After thrilling sold-out crowds with their critically acclaimed U.S. tour last month, THE DARKNESS will return stateside this May for select dates as well as three festival appearances: Saturday, May 19 at InfieldFest (Baltimore, MD), Sunday, May 20 at Rock On The Range (Columbus, OH) and Saturday, May 26 at Rocklahoma. Tickets are available now at: www.theactualdarkness.com.
Hailing from Lowestoft, Suffolk, THE DARKNESS–JUSTIN HAWKINS (vocals/guitars), DAN HAWKINS (guitars/backing vocals), FRANKIE POULLAIN (bass) and ED GRAHAM (drums)—are ready to launch a full-scale invasion with the release of their third studio album and first in eight years. Due out late summer, the as-yet-untitled album–marks the follow-up to the group’s multi-platinum debutPermission To Land which spawned fan favorites “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” and “Get Your Hands Off My Woman” as well as the revered One-Way Ticket To Hell And Back which featured “One Way Ticket” and “Is It Just Me?.” More album details and a major tour will be announced soon.
So far, 2012 has been a stellar year for THE DARKNESS, described by the LA Weekly as “…heroically reunited, with a returned sense of fun and still this millennium’s most multi-dimensionally entertaining live rock show.” They’ve left fans stunned (see the Rolling Stone “Random Notes” photo below), critics delighted (see soundbites below), debuted a free new song “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us” and made a surprise Superbowl commercial appearance with their classic hit “I Believe In A Thing Called Love.” THE DARKNESS are poised to hit the stratosphere in 2012 and beyond. Much more to come…
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DATE |
CITY | VENUE | |
| Fri | 5/4 | Brisbane, Australia | Eaton Hill |
| Sat | 5/5 | Newcastle, Australia | Workers |
| Sun | 5/6 | Sydney, Australia | Roundhouse |
| Tue | 5/8 | Melbourne, Australia | Palace |
| Thurs | 5/10 | Canberra, Australia | ANU |
| Fri | 5/18 | New Haven, CT | Toad’s Place |
| Sat | 5/19 | Baltimore, MD | Preakness Stakes InfieldFest, Pimlico Race Course |
| Sun | 5/20 | Columbus, OH | Rock on the Range, Crew Stadium |
| Tue | 5/22 | Nashville, TN | Marathon Music Works |
| Wed | 5/23 | New Orleans, LA | House of Blues |
| Fri | 5/25 | Austin, TX | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre |
| Sat | 5/26 | Pryor, OK | Rocklahoma, Fever Music Festival Grounds |
| Sun | 5/27 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| Fri | 6/8 | Solvesburg, Sweden | Sweden Rock |
| Sat | 6/16 | Spain | Azkena Rock Festival |
| Sat | 6/23 | Milan, Italy | Gods of Metal Festival |
| Sun | 6/24 | UK | Isle of Wight Festival |
| Fri | 6/29 | Belgrade, Serbia | Usce Park |
| Fri | 7/6 | Kinross, Scotland UK | T in the Park |
| Sun | 7/8 | France | Sonisphere |
| Sat | 7/14 | Suffolk, UK | Thetford Forest |
| Sat | 8/4 | Oder, Poland | Woodstock Festival |
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