Kasabian guitarist Jay Mehler has quit the Leicestershire band to join Beady Eye.
He joined Kasabian in 2006 after original guitarist
Christopher Karloff left.
The band was formed by friends from Blaby and Countesthorpe in 1997.
Jay did not perform with Kasabian at a Comic Relief concert this week - and will now join Liam Gallagher's
band ahead of the release of Beady Eye's second album later this year.
A post on Kasabian's official facebook page said: "Jay is our bro we're all good and the last six years have been mega. He's moving on and will be incredible in Beady Eye."
Since the 2011 release of fourth album Velociraptor! – their third number one and fourth platinum-selling record – last September, the band have toured the world, taking in Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and America, as well as the UK
