The Kooks have announced that they’ll be coming to the United States for “the first time in a long time” for a 16-stop 2024 tour with The Vaccines.
Kicking off on February 29th with a performance in Atlanta, the tour will will take the two beloved British alt bands to cities like Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more, with The Kooks indicating that they’ll play their seminal debut album, Inside In / Inside Out, in its entirety at each stop in celebration of its 15th anniversary. Watch a video of the band’s Luke Pritchard announcing the tour below.
Tickets for the shows go on sale to the general public via Ticketmaster on Friday, October 13th, at 10:00 a.m. local time, following a Live Nation pre-sale which opens on Thursday, October 12th, at 10:00 a.m. local time (use access code VOCALS). Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program.
Joining The Kooks for the duration of the tour will be The Vaccines, who are currently gearing up to release their sixth studio album, Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations on January 12th via Thirty Tigers. On Wednesday, October 11th, they shared the album’s latest single, “Sometimes, I Swear,” a cathartic tune that grapples with the deep questions of life, over a soundscape of guitars, of course.
Speaking about the new single, The Vaccines’ lead singer Justin Young said: “Like many songs before it, ‘Sometimes, I Swear’ began life as Tim [Lanham, keyboardist] and I sat on my sofa in London. I don’t think there are many places on the planet where I feel so at peace as sitting in my own home, but even there I constantly question my place in the world. I think the innate human need to be part of something — to connect with each other in a community or a congregation — is what keeps driving us forward and searching for meaning. It’s something many of us struggle with on a daily basis, but I hope when people hear this song they’ll feel less alone in that struggle.” Pre-orders for Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations are ongoing.
Check out the full list of dates for The Kooks and The Vaccines’ 2024 tour below, and grab your tickets here.
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The Kooks and The Vaccines 2024 Tour Dates:
02/29 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
03/01 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
03/02 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03/04 – Toronto, ON @ QET History
03/05 – Montreal, QB @ Mtelus
03/06 – Albany, NY @ Empire
03/08 – Boston, MA @ MGM Fenway
03/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Fillmore
03/11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
03/13 – Washington DC @ Anthem
03/15 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera
03/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Filmore
03/18 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
03/19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Union
03/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
03/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Fox Theatre
We are DELIGHTED to announce that we are returning to tour North America in 2024!! We are also super excited to be joined by our friends @thevaccines 🇨🇦🇺🇸
Tickets on sale Friday at 10am local! So set your alarm clocks America & Canada!! Who’s coming? 👀 pic.twitter.com/7J6Ud0LOs9
— The Kooks (@thekooksmusic) October 11, 2023
