Shriek Rockers The Darkness have announced a lengthy list of UK & Ireland tour dates. The tour sees the band celebrating the 10th anniversary of their number one debut album Permission To Land.
Taking in some of the less-frequently-visited parts of the UK, the band have dubbed the tour something of an ‘Outreach Programme’. Shows in some major cities are included in the run, but you will note that these events will happen in rooms that can be safely described as ‘intimate’ compared to March’s tour of large city halls across the UK. Having played some smaller North American dates following those March shows (not to mention 2012’s tour of stadia and arenas with Lady Gaga), the band was reminded how much they enjoyed the sweat and heat of the ‘club show’ environment, and so the idea for this tour was born.
But whilst looking forwards as well as backwards the band hope to release new music prior to the tour. What form this release will take is still under discussion, but a large collection of demos has been amassed thus far, so there’s certainly no shortage of raw material to choose from.
NOVEMBER
13 LONDON Electric Ballroom
15 BATH Pavilion
16 PLYMOUTH Uni
17 CARDIFF Coal Exchange
19 BUCKLEY Tivoli
20 KILMARNOCK Grand Hall
21 INVERNESS Iron Works
23 BELFAST Limelight
24 DUBLIN Olympia
26 LINCOLN Engine Shed
27 MIDDLESBROUGH Empire
28 HOLMFIRTH Picturedrome
29 SCUNTHORPE Baths Hall
DECEMBER
01 PRESTON 53 Degrees
02 WOLVERHAMPTON Wulfrun
03 LEAMINGTON Spa Assembly
06 PORTSMOUTH Pyramids
07 BRIGHTON Concorde 2
08 FOLKESTONE Leas Cliff Hall
10 SALISBURY City Hall
11 DORKING Hall
12 OXFORD O2 Academy
14 NORTHAMPTON Roadmenders
15 LEICESTER O2 Academy
16 NORWICH UEA
