The Darkness kicks off North American tour Feb. 1

THE DARKNESS are coming!

The multi-platinum British group has reunited and is ready to storm North America with their electrifying and outrageous rock n’ roll. On Wednesday, February 1, THE DARKNESS--original members JUSTIN HAWKINS (vocals/guitars), DAN HAWKINS (guitars/backing vocals), FRANKIE POULLAIN (bass) and ED GRAHAM (drums)--will debut “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us,” their first new song in six years. The song and video will premiere on www.RollIingStone.com at 9:00 AM EST and be available on the band’s official site http://www.theactualdarkness.com/. Fans have waited patiently since THE DARKNESS last released material in 2006, and “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us” will be available for free as a “Thank you” for all who’ve supported the band with sold-out tours on both sides of the Atlantic. The video for the song was created by artist Thom Lessner and director Ted Passon--and it was worth the wait.

Also on February 1, THE DARKNESS kick-off their first North American tour since 2004 to a sold-out crowd in Toronto and wrapping February 25 in Seattle; the dates are below, with the majority of them sold-out in advance. After winning three prestigious BRIT Awards, rocking sold-out crowds across the globe and selling millions of records worldwide, the group has established quite a formidable legacy in less than a decade. The new tour features all the guitar mastery and electrifying performances that THE DARKNESS are well-known for. The group will perform music from 2003’s multi-platinum album Permission To Land, including favorites “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” and “Get Your Hands Off My Woman”; 2005’s One-Way Ticket To Hell And Back with “One Way Ticket” and “Is It Just Me?”; as well as several new songs off their forthcoming yet-to-be-titled third album.


Watch THE DARKNESS performing “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” with Queen guitarist Brian May at their sold-out Hammersmith Apollo show this past November 2011.


THE DARKNESS performing with Brian May:
http://youtu.be/4t5aOdDIXJ4


For more on THE DARKNESS, check out the following sites:


www.theactualdarkness.com
www.facebook.com/thedarknessofficial
www.twitter.com/darknessactual


THE DARKNESS 2012 North American Tour:


Wed
2/1
Toronto, Can
Phoenix

Fri
2/3
Boston,MA
Paradise

Sat
2/4
New York,NY
IrvingPlaza

Mon
2/6
New York,NY
IrvingPlaza

Tue
2/7
Philadelphia,PA
Trocodaro

Wed
2/8
Washington, D.C
9:30 CLUB

Fri
2/10
Detroit,MI
St. Andrew's Hall

Sat
2/11
Chicago,IL
Metro

Sun
2/12
Minneapolis,MN
First Avenue

Wed
2/15
Denver,CO
Summit

Fri
2/17
Las Vegas,NV
House of Blues

Sat
2/18
Phoenix,AZ
Celebrity Theatre

Sun
2/19
Los Angeles,CA
House of Blues

Tue
2/21
San Francisco,CA
Fillmore

Thu
2/23
Portland,OR
Roseland Theatre

Fri
2/24
Vancouver,BC
Commodore

Sat
2/25
Seattle,WA
Neptune