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The Darkness

13 upcoming shows, next at The Telegraph Building on 1 Dec

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13 Upcoming shows

6 Cities on the circuit

14 Past shows on record

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Tue 1 Dec The Darkness The Telegraph Building, Belfast Tickets
Wed 2 Dec The Darkness Savoy, Cork Tickets
Thu 3 Dec The Darkness Live At The Big Top, Limerick Tickets
Tue 8 Dec The Darkness OVO Hydro, Glasgow Tickets
Tue 8 Dec Venue Premium - The Darkness OVO Hydro, Glasgow Tickets
Wed 9 Dec The Darkness Leeds First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds Tickets
Wed 9 Dec The Darkness - Venue Premium Tickets Leeds First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds Tickets
Fri 11 Dec The Darkness - Bands of Brothers Arena Tour AO Arena, Manchester Tickets
Fri 11 Dec The Darkness - Venue Premium Tickets AO Arena, Manchester Tickets
Sat 12 Dec The Darkness Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham Tickets
Sun 13 Dec The Darkness Utilita Arena Cardiff, Cardiff Tickets
Tue 15 Dec The Darkness The Brighton Centre, Brighton Tickets
Wed 16 Dec The Darkness The O2, London Tickets

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About The Darkness

The Darkness are on a 13-date run through 10 cities, opening at The Telegraph Building in Belfast on 1 December 2026 and finishing in London on 16 December 2026. Cities on the run: Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester. 9 of the dates fall in the week of 8 Dec. They are a rising glam metal act with 466K followers on Spotify. Across 14 albums, their most recent release is 'Dreams on Toast (Members' Edition)' (2025), featuring 14 tracks. They have also released 36 singles. Their most-streamed tracks include 'I Believe in a Thing Called Love', 'Love Is Only a Feeling', 'Growing on Me'.

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When are The Darkness playing next?

The Darkness play The Telegraph Building in Belfast on 1 December 2026. They have 13 upcoming shows listed in total.

Where can I see The Darkness live?

The Darkness have shows listed in Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Belfast, Cork, Limerick.

Who else is playing with The Darkness on the upcoming dates?

Acts sharing a bill with The Darkness on upcoming dates include Brothers Osborne, A, OVO Hydro - Premium, First Direct Arena - Premium Packages, Leeds First Direct Bank Arena – Premium Packages, AO Arena - Premium Packages.

Where did The Darkness last play?

The Darkness last played Summit Music Hall in Denver on 22 November 2025.

The circuitWhere The Darkness play, and who with

Venues

OVO Hydro Glasgow Leeds First Direct Bank Arena Leeds AO Arena Manchester The Telegraph Building Belfast Savoy Cork Live At The Big Top Limerick

Cities

Manchester 3 Glasgow 2 Leeds 2 Belfast 1 Cork 1 Limerick 1

Sharing a bill with

Brothers Osborne A OVO Hydro - Premium First Direct Arena - Premium Packages Leeds First Direct Bank Arena – Premium Packages AO Arena - Premium Packages

Gigs like this

Metal gigs in Glasgow 90 Metal gigs in Manchester 81 Metal gigs in Leeds 34 Metal gigs in Belfast 21 Metal gigs UK

Past showsThe last dates on record

Sat 22 Nov THE DARKNESS: Dreams on Toast Summit Music Hall
Thu 13 Nov THE DARKNESS: Dreams on Toast The Fillmore
Wed 12 Nov THE DARKNESS: Dreams on Toast The Wiltern
Sat 8 Nov THE DARKNESS: Dreams on Toast Emo's Austin
Wed 10 Sep THE DARKNESS: Dreams on Toast Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5G
Tue 2 Sep The Darkness The Masquerade - Heaven
Sun 31 Aug THE DARKNESS: Dreams on Toast Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Mon 31 Mar The Darkness 2025 - Dreams on Toast O2 Apollo Manchester

Top tracks

I Believe in a Thing Called Love Permission to Land

Love Is Only a Feeling Permission to Land

Growing on Me Permission to Land

I Hate Myself Dreams on Toast

Rock and Roll Party Cowboy Dreams on Toast

Releases

Dreams on Toast (Members' Edition) by The Darkness

Rock and Roll Party Cowboy by The Darkness

The Longest Kiss (Acoustic Demo) by The Darkness

The Longest Kiss (Radio Edit) by The Darkness

Friday Night (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003) by The Darkness

Get Your Hands off My Woman... Again (2004 Edit Version) by The Darkness

I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live at Knebworth, 2003) by The Darkness

Streaming of a White Christmas (Live) by The Darkness

Easter is Cancelled (Deluxe) by The Darkness

Easter is Cancelled / Heart Explodes / Rock and Roll Deserves to Die by The Darkness

Rock and Roll Deserves to Die by The Darkness

Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) (Live) by The Darkness

I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live) by The Darkness

Buccaneers of Hispaniola (Live) by The Darkness

Last of Our Kind (Deluxe Edition) by The Darkness

Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) by The Darkness

Hot Cakes (Deluxe Version) by The Darkness

Everybody Have a Good Time by The Darkness

One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back (Deluxe Edition) by The Darkness

Permission To Land... Again (20th Anniversary Edition) by The Darkness

Images

**Friday Night (Live at The Astoria, London, 2003)**

**Get Your Hands off My Woman... Again (2004 Edit Version)**

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