Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno talks Hippie Sunshine and teases massive Finsbury Park performance

Kasabian have dropped their surprise new single Hippie Sunshine while also announcing a massive London Finsbury Park show for summer 2026, where they’ll be joined by Razorlight, Miles Kane, and others. You can hear the track below, along with full gig details and our conversation with frontman Serge Pizzorno.

Following their recent single and Sky Sports anthem G.O.A.T., Hippie Sunshine lands as a massive burst of summer energy just as the season begins to fade away. Pizzorno explained that the track offers a glimpse of what lies ahead.

“I suppose it’s for next year for this massive show,” he told NME. “I don’t think about it too much; it’s just what came out. I was watching an Adam Curtis documentary about hyper-individuals, and I was thinking about escapism and how we are lost in this place where escape seems to be the only answer.”

He continued: “It feels like a shame that we aren’t finding something to bring us all together and connect us. That’s where that title comes from.”

The singer added that he was especially proud of the song’s sudden musical twist.

“The Lou Reed/Elton John section, I’m very proud of that,” he said. “The DNA of the band is about that – I’ve always loved a little surprise. From a proper glam stomp to a gear change like that is really exciting. On the third or fourth listen, you can’t wait for that bit to happen.

“I really wish I hadn’t listened to it so much to get that feeling of hearing it again for the first time. It’s such a sweet experience when you first hear that song. It’s like, ‘Whoa, what just happened there?’ I think it will work really well live as well.”

The artwork for Kasabian's new single, Hippie Sunshine. Credit: Press

The track also previews Act III – the Leicester band’s ninth album, set for release next year as the follow-up to 2024’s acclaimed Happenings. When asked what fans can expect from the new record, Pizzorno said the lyrics are about “just life, really” and “trying to figure everything out.” As for the sound: “You definitely find us in the guitar world.”

“I’ve fallen for my guitar again,” he told NME. “I feel like it’s just giving me riffs every day, it’s beautiful. You’re looking for inspiration in the studio, and the guitar is just where I’m at right now. It sets the stage out for a great guitar record.”

Fans will get their first chance to experience the new music when Kasabian headline their biggest London show to date at Finsbury Park on Saturday, July 4, performing for 45,000 people.

“It’s so exciting. Live now, we’ve got the show into a place where we offer a very unique experience,” said Pizzorno. “After so many years, to be announcing our biggest show in London is pretty amazing. We just keep working on this live show, and it’s going to be even better next year. I can’t wait, it’s going to be fucking unbelievable.”

The line-up poster for Kasabian’s huge 2026 London Finsbury Park show. Credit: Press

He explained further: “It’s not that we necessarily have anything production-wise in mind, it’s more about putting on an event, a show that gets burned into people’s minds for the rest of their lives. It doesn’t have anything to do with an aesthetic or a light show, it’s more a feeling, a fucking vibe that you go to something that burns into your soul. ‘That night when we were there together,’ and a band at full throttle like a juggernaut.

“Tune after tune after tune, relentless energy, and bringing London to its knees. You go away thinking, ‘That is a gig that I’ll remember until my dying day.’”

Describing the “beauty of a line-up” that will also feature Louis Dunford, Razorlight, Miles Kane, The K’s and SOFY, Pizzorno said: “You get bang for your buck, there’s a lot of great music. It’s about pure joy, celebration. There will be a lot of showmanship.”

Looking ahead to all that’s to come, he added: “I’m buzzing, mate. Strap in, this is going to be a wild couple of years.”

Kasabian headline London’s Finsbury Park on Saturday, July 4, 2026. An artist pre-sale for tickets begins on Thursday, September 25 at 9.30 am BST, before the general sale on Friday, September 26. Tickets will be available here.