Kasabian has been played on NTS shows including Samuel Kerridge, with Empire first played on 21 July 2018.

Kasabian is an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and second vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karloff left the band in 2006 and founded a new band called Black Onassis. Jay Mehler joined as touring lead guitarist in 2006, leaving for Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye in 2013, to be replaced by Tim Carter, who later became a full-time band member in 2021. Meighan left the band in July 2020, with Pizzorno stepping up as full-time lead vocalist.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2004, featuring UK top 10 single Cutt Off and has been followed with: 2005: Live from Brixton Academy 2006: Empire, featuring UK top 10 single Empire 2009: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, featuring the global hit single Fire 2011: Velociraptor! 2012: Live! 2014: 48:13 2017: For Crying Out Loud 2022: The Alchemist's Euphoria, the first album since the sacking of Tom Meighan. 2024: Happenings