
Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE
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Tom Meighan performs at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester on 19 December 2026 at 18:00 as part of his EMPIRE XX tour. The former frontman of Kasabian, who headlined major festivals, will mark 20 years since the release of Empire. Tickets range from £30.25 to £93.50.
THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF KASABIAN
For over two decades, Tom Meighan was the swagger, the snarl and the sheer front of one of Britain's greatest rock bands. As the original voice of Kasabian he delivered five consecutive UK number one albums and eleven platinum records, headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and topped the bill at Reading & Leeds. The band took 13 awards from 40 nominations — a BRIT for Best British Group, Q's Best Act in the World Today twice over, and Best Live Act at both the Q and NME Awards — and it was Tom out front for all of it. Radio X listeners voted him one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and anyone who ever stood in a field and watched him work a crowd knows exactly why.
TWENTY YEARS ON
In 2006, a record came out of Leicester that didn’t ask permission. Empire was loud, sure of itself and impossible to ignore — and the voice at the front of it was Tom’s.
Two decades on, he brings it home to Leicester.
One night. One city. The album that made its mark, played live in the place that made him.
This isn’t another tour date. There is no second show, no other city and no repeat.
One room. One performance. One unforgettable night.
Then it becomes history.
LIVE RECORDING AND PRESSED ON TO VINYL
The night itself is being recorded. Choose the Collector Edition ticket and you leave with more than a memory — the full live performance pressed to vinyl, a numbered edition of 2,006 copies, one for the year Empire was born. Your name on the door, your number on the sleeve. Only 2,006 exist, and they only exist once.
If you were there in 2006, this is the other bookend. If you weren't, this is your only chance to be.
Empire XX. One night. Then it's yours forever.
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Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE takes place on Saturday, 19 December 2026 at 18:00.
Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE is held at MATTIOLI ARENA in Leicester (MATTIOLI ARENA, Leicester, LE1 3UL).
Tickets for Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE range from £30.25 to £93.50. Live prices and availability are shown on gigantic.com.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of MATTIOLI ARENA can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
Tom Meighan is performing at Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE.
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Tom Meighan (born 11 January 1981 in Leicester) is an English musician, best known as the former lead vocalist for alternative rock band Kasabian. Meighan was the lead vocalist of Kasabian from the band's inception in Leicester in 1997, appearing on the majority of the band's recordings. He left the band in April 2020, pleading guilty the following day to assaulting his ex-fiancée, Vikki Ager. He was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and issued a public apology for his behavior the same day
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Tom Meighan performs at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester on 19 December 2026 at 18:00 as part of his EMPIRE XX tour. The former frontman of Kasabian, who headlined major festivals, will mark 20 years since the release of Empire. Tickets range from £30.25 to £93.50.
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THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF KASABIAN
For over two decades, Tom Meighan was the swagger, the snarl and the sheer front of one of Britain's greatest rock bands. As the original voice of Kasabian he delivered five consecutive UK number one albums and eleven platinum records, headlined the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and topped the bill at Reading & Leeds. The band took 13 awards from 40 nominations — a BRIT for Best British Group, Q's Best Act in the World Today twice over, and Best Live Act at both the Q and NME Awards — and it was Tom out front for all of it. Radio X listeners voted him one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and anyone who ever stood in a field and watched him work a crowd knows exactly why.
TWENTY YEARS ON
In 2006, a record came out of Leicester that didn’t ask permission. Empire was loud, sure of itself and impossible to ignore — and the voice at the front of it was Tom’s.
Two decades on, he brings it home to Leicester.
One night. One city. The album that made its mark, played live in the place that made him.
This isn’t another tour date. There is no second show, no other city and no repeat.
One room. One performance. One unforgettable night.
Then it becomes history.
LIVE RECORDING AND PRESSED ON TO VINYL
The night itself is being recorded. Choose the Collector Edition ticket and you leave with more than a memory — the full live performance pressed to vinyl, a numbered edition of 2,006 copies, one for the year Empire was born. Your name on the door, your number on the sleeve. Only 2,006 exist, and they only exist once.
If you were there in 2006, this is the other bookend. If you weren't, this is your only chance to be.
Empire XX. One night. Then it's yours forever.
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When is Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE?
Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE takes place on Saturday, 19 December 2026 at 18:00.
Where is Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE taking place?
Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE is held at MATTIOLI ARENA in Leicester (MATTIOLI ARENA, Leicester, LE1 3UL).
How much are tickets for Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE?
Tickets for Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE range from £30.25 to £93.50. Live prices and availability are shown on gigantic.com.
Is there anywhere to stay near Tom Meighan - EMPIRE XX - 20 YEARS LIVE?
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