The Darkness

Finally the Darkness are getting the recognition that they deserve, ok so most people wouldn’t give them the time of day a few months back (not mentioning any names cough ... NME .. cough). So thankfully The Darkness have become such a success that NME need The Darkness more than the Darkness need the NME ... So I guess what goes around comes around!


This was one of the most sought after tickets for a show at Rock City, tickets were swapping hands for over 60 pounds, so that should give you some idea of how much people wanted to see this show.

A black curtain hung over the stage until The Darkness were ready to unleash their blend of pop/rock music onto a sell out crowd. The black curtain dropped to reveal them in all their glory like a cat that had got the cream - The Darkness were giving the audience a sensory overload with the dazzling stadium -esque lighting rig, and the classic cliché guitar poses.


The audience wasted no time getting into the swing of things by putting their thumbs, lighters, and what ever else they could get their hands on into the air. ‘Black Shuck’ got the crowd bouncing and rocking away, it was a fine sight to behold. They kept the pace up by following it with ‘Growing On Me’, at times Justin was singing in such a high pitch that only dogs could hear him.


During their current hit ‘I Believe in A Thing Called Love’ Justin tried to get the audience to join in and sing the falsetto bits, the audience failed miserably, one does wonder just how he manages to get such high notes.


The trouble is, like all good things they end too quickly and so before we know it they had ploughed through a setlist of their entire album (Permission to Land) and were waving goodnight. It has been a long while since I've been to a show and not looked at my watch to see if I can make last orders at the nearest pub, but The Darkness are so entertaining that you daren’t miss any of the fun.


This gig will be talked about for years to come; it was everything that a gig should be- bright, loud, fun, and above all full of great music. In years to come the question won't be 'where were you when Kennedy was killed?' The question will be 'where were you when the Darkness played at Rock City?'

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