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The Kooks Are Coming!
After the break, The Kooks will make another swing through the U.K. and Europe with stops including Le Printemps du Bourges at Le Rives D’Auron in France (April 16), Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium (April 18), Oasis Centre in Swindon, U.K. (April 23), Carling Academy Birmingham (April 27), and Carling Academy Brixton in London (May 1-2).
The band kicks things off in North America May 18 at House of Blues in San Diego and will hit clubs and theatres across the U.S. and Canada through mid-June.
Stops on the itinerary include The Wiltern in Los Angeles (May 19), the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver (May 24), the Ogden Theatre in Denver (May 29), the Vic Theatre in Chicago (June 2), Kool Haus in Toronto (June 4), Paradise Rock Club in Boston (June 6) and Terminal 5 in New York City (June 11).
Presale tickets are available beginning February 29 at Ticketmaster.com.
Konk, which is due out April 15 on Astralwerks, is named after the London studio where it was recorded with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, Turin Brakes, Air, Fischerspooner, Sondre Lerche, The Fratellis, David Gahan).