{"id":153794,"date":"2026-08-03T06:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/153794\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:17:08","slug":"kaiser-chiefs-mulling-luton-song-to-match-coldplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/153794\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaiser Chiefs mulling Luton song to match Coldplay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has joked that Coldplay &#8220;made it hard&#8221; for other bands visiting Luton by setting a precedent for writing songs about the town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Chris Martin&#039;s band performed Orange;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn44qlm79rjo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Martin&#8217;s band performed Orange<\/a>, a song dedicated to Luton, when they played Radio 1&#8217;s Big Weekend there in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kaiser Chiefs are due to <a data-ylk=\"slk:headline Party in the Park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4g9gw0q5eqo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">headline Party in the Park<\/a>, a concert marking 150 years of Luton as a borough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilson told BBC Three Counties Radio: &#8220;He makes it hard for the rest of [us]&#8230; I could sing &#8216;Luton, Luton, Luton, Luton&#8217; instead of Ruby, but then they wouldn&#8217;t get Ruby.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Fireworks explode above a stage branded &quot;BBC Radio 1&quot; as Chris Martin, glowing in orange light, smiles on three large screens around the stage\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/b6332a3245e2883bc81522f0e2f09e3d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Chris Martin performed a song called &#8216;Orange&#8217; for Luton in 2024 [BBC\/Sarah Jeynes\/Jamie Simonds]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer joked he would write a song for the town on one condition: &#8220;If they reduce the stop-off fee at the airport, then I&#8217;ll do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ten quid the other day just for two minutes dropping my wife off, 10 quid!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">London Luton Airport has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The concert will take place at Stockwood Park, the same location as Radio 1&#8217;s Big Weekend, on 12 September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Feeling and The Hoosiers will also play, alongside local acts JW Paris and Olivia Lynn, while Radio 1 presenters and University of Bedfordshire alumni Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom will DJ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilson said Kaiser Chiefs&#8217; guitarist had also studied at the university and, having learned to use surveying poles in local streets, he &#8220;knows his way around&#8221; Luton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Asked what he hoped to do while in the town, Wilson said he wanted to try local food after his wife recommended Luton-founded Chicken George as the &#8220;best chicken in the country&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The frontman pledged to the Luton audience: &#8220;We are the Kaiser Chiefs and we will not let you down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Do you have a story suggestion for Beds, Herts or Bucks? 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