Venue Cymru date as the Kooks hit Llandudno

Nov 26 2008

POPULAR indie band The Kooks will be performing at Venue Cymru next week.

Their 2006 album Inside In/Inside Out was a huge hit, selling some 2m copies worldwide. The album spawned massive singles, including She Moves In Her Own Way, You Don't Love Me, Ooh La and Naive and took on a whole new life of its own.

The Kooks formed when they were all students and started when lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard, who was born in the North Yorkshire seaside town of Saltburn, got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band.

After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved they took their name from the song Kooks on the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory.

The Brighton quartet quickly rang up sell-out shows, not just in the UK but in America and all over the world, earning a support slot with the Rolling Stones along the way and establishing themselves as "a great British band".

The gig takes place on Friday, December 5, at 7pm. For further details call (01492) 872000 or go to www.venuecymru.co.uk