Bulletins

On The 13th of October The Kooks will be releasing Sway. Get your limited edition Sway T-shirt + CD + 2 X 7" for a fiver here.

As well as unreleased demos from the album session released as b-sides on all formats, the Kooks are also offering you the new Sway radio mix featuring a new string arrangement.

Here's what the formats look like...

CD Single

1. Sway (Radio Mix)
2. Stole Away (Demo)

7" Single 1

Side 1

1. Sway

Side 2

1. It Can Be So Hard (Demo)

7" Single 2

Side 1

1. Sway (Radio Mix)

Side 2

1. Sway (Live Woodstock Session)

If you prefer to download your single, the iTunes package includes...

Digital

1. Sway
2. Sway (Live Woodstock Session)
3. Stole Away (Demo)
4. It Can Be So Hard (Demo)

Second Brixton date added

After the first Brixton date sold out in just 30 minutes, The Kooks have now added a second Brixton date to their upcoming tour.

Fans can now look forward to 5 London dates on the band's world tour.

Kooks play Apple London

This week The Kooks are back from their worldwide tour and in the UK to play London's Apple store this Thusday (18th). Click here to win tickets.

EMAs

The Kooks have been nominated in two categories at this year's MTV European Music Awards - Best Headliner and Album of the Year. You can vote for them here. The awards take place in Liverpool on 6th November.

Vote for 'Sway' on MTV2

Check out the new video for 'Sway' here and then make sure you vote for video on MTV2's website here.

Sign up for the street team!

Lastly this week we're asking you to join the Kooks' official street team. Sign up to join The Kooks Collective and you can be in with a chance to win kooks treasures along with exclusive Kooks merchandise.

'Sway' is out 13th October but for all the latest on The Kooks check out www.thekooks.com

Don't forget you can be one of the first people to get your hands on tickets for The Kooks winter tour- be sure to
click here  NOW

Tickets goes on general sale Friday at 10am.

Support on all dates of the tour comes from Mystery Jets and Kid Harpoon.

Fri 28th November - Bridlington Spa 01262 678258
Sat 29th November - Brighton Centre 0844 847 1515
Mon 1st/2nd/3rd December - London Roundhouse 0870 389 1846
Fri 5th December - Llandudno, North Wales Theatre 01492872000 Sat 6th December - Doncaster Dome 0871 2200 260
Sunday 7th December - Wolverhampton Civic Hall 0870 320 7000
Monday 8th December - Blackpool Empress Ballroom 0871 2200 26

Check out the video for our new single "Shine On"

Released on July 7th!

You can watch the new video for Shine On here: http://tinyurl.com/6hxjrj

Shine On is released on the 7th of July.

The wait is finally over! The Kooks second album ‘Konk’ is out now!

Buy from iTunes: http://tinyurl.com/6y6w8b

Buy from Play.com: http://tinyurl.com/yt4r7r

2 Days Til Konk!

Konk and Rak are both OUT ON MONDAY! The wait is very nearly over. Don't forget to pre-order your copy from iTunes HERE

http://email-virgin.the-raft.com/a/hBH-41zAQUB0MB7Q3VSAXntSOBN/link10


or Play.com HERE


http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/1720262/Konk/Product.html



The Kooks in Paris

You can watch footage of The Kooks filmed recently in Paris here.

http://email-virgin.the-raft.com/a/hBH-41zAQUB0MB7Q3VSAXntSOBN/link12


You can also watch an interview with Luke filmed after The Kooks' Jools Holland performance on the BBC iplayer here

http://email-virgin.the-raft.com/a/hBH-41zAQUB0MB7Q3VSAXntSOBN/link13

Thanks to all of you who came to the 11th hour intimate Kooks gig on Wednesday, if you have any photos or videos from the gig, be sure to upload any footage or photos that you have to The Kooks' Facebook page as we'll be picking the best one and sending the winner a T-shirt.



Win Kooks Gear

There are quite a few Kooks competitions running at the moment!

Zavvi are offering the chance to win signed artwork here

http://www.zavvi.co.uk/competitions/competition-the-kooks-konk/s.jsf

Play.com are also offering the chance to win an acoustic guitar signed by the band! here

http://competition.play.com/Competition_Popup.asp?id=669


If you haven't already entered don't forget to enter the Poster Competition on the myspace page, you could see your poster packaged in the next Kooks single!

The Kooks' show tonight at the Apple Store in Regents Street has been
cancelled and they will now be playing The Fly, 36-38 New Oxford Street
(nearest tube Tottenham Court Road). 7.30 doors.

Due to unforeseen circumstances (problems with Westminster Council!) The Kooks will NOT be playing at the Apple Store on Regent Street tomorrow night – Wednesday 9th April.  BUT…..hang fire those of you who won tickets to go and see them, we are trying to find a solution, we have your phone numbers and we’ll be in contact!

Thanks to everyone for buying ’Always Where I Need To Be’ last week. The first single from the new album ended up at 3 in the charts.

Tonight you can check The Kooks out on Later With Jools Holland (new live format) at 10pm on BBC2. Performances from the band will also be on the show this Friday 11th at 11:35pm.

One week til KONK.. get ready…



www.thekooks.co.uk/konk