Kasabian share new single Great Pretender and detail Act III album
2 April 2026, 10:50 | Updated: 2 April 2026, 11:26
Serge Pizzorno spoke to Chris Moyles about their latest track, which was inspired by "imposter syndrome".
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Kasabian have shared their brand new single Great Pretender.
The track is the second to be taken from their forthcoming album, Act II, which is set for release on 17th July 2026.
Listen to the single below, which is about "impostor syndrome".
GREAT PRETENDER
"Great Pretender is about imposter syndrome not as a weakness, but as a sign you’re on the edge of something real," frotnman Serge Pizzorno says of the single. "It’s that feeling right before you step on stage, when the lights go down and it’s now or never."
The track follows Hippie Sunshine, which was released last year and the band's standalone collaboration with Calvin Harris, Release The Pressure, which kicked off 2026.
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Act II , which marks Kasabian's ninth studio album, is described as "10 tracks of guitar-driven, psyche-infused pop and 3 interludes."
It follows Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011), 48:13 (2014), For Crying Out Loud (2017), The Alchemist's Euphoria (2022) and Happenings (2024).
See Kasabian's Act III artwork here and the full tracklist below:
Act III Tracklisting:
- quiet on set please
- SOULMATE
- HIPPIE SUNSHINE
- SUPERPOWERS
- GREAT PRETENDER
- NOTHING BETTER THAN THIS
- mind palace
- SILVER APPLE EYES
- THE GURU AND THE CRYPTO TIME MACHINE
- npc
- GLIDE
- HYPER//RISING
- 13. SAY YOU (CLOSER)
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Pizzorno has previously teased what to expect from the band's shows this summer and has named Oasis and Radiohead's 2025 gigs among his three biggest inspirations for the gigs.
"I went to see Oasis, then I went to see Radiohead, then last night I went to see Fred Again.., and all three shows for their own reasons were magnificent, the frontman told NME.
"So in my mind now I’m thinking for the summer, we’re heading for a combination of those three shows.
"Imagine those three melted into something new - and that’s where we’re headed."
It won't be long before we see how much he's been inspired by the three acts, with their huge headline show set for Finsbury Park on 4th July.
The north London date will see them joined on by Louis Dunford, Razorlight, The K'S, Miles Kane and Sofy.
Aside from their stint at Finsbury Park, Kasabian have a busy schedule of outdoor dates in the diary, with a huge gig at Dublin's Fairview Park, a headline date at TRNSMT 2026 and slots at Boardmasters, Reading & Leeds Festival, Victorious Festival and more all set for this summer.
Visit kasabian.co.uk for more info, plus their full schedule of live dates and to buy tickets.
Kasabian - Soundcheck To Stage
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