North American fans of the The Kooks can rejoice, as the band has announced their return to the States (and Canada) for a run of tour dates in October. The band will get things started in Ontario, playing a show in Toronto at Danforth Music Hall on October 2nd. The tour concludes in sunny Southern California at Santa Ana’s Observatory on October 21. It may only be a few weeks long, but the band manage to pack 15 shows into that short time span.

The band is also releasing a compilation album on May 19, titled The Best Of… So Far

The Best Of… So Far track listing

1. Naïve
2. Always Where I Need To Be
3. Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
4. Bad Habit
5. She Moves In Her Own Way
6. Shine On
7. Seaside
8. Down
9. Sofa Song
10. Is It Me
11. You Don’t Love Me
12. Forgive & Forget
13. Ooh La
14. Sway
15. Eddie’s Gun
16. Matchbox
17. Be Who You Are – Alternative Intro
18. Broken Vow
19. Naïve (The Him 2017 Remix) (*Digital only)

The Kooks Fall 2017 Tour Dates:

10/02 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/03 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/04 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
10/06 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
10/07 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
10/08 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
10/09 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
10/11 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
10/13 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
10/14 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
10/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
10/17 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
10/20 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
10/21 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory

Photo Credit: Brett Padelford