Kooks cook up winter tour schedule

Brighton indie boys The Kooks have announced that their pre-Christmas jaunt of the UK will include three consecutive nights at an intimate London venue.

After returning from a world tour which takes in Australia, Hong Kong and Japan, the band will play nine dates at venues across the UK to wrap up another successful year.

Starting in Bridlington, the tour includes three gigs in London at the Roundhouse - between December 1st and 3rd - as well as visits to Llandudno, Doncaster and Wolverhampton.

The tour finishes by the seaside in Blackpool's Empress Ballroom on December 8th.

Last week, lead singer Luke Pritchard blamed new bands, such as the Pigeon Detectives, for making the indie scene "diluted", adding that they released their debut album "at a cool time, with the Kaisers, Arctics and Bloc Party on the same circuit".