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The Darkness new LP and Summer/Fall Tour Dates Announced
By April MacIntyre May 3, 2012, 18:30 GMT
British rock group the Darkness have confirmed they will release their third studio album titled Hot Cakes on August 21 via Wind-up (North & South America) and PIAS (UK and rest of the world).
After a seven-year wait, this LP, produced by the band’s Justin and Dan Hawkins with long-time collaborator Nick Brine and mixed by Bob Ezrin--will deliver the epic rock anthems and infectious pop choruses the multi-platinum band has become renowned for worldwide.
“When we first heard a new Darkness track and after seeing them play live in NYC, we knew The Darkness were back!” explains Wind-up CEO Edward Vetri. “The Darkness and Wind-up make a great rock partnership and we look forward to working with them to launch Hot Cakes.”
They kick off an Australian tour this week (May 4) before returning to the U.S. May 18 for select dates and 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. Following the U.S. shows, they’ll perform festivals across the U.K. and Europe as well as a hometown outdoor headlining gig at Thetford Fest in Suffolk before teaming with Lady Gaga for her “Born This Way Ball” tour. See all confirmed dates below, and tickets are available now at: www.theactualdarkness.com.
From the release
JUSTIN HAWKINS (vocals/guitars), DAN HAWKINS (guitars/backing vocals), FRANKIE POULLAIN (bass) and ED GRAHAM (drums)--resumed active service almost 12 months ago on the main stage of 2011's Download Festival with their original line-up, the British group have accomplished a lot.
They’ve completed sold-out tours of the UK and North America; were featured in a Superbowl ad (broadcast to over 100 million viewers in the tense fourth quarter of the game); finished recording HOT CAKES and released a free teaser track and video, “Nothing's Gonna Stop Us.” HOT CAKES marks the follow-up to the group’s multi-platinum debut Permission To Land--with its 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?”
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'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us' video: 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' (live at Hammersmith. featuring Brian May of Queen)
THE DARKNESS Headlining shows and Festivals 2012:
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
Wed 5/9
Melbourne, Australia - Palace
Thurs 5/10
Canberra, Australia - ANU
Sat 5/12
Adelaide, Australia The Barton Theatre
Fri 5/18
New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place
Sat 5/19
Baltimore, MD - InfieldFest
Sun 5/20
Columbus, OH - Rock on the Range Festival
Tue 5/22
Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
Wed 5/23
New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Fri 5/25
Austin, TX - Stubb’s
Sat 5/26
Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma Festival
Sun 5/27
Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
Sat 6/2
Trondheim, Norway- Trondheim Rock
Fri 6/8
Solvesburg, Sweden - Sweden Rock
Sat 6/16
Spain - Plein Air
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 - T in the Park
Sat 7/7
Amneville, France - Snowhall Parc
Sun 7/8
France - Sonisphere
Sat 7/14
Suffolk, UK - Thetford Forest
Sat 8/4
Oder, Poland- Woodstock Festival
All dates below, with LADY GAGA:
Tue 8/14
Sofia, Bulgaria - Vasil Levski National Stadium
Thu 8/16
Bucharest, Romania - Arena Nationala Stadium
Sat 8/18
Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadhalle
Tue 8/21
Vilnius, Lithuania - Vingis Park
Thu 8/23
Riga, Latvia - Mezaparks
Sat 8/25
Tallinn - Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Mon 8/27
Helsinki, Finland - Hartwell Arena
Thu 8/30
Stockholm, Sweden - Ericsson Globe
Sun 9/2
Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken Stadium
Tue 9/4
Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
Wed 9/5
Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
Sat 9/8
London, UK - Twickenham
Sun 9/9
London, UK- Twickenham
Tue 9/11
Manchester, UK - Evening News Arena
Sat 9/15
Dublin. Ireland - Aviva Stadium
Mon 9/17
Amsterdam, Netherlands- Ziggo Dome
Tue 9/18
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
Sat 9/22
Paris, France - Stade de France
Mon 9/24
Hannover, Germany- TUI Arena
Wed 9/26
Zurich, Switzerland- Hallenstadion
Thu 9/27
Zurich, Switzerland- Hallenstadion
Sat 9/29
Wilrijk, Belgium - Sportpaleis
Sat 9/29
Wilrijk, Belgium - Sportpaleis
Tue 10/2
Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum
Thu 10/4
Nice, France - Stade Charles-Ehrmann
Sat 10/6
Barcelona, Spain - Palau St Jordi
