ShareBritish indie icons The Kooks have announced a major UK tour, including their biggest ever headline show at London’s The O2 on 11th October.
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.
Main support for the tour will come from Merseyside four-piece, The K’s. The band were named Breakthrough Act of the Year at the Northern Music Awards in 2024. Their second album, Pretty On The Internet is now available.
The Kooks’ seventh studio album, Never/Know is also available now. News of the tour follows the release of their feel-good, springtime anthem, Sunny Baby. The track was featured in The Times’ Best New Songs roundup and premiered on BBC Radio 2 with Jo Whiley.
Speaking about the single, front man Luke Pritchard said, “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.
TOUR DATES 2025
October
| Date | Venue |
|---|---|
| Fri 3rd | Co-op Live Manchester |
| Sat 4th | Utilita Arena Cardiff |
| Sun 5th | Brighton Centre |
| Thu 9th | Utilita Arena Newcastle |
| Fri 10th | Utilita Arena Birmingham |
| Sat 11th | The O2 London |
Tickets are now on sale
