NASHVILLE |DT: NOVEMBER 30, 2012
WATCH
THE DARKNESS
EXCLUSIVE BAND INTERVIEW AND PERFORMANCE TODAY ON
YAHOO! MUSIC
‘LET THEM EAT CAKES’
HEADLINING WORLD TOUR TO LAUNCH JANUARY 2013 IN THE U.S.
“Hands down the most entertaining rock show you can see these days…”
—BLACKBOOK (October 22,2012)
“Wonderfully eccentric and trend-detached, The Darkness also stand on their heads (sometimes literally) to deliver the most unashamedly entertaining show in contemporary hard rock.”
— LA WEEKLY (October 19, 2012)
Watch the multi-platinum British rock group THE DARKNESS as they perform the fan favorite “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” as well as two new songs, “Every Inch Of You” and “Love Is Not The Answer,” off their recently released third album HOT CAKES (Wind-Up) Live on Yahoo! Music. The band–JUSTIN HAWKINS (vocals/guitars), DAN HAWKINS (guitars/backing vocals), FRANKIE POULLAIN (bass) and ED GRAHAM (drums)–sit down at Yahoo! Studio headquarters for an in-depth interview covering their breakup, hiatus and comeback as well as frontman JUSTIN’s role writing and producing for Adam Lambert, Foxy Shazam, Meat Loaf and more.
Watch THE DARKNESS Interview + Performance on YAHOO! Music
http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/darkness-unplugged-unstoppable-yahoo-music-005720251.html
THE DARKNESS are set to make a triumphant return with their upcoming headlining world tour “Let Them Eat Cakes.” The U.S. portion of the trek will kick-off January 10 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap-up February 2 in Aspen, CO before the band heads to 15 countries worldwide (see full routing below). The group’s potent and energetic live shows are epic and not to be missed. The “Let Them Eat Cakes” world tour marks the band’s first headlining run since the release of HOT CAKES, out now on Wind-up in North America and PIAS in the rest of the world (see critical soundbites for HOT CAKEShere http://msopr.com/files/critical_quotes30.pdf). 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 epic rock anthems and infectious pop choruses. Listen to a sampling of HOT CAKES here: http://bit.ly/S2h07B.
Pictured above, JUSTIN HAWKINS, DAN HAWKINS in background.
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THE DARKNESS: assets:
Press photos: http://msopr.com/files/2012__hi_res_press_shot_by_scarlet_page.jpeg
http://msopr.com/files/dsc_751743.jpg,http://msopr.com/files/thedarkness-marianneharris.jpg
Epic Live photo: http://msopr.com/files/rolling_stone_-_3.1.12.pdf.
Critical soundbites: http://msopr.com/files/critical_quotes30.pdf.
Video “Everybody Have a Good Time”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkmno7nNWTg
BIO + Press Releases: http://www.msopr.com/n/client-roster/the-darkness1/
THE DARKNESS ‘LET THEM EAT CAKES’ WORLD TOUR 2013 (PART ONE)
| JANUARY 2013 – NORTH AMERICA | |||
| Thur 10th | FT. LAUDERDALE, FL | Revolution | |
| Fri 11th | ORLANDO, FL | Hard Rock Live | |
| Sat 12th | ATLANTA, GA | Masquerade | |
| Mon 14th | PITTSBURGH, PA | Stage AE | |
| Tues 15th | BALTIMORE, MD | Ram’s Head | |
| Fri 18th | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ | House Of Blues | |
| Sat 19th | BOSTON, MA | Paradise Rock Club | |
| Mon 21st | TORONTO, ON | Phoenix | |
| Wed 23rd | COLUMBUS, OH | Newport Music Hall | |
| Fri 25th | DETROIT, MI | The Majestic Theatre | |
| Sat 26th | MILWAUKEE, WI | The Rave | |
| Sun 27th | CHICAGO, IL | The Riviera Theatre | |
| Tues 29th | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | First Avenue | |
| Wed 30th | KANSAS CITY, MO | Beaumont Club | |
| FEBRUARY 2013 – NORTH AMERICA/MAINLAND EUROPE | |||
| Fri 01st | DENVER, CO | The Summit Music Hall | |
| Sat 02nd | ASPEN, CO | Belly Up | |
| Sat 16th | COPENHAGEN, Denmark | Amager | |
| Sun 17th | STOCKHOLM, Sweden | Tyroz | |
| Tues 19th | TAMPERE, Finland | Pokkahive | |
| Wed 20th | HELSINKI, Finland | Circus | |
| Fri 22nd | GOTHENBURG, Sweden | Tradgarn | |
| Sat 23rd | OSLO, Norway | Rockefeller | |
| Sun 24th | KRISTENSAND, Norway | Kick Scene | |
| Tues 26th | HAMBURG, Germany | Grunenspan | |
| Wed 27th | AMSTERDAM, Holland | Paradiso | |
| MARCH 2013 – UNITED KINGDOM/MAINLAND EUROPE | |||
| Fri 01st | SHEFFIELD, UK | City Hall | |
| Sat 02nd | MANCHESTER, UK | Apollo | |
| Sun 03rd | GLASGOW, UK | Barrowlands | |
| Tues 05th | NEWCASTLE, UK | City Hall | |
| Wed 06th | WOLVERHAMPTON, UK | Civic | |
| Thur 07th | LONDON, UK | Hammersmith Apollo | |
| Sat 09th | PARIS, France | Bataclan | |
| Sun 10th | ZURICH, Switzerland | Volkshaus | |
| Mon 11th | MILAN, Italy | Alcatraz | |
| Wed 13th | MUNICH, Germany | Backstage Werk | |
| Thur 14th | VIENNA, Austria | Arena | |
| Sat 16th | WARSAW, Poland | Stodola | |
| Mon 18th | BERLIN, Germany | CC Live | |
| Tues 19th | COLOGNE, Germany | Kanting | |
| Wed 20th | LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg | Den Atilier | |
| Thur 21st | ANTWERP, Belgium | Trix | |
| APRIL 2013 – AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND | |||
| Tues 02nd | ADELAIDE, SA | AEC | |
| Wed 03rd | BRISBANE, QLD | Riverstage | |
| Fri 05th | SYDNEY, NSW | Hordem | |
| Sat 06th | MELBOURNE, VIC | To Be Confirmed | |
| Mon 08th | AUCKLAND, NZ | To Be Confirmed | |
For THE DARKNESS publicity, contact MSO:
Libby Coffey/MSO 818-380-0400 x224, LCoffey@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider/MSO 818-380-0400 x235, MSchneider@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman/MSO (tour press) 818-380-0400 x222, blieberman@msopr.com
