 With arguably the most talked about album of 2008, Keane returned with their critically acclaimed third album Perfect Symmetry on 13th October. The album went straight in the UK charts at No. 1 and was Top 10 around the world, including Number 7 in the American Billboard Charts. This third release also joined an elite number of British artists that have achieved consecutive number 1’s with their first three albums (alongside Oasis, Coldplay and Robbie Williams). The band also won ‘Track of the Year’ at the Q Awards for their free download single Spiralling (“If it doesn’t end up in the lists of best British singles this year, Keane will have been robbed.” - The Times), just weeks after it was downloaded by over half a million fans.
Keane release a new single, the title track of the album, Perfect Symmetry, on 29th December 2008.
Perfect Symmetry is a vast and impressive song, characteristic in it’s forthright and stirring delivery, choral climax and chasing melody. Tom Chaplin delivers his strongest vocal on the album and Tim Rice Oxley’s writing, (“It’s ambitious, triumphantly executed stuff – melodically and lyrically…” - Uncut) is shown at it’s most inspiring.
“From the first moment we started work on this Bohemian Rhapsody style sprawling epic, we felt we were on to something special. The song conveys the sadness we feel about how there is still so much war, terrorism and destruction in the world, despite the fact that most of us are peace-loving souls. It's our anthem of peace.” Tom Chaplin
In their confident re-invention Keane have taken the band to another level, and are one of the most talked about band’s in Britain this year. There is no other band that successfully bridge two musical worlds that are usually in conflict. In that, they have not only re-invented themselves but re-defined themselves as artists on a truly international stage.
Keane have announced their UK Arena tour to begin on 23rd January 2009 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, concluding in London with two O2 Arena dates.
23 January 2009 Odyssey Arena Belfast
25 January 2009 The O2 Dublin
27 January 2009 Arena Newcastle
29 January 2009 SECC Glasgow
31 January 2009 MEN Manchester
01 February 2009 Arena Nottingham
03 February 2009 BIC Bournemouth
04 February 2009 Arena Cardiff
06 February 2009 Arena Sheffield
07 February 2009 Echo Arena Liverpool
09 February 2009 Pavilions Plymouth
10 February 2009 Centre Brighton
12 February 2009 O2 Arena London
13 February 2009 O2 Arena London
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