Darren Hayes announces UK Tour dates

LONDON, UK (Columbia Records) - Multi-million selling Australian singer songwriter Darren Hayes, today announces dates for his UK Dark Light Tour 2004. Hayes has named his tour DARK LIGHT to reflect the personal emotional journey described in his critically acclaimed new solo album, "The Tension and the Spark". He will play nine cities around the UK in November 2004. Tickets go onsale at 9am, Friday 3 September 2004.
The Dark Light Tour kicks off in Manchester on the 15th November and travels to eight cities around the UK.

The Darren Hayes' full dates are as follows:
15 NOVEMBER MANCHESTER APOLLO
16 NOVEMBER SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
19 NOVEMBER NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CENTRE
20 NOVEMBER NEWCASTLE CITY HALL
21 NOVEMBER GLASGOW ACADEMY
23 NOVEMBER BRISTOL COLSTON HALL
24 NOVEMBER SOUTHAMPTON GUILDHALL
25 NOVEMBER WOLVERHAMPTON CIVIC
27 NOVEMBER IPSWICH REGENT
Tickets are priced at �23.50 for all venues except London where they are �25.00. Tickets are available from 24 hour box office line 0871 2200 260 and online at www.gigsandtours.com.

Popular, the first single from The Tension and the Spark, is released this week.
A satirical take on the fickleness of fame, Pop!ular pulsates with eclectic and rhythmic beats, conjuring irresistible 21st Century electronica fused with Darren's trademark vocals, delivering a slice of pure Electro-pop.
The Tension and The Spark is released on 13 September and has already garnered much praise from the media.
"Hayes second solo project is lyrically breathtaking and musically brilliant"- The Observer Music Monthly
"A twisted masterclass in reinvention, the man is a genius" - NME.