Kook at us to headline fests

STAR LUKE SAYS BANDS ARE TOP

THE Kooks have slammed rivals Kasabian for saying bands aren’t good enough to headline festivals any more.

Frontman Luke Pritchard said the band need to take a look at themselves before criticising chart achievements, as acts struggle to vie with pop queen Dua Lipa, right, who’s toasting another great week.

He told me: “I think that was a bit of a full-on statement as there are amazing bands out there.

I think our band is perfectly good enough to headline but there’s a lot of other stuff you need.

“You need radio love and the big songs to play those slots.

“It’s funny Kasabian said that because all rock ’n’ roll has struggled. But I think soon there will be a new hunger for it.”

Although Luke added he’s looking forward to seeing Kendrick Lamar headline Reading & Leeds festival, he feels a need for fresh bands, as stalwarts Fall Out Boy and Kings of Leon

land the main slots.

Luke continued: “We have Catfish & The Bottlemen, Blossoms

and The 1975.

“That’s who I want to see headline. There are amazing people coming through but are they getting the support from radio and festivals?”

The Kooks will debut new music from their forthcoming album Let’s Go Sunshine at Reading & Leeds with Luke teasing: “It’s some of our best yet.”