Arena, Birmingham
Sunday 13 December 2026: OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Wednesday 16 December 2026: Utilita Arena, Cardiff
Friday 18 December 2026: The O2, London
Saturday 19 December 2026: Co-op Live, Manchester

How to access the Kasabian pre-sale

The main pre-sale for all five dates is linked to pre-orders of Kasabian’s forthcoming album, ‘ACT III’. Fans must pre-order the album in any format through Kasabian’s official store before 11am on Tuesday 14 July. A no-purchase-necessary registration option is also available through the official store. The official store also notes “If you have already pre-ordered* the album, please click here to sign up for presale access.”

The ACT III pre-order pre-sale will open at 9am on Wednesday 15 July, and will operate via Ticketmaster. Fans who have already pre-ordered the album should check the official store instructions to make sure they are registered for pre-sale access. Pre-sale access does not guarantee tickets, and availability may vary between venues.

Birmingham

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: ACT III pre-order pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Register for pre-sale here or pre-order any copy of the album from Kasabian’s official store before 11am on Tuesday 14 July.

Friday 17 July at 9am: General sale via Ticketmaster, See Tickets or AXS.

Glasgow

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: ACT III pre-order pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Register for pre-sale here or pre-order any copy of the album from Kasabian’s official store before 11am on Tuesday 14 July.

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: OVO customer pre-sale via Ticketmaster
OVO customers can register for pre-sale here.

Thursday 16 July at 9am: Gigs In Scotland pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Anybody can register for Gigs In Scotland pre-sale here.

Friday 17 July at 9am: General sale via Ticketmaster.

Cardiff

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: ACT III pre-order pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Register for pre-sale here or pre-order any copy of the album from Kasabian’s official store before 11am on Tuesday 14 July.

Thursday 16 July at 9am: Venue pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Anybody can register for pre-sale here.

Friday 17 July at 9am: General sale via Ticketmaster or See Tickets.

London

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: ACT III pre-order pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Register for pre-sale here or pre-order any copy of the album from Kasabian’s official store before 11am on Tuesday 14 July.

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: Co-Op pre-sale via AXS
O2 or Virgin Media customers can register for Priority to access the pre-sale via the app here.

Friday 17 July at 9am: General sale via Ticketmaster, AXS or See Tickets.

Manchester

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: ACT III pre-order pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Register for pre-sale here or pre-order any copy of the album from Kasabian’s official store before 11am on Tuesday 14 July.

Wednesday 15 July at 9am: Co-Op pre-sale via Ticketmaster
Anybody can sign up to the Co-Op membership to access pre-sale here.

Friday 17 July at 9am: General sale via Ticketmaster or See Tickets.

Ticket buying top tips

Create an account with your chosen ticket agent
Set up an account with Ticketmaster, See Tickets or AXS in advance. Make sure you know your password and check that your email address and personal details are correct.

Save your payment details
Add your payment card to your account beforehand, where possible. This will save time at checkout and reduce the chance of losing your tickets while entering card details.

Be ready before the on-sale time
Open the correct event page before 9am and be ready to join the queue as soon as it becomes available. Do not wait until 9am to start searching for the event or signing into your account. Once you are in a queue, avoid repeatedly refreshing the page unless the ticket agent specifically tells you to do so, as this could affect your position.

Make the most of the pre-sales

Pre-sales provide additional opportunities to secure tickets before the general sale. Register for every pre-sale you are eligible for, including the ACT III pre-order pre-sale and any venue, O2 Priority, OVO, Co-op or Gigs in Scotland options available for your chosen show. Pre-sales usually have a limited allocation and do not guarantee tickets, but using them gives you more chances to buy.

Kasabian have postponed the release of their ninth studio album, ACT III, from 17 July to 4 September 2026.

Announcing the seven-week delay, the band said:

“ACT III is now out 4th September. We’ve had the album back on the operating table for a few final adjustments. We couldn’t send it out into the world without getting everything just right, albums are forever! Trust us, it’ll be worth the wait. x”

The announcement was made less than 24 hours before the release of the album’s next single, SUPERPOWERS. No further explanation for the postponement has been made public, although an updated image on the official Kasabian store may offer a small indication of the changes being made.

The latest render of the album’s back sleeve now lists HIPPIE SUNSHINE entirely in capital letters, rather than the somewhat controversial correct capitalisation of ‘Hippie Sunshine’.

It is not currently known whether the alteration is simply an artwork correction or part of wider changes being made to the album.

The new release date also means that ACT III will now arrive two months after Kasabian’s sold-out headline concert at Finsbury Park on 4 July. The album was originally scheduled to follow the show by just under two weeks.

As it stands, the album’s physical campaign is relatively limited. Only a small number of vinyl variants have been announced, with no Blood Records edition currently available, no album launch shows confirmed and no TV or radio appearances scheduled.

As pure speculation from Kasabian Archive, vinyl production delays are another potential explanation, with The Strokes also recently postponing their new album due to manufacturing hold-ups.

However, there is currently no confirmation that vinyl production, physical availability or promotional plans have contributed to the delay. Kasabian’s statement refers only to the album being placed “back on the operating table” for a number of final adjustments.

ACT III will now be released on Friday, 4 September 2026.

Kasabian have officially revealed new details about their upcoming ninth studio album, ACT III, with the Kasabian ACT III tracklist, release date and artwork now appearing across streaming platforms around the world.

The album is scheduled for release on 17 July 2026, landing less than two weeks after their massive headline show at Finsbury Park, which is set to be one of the biggest moments of the band’s year.

Alongside the announcement, we now have our first look at the full ACT III tracklist, giving a clearer picture of what to expect from the record. The album appears to continue Kasabian’s recent experimental direction, blending short interludes with full-length tracks and characteristically bold titles.

ACT III tracklist

quiet on set please 1m9
SOULMATE
Hippie Sunshine
SUPERPOWERS
GREAT PRETENDER
NOTHING BETTER THAN THIS
mind palace 2m7
SILVER APPLE EYES
THE GURU AND THE CRYPTO TIME MACHINE
npc 3m12
GLIDE
HYPER//RISING
SAY YOU (CLOSER)

The inclusion of lower-case tracks like quiet on set please, mind palace, and npc suggests the album may return to the signature interlude-driven structure last heard on The Alchemist’s Euphoria. That points towards a more cohesive, possibly conceptual flow across the record.

With GREAT PRETENDER being released tomorrow, following on from last year’s Hippie Sunshine, anticipation is building ahead of the summer release. The staggered rollout suggests there may still be more to come before ACT III drops in full.

Stay tuned to Kasabian Archive for more details as they drop.

Kasabian have released one final extended teaser of Great Pretender just hours before the full track drops at midnight tonight (BST).

Clocking in at 1:21, this latest snippet is the longest preview yet and gives the clearest picture so far of what to expect from the new single, including extended lyrics;

Hey, hey
Steady as she goes
It’s me again, hello
I can’t stop the voices
Now it’s you and me
And I am lost for words
I just keep on falling

Watch me go
I’m the great pretender
Baby, go
Now it’s time for me to surrender
And we can dance again, dance again
We can dance again, dance again

Watch me as I go
I live in make believe
And no one hears you calling
Where do you hide

You can listen to the extended teaser of Kasabian’s Great Pretender underneath the featured image on this post. With the official release landing tonight, stick with Kasabian Archive for the latest updates.

Kasabian have begun teasing a brand new song as part of their latest pre-save campaign.

Through their mailing list, the band shared this link this morning. Upon signing up for pre-save, a 34 second clip of a new track is played.

This clip features a guitar-driven, indie-leaning sound, with the lyrics:

Steady as she goes
It’s me again, hello
I can’t stop the voices
Now it’s you and me
And I am lost for words
I just keep on falling

Watch me go
I’m the great pretender
Oh-oh

Despite not being officially confirmed, the preview file name suggests the track may be called Great Pretender. Alternative names linked to the accompanying artwork include Mind Palace and Realm Industries, leaving the final title unclear for now.

The track will be released on 2 April, just two days before Kasabian appear on Saturday Night Live UK on 4 April.

With the band scheduled to perform on the show, it is looking increasingly likely that we could see the live debut of both Hippie Sunshine and this new track.

This marks the first Kasabian new song teaser since Hippie Sunshine back in September, signalling that the next phase of the band’s rollout is now underway.

UPDATE: Kasabian have now released an extended snippet, and confirmed the new track to be titled ‘Great Pretender’. Listen to the extended snippet underneath the title image on the page ahead of the full release at midnight on 2 April (BST).

Originally released on Kasabian’s 2011 album Velociraptor!, Days Are Forgotten has now returned in a new form. The band have released a new version of the song featuring Serge on lead vocals for the soundtrack of the new Amazon Prime series Young Sherlock.

This new edition is a shorter version with fewer instrumental sections. In addition, there are several changes to the arrangement, including new drums in the middle eight, a drop-out at the start of the second verse, and additional synths towards the end of the track.

Overall, the new version offers an interesting alternate take on Days Are Forgotten. For now, however, it appears to be a one-off soundtrack release rather than the start of a wider series of Serge-led reworkings.

Listen to the official version of the track below.

As always, Kasabian Archive comes through with more goods.

Using these elements, the new version, the original album version, the official instrumental and the Z-Trip remix featuring LL Cool J, we have assembled a five-track EP featuring several alternate edits of Days Are Forgotten.

The first track is a recreation of the album version with Serge on lead vocals. Track two is the same version with the extended outro found on the official instrumental. Third is the first Kasabian Archive Edit, an album-length version of the track with additional instrumental sections taken from the new Young Sherlock version. Track four expands on this edit with the extended instrumental outro. Finally, track five recreates the Z-Trip remix featuring LL Cool J.

Listen to all five versions below.

The new collaborative single from Kasabian and Calvin Harris, Release The Pressure, has arrived. Below is Kasabian Archive’s first impressions of the track following early previews and a full listen.

The track opens with the familiar, repetitive, spacey guitar line heard throughout the teasers released so far. Serge’s reverberated vocal enters shortly after, delivering the opening lines, “We arrive at the same place / Hypnotised by the lights upon your face,” which set the tone for the first verse. While the verses sit comfortably within the track’s overall structure, it is immediately apparent that this is not a typical Kasabian release, either musically or in terms of Serge’s usual songwriting style. Lyrically, however, the theme appears to fit Serge very well.

Around forty seconds in, the song moves into the pre-chorus, “Now we’re finally here together / Seeing you relieves the pressure,” a section already familiar from preview clips. This leads into the chorus, where the title phrase is repeated six times, forming the track’s central hook.

Following the chorus, the middle eight introduces lyrics previously heard in promotional material, “We were so far from home / Lost down a rabbit hole,” before the track returns once again to the chorus. The song then closes with a shortened outro taken from the extended preview, which appears to be the remainder of the original mix that fades out earlier on the main version.

Overall, this is a strong release from two of the UK’s major festival names, particularly given that the collaboration arrived with little warning for fans of both Kasabian and Calvin Harris. It will be interesting to see how Kasabian handle the track moving forward, especially whether it finds a place in the band’s live sets over the summer.

The main criticism, however, is that much of the track’s impact was spoilt by the previews released ahead of its launch. As a result, there is relatively little in the final version that listeners had not already heard prior to release.

Release The Pressure is released on 6 February 2026 on 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl, CD, and across all major streaming platforms.

Kasabian will release a new collaborative single with Calvin Harris.

As previously speculated on Kasabian Archive, and announced on both Calvin and Kasabian’s social media channels, Release The Pressure will drop on Friday 6 February. The track will not only be streaming, but there are also pre-order options available for a red 12″ single, red marble 7″ and CD. You can listen to an extended two minute preview below.

The physical format tacklist interestingly lists the track as “Vinyl Exclusive Audio”, whereas the DJ music store Beatport lists the track as “Original Mix” – Beatport also notes that the track is 5 minutes and 7 seconds long, 132 bpm and in G Minor.

Each physical release’s tracklist can be seen below;

Red 12″ Vinyl
Side A – Release The Pressure [Extended]
Side B – Release The Pressure [Edit], Release The Pressure [Instrumental],

Red Marble 7″ Vinyl
Side A – Release The Pressure [Edit]
Side B – Release The Pressure [Extended]

CD
1 – Release The Pressure [Edit]
2 – Release The Pressure [Extended]