Darkness Comes to LA
By Russ Allsup
Powerhouse rock n’ roll band The Darkness bring their ‘Back in the USSA’ tour to Los Angeles on April 12th at the Belasco Theatre, with opening act Raven Eye. The band put on a high energy show like nobody else, have unique and powerful muscic, and have some of the most devoted fans in music. This marks the bands first Los Angeles area show since their triumphant performance at the legendary Festival Supreme last year. The Belasco Theatre Tickets can be purchased at this link: www.ticketmaster.com/event/0900505263BE0EAB
From Wikipedia:
The Darkness is a British rock band from Lowestoft, Suffolk, formed in 1999. The band consists of Justin Hawkins (lead vocals, guitar), his brother Dan Hawkins (guitar, backing vocals), Frankie Poullain (bass, backing vocals) and Rufus Taylor (drums).
The Darkness came to prominence with the release of their debut album, Permission to Land, in 2003. Backed by the singles “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”, “Growing on Me”, “Get Your Hands off My Woman”, and “Love is Only a Feeling”, the album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 1,300,000.[1] In 2004 the band won three Brit Awards: Best British Group, Best British Rock Act, and Best British Album.
After extensive touring in support of their debut album, Poullain left the band in 2005, and was replaced by former guitar technician Richie Edwards. The band’s second studio album, One Way Ticket to Hell… and Back, was released in November 2005. The following year, Justin Hawkins departed from the band after successfully completing a course of rehabilitation from alcohol and cocaine abuse. As a result, the remaining members formed Stone Gods, and continued to perform and record without Hawkins, who subsequently fronted his own project, Hot Leg.
On 15 March 2011, The Darkness announced reunion shows, with original bassist Frankie Poullain, including Download Festival 2011, and the Isle of Wight Festival 2012. Their third album, Hot Cakes, was released on 20 August 2012. Ed Graham has since left the band, feeling the strain of touring was impacting his personal life, in which he had pressing issues. In 2015 a fourth studio album was announced, entitled Last of Our Kind, which was released on June 2, 2015.
