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Saturday 25 August 2007

Saturday morning. I'm in the arena early and the rumour is everywhere. The litter-picking guys, the woman just turning up for work at the burger stall, the security guards. All of them talking about it and handing the rumour on. Kaiser Chiefs playing a secret gig under another name, Carling Stage, half one.

Katy's view of the KC gig

Now myths spread pretty easily at festivals but this one's worth checking out I reckon. So at twenty five past one I'm ambling along towards the rumoured venue and it all looks quiet. Suddenly, I Predict A Riot booms out from the tent and a few people start running. Then more. Within seconds hundreds of people are running towards the Carling Stage, realising that it’s actually the band playing live.

They've put up a security cordon 50 metres from the tent so only limited few get in.Ìý Within minutes, crowds are at the fence but there’s no way past the security.
But I'm there in the tent. It's like the best small venue gig you've ever been to. Kaiser Chiefs gracing a stage they'd have played years ago, before the glory days.

It's a privilege to be there. Everyone looking at each other and smiling in disbelief... And then the roar goes up. "Yorkshire, Yorkshire". A girl by the side of me catches my eye and mouths "Got goosebumps!".

Yes, this was special. We lucky few…

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