News: The Kooks Announce Australian Tour
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(AUS) Chugg Entertainment and XIII Touring have confirmed that Brit-pop revivalists, The Kooks, will be returning to Australia for their most monstrous tour of the antipodes to date. Starting in Perth on Saturday 17th January at the Belvoir Amphitheatre, the tour then takes in Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Tuesday 20th January, Brisbane’s Riverstage on Friday 23rd January and wrapping things up at Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Saturday 24th January.
Having toured Australia many times, the last being a sold out tour around Groovin’ The Moo in 2013, these are the largest headline shows they’ve played here, and are set to be huge. The Kooks released their eagerly anticipated new album ‘Listen’ earlier this month. Produced by Luke Pritchard and young hip hop pioneer Inflo, it showcases a new direction and sound for the multi-platinum selling UK act. They already laid down the gauntlet with swaggering first taster ‘Down’, then followed up with second single ‘Around Town’, which was another shift away from classic Kooks into unchartered territory and was the first track written for the forthcoming album.
Joining The Kooks are special guests The Griswolds and Catfish & The Bottlemen. Sydney based 4-piece, The Griswolds, are recently returned from 6 months of touring and festival appearances in the USA, where the lead single, Beware The Dog, from their debut album, Be Impressive, is currently #14 at US Alternative Radio, and #1 on tastemaker station, Alt Nation.
Meanwhile, Welsh indie-rock four piece, Catfish & The Bottlemen have made a huge splash onto the scene and things will only get bigger and better on this, their first visit to Australia. With their current single Cocoon currently on high rotation on triple j, they’ve also had several of their singles premiered on Zane Lowe’s iconic “Hottest Record In The World” segment, and garnered play listing on Radio 1.
THE KOOKS TOUR DATES:
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PERTH
Saturday 17th January, Belvoir Amphitheatre (18+)
Tickets | 136 100
SYDNEY
Tuesday 20th January, Hordern Pavilion (All Ages)
Tickets | 132 849
BRISBANE
Friday 23rd January, Riverstage (All Ages)
Tickets | 136 100
MELBOURNE
Saturday 24th January, Sidney Myer Music Bowl (All Ages)
Tickets | 136 100
