It was back in 2003 that we witnessed the start of a love affair between one of the most extraordinary and best loved bands to come from the UK.
The Darkness exploded from their Lowestoft roots to global success when they released their debut album 'Permission To Land' to almost overnight success. It topped the UK charts, going 5x Platinum and selling over 1.5 million copies in the UK alone, whilst also becoming a huge success everywhere from the USA to Australia, Germany to Japan.
The Darkness played a number of landmark shows, including a headline set at the 2004 Reading and Leeds Festivals, as part of a whirlwind career of global touring and international success. The band then followed the success of their debut with the 2005 album 'One Way Ticket To Hell And Back' which produced the Top 10 hit ‘One Way Ticket’.
However the pressures of fame took their toll and in 2006 lead singer Justin Hawkins left the band, checking into rehab and The Darkness were no more. Yet, like a veritable phoenix rising from the ashes of despair, the band reformed in 2011 touring Europe and South America the following year with Lady Gaga. They released their comeback album 'Hot Cakes' that year and 'Last Of Our Kind' in 2015.
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