Ahead of the release of their 'Best Of' album, Keane will play a tiny Fierce Panda gig at the Tunbridge Wells Forum on Friday October 25 to mark the first ever Keane release, 10 years ago.
'The Best Of Keane' will be released on November 11 alongside the band's new single Higher Than The Sun, the official video for which is below.
 In 2003 an independent label called Fierce Panda released a couple of singles by a wee band called Keane. The singles - Everybody's Changing and This Is The Last Time - did pretty well. Indeed, ten years on, those very songs are making an heroic appearance on ‘The Best Of Keane' and to celebrate this event Fierce Panda and Club Fandango - who promoted breakthrough Keane shows that year - are putting on a very special tiny show at the Tunbridge Wells Forum on Friday October 25.
Panda head honcho and Fandango co-pilot Simon Williams mused: "This is Keane going back to their roots in every possible sense. The first time I saw them was with another 31 lucky souls at the 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street (note to Wikiland - NOT the Betsy Trotwood). What I remember most about their early gigs was their brilliantly casual approach to the live circuit - no matter how scuzzy the venue, no matter the indie schmindieness of the other bands on the bill Keane never moaned or moped or overthought things - they just gently rocked up and got on with it. And bearing in mind in 2003 we put them on at the Metro, the Bull & Gate and even in some venues which are still open, like the Dublin Castle and finally the ICA, that's a lot of gentle rocking up. There'll be more than 31 people at the Tunbridge Wells Forum, but not that many more. Keane could have easily revisited the Arena circuit which is now their live home but somehow that would have missed the point. For this show is as close they will ever get to the innocent spirit and head-spinning fun of 2003."
Tom Chaplin of Keane said: “We're delighted to tell you that we're downing all our fancy production and heading to the Tunbridge Wells Forum for a show on October 25th. As well as being part of the celebrations for the Best Of, this will mark 10 years since the release of ‘Everybody's Changing’ on legendary indie label Fierce Panda. Fierce Panda got us (and many other bands) started on our way, so this is a bit of a nod to their wonderfulness. See you there!”
Support at the show will come from Longfellow.
Keane UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows
Fri October 25th 2013 - TUNBRIDGE WELLS Tunbridge Wells Forum
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In 2003 an independent label called Fierce Panda released a couple of singles by a wee band called Keane. The singles - Everybody's Changing and This Is The Last Time - did pretty well. Indeed, ten years on, those very songs are making an heroic appearance on ‘The Best Of Keane' and to celebrate this event Fierce Panda and Club Fandango - who promoted breakthrough Keane shows that year - are putting on a very special tiny show at the Tunbridge Wells Forum on Friday October 25.
