The Kooks Archives

The UK's most streamed songs from the year they were released have been revealed, and the figures yield some surprising results. Published by the BPI,...

Andrew Trendell - 11th April 2019

News

Elbow, Kylie Minogue, The National, The Wombats and more to play Manchester’s huge Sounds of the City gigs

Organisers behind Manchester's Sounds of the City have announced the headliners for their run of 2019 shows, which will take place at the city's...

Patrick Clarke - 26th November 2018

Festivals

The Kooks to headline Community Festival 2019 – Blossoms and more acts announced

The Kooks have been announced as the headline act at Community Festival 2019. The one-day festival returns to Finsbury Park, London on June 30 with...

Charlotte Krol - 26th October 2018

Album Reviews

The Kooks – ‘Let’s Go Sunshine’ review

As British indie bands such as Pale Waves, Shame and Wolf Alice continue to fight tooth and nail to rightfully claw their way up Reading &...

Thomas Smith - 4th September 2018

Festivals

The Kooks’ Luke Pritchard likens band’s ‘playful’ new LP to their debut, recalls getting ‘booted off’ stage at first Reading & Leeds

The Kooks' frontman Luke Pritchard has discussed the band's "experimental" and "playful" new album, while recalling the time he got "booted off" stage at...

Tom Skinner - 26th August 2018

NME Blogs

How The Kooks, The Wombats and Scouting For Girls survived the indie landfill

When The Kooks played Reading & Leeds Festival in 2014, they caused a stampede akin to the The Lion King’s charging wildebeest sequence. Stumbling and...

El Hunt - 30th May 2018

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