TV presenter Noel Fielding joked he and Dame Prue Leith had done Jager bombs backstage when he made a surprise on-stage appearance at a Kasabian Brits Week gig. The comedian and actor, 51, who appears on The Great British Bake Off alongside judge Dame Prue, sauntered onto the stage while frontman Sergio Pizzorno shouted “get loose get loose” from the band’s song Vlad The Impaler.
Fielding appeared in the music video for the song, released in 2009, and he and musician Pizzorno, 44, are long-time friends. The rock band, known for hits including Fire and Underdog, rolled back the years on Tuesday during their gig in aid of charity War Child at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
While on stage Fielding took hold of the microphone and shouted “Shepherd’s Bush” followed by “Shepherd’s Boosh” in an apparent reference to his comedy show with Julian Barratt, The Mighty Boosh. “It’s all kicking off backstage, me and Prue just did Jager bombs, Prue Leith”, he added.
Kasabian began the concert with a rendition of Call, taken from their 2024 album Happenings, which earned them their seventh number one in the UK albums chart following its release in July. During the gig, one of several taking place in the run-up to the Brit Awards this Saturday, the band impressed the crowd with fan favourites such as Coming Back to Me Good and You’re In Love With A Psycho.
At one point Pizzorno, who was wearing a leopard print jacket and black trousers, made his way to the dress circle and encouraged fans to sing along with him. The group ended their set with Fire which had the crowd, who were packed into the 2,000 person capacity venue, jumping on their feet.
