I Predict a Riot / Sink That Ship

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He was heard playing the 1975 Bay City Rollers song Bye Bye Baby overlaid with the lyrics “bye bye Boris”. A man wanted to tell me about an altercation he had on a bus, he was angry, he was hurt, he blamed youth and society. It does so because it provides a safe place to discuss complex situations and ideas, by taking the revolution into the gallery. It was originally released as their second single on 1 November 2004, and was the band's first release on the B-Unique label.

Take My Temperature", a B-side on the initial release, is a live favourite, notably at earlier gigs.From reality TV to political rallies, there is a clamour to be heard, to narrate, and to receive attention. There’d be girls with no shoes on, so there’s that line: “If it wasn’t for chip fat they’d be frozen. On a hot summer day in 2011 the temperature rose in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham and Salford and rioting occurred.

I watched the word ‘die’ being etched into an art bench designed for panelists by a youth group I worked with, a small protest but a stark reminder of the vulnerability and disillusionment already carved into the young. Like many venues around the UK, The Cockpit closed its doors in 2014 while the Majestic building, which housed its oddly-spelled namesake, was gutted by fire in the same year. The climax of the features the band performing on the stage of a crowded replica of The Globe Theatre. But, while the city boasted a thriving alternative music scene with the opportunity to discover new bands and listen to the latest indie tunes the likes of The Faversham, Mint, and The HiFi Club, it was also a student town; a hub of super-clubs and cheap nights out.The chavs ("man in a tracksuit") think they're above the Indie people and so try to beat them up, causing a riot.

I was obsessed with the Clash at the time and wanted to emulate what their bass player, Paul Simonon, was doing. While the Kaiser Chiefs performed 'Oh My God' and 'I Predict a Riot', the announcer deliberately omitted the title of this one, presumably in case it caused a disturbance in the crowd. The song makes a reference to John Smeaton ("an old Leodensian"), a Civil Engineer, born in Austhorpe, Leeds. I asked why the riots emerged and no one really knows beyond statements of civil unrest and a desire to revolt against ‘something’. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.This song refers to closing time (11pm) in pubs in the UK, which means people being very drunk and lots of fights. he felt really bad that me and my mates didnt have a ticket to the nme tour but i got my pic taken next to him and when i told him i liked his " house of kaiser I predict a riot" badge he said "oooh this was a fiver, dya wannit? But, while some credit the mayhem which ensued at one of the band's own club nights as inspiration of the song, others believe it describes the frightful scenes witnessed in the town centre after former drummer Nick Hodgson played a DJ set.

In anticipation of the activist exhibitions Aftermath Dislocation Principle (ADP), and Fighting Walls + a rebel scene at NAE, Rhiannon Jones considers the 2011 riots and what lead to the social outbreak. We did the section where the vocals build up because, when we started out, our sets only lasted 25 minutes so we knew that’s how long we had to get people’s attention.Fractionalized civic and political opinion divide and run riot now in our country, our city and our streets. I remember being frustrated, but after that Black Wire gig, we played it through with that new chorus. I Predict a Riot' by the Kaiser Chiefs blasted behind Downing Street as Liz Truss gives final speech as PM". Smeaton was John Smeaton, a leading figure in the development of Leeds; an 'Old Leodensian' is someone from Leeds.