UK Indie Favs The Kooks Announce 2025 Australian Tour

Via The Note

XIII Touring and Untitled are proud to announce UK indie stalwarts The Kooks are returning to Australia in 2025 for a massive seven-date tour.

The Brighton band have lined up gigs in capital cities Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide, along with festival appearances at Tasmania’s Party In The Paddock and Yours and Owls in Wollongong.

Performing all their big hits from across their career, including ‘Naive’, ‘Seaside’, ‘She Moves in Her Own Way’, ‘Bad Habit’, ‘Sweet Emotion’ and ‘Junk of the Heart (Happy)’, fans can expect a nostalgic night of good times when The Kooks hit Australia.

Joined by US singer-songwriter Briston Maroney, The Kooks begin their tour at Party in the Paddock in Tassie on Friday, February 7 and follow this with dates at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Thursday, February 20 and Melbourne’s Palace Foreshore on Thursday, February 27.

After a few days rest, The Kooks continue their tour with dates at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Saturday, March 1, Wollongong’s Yours and Owls Festival on Sunday,  March 2 and Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall on Tuesday, March 4, ending the tour at Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium on Thursday, March 6.

Those keen on securing tickets can sign up for the pre-sale here, with tickets available at 9:30am on Monday, November 25. General public on-sale kicks off the following day, Tuesday, November 26 at 9:30am local time via untitledgroup.com.

Since breaking out in 2006 with their acclaimed debut album In/Inside Out, The Kooks are one of the few UK indie acts from that time who continue to release great music consistently.

Amassing 7.7 million monthly Spotify listeners, The Kooks have dropped six studio albums over the journey, with their most recent, 2022s 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark, an experimental synth-pop album showcasing a new dimension to the band.

Catch The Kooks at Hindley Street Music Hall on Tuesday, March 4. For full ticketing information visit untiltedgroup.com.