The Kooks have introduced a sequence of UK out of doors gigs for 2026.
The Kooks will mark 20 years since their debut album with a sequence of outside gigs
The Brighton band will play a variety of reveals subsequent summer time to mark the twentieth anniversary of their acclaimed debut album Inside In/ Inside Out – which featured hits similar to Naive, She Strikes In Her Personal Approach and Seaside.
The Kooks shall be acting at Delamere Forest in Northwich on June 17, Scarborough Open Air Theatre on June 18, Dwell at The Piece Corridor in Halifax on June 19 and Canons Marsh Amphitheatre for Bristol Sounds on June 23.
Inside In/ Inside Out catapulted The Kooks to stardom because it bought over two million copies and was liable for defining an period of music.
Twenty years on, the band made up of lead vocalist Luke Pritchard, guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Alexis Nunez continues to resonate with a brand new era because of sold-out excursions and performances on competition most important levels.
Information of the 2026 live shows comes shortly after The Kooks concluded a run of their greatest ever headline reveals, which culminated with a career-defining gig at London’s O2 Area earlier this month.
The Kooks launched their seventh studio album By no means/Know earlier this yr and Luke recalled how he wrote the document extraordinarily rapidly.
He informed the Day by day Mail: “I wrote it at residence with my children operating round. Having come from heaven, by means of hell and again with Hugh (Harris) and the band, we have been by means of such a journey.
“It is obtained fairly shoegaze within the indie scene, which I really like, however it’s fairly gloomy. We’re simply consumed by being informed on a regular basis that all the pieces’s so unhealthy.
“And this one, it simply flew out of me. I do not know if that may occur once more, however it was wild. It was like 5 days, and I had 10 songs.”
Pritchard hopes that the music of The Kooks will help individuals going by means of troublesome occasions as he mentioned the artwork kind’s significance.
He stated: “Music is de facto vital, and I really feel like individuals will gravitate extra in the direction of the humanities and issues when issues are difficult, as a result of it offers you hope.”
The Kooks’ 2026 summer time reveals:
Wednesday 17 June – Delamere Forest – Northwich
Thursday 18 June – Scarborough Open Air Theatre – Scarborough
Friday 19 June – Dwell at The Piece Corridor – Halifax
Tuesday 23 June – Bristol Sounds – Canon Marsh Amphitheatre – Bristol
