I’S HAVE IT

Hastings’ “power punk” 4-piece, Kid Kapichi, have revealed brand new single ‘I.N.V.U.’ – watch the video, HERE.

Jack Wilson, Kid Kapichi frontman explains, “Like Glitterati on our last album, just a bit of fun, about that social media thing of looking like you have an over-the-top lifestyle. What do you want from me? Do you want me to envy you?”

Meanwhile, Kid Kapichi have announced a full UK headline tour, starting on January 31^st 2023 into February. Get your tickets now, HERE.

KID KAPICHI UK HEADLINE TOUR

Tues 31st Jan   Thekla, Bristol              

Thur 2nd Feb   Chalk, Brighton

Fri 3rd Feb        Koko, London

Sat 4th Feb       The Leadmill, Sheffield

Mon 6th Feb    Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

Tue 7th Feb      Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Thur 9th Feb    Gorilla, Manchester

Fri 10th Feb     Newcastle University, Newcastle

Sat 11th Feb    SWG3, Glasgow

In support of the release of their forthcoming album, Here’s What You Could Have Won, Kid Kapichi will be performing live at a selection of record stores across the UK and offering fans an opportunity to get their copy of the new album signed. 

UK IN-STORE APPEARANCES

Thur 22nd Sept             Fighting Cocks, Kingston

Mon 26th Sept              Rough Trade    Bristol

Tue 27th Sept               The Vinyl Whistle, Leeds

Wed 28th Sep              Rough Trade, Nottingham

Thurs 29th Sep              Vinilo, Southampton  

The band’s album release show, taking place on September 23^rd, just down the road from Hastings at the iconic De La Warr Pavilion, is nearly sold-out. Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment

 dlwp.com. 

Lastly on the live front, Kid Kapichi will head out on the road with The Hunna this October through

November.

KID KAPICHI ON TOUR W/ THE HUNNA

Tues 18^th Oct   Tramshed, Cardiff

Thurs 20^th Oct Trinity, Bristol

Fri 21st Oct       Waterfront, Norwich

Sat 22^nd Oct      Beckett, Leeds

Sun 23^rd Oct     Leadmill, Sheffield

Tues 25^th Oct   The Ritz, Manchester

Wed 26^th Oct   Boiler Shop, Newcastle

Thurs 27^th Oct SWG3 (TV Studio), Glasgow

Sat 29^th Oct      La Belle, Edinburgh

Sun 30^th Oct     Arts Club, Liverpool    

Wed 2^nd Nov    Engine Rooms, Southampton

Thurs 3^rd Nov  Concorde 2, Brighton

Fri 4^th Nov        Electric Ballroom, London

Sat 5^th Nov       The Mill, Birmingham

The new studio album, Here’s What You Could Have Won, will be released on September 23^rd 2022 via Spinefarm; these 11 new songs are an excellent showcase for the band’s bigger, punchier, ‘beat punk’ sound, co-produced with Dom Craik from Nothing But Thieves. Featuring comeback single “New England” – their most explicitly political song yet, with a searing guest verse from Bob Vylan – and Partygate polemic “Party At No. 10” (which was praised by Liam Gallagher on Twitter, leading to Liam asking the band to support him at London’s Royal Albert Hall), the album is a brutal dissection of the xenophobicLittle England mentality. 

A behemoth of a band on and off stage thanks to the Hastingsscene that nurtured them, their best songs explore racism, in-work poverty, mental health, violence, frustration and all-consuming love with honesty and humour. All their songs come studded with barbed wire hooks, bristling with the juddering shock of lived experience, the cathartic thrill of a balled-up fist relaxing into an air punch. 

 Jack Wilson says, “The title, ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’ sums up the feeling of missed opportunity. Being dragged right at a junction when you know you should be going left or screaming at the TV whilst someone picks the wrong answer on a game show. It looks inwardly at the UK and the decisions that have been made and how they have affected us all.”  

Lead guitarist, Ben Beetham adds, “It’s not a concept album but it does have a running theme. We like to write songs about current affairs and what direction the world seems to be turning. As a result, we write as close to the deadline as possible to keep it relevant.”