Following a triumphant UK
headline tour, The Darkness have simply introduced they’ll be taking their new
album Desires On Toast over to North America.
The band tease that the
U.S. and Canada will get to expertise their “rock’n’roll rampage” in August,
September and November, sharing that followers of “peanut butter and jelly, maple
syrup, or lovers of marmite” are all welcome.
In a really Darkness-y
assertion, they promise: “Anticipate superb spectacles of foot-stomping,
guitar-wailing and face-melting, high-octane pleasure. Inform your mates. Inform your
mum. The Darkness are coming.”
Just lately praising frontman Justin Hawkins for taking part in his half of their sensible reside exhibits, guitarist Dan Hawkins informed Kerrang! of his brother: “Justin will simply cease a music within the center to say one thing to somebody within the crowd, or construct up a sing-along, or no matter, after which simply go ‘3-2-1’ and we’ve got to all be completely on our marks to make it work. And it’s not simply us, our lighting engineers need to react to all of it as effectively. However that concept of something can occur, perhaps folks crave that, and that’s why bands like us do effectively.”
“You don’t see plenty of precise performers anymore, I don’t suppose, or people who find themselves any good at interacting with a crowd,” added drummer Rufus Taylor. “You simply don’t see them speaking to a crowd of individuals, prefer it’s simply you and them at a bar or one thing. You don’t see that anymore. And Justin does that higher than anybody.”
Catch the band on the following:
The Darkness Desires On Toast North American tour
August
29 Pryor, OK Pryor Creek Music Pageant Grounds
30 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
31 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl
September
2 Atlanta, GA Masquerade – Heaven Stage
3 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Middle – Mars Music Corridor
5 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
6 Richmond, VA The Nationwide
7 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
9 Allentown, PA Archer Music Corridor
10 New York, NY Irving Plaza
12 Toronto, ON Phoenix Live performance Theatre
13 Kitchener, ON Parts
14 Montréal, QC Membership Soda
16 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room at Outdated Nationwide Centre
17 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew’s Corridor
19 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
20 Milwaukee, WI The Rave/Eagles Membership – The Rave Corridor
21 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre and Ballroom
November
7 Houston, TX Warehouse Stay Midtown
8 Austin, TX Emo’s
9 Dallas, TX The Echo Lounge & Music Corridor
12 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
13 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
15 Boise, ID Knitting Manufacturing facility Live performance Home
17 Portland, OR Revolution Corridor
18 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
19 Seattle, WA The Showbox
21 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT The Depot
22 Denver, CO Summit Music Corridor
Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 18 from 10am native time.
