“I want all you motherf-rs to jump the highest you’ve ever jumped,” shouted Tom Meighan the lead singer of Kasabain, and the crowd was at his mercy.
Kasabian’s penultimate California show drew alternative rock lovers, ranging from graying men to recent high school graduates on Wednesday evening at The Wiltern.
The warm glow of The Wiltern was snatched by an ear-numbing, dance-rock sound. All the crowd could do was throw their arms up.
The audience had no time to warm up, stretch their legs and prepare for the amount of energy that was asked of them, and they loved it.
Decorated, British rock group Kasabian is currently touring the United States amidst the release of their fifth album “48:13.”
The album reeks of soulful and jumpy electronic rock and expertly meshes contemporary sounds.
Kasabian are well equipped to put any audience under their spell with Meighan, guitarist and vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards and drummer Ian Matthews.
Musician and seasoned Kasabian fan; Sebastian Danzig joined his girlfriend and Los Angeles native Stefanie Tearson for her first time seeing the band.
Dazing describes the band as “Oasis with electronics.” He said he enjoys that the band has a strong ear for live music. Danzig “likes seeing mistakes” and encourages bands to not stick around after their shows.
“They should make a good enough show so people don’t feel the need to do a meet and greet,” he said.
Explosive Japanese punk band Bo Ningen opened with the ear-numbing sound.
It took some time for the audience to get lost in the band’s hard sound, but when they did, head-banging and encouraging screams presumed.
When Kasabian arrived, all ears, eyes and lungs were upon them.
Without missing a beat, the band played hit after hit track including the antagonizing “Club Foot,” “Fire” and the floor shaking ”Empire” and many others.
The band also wove in tracks from “48:13” like the groovy, make-you-move “Eez-eh.”
Ignoring the large sign that stated “No Moshing,” Tom Meighan made no effort to settle the controlled chaos, punching the air with his microphone.
He demanded dance and claps and reassured Los Angeles that they are “Empire, ” a word used by the band to describe something good
Dancing across the stage, Kasabian turned the Wiltern into a brit-pop rock club leaving fans sweaty, wide-eyed and begging for more.
