THE Kaiser Chiefs will be coming home when they perform at this year’s Bingley Music Live.

The group, fronted by Keighley-born Ricky Wilson, will take to the stage as the headliners on Saturday, September 2.

They are the second act announced for this years’s festival, held at Myrtle Park between September 1 and 3, following the announcement of Manic Street Preachers joining the line-up to headline its opening night.

It was at St Mary’s Secondary School in Menston that the seeds of Kaiser Chiefs were sown, with bassist Simon Rix, former drummer Nick Hodgson and keyboard player Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines. They formed in 2000 and had their breakthrough hit in 2005 with I Predict A Riot

One of their other hits, Ruby, has sold more than 461,000 copies since it was released in 2007.

Mercury-nominated debut album Employment propelled the band to three Brit Awards wins and its successor, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, went twice-platinum. Their sixth studio album, Stay Together, released last year, saw the band move away from new wave rock to dance-focused sounds.

They are on an eight-date UK arena tour, which will be followed by a number of open air shows this summer and the Isle of Wight Festival in June.

Lead singer Ricky had further national exposure when he was added to the coaching line-up for The Voice between 2014 and 2016.

Last year’s festival included 1990s groups Travis, All Saints, 80s rockers Echo And The Bunnymen and rapper Tinie Tempah.

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