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The Darkness announce tiny 300-capacity London club show to launch greatest hits album Crock Of Hits

If you want to see The Darkness play the smallest UK show they've played in years, you better be quick

Louder · Sep 3

“I was a session guitarist for a bit, which is unbelievable because I can’t read music. I used to pretend to flip the music sheets during sessions!” Dan Hawkins says it’s a miracle The Darkness have survived so long

His most prized Gibson was made for Jimmy Page and contains an Angus Young pickup. He knows the difference between opening for Metallica and Iron Maiden. He knows kids hate AI. And there’s one thing that he can’t tell you for legal reasons

Guitar World · Aug 16

Dan Hawkins on the time he jammed “back to back” with Brian May onstage: “I was like, ‘Oh my god, I’ve never done this before. If I move, he will fall over”

The Darkness shared the stage with the Queen guitar legend back in 2011

Guitar World · Aug 9

"The band's accountants possibly didn't figure in the cost of their eccentric new guitarist insisting upon recording his parts inside a bespoke chicken coop." The 10 most eye-wateringly expensive rock albums ever recorded

The rock albums that almost bankrupted the music business

Louder · Apr 10

"I remember listening to it and freaking out – I couldn't believe how authentic it sounded." How The Darkness created the ultimate modern power ballad

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins looks back at how he and his bandmates created a “power ballad for the age” – and a breath of fresh air in an era when rock wasn’t exactly in fashion

Louder · Mar 5

"In 2026, there's no better celebration of all that's heroic and daft and delightful about hard rock than The Darkness." The Darkness in Auckland, New Zealand - live review

At the end of the year, The Darkness will headline the O2 in London: This week, we caught up with them at a venue 1/20th of the size in New Zealand

Louder · Feb 19

"Once you're comfortable in this space, don't overthink it, just enjoy it." A new recording studio at a historic English school has been named after Justin Hawkins

The Darkness frontman attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of The Justin Hawkins Recording Studio

Louder · Feb 2

"There are people who are almost tainted by their knowledge of music. It's almost like they know too much": How we got over ourselves and learned to love The Darkness

On October 7, 2003, The Darkness released their debut album Permission To Land. Many were resistant to its obvious charms, including us

Louder · Jan 28

"When I'm peeling the sprouts, it's nice to hear Cannibal Corpse or Obituary just to maintain a bit of edge": Justin Hawkins on Christmas, being back in arenas, supporting Iron Maiden, brother Dan being a rock star, Yungblud and more

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins is currently on the road with his Justin Hawkins’ Rides Again... Again! tour

Louder · Jan 13

Justin Hawkins takes another swipe at Yungblud

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has warned music is “in trouble” if Yungblud is the future of rock.

BANG Premier · Dec 31, 2025