Fresh off a #1 chart debut in the UK for their sophomore album ‘KONK’, The Kooks begin their sold-out US tour this Sunday May 18th in San Diego. Taking in 16 cites, the tour (their largest to date in the States) will give the band the opportunity to play material off their new album, as well as the multiple favorites from their debut ‘Inside In/Inside Out’.
Fans will also have a chance to see the band play on Jimmy Kimmel Live, in a special outdoor performance on the night of Wednesday, May 21st on ABC at 9pm PST/12am EST.
The band can also be seen on Fuel TV’s ‘The Daily Habit’ from Monday June 2nd, at 6pm PST/9pm EST, and again at 9pm PST/12am EST.
SOLD OUT Spring 2008 US Tour Dates
May 18th – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – all ages
May 19th – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern – all ages
May 24th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom – 19 & over
May 25th – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival – all ages
May 26th – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom – all ages
May 29th – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre – 16 & over
May 30th – Kansas City, MO –KRBZ’s ‘Buzz Under The Stars’ – all ages
May 31st – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café – 18 & over
June 1st – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom – all ages
June 2nd – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre – all ages
June 4th – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus – 19 & over
June 5th – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore @ TLA – all ages
June 7th – San Francisco, CA – Live 105’s BFD Festival 08 – all ages
June 9th – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club – 18 & over
June 10th – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – all ages
June 11th – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – all ages
For an ecard on the tour, visit:
http://www.astralwerks.com/the_kooks/konk/mailer.html
KONK has received extensive press, with coverage all over TV, Print and Online, including MTV News, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Spin, Blender, Q, The Fly, Mojo, Filter, Pollstar, GQ, VMan, BlackBook, Nylon, USA Today, LA Weekly, LA Times, NY Post, Washington Post, Pitchfork, Brooklyn Vegan, Spin.com ‘Artist of the Day’ and this recent post on Stereogum which includes an mp3 of standout KONK track ‘Tick Of Time’:
http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new-kooks-tick-of-time_009040.html
In US radio news, The Kooks have been selected as an ‘Artist To Watch’ on Clear Channel’s NEW!, a program that is live on 392 station websites. ‘Always Where I Need To Be’, the first single off the album, has taken off at radio and is currently #28 on the Alternative radio charts. Considerable adds have accumulated on both Alternative radio, including WRXP (New York City), KDLD (Los Angeles), KITS (San Francisco), WFNX (Boston), KEDJ (Phoenix), CIMX (Detroit), KNDD (Seattle), KBZT (San Diego), KJEE (Santa Barbara), WSWD (Cincinnati), WRNR (Annapolis), KNRK (Portland), KWOD (Sacramento), KRBZ (Kansas City), KVGS (Las Vegas), WTTS (Indianapolis), WLUM (Milwaukee), and WWCD (Columbus); and AAA, including WFUV (New York City), KCLC (St Louis), KCMP (Minneapolis), WTMD (Baltimore), WYEP (Pittsburgh) and KTBG (Kansas City).
The video for ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ has been added to rotation at VH1, MTV2, MTVU and Fuse, has been getting great buzz online and has been viewed over 1.4 million times on YouTube.
To see some behind-the-scenes footage from the set of ‘Always Where I Need To Be’, check out:
http://www.blender.com/Exclusivebehindthesceneswiththekooks/video/24023.aspx
In the UK, the first single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ debuted at #3 in the singles charts, and is an “A List” hit record across Radio One, Radio Two, XFM, MTV and VH1. The band is also set to make their mark on the European festival circuit this summer, playing on the main stage at festivals including T In The Park (UK), V Festival (UK), and Summer Sonic (Japan). Check out www.myspace.com/thekooks for tour dates.
For more info on The Kooks,
check out http://www.thekooks.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/thekooks
To watch some brand new, behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of KONK (through Windows Media Player), check out: http://astralwerks.edgeboss.net/wmedia/astralwerks/the_kooks/video/kooks_epk_384k_stream.asx
To watch the Kooks on Conan O’Brien through Windows Media Player, check out:
Streaming URL high:
http://astralwerks.edgeboss.net/wmedia/astralwerks/the_kooks/kooksonconan-hi.asx
Streaming URL low:
http://astralwerks.edgeboss.net/wmedia/astralwerks/the_kooks/kooksonconan-lo.asx
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