The Darkness
Rock band from Lowestoft · formed 2000
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 29
- Last show
- None on record
About
The Darkness is a band from Lowestoft, formed in 2000, tagged glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- The Darkness formed in 2000 — MusicBrainz
- The Darkness is based in Lowestoft — MusicBrainz
- Rufus Taylor: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Frankie Poullain: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Justin Hawkins: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Ed Graham: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Dan Hawkins: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Richie Edwards: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- The Darkness has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2002–2026 — MusicBrainz
- The Darkness (band) formed in 2000 — Wikipedia
- The Darkness (band) is from Lowestoft , Suffolk , England — Wikipedia
- The Darkness (band) has 4 members: Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain, Rufus Tiger Taylor — Wikipedia
- The Darkness (band) plays Hard rock — Wikipedia
- The Darkness (band) plays glam rock — Wikipedia
- The Darkness (band) plays glam metal — Wikipedia
- The Darkness has 1354948 listeners on Last.fm — The Darkness on Last.fm
- The Darkness has released 10 recordings between 2019 and 2026 — The Darkness on Discogs
- The Darkness has 19 followers on Genius — The Darkness on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @thedarkness — The Darkness on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
29 releases, 2002–2026One Way Ticket to Birmingham: Live at the NEC 2006
2026 · Album
Masters Of The Universe
2026
The Legend Of Eternia (From "Masters Of The Universe")
2026
Dreams on Toast
2025 · Album
Hot on My Tail
2025 · Ep
Walking Through Fire
2025 · Ep
Mistletoe And Wine
2025
One Way Ticket To Hell ...And Back
2025
Motorheart
2021 · Album
Streaming of a White Christmas
2021 · Album
Easter Is Cancelled
2019 · Album
Live at Hammersmith
2018 · Album
Pinewood Smile
2017 · Album
Blast Of Our Kind Tour - London Roundhouse - 20 Dec 2015
2016 · Album
Blast Of Our Kind Tour - The Best Of USB
2016 · Album
Last of Our Kind
2015 · Album
Daytrotter Studio (Rock Island, IL)
2013 · Ep
The Platinum Correction: Live & Consensual in Thetford Forest
2013 · Album
Hot Cakes
2012 · Album
Permission to Land / One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back
2008 · Compilation
The Platinum Collection
2008 · Compilation
One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back
2005 · Album
Love Is Only a Feeling
2004 · Single
Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)
2003 · Single
Get Your Hands Off My Woman
2003 · Single
Growing on Me
2003 · Single
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
2003 · Single
Permission to Land
2003 · Album
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
2002 · Ep
Lineup
- Rufus Taylor · drums (drum set)
Former
- Frankie Poullain
- Justin Hawkins
- Ed Graham
- Dan Hawkins
- Richie Edwards
Airplay
- KEXP airplay: 8 plays, 2013-02-17–2022-07-20 — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reeves) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Jenn) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (Evie Stokes) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Seek & Destroy' (Nate) — KEXP
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Wikipedia | Artist facts |
| The Darkness on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| The Darkness on Discogs | Artist facts |
| The Darkness on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.