The Darkness

One of the most extraordinary and best loved bands to come from the UK, with fans all around the world. The Darkness exploded from their LowestoK roots to global success when they released their debut album Permission To Land to almost overnight success. It topped the UK charts, going 5x Pla$num and selling over 1.5 million copies in the UK alone, whilst also becoming a huge success everywhere from the USA to Australia, Germany to Japan.

The album spawned a series of hit singles including ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’, ‘Growing On Me’, ‘Get Your Hands Off My Woman’ and ‘Love Is Only A Feeling’. It also clocked up a series of awards including three BRIT Awards, two Kerrang Awards and an Ivor Novello for ‘Songwriters Of The Year’ amongst many others. In 2025 the record was revealed as the most successful Bri$sh rock album of the 21st century.

The Darkness played a number of landmark shows, including a headline set at the 2004 Reading & Leeds Fes$vals, as part of a whirlwind career of global touring and interna$onal success. The band then followed the success of their debut with the 2005 album One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back, which produced the Top 10 hit ‘One Way Ticket’.