LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ MSO PR) "Almost edibly irresistible,Hot Cakes is a straight-up motorcycle masterwork, and one that benefits from keeping a clever eye on the wing mirrors at all times. They fly solo like eagles indeed. Only The
Darkness would dare to pull off that trick they do like they never stopped pulling it off all those years ago-of both undermining and reinforcing the majesty of rock." -
David Stubbs, CLASSIC ROCK (UK), August 2012 (9 out of 10 star CD review)
As THE DARKNESS prepare for worldwide domination with the forthcoming release of their highly anticipated third studio album HOT CAKES and a world tour, the group will premiere the brand new "Street Spirit" exclusively today on Pitchfork. Listen to the song, a riotous cover of the original
Radiohead track here: https://pitchfork.com/news/47243-listen-the-darkness-cover-radioheads-street-spirit-fade-out/. Fans can pre-order HOT CAKES now via iTunes: https://smarturl.it/hotcakesitunesdeluxe.
Due out August 21 on Wind-up (North & South America) and PIAS (UK and rest of the world), HOT CAKES was produced by the band's JUSTIN and DAN HAWKINS with long-time collaborator Nick Brine and mixed by Bob Ezrin. The resulting 11-song cycle delivers the epicrock anthems and infectious pop choruses the multi-platinum band has become renowned for worldwide. The group's raucous first single "Everybody Have A Good Time" is set to impact radio today, Tuesday, July 24. Watch the hilarious video for the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkmno7nNWTg.
British rock group THE DARKNESS-JUSTIN HAWKINS (vocals/guitars), DAN HAWKINS (guitars/backing vocals), FRANKIE POULLAIN (bass) and ED GRAHAM (drums)-are currently performing at festivals across the U.K. and
Europe before teaming with
Lady Gaga for her "Born This Way Ball" worldtour. See all confirmed dates so far below, and tickets are available now at: www.theactualdarkness.com.
THE DARKNESS shows and Festivals 2012:
Sat 8/4 Oder, Poland Woodstock Festival
All dates below, with LADY GAGA:
Tue 8/14 Sofia, Bulgaria Vasil Levski
National Stadium
Thu 8/16 Bucharest, Romania Arena Nationala Stadium
Sat 8/18 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadhalle
Tue 8/21 Vilnius, Lithuania Vingis Park
Thu 8/23 Riga, Latvia Mezaparks
Sat 8/25 Tallinn Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Mon 8/27 Helsinki, Finland Hartwell Arena
Thu 8/30 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson Globe
Sun 9/2 Copenhagen, Denmark Parken Stadium
Tue 9/4 Koln, Germany Lanxess Arena
Wed 9/5 Koln, Germany Lanxess Arena
Sat 9/8 London, UK Twickenham
Sun 9/9 London, UK Twickenham
Tue 9/11 Manchester, UK Evening News Arena
Wed 9/12 Glasgow, Scotland The ABC **Headlining show
Sat 9/15 Dublin. Ireland Aviva Stadium
Mon 9/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
Tue 9/18 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
Sat 9/22 Paris, France Stade de France
Mon 9/24 Hannover, Germany TUI Arena
Wed 9/26 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Thu 9/27 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Sat 9/29 Wilrijk, Belgium Sportpaleis
Sat 9/29 Wilrijk, Belgium Sportpaleis
Tue 10/2 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum
Thu 10/4 Nice, France Stade Charles-Ehrmann
Sat 10/6 Barcelona, Spain Palau St Jordi
Mon 10/8 Madrid, Spain La Riviera **Headlining show
Fri 11/30 Johannesburg, South Africa FNB Stadium
Mon 12/3 Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town Stadium
