Kaiser Chiefs set to take over Collins Barracks to celebrate 20 years of their iconic debut album

The album provided the soundtrack to our coming-of-age, and 20 years later, we're still predicting a riot.

Picture it. It's 2005. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is about to enter its heyday. Your MySpace page has been painstakingly curated and your Creative Zen is loaded with wall-to-wall bangers.

Your most played album on that MP3? Why, it's none other than Kaiser Chief's debut album Employment - a seminal piece of work in the canon of indie sleaze, a generational defining genre.

The album was stacked with floor-fillers, from the solid opener Everyday I Love You Less and Less to the euphoric Oh My God. And, you never truly earned your status as a bonafide indie sleaze fan if you didn't lose your mind to I Predict A Riot at least once at your favourite music haunt in the early 2000s.

A quick listen of the album is bound to unlock crystal clear memories from 2005 - memories so clear it's hard to believe it's been 20 years since its release. Sure, times may have changed. Our mp3s may be locked away in drawers, but the countdown at the start of Na Na Na Na Naa still slaps just as hard now as it did then.

To celebrate 20 years of Employment, Kaiser Chiefs will be taking over the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks on Saturday 23rd August.

The gig, which is running as part of the Wider Than Pictures 2025 concert series, is set to be a night of incredible indie rock bangers, so get your skinny jeans back in action and grab your favourite pair of Vans for this riot.

The five piece band - Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Vijay Mistry - are gearing up to take us on a nostalgia-drenched musical adventure, and they'll be supported by two incredible guest acts. Local legends Kerbdog and rapidly rising Dublin rockers Really Good Time will be getting us pumped for the main event, so come early, grab your spot and get ready for an unforgettable night.

Tickets are on sale now and you can grab yours right here.