Serge Pizzorno talks Kasabian's new single, the secrets behind their biggest tracks and looks forward to "unbelievable" Finsbury Park gig
2 April 2026, 19:05 | Updated: 3 April 2026, 08:43
Serge Pizzorno and the inspiration for Kasabian's new single
The Kasabian frontman spoke to The Chris Moyles Show about the band's latest track, which was inspired by "imposter syndrome," and more.
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Kasabian today shared their brand new single, Great Pretender, and Serge Pizzorno joined The Chris Moyles Show for a catch up.
Speaking about the new single, he told Moyles: "Great Pretender is about, you know, the sort of moment of imposter syndrome, where we all feel like, 'How did we get here?' Like, what are we doing here?' And Abbey Road [studio] 2 was that moment. I was scoring a film, a Hollywood film."
He went on: "And I arrived there and I didn't... You know, I got a GCSE in music. I can't read music, but t I've got the London Philharmonic Orchestra. And they're sort of waiting for me for direction. And I just suddenly go, 'What am I doing here? This is not good.'
"And then something clicked and then I went, 'Right, okay, so we need a bit more from the cellos'. And then the violins were a bit ahead. And I'm going, oh, I've turned into [a composer]... But then you suddenly realise we're all just making it up."
Watch our full interview with the frontman, where he also looks back on the making on some of the band's most iconic songs and looks ahead to Kasabian's live shows, plus their epic date at Finsbury Park.
Listen to Kasabian's Great Pretender below:
GREAT PRETENDER
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- Watch Kasabian play surprise gig in Finsbury Park pub
- Kasabian unveil Hippie Sunshine single and announce Act III album for 2026
Act III, 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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Kasabian will play 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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- Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno awarded honorary doctorate at University of Leicester
