The Darkness add six shows to 'Permission to Land' 20th anniversary UK tour

All the original dates are sold out

The Darkness' Justin Hawkins
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 11th Jul 2023

The Darkness have added six dates to their ‘Permission to Land’ 20th anniversary UK tour after all the original dates sold out in three days.

Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Rufus Tiger Taylor are performing ‘Permission to Land’ from start to finish on the tour alongside other gems from their two-decade back catalogue.

With all nine shows announced last week sold out, The Darkness will now play additional shows in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham and Brighton plus a second night at London Roundhouse.

Tickets to the sextet of new shows go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 9am on Friday 14th July.

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Justin Hawkins previously said of the shows: “We, The Darkness, are delighted to announce that we’ll be hitting the road in the UK once again.

“To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Permission to Land, our set will include every song from our debut album faithfully reproduced (with additional clam notes and meanderings) in the order in which they appear on the record.

“We’ll also play all of your favourite Darkness songs from the rest of our illustrious and tipsy turvy career. It will be the best show you’ll see this year. I should know, I’m the singer and also a YouTube music expert.”

The Darkness’ UK & Ireland tour dates:

DECEMBER 2023

Belfast Telegraph Building – Sat 2nd (sold out)

Dublin 3Olympia Theatre – Sun 3rd (sold out)

Edinburgh O2 Academy – Tue 5th – NEW SHOW

Newcastle O2 City Hall – Thu 7th – NEW SHOW

Norwich UEA – Fri 8th (sold out)

London The Roundhouse – Sat 9th (sold out)

Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom – Mon 11th (sold out)

Manchester New Century Hall – Tue 12th (sold out)

Bristol Beacon – Thu 14th (sold out)

Nottingham Rock City – Fri 15th (sold out)

Wolverhampton The Wulfrun at The Halls – Sat 16th (sold out)

Leeds O2 Academy – Mon 18th – NEW SHOW

Nottingham Rock City – Tue 19th – NEW SHOW

Brighton Dome – Wed 20th – NEW SHOW

London Roundhouse – Fri 22nd – NEW SHOW

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