‘ROCK AND ROLL DESERVES TO DIE’ BRAND NEW SINGLE & VIDEO RELEASED EASTER IS CANCELLED NEW ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 4th VIA COOKING VINYL The Darkness have released their brand new single ‘Rock And Roll Deserves To Die’, accompanied by a brilliantly entertaining video. It’s the first taste of their jaw-droppingly ambitious new album Easter Is […]
On the eighth day, when God invented Rock n Roll, he very wisely gave it to Kiss, so best as to show his love for us all. With this in mind, imagine (if you will) a giant cathedral of Rock, floating across the endless oceans, delivering pure Rock music to the four corners of the […]
The Darkness Easter is Cancelled NEW ALBUM OUT ON OCTOBER 4TH 2019 UK and Europe Tour Tickets on Sale Now The Darkness Easter is Cancelled NEW ALBUM OUT ON OCTOBER 4TH 2019 UK and European Tour Dates Announced Tickets on general sale 10am Friday 12th April 2019 Click to buy your tickets here: https://TheDarkness.lnk.to/EICAS Pre-Order EASTER IS […]
The Darkness Easter is Cancelled NEW ALBUM OUT ON OCTOBER 4TH 2019 “We live in dark times. As power-drunk clowns cast a shadow of despair across the land, our people cower in tumbledown hovels. The children do not dance and the birds are silent. Hope is crushed! Where are the heroes that this world needs, […]
We’re happy to announce that we’ve been invited to support fellow Suffolk gentleman Ed Sheeran on his upcoming Divide Tour UK dates! For remaining tickets visit www.edsheeran.com. Friday 16 and Saturday 17 August – LEEDS Roundhay Park. Friday 23, Saturday 24, Sunday 25, and Monday 26 August – IPSWICH Chantry Park.
‘Someone called me the antichrist’: behind the battles for Christmas No 1 Christmas No 1 was once a fiercely fought-over prize. From RATM v Joe McElderry, Slade v Wizzard and George Michael in Wham! v George Michael in Band Aid, winners and losers recall the great festive stand-offs www.theguardian.com “The song includes several double entendres, […]
The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins On Christmas, Bake Off, And Bohemian Rhapsody www.clashmusic.com “Yeah! Listen to more rock… stop fucking around! Stop settling for pastiches, let’s have a real fucking rock band now. Or… just listen to The Darkness! Failing that, just listen to The Darkness who are an impeccable rock band of impeccable quality and […]
The Darkness To Perform On Christmas Day Edition Of The Great British Bake Off ? Kerrang! The Lowestoft foursome have also shared Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) in a “tasty live sauce”. www.kerrang.com
Darkness Bawls Across The Land: The Complete Justin Hawkins Christmas Message | Hotpress I See A Darkness. Sir Justin Of Hawkins Delivers The Full Story Behind A Christmas Classic, And Details The Continuing Adventures Of The Mighty ‘Ness. Pat Ca… www.hotpress.com
The Darkness will perform their festive hit Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) on The Great British Bake Off on Christmas Day, the band have confirmed. The one-off edition of the show is titled The Great Festive Bake Off, and will see four bakers put through their paces in front of Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding and Sandi […]
As any fool will tell you, loud and The Darkness go together like a beautiful hand and a black leather glove with diamante studs and shiny silver pirate buckles all over it. The Darkness resolutely support mighty Nordoff Robbins and their music therapy – what better way to display this than a Get Loud Session […]
The Darkness ‘LIVE at Hammersmith’ is out NOW!! Recorded LIVE in London at the iconic Hammersmith Apollo in December, LIVE at Hammersmith captures the magic for you to relive The Darkness LIVE at your pleasure. Available on Double Gatefold Vinyl, CD, Cassette, and Computer Stuff! Grab it HERE – https://thedarkness.lnk.to/LAH Track listing – 01. Open […]
“The Darkness is untamed. It cannot be caged. Some very clever recording engineers have discovered a way to capture its essence; all that remains is for us to release it back into the wild.” – Justin Hawkins Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, December, 2017. A magical night captured live and mastered by Dan Hawkins, 19 incendiary tracks […]
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Having a Beer with…The Darkness The English glam-rock band’s guitarist is very much an “ale man.” oct.co
Los Angeles Reviews: “It was a night filled with infectious rock tracks, wicked licks and lots of audience interaction.” “The Darkness never dipped too low on the fun factor, keeping the energy upbeat through the night.” Via: http://loudwire.com/the-darkness-tour-de-prance-los-angeles-opening-night-photos-review/ “Justin Hawkins is a supremely charismatic entertainer; whose epic vocals and buzzing guitar work are electrifying to […]
The Darkness (Tour de Prance) – Showbox – Seattle 4.3.18 I remember seeing this video for the first time and my jaw dropped. Growing up as a 70s classic/hard/mainstream/glam rock of the 70s The Darkness were like a visual and soundful re-blasting of everything cool about what 70s rock had to offer in a new package decades later. […]
Rock is dead, people say. They say this because EDM and hip-hop headliners rule the festival stage, and when a rock band is seen anywhere on stage, it’s always dismissed as a legacy act. When people say this, they’re stupid. Show Review: The Darkness with Diarrhea Planet at The Regency Ballroom, 3/31/2018 by GORDON ELGART on APRIL 4, […]
The days are long gone when people have considered The Darkness a “joke glam” band. Since reforming in 2011, the British rockers have put out three successful albums and are currently playing sold out venues across the United States in support of their most recent output Pinewood Smile. The tour billed as […]
When the bill reads The Darkness and Diarrhea Planet, one could safely assume that they would be in for a night of perverse comedy. In the case of the opening act, the name suggests the possibility… Source: 303 Magazine
In case you missed it, Dan gave a chat about his Marshalls and pedals, pedals, and more pedals at The Guitar Show UK on Feb 24th! Thanks to The Guitar Show UK, Marshall Amplification and of course, Softie.
The summer festival calendar is filling up and we’re ecstatic to announce that we will be at TRNSMT Festival on 6 July with Queen and Adam Lambert, Texas, The Temperance Movement and more to be announced! Tickets on sale Friday March 9 via http://www.trnsmtfest.com We’re also supporting Hollywood Vampires on the following dates: 02 June […]
Prance over the velvet rope! Enter the venue early like a proper superstar! Go VIP! Soundcheck- Watch and listen as the band go through their soundcheck, fiddle with knobs, ch, ch, ch, check the microphones, tune in, turn on and turn up while they run through their gear. In the past, VIP’s have been treated to […]