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Scottish Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Rock fans devastated as huge band cancel series of gigs across UK cities after ‘cruel twist of fate'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE Darkness has blamed "logistical chaos" for the cancellation of a number of upcoming shows. The Lowestoft rockers announced that they were no loner able to do some instore shows across the U.K. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 The Darkness devastated fans with some news about their tour Credit: Instagram 3 The rock band has cancelled some instore appearances Credit: Getty The rock band shared the bad news with their fans on their Instagram stories. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of our forthcoming May instore shows in Coventry, Leeds, and Kingston," the group wrote. "A cruel twist of fate and a sprinkling of logistical chaos have conspired to halt our plans, and alas, the rock shan't roll in your local record emporiums as intended." The Darkness continued: "We instead will be involved in honouring an even higher cause, which will become clear forthwith. READ MORE ON THE DARKNESS OPEN FIRE The Darkness star launches blistering attack on rivals in chart battle "Now, before you curse the gods of Rock, know this: we don't make these decisions lightly. We were very much looking forward to basking in your radiant glow. Fans on Reddit reacted saying they understood the 'reason,' and it must be frustrating for the band and other fans. "Hopefully they'll make up for it," one fan wrote. Another added: "Justin [lead singer, Hawkins] replied to an Instagram comment saying 'clarity incoming'. So I guess we'll find out soon." And a third wrote: "Organising postponed dates would've been better than a cancellation just because they've decided to do something else which is what I'm suspecting is what happened here." The Darkness are doing the tour to promote their new album, Dream on Toast. Masked Singer star and noughties rocker looks unrecognisable in band's new music video Guitarist Dan Hawkins was very confident it would climb to the top of the charts upon its release. He told Classic Rock in late March: 'I think it'll go Number One. I am confident. We're up against Mumford & Sons. We're going to beat those c**ts.' However, he was one out, with it finishing in the number two spot, which was still their best chart performance for 22 years. In the early 2000s their debut album, Permission to Land, became a global phenomenon thanks to the megahit I Believe in a Thing Called Love. And frontman Justin Hawkins was synonymous with skin tight catsuits.
The Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Rock fans devastated as huge band cancel series of gigs across UK cities after ‘cruel twist of fate'
THE Darkness has blamed "logistical chaos" for the cancellation of a number of upcoming shows. The Lowestoft rockers announced that they were no loner able to do some instore shows across the U.K. 3 The rock band shared the bad news with their fans on their Instagram stories. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of our forthcoming May instore shows in Coventry, Leeds, and Kingston," the group wrote. "A cruel twist of fate and a sprinkling of logistical chaos have conspired to halt our plans, and alas, the rock shan't roll in your local record emporiums as intended." The Darkness continued: "We instead will be involved in honouring an even higher cause, which will become clear forthwith. "Now, before you curse the gods of Rock, know this: we don't make these decisions lightly. We were very much looking forward to basking in your radiant glow. Fans on Reddit reacted saying they understood the 'reason,' and it must be frustrating for the band and other fans. "Hopefully they'll make up for it," one fan wrote. And a third wrote: "Organising postponed dates would've been better than a cancellation just because they've decided to do something else which is what I'm suspecting is what happened here." The Darkness are doing the tour to promote their new album, Dream on Toast. Masked Singer star and noughties rocker looks unrecognisable in band's new music video Guitarist Dan Hawkins was very confident it would climb to the top of the charts upon its release. He told Classic Rock in late March: 'I think it'll go Number One. I am confident. We're up against Mumford & Sons. We're going to beat those c**ts.' However, he was one out, with it finishing in the number two spot, which was still their best chart performance for 22 years. In the early 2000s their debut album, Permission to Land, became a global phenomenon thanks to the megahit I Believe in a Thing Called Love. And frontman Justin Hawkins was synonymous with skin tight catsuits. 3
The Irish Sun
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Rock fans devastated as huge band cancel series of gigs across UK cities after ‘cruel twist of fate'
THE Darkness has blamed "logistical chaos" for the cancellation of a number of upcoming shows. 3 The Darkness devastated fans with some news about their tour Credit: Instagram 3 The rock band has cancelled some instore appearances Credit: Getty The rock band shared the bad news with their fans on their Instagram stories. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of our forthcoming May instore shows in Coventry, Leeds, and Kingston," the group wrote. "A cruel twist of fate and a sprinkling of logistical chaos have conspired to halt our plans, and alas, the rock shan't roll in your local record emporiums as intended." The Darkness continued: "We instead will be involved in honouring an even higher cause, which will become clear forthwith. READ MORE ON THE DARKNESS "Now, before you curse the gods of Rock, know this: we don't make these decisions lightly. We were very much looking forward to basking in your radiant glow. Fans on Reddit reacted saying they understood the 'reason,' and it must be frustrating for the band and other fans. "Hopefully they'll make up for it," one fan wrote. Another added: "Justin [lead singer, Hawkins] replied to an Instagram comment saying 'clarity incoming'. So I guess we'll find out soon." Most read in Showbiz And a third wrote: "Organising postponed dates would've been better than a cancellation just because they've decided to do something else which is what I'm suspecting is what happened here." The Darkness are doing the tour to promote their new album, Dream on Toast. Masked Singer star and noughties rocker looks unrecognisable in band's new music video Guitarist Dan Hawkins was very confident it would climb to the top of the charts upon its release. He told in late March: 'I think it'll go Number One. I am confident. We're up against Mumford & Sons. We're going to beat those c**ts.' However, he was one out, with it finishing in the number two spot, which was still their best chart performance for 22 years. In the early 2000s their debut album, Permission to Land, became a global phenomenon thanks to the megahit I Believe in a Thing Called Love. And frontman Justin Hawkins was synonymous with skin tight catsuits. 3 They're on tour to promote their new album Dream on Toast Credit: Getty
