Kensington (band)

Kensington
Kensington in 2015
Kensington in 2015
Background information
OriginUtrecht, Netherlands
GenresPop rock[1]
Years active2005–present
Members
  • Casper Starreveld
  • Niles Vandenberg
  • Jan Haker
Past members
  • Lucas Lenselink
  • Eloi Youssef[2]
Websitekensingtonband.com

Kensington is a Dutch rock band from Utrecht that was formed in 2005. The band's lineup of lead vocalist Eloi Youssef, guitarist Casper Starreveld, bassist Jan Haker and drummer Niles Vandenberg remained consistent for 14 years beginning in 2008. The band has since released two EPs and five studio albums: Borders (2010), Vultures (2012), Rivals (2014), Control (2016) and Time (2019).

In 2021, Youssef announced his plans to leave the band, and his final show with Kensington took place on 4 September 2022 at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. The band is still searching for his successor as lead vocalist.

De Volkskrant named Kensington "the most successful Dutch rock band of the last fifteen years". From 2015 to Youssef's final show in 2022, the band sold out the Ziggo Dome 19 consecutive times, leading them to be dubbed the arena's "house band".[3]

  1. ^ "Kensington".
  2. ^ "Departure of Eloi". Eloi Youssef. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Nederlands succesvolste rockband van de laatste vijftien jaar: Kensington". De Volkskrant. Retrieved 31 December 2023.