The Kooks have aged like fine wine – their biggest show proves it

‘It’s only taken us 20 years but here we are.’

Those were the words of The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard a few songs into a set at the O2 Arena that felt like a crowning moment for a band who, despite their skinny jeans and dad-band vibe are arguably more popular than ever before.

It’s almost 20 years since the Brighton group burst into British consciousness with a debut album, Inside In/Inside Out, featuring indie classics Seaside, Ooh La, She Moves in Her Own Way and, of course, Naive.

That album has sold over two million copies worldwide since then but has found a new, younger audience thanks to a TikTok cover of Naive that went viral earlier this year.

Their surge in popularity coincided with a new album this year, Never/Know and now an arena tour consisting of the biggest headline