The band formed at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where they were all students. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved, they chose a band name from the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory, entitled "Kooks". It should be noted that when Virgin tried to trademark the name...
These are photos from concerts where The Cooks played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Sabandijas / The Cooks / The Busy Apes / Stockton City Rats / French Miami Sep 26, 2009 Stockton, California, United States Uploaded by Sacramento Shows
