30TH September – To celebrate their imminent trip to Japan and UK tour THE DARKNESS have announced a very special intimate warm up show at the 100 Club in London. The band will limber up at their first ever appearance at the legendary venue on the 10th October 2011 which promises to be the sweatiest night of the year, no matter what the weather brings. This will be an amazing night for the band and fans alike to take part in the beginning of THE DARKNESS’ much needed return to the UK and bring glamour, excitement and proper rawk to Oxford Street. 

The original line up made their welcome return to the live scene earlier this year with a triumphant performance at Download Festival in June which saw them air the old favourites as well as unveil several news tracks from their forthcoming album. Several European festivals beckoned and they returned after the summer to finish recording and mixing, a sneak preview is rumoured to be imminent …

10 October   LONDON, 100 CLUB 
UK dates:  
8 November - LIVERPOOL, O2 Academy                                   
9 November - EDINBURGH, HMV Picture House                     
10 November - GLASGOW, O2 Academy                                 
12 November - NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy                              
13 November - MANCHESTER, Academy                                 
14 November - BRISTOL, O2 Academy                         
16 November - BRIGHTON, Dome                                            
17 November - SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall                                
18 November - BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy                 
20 November - CAMBRIDGE, Corn Exchange               
21 November - SHEFFIELD, O2 Academy                                
22 November - NOTTINGHAM, Rock City                                  
24 November - NORWICH, UEA                                               
25 November - LONDON, HMV Hammersmith Apollo     
4 December - DUBLIN, Olympia                                              
5 December - BELFAST, Ulster Hall                                          

For the avoidance of doubt, The Darkness remains: Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain, Ed Graham. www.thedarknessareback.com. Tickets on sale now priced at £27.50 (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk. 

 For further information please call Gillian Porter/Tom Freeman at Hall or Nothingon 0207 228 3390 or e-mail at firstname@hallornothing.com.