Kaiser Chiefs deny taking a break

KAISER CHIEFS have denied they will take the rest of 2009 off after their current tour has finished.

Last week, reports suggested that the band would take a long break after their last single Good Days Bad Days' failed reach the top 100 of the UK singles chart.

A source said they were also disappointed about being snubbed by this year's BRIT Awards and would take time "to reflect, take stock and enjoy life away from the limelight".

But the band today denied the story and issued a statement to fans telling them not to believe the tabloid reports about their future.

They said: "We're not usually ones to defend our patch, we don't need to, but just occasionally a time comes to speak up.

"What do we have to be devastated about? We're halfway though our most enjoyable and biggest tour of Europe, and couldn't be happier with the way it's going.

"'Off With Their Heads' is our favourite Kaiser Chiefs album to play live, we're proud of it. And it's done well, our third album in the UK to chart in the top two and 'Never Miss A Beat' went top five at a time when British indie bands don't seem able to do that anymore.

"It's sold over half a million albums and is still going, where's the doom and gloom in that? Not here. We thought we owed it to our fans to flag this one up, don't believe all you read!"

The band start a UK and Ireland tour in Dublin on the 19th February and will play the following gigs:

Dublin O2 Arena (19 February)
Belfast Odyssey Arena (20)
Nottingham Trent Fm Arena (22)
Sheffield Arena (23)
Birmingham NIA (24)
Edinburgh Corn Exchange (26)
Aberdeen AECC (27)
Newcastle Metro Arena (28)
Manchester MEN Arena (March 2)
Liverpool Echo Arena (3)
Cardiff CIA (4)
London Wembley Arena (6)