We like people who come to our gigs to dress sharp and to impress.

The people who come armed with glowsticks are great and let's face it, it's better than Kooks-style straw hats."

Given the last minute scrapping of their Brighton gig last month, fans might take comfort from a touch of Kook-baiting.

They're not the only ones who've been dissed by The Klaxons: "We formed at the height of that post-Libertines thing and it just felt so tired," explains frontman James Righton. "Ours is more outward music than introspective."

Described on their Myspace as "When Buzz Aldrin returned from the moon and turned Muslim", NME's new darlings The Klaxons have been given the tag "new rave leaders".

A mixture of thrashing guitars, air horns and samples, new rave is an antidote to commercial dance music, with the bands involved inspired as much by DIY punk principles as they are old rave acts such as Altern-8 and The Prodigy.

And by throwing illegal parties at people's houses, warehouses and fields, bands such as Klaxons, Sh*t Disco, DataRock and Simian Mobile Disco have helped create a whole new scene.

"The big common ground is definitely the fun element," says James. "There is a lot of crowd interaction at our shows. If they're giving off good vibes, we'll give good vibes back. If you come and see us it's not a stand there, drink a pint, watch the band kind of gig. We want to give the kids an absolute chance to totally enjoy themselves."

The coveted headline slot for this tour comes on the back of storming festival appearances at Bestival, Leeds and Reading, where they pulled one of the largest crowds of the weekend.

The Klaxons' live shows are awash with neon face paint and glow-in-the-dark accessories, as well as smiley face badges, ski masks and white jeans.

The band (completed by Jamie Reynolds and Simon Taylor) missed out on the warehouse parties of the Eighties, so felt it their duty to resurrect the free party culture with a series of underground raves. Despite getting signed to a major, they intend to continue with the parties because "they're the funniest things".

Their next single Magick is out on October 30, which comes after their original tracks Gravity's Rainbows and Atlantis, as well as covers of old skool classics like The Bouncer and Not Over Yet.

Their as-yet untitled debut album (produced by James Ford, of Simian Mobile Disco fame) follows.

From this, they tell us to expect more than rave-inspired nuggets: "We've got so many more influences, from Motown, to hiphop to R 'n' B and indie."

  • Starts 7pm, tickets £7, SOLD OUT. Call 01273 673311.