The Kooks

Isle of Wight Festival 2006

Friday 9th to Sunday 11th June 2006
Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2DN, England MAP
w/e £85 (under-12yrs £42.50), £105 with camping (under-12yrs £52.50), campervans £60 - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 35,000

Last updated: Tue 16th May 2006

Another flavour of the month band appearing in a slot often occupied by long term favourites. The crowd havent moved since The Proclaimers left the stage and its heat haze and sun lotion for Brightons new boys making an assault on the charts The Kooks. Sounding not dissimilar to Cast they being us a sunny brand of guitar pop and could be looking to take over from Supergrass with their happy little tunes.

The crowd like opener Seaside and lead singer Luke Pritchard looks rather like Bob Dylan with his floppy hair and acoustic guitar. Their new song Loopy Lou Lou is also well received and still has a pleasant summer sound. She Moves in Her Own Way is also agreeable in the sunshine but I do wonder if they have any longevity. The current flavour of the month track Naïve raises a huge cheer. Theres no doubt their debut album Inside In/Inside Out could become part of the soundtrack of the summer of 2006.

Whether they are a big enough band to deserve this slot (5pm on Saturday) is doubtful to me.

review by: Scott Williams