As well as appearing as headliners at Yours & Owls and Party In The Paddock festivals.
The Kooks (Credit: María Villanueva)
This morning, Party In The Paddock festival organisers revealed that British rockers The Kooks would appear as the event’s secret headliners in February 2025. Not done with surprising their fans in Australia, The Kooks have announced a full-blown Australian tour to accompany their Party In The Paddock and Yours & Owls headline slots.
Following their Party In The Paddock headline slot on Friday, 7 February, The Kooks then head to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Thursday, 20 February, before trekking to New Zealand for Electric Avenue festival in Christchurch.
The band will return to Australia on Thursday, 27 February, appearing at Melbourne’s Palace Foreshore before travelling to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Saturday, 1 March, Yours & Owls Festival on Sunday, 2 March, Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall on Tuesday, 4 March, and Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium on Thursday, 6 March.
The tour marks The Kooks’ largest Australian tour to date and follows their 2022 tour down under, during which they played sold-out shows in celebration of the 15th anniversary of their debut album, Inside In/Inside Out.
For the upcoming tour, The Kooks will play in support of their latest album, 2022’s 10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark, as well as hits like Naïve, She Moves In Her Own Way, and Bad Habit. The tour will find the band joined by special guest Briston Maroney. Hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, the shows will mark Maroney’s first time playing in Australia.
Pre-sale tickets will be available from 10 am AEDT on Monday, 25 November – register here to access those tickets. The general on-sale begins on Tuesday, 26 November, at 10 am AEDT via the Untitled Group website.
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Friday 7 February - Party In The Paddock, Carrick TAS
Thursday 20 February - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney NSW
Saturday 22 February - Electric Avenue, Auckland NZ
Thursday 27 February - Palace Foreshore, Melbourne VIC
Saturday 1 March - Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane QLD
Sunday 2 March - Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong NSW
Tuesday 4 March - Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide SA
Thursday 6 March - Red Hill Auditorium, Perth WA