The Darkness Announce UK Tour | The Quietus

The Darkness Announce UK Tour

Classic rock-channeling English ne’er-do-wells The Darkness have announced the first tour with their original lineup since 2005 after a series of successful warm-up gigs, including one at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The band’s first ‘official’ comeback

show will be tonight’s appearance at Download Festival in Donington Park, but their full tour launches this autumn. Dates are listed below.

November 8th – O2 Academy, Liverpool

November 9th – HMV Picture House, Edinburgh

November 10th – O2 Academy, Glasgow

November 12th – O2 Academy, Newcastle

November 13th – Academy, Manchester

November 14th – O2 Academy, Bristol

November 16th – Dome, Brighton

November 17th – Guildhall, Southampton

November 18th – O2 Academy, Birmingham

November 20th – Corn Exchange, Cambridge

November 21st – O2 Academy, Sheffield

November 22nd – Rock City, Nottingham

November 24th – UEA, Norwich

November 25th – HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London

December 4th – Olympia, Dublin

December 5th – Ulster Hall, Belfast

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