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Justin Hawkins was chosen to become the frontman of The Darkness after doing an interpretive dance to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody at a party

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins reveals what won the band over in making him their frontman, and it wasn't entirely his vocals

Metal Hammer

The story of Black Shuck by The Darkness: “You wouldn’t exactly hear Bon Jovi writing about a church in Blythburgh, would you?”

To celebrate the 20th birthday of The Darkness's debut album Permission To Land, we dig into the mythology of its opener

MusicRadar

The Darkness to play at Bristol Beacon during 20th anniversary UK tour

Tickets go on general sale this Friday (July 7)

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The Darkness announce new UK and Ireland tour

The tour marks 20 years since the band released Permission To Land

Evening Standard

The Darkness announce UK and Ireland leg of their Permission To Land 20 world tour

The Darkness will be hitting the road later this year across the UK and Ireland to play their debut Permission To Land in full in celebration of its 20th anniversary

Metal Hammer

The 10 Greatest Festival Bands Ever, as chosen by The Darkness' Dan Hawkins

Ahead of his band's BST Hyde Park show with Guns N' Roses, The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins selects his dream festival line-up. Scream for me Danington!

Louder

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins says Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante is an "overrated" and "child-like" guitarist

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins critiques RHCP guitarist John Frusciante and explains why he thinks he's an overrated player

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Foo Fighters tease 13-second clip of what appears to be their first new music since Taylor Hawkins’ passing

The teaser has sent fans into a frenzy trying to work out who the new Foo Fighters drummer might be

MusicRadar

10 things you never knew about The Darkness' Permission To Land

Turning 20 this year, The Darkness' classic Permission To Land was like a glittery rocket fired into the heart of the early-00s rock scene

Metal Hammer

The Darkness’s Justin Hawkins on his YouTuber second act: ‘I can say anything I want!’

The glam metal vocalist is used to slaying arenas but his second career, as a YouTuber breaking down famous songs, has taken on a life of its own – and annoyed Maroon 5’s lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Review: The Darkness & Black Stone Cherry at Manchester AO Arena

Co-headliners The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry take on Manchester's AO Arena

Manchester Evening News

M&S Bank Arena issues statement after concert evacuation

Audience members were told "there is an emergency in the building"

Liverpool Echo

The Darkness concert evacuated after crowd warned of 'emergency in the building'

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry were co-main events at a concert in Liverpool, but fans were told to evacuate after just one song

Daily Mirror

Audience members evacuated from M&S Bank arena after one song

People were told "there is an emergency in the building, please leave by the nearest exit"

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

‘Why don’t we just write the stupidest song ever?’ How the Darkness made I Believe in a Thing Called Love

‘The crab in the music video was a reference to when you’ve taken lots of cocaine and your eyes are on stalks. We’ve always had an affinity with sea creatures – we’re from Lowestoft’

The Independent UK

‘I always try to be the Randy Quaid to Dan’s Chevy Chase’: Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, Christmas traditions and life in Switzerland

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has fond memories of childhood Christmases with his brother and bandmate, Dan Hawkins. For our ‘at home with’ mini-series, he reflects on the making of the band’s hit single, ‘Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)’, the battle for Christmas No 1, and his own…

The Orange County Register

Foo Fighters honor Taylor Hawkins with a star-studded music marathon at Kia Forum

ANAHEIM, Calif. — “It’s gonna be a long night,” Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl kept telling the sold-out crowd at Kia Forum in Inglewood Tuesday night.

Manchester Evening News

Taylor Hawkins tribute concert: Who's performing and how to watch show live

The show is taking place on Saturday with a packed out line-up of rock and roll stars paying tribute to the Foo Fighters drummer

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Daily Record

The Charlatans and The Darkness confirmed to play Falkirk's Vibration Festival 2022

They will be supported by the likes of The Zutons, Ash, The Twang and The Futureheads.

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