The Darkness

Thanks for being bouncy tonight, Ipswich!👌 #fridaynightspecialbounce #thedarkness #thedarknesslive #chantrypark

Hey look! We were on the telly last night, on ITV Anglia no less! Apparently the last time they did an eight minute interview was with David Cameron and wasn’t half as entertaining, so we consider that a win! 💪 See for yourselves and relive the magical moment here!

First of four gargantuan shows coming up tonight with Ed Sheeran on our old stomping ground. Excited! See you later Ipswich x 📸: @jennymayfinn #fridaynight #happyday #thedarkness #thedarknesslive #chantrypark #ipswich #letsrock

Over half a million views on the 'Rock And Roll Deserves To Die' video in just a couple of weeks, thanks everbuddy! 🖤 Here's us behind the scenes on the shoot in our bald caps by way of celebration. As Ru says, 'F*** Yeah!'x

How do you like them apples?! 🍏 ‘Heart Explodes’ is now featuring on Apple Music’s Breaking Hard Rock playlist! Go and give it a listen here 👉 https://apple.co/2WxXQhm

Busy day! Here we are captured on #FrankieCam at Cooking Vinyl HQ signing a mountain of #EasterIsCancelled CDs, Vinyls, set lists and more, all ready for your aural and visual pleasure on October 4th! 🖋📀 You can still snap up signed copies of the new album in various physical guises over at our official store 👉 https://the-darkness.tmstor.es/ #thedarkness #easteriscancelled #signedcd #signedvinyl #setlist #signingstuff #justlookatallthestuff

Friends! ‘The early bird catches the worm’, and by this nugget of wisdom of course we really mean you should tune into the radio from 8am tomorrow to hear Justin live, waking up the nation on The Chris Moyles Show On Radio X! Listen via good old-fashioned wireless FM on frequencies 104.9 & 97.7, one of those Digital DAB things, or online on your computer or mobile device here 👉 https://www.radiox.co.uk/radio/shows-presenters/chris-moyles/ TD x

Some rather fetching photographs taken on the set of our #RockAndRollDeservesToDie video shoot at Sitcom Soldiers (📸: thanks @tash_koziarska for capturing the carnage). There’s a whole lot more where these came from (seriously, a LOT more!) - so make sure you join our mailing list to receive the occasional dose of behind the scenes tomfoolery amongst other equally important things. TD x 💌👉http://www.thedarknesslive.com/signup-form/ #thedarkness #theactualdarkness #behindthescenes #shenanigans #easteriscancelled #rockandrolldeservestodie

As if today wasn't already exploding with enough joyous news, tonight we embark on the first of our shows supporting the rather splendid Ed Sheeran! Roundhay Park - are you ready to ROCK?! 🎸 If you're coming to party with us and Ed either tonight or indeed on any one of these six dates in Leeds and Ipswich, be sure to hot foot it over to the merch stand, because we'll have a special item on sale for you! For the princely sum of £15, you can pre-order our new album 'Easter Is Cancelled by purchasing an exclusive laminate lanyard with its own unique code. Simply enter the code to receive... 🌟 Exclusive The Darkness Laminate Lanyard (at point of purchase - wear with pride!) 🌟 Setlist signed by the band (on release day via post) 🌟 Standard CD edition of ‘Easter Is Cancelled’ (on release day via post) See you there, let's rock! TD x

Fine folk of the rock & roll fellowship, ‘tis a happy day indeed! 💓 The new single Heart Explodes has been set free and is currently perched upon both Spotify's New Music Friday playlist & Apple Music's Hot Tracks! Head forth to YouTube to watch the brand new video now 👉https://TheDarkness.lnk.to/HElyricFP And don’t forget you can pre-save/pre-order the new album 'Easter Is Cancelled' through the medium of digital or shiny round disc here 👉 https://TheDarkness.lnk.to/EICFa Yours Excitedly! TD x

G'day Australia & New Zealand - the news you've been waiting for is finally here! 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Prepare for the sonic apocalypse and join us on our crusade in the glorious name of rock, for the Easter Is Cancelled tour will be coming to the shores of the land down under in March 2020! The fan pre-sale begins Tues 20th August at 9am AEST - sign up here 👉 https://sbmpresents.com/tour/thedarkness Australia & New Zealand March Tour Dates: Mar 11th Metropolis Fremantle Mar 13th Enmore Theatre, Sydney Mar 14th Forum Melbourne Mar 15th The Gov, Adelaide Mar 18th The Tivoli Brisbane Mar 20th Powerstation, Auckland

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Ladies and gentlemen! We bring glad tidings from the world of rock, for at midnight tonight our second single ‘Heart Explodes’ will be unleashed unto the universe! ❤️💥 Tune in to BBC Radio 2 at 19.30 (BST) as Justin will be live on air with Dermot O'Leary to premiere the world exclusive play of the track. Be amongst the first to witness the magnificence of 'Heart Explodes' as soon as it goes live by pre-saving it to your streaming libraries now... 👉 https://orcd.co/heartexplodespresave

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High Five to Johnnie Walker for spinning our new ditty Rock And Roll Deserves To Die on the BBC Radio 2 Rock Show tonight! 🙌 Listen again on demand on BBC iPlayer Radio to hear the glorious message of rock spread via the power of the nations airwaves! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007jm2

Bedankt Netherlands! Nirwana Tuinfeest, you were a glorious crowd this evening! 📸: @nirwana_tuinfeest #nirwanatuinfeest #thedarkness #theactualdarkness #thedarknesslive #justinhawkins #danhawkins #frankiepoullain #rufustaylor

And so, the mystery of last week's wig pic teaser becomes clear, and if you never thought you'd live to see the spectacle of resplendent shafts of studio light reflecting majestically off Justin's naked butt cheeks - then friends! How wrong you were! If you haven't yet witnessed the wondrous new video for Rock And Roll Deserves To Die, procrastinate no longer! 👉 https://youtu.be/AL0dkGG_p7U 👨🏻‍🦲: Ludicrously awesome hair & make-up skills by @missjackson333 #rockandrolldeservestodie #thedarkness #easteriscancelled #nostuntbumswereusedinthemakingofthis

👉 https://TheDarkness.lnk.to/EICFa Friends, rejoice and be glad! For the time has come to bestow unto you all, our brand new single and video: 'Rock And Roll Deserves To Die'... Cast your eyes upon this veritable feast of a rock and roll ruckus, and delight in the eargasm that is our epic 5-minute album opener - for with this gift we herald the coming of 'Easter Is Cancelled', and the glorious re-birth of rock and roll! Watch the video, download to your devices, save unto your streaming libraries, and go forth and spread the good news!

We know, we know - you want to hear the new stuff! All in good time ladies and gents, all in good time. Meanwhile let us sate your appetites and wet your whistles for our upcoming crusade across the lands with this behind the scenes montage of mischief from Ramblin' Man Fair! More of the same capers coming soon to a Kingdom near you - get your tickets now 👉 https://thedarkness.lnk.to/EIC 🎬: video by @jennymayfinn #thedarkness #thedarknesslive #ramblinmanfair

Toupée or not toupée, that is the question! 🤔 A sneaky glimpse behind the scenes at last night's video shoot for our first single from #EasterIsCancelled... #thedarkness #videoshoot #behindthescenes #onset #hairandmakeup #glammingup #newsingle #newmusic #comingsoon

Album Update No. 4: Test Pressings! 🎉 Easter may well be cancelled, but Christmas has most definitely come early as Dan gives the vinyl test pressing of the album a first spin in the studio! Check out his verdict in the latest video update and pre-order your copy 👉 https://the-darkness.tmstor.es #thedarkness #easteriscancelled #danhawkins #vinyltestpressing #vinyl #recordingstudio #inthestudio #studioupdates #newalbum #newmusic #rockandrollisalive

Ciao Italia! After months sworn to secrecy, we can finally announce our Italian shows in 2020. People, join us as we head to Milano Alkatraz (6th Feb) and Modena Vox (7th Feb), bringing the power of rock to the finest country between France and the place on the other side. Tickets go on sale at 10am, Tuesday 30th July, and the ticket link is below. Get in there pronto, rockers — you snooze, you lose! The Darkness x https://www.ticketone.it/the-darkness-biglietti.html?affiliate=ITT&doc=artistPages/tickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&kuid=463380 Photo credit: Jenny May Finn

The Darkness have been announced as one of the stars of BBC Music Day on September 26th! Frankie and Justin will go head to head with Feeder in a special edition of Celebrity Bargain Hunt. Justin proclaims, “This is the thing that my mother has been dreaming about for years now!”

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