The Kooks marked twenty years of Inside In / Inside Out with a sold-out Friday at the Old Royal Naval College, opening the 2026 Labyrinth on the Thames series.
The Kooks celebrated twenty years of their debut album, Inside In / Inside Out, at the Old Royal Naval College on Friday 31 July 2026.
The night opened the 2026 Labyrinth on the Thames series, and it sold out. It came after a sold-out arena show for the band in London.
For Luke Pritchard, the date was close to home. He spent half his childhood around Greenwich, and his mother’s shop stood a short walk from the college.
He said the riverside was tied up with his earliest memories of music. Playing in front of the buildings where he once daydreamed about a band felt surreal to him.
The set drew on songs that defined the record, from “Naive” and “Seaside” to “Ohh La” and “She Moves In Her Own Way”. The river and the city skyline framed the stage.
Circa Waves, the British indie band behind “T-Shirt Weather”, played in support, with Tom A. Smith. The gates opened at 16:00 and the music ran until 23:00.