12 Days of Christmas: Day Twelve - The Kooks Live Review
They were one of the bands that properly got me into music as a confused 13 year old and anthems like Naive and She Moves In Her Own Way played a huge part in the soundtrack for my early teenage years.
Over 10 years since the release of their debut album 'Inside In/Inside Out', they're still going strong with the recent release of a remix album and the release of their fourth studio album 'Listen' last year. As the indie rockers graced the stage at The Forum, Kentish Town, everyone was on their feet ready to celebrate all their hits. The atmosphere through out the set was euphoric, with everyone singing every single word from the top of their lungs and the connection between us and the band made it feel like one big party with over 2,000 people at their happiest.
It was clear that they were grateful for everyone's support all these years later as frontman Luke Kook grooved his way around the stage and was overwhelmed by applause after every song. It also became clear to me how under credited they are as a band, admittedly I felt like I took them for granted prior to the gig as at the time of their peak other indie bands like the Kaiser Chiefs and The Killers were also appearing on the scene, but in my eyes they're up there with the best.
The Kooks went beyond my expectations of their live performance and being amongst the crowd in an intimate venue as they played songs like 'Shine On' and 'Naive' was a special moment I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
They were one of the bands that properly got me into music as a confused 13 year old and anthems like Naive and She Moves In Her Own Way played a huge part in the soundtrack for my early teenage years.
Over 10 years since the release of their debut album 'Inside In/Inside Out', they're still going strong with the recent release of a remix album and the release of their fourth studio album 'Listen' last year. As the indie rockers graced the stage at The Forum, Kentish Town, everyone was on their feet ready to celebrate all their hits. The atmosphere through out the set was euphoric, with everyone singing every single word from the top of their lungs and the connection between us and the band made it feel like one big party with over 2,000 people at their happiest.
It was clear that they were grateful for everyone's support all these years later as frontman Luke Kook grooved his way around the stage and was overwhelmed by applause after every song. It also became clear to me how under credited they are as a band, admittedly I felt like I took them for granted prior to the gig as at the time of their peak other indie bands like the Kaiser Chiefs and The Killers were also appearing on the scene, but in my eyes they're up there with the best.
The Kooks went beyond my expectations of their live performance and being amongst the crowd in an intimate venue as they played songs like 'Shine On' and 'Naive' was a special moment I won't be forgetting anytime soon.
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