The Kooks Announce UK Tour
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British indie icons The Kooks have announced a major UK tour, including their biggest ever headline show at London’s The O2 on 11th October. Tickets go on sale Friday 25th April, 10am with a special pre-sale available to a number of fans on 23rd April.
The ‘Never/Know’ tour, kicking off on the 3rd October will see the group visit Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton, Newcastle, Birmingham, and London for a series of huge arena shows. The band will play Manchester’s Co-op Live for the first time; the venue opened its doors in May of last year.
The Kooks will also return to Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Thursday, 9th October, after heading to Brighton—where they originally formed—for a special homecoming show at the Brighton Centre. They last played the venue in 2022, celebrating the 15th anniversary of their landmark debut album.
We caught up with The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard about the single, “We’re told how bad everything is at the moment; everything’s sh*t; the world’s sh*t. And I was like, I'm just going to refuse to not let these be the best years of life, because I’ve got a young family. It’s about me getting to a balanced life; having a family. It’s a love song about someone making me fall back in love with myself.”
The band launched their campaign in style, hosting a raucous Indie Club Night at a packed-out Notting Hill Arts Club in January. The album’s lead single, ‘Never Know’, was named Radio X’s Record of the Week and has received airplay on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, and BBC Radio 2.The
Times called their last single, “A riff and hook perfect [track] for the start of Spring.”
You can order tickets for The Kooks’ arena tour via the various ticket websites or directly from the venues, all of which can be found HERE
The Kooks’ will play:
Friday 3rd October 2025 - Co-op Live - Manchester
Saturday 4th October 2025 - Cardiff Utilita Arena - Cardiff
Sunday 5th October 2025 - Brighton Centre - Brighton
Thursday 9th October 2025 - Newcastle Utilita Arena - Newcastle
Friday 10th October 2025- Birmingham Utilita Arena - Birmingham
Saturday 11th October 2025 - The O2 - London
Pre-order Never/Know here