The Darkness Announce New Zealand Headline Show

Glamorous Brit rockers The Darkness are touching down in Aotearoa for a one-off headline show early next year. The band are bringing their high-drama live performance to Tāmaki Makaurau in March 2020, and have just dropped track 'Heart Explodes' from their sci-fi concept album Easter Is Cancelled. Snap up a ticket to The Darkness and actualise your SingStar dreams…

The Darkness ‘Easter Is Cancelled’ Tour
Friday 20th March - Powerstation, Auckland 

Described as "an almighty mini-rock opera", here's the latest single from The Darkness…

Not that you could possibly forget this song, but here's a refresher anyway...

The Darkness' sci-fi concept album 'Easter Is Cancelled' is due out Friday 4th October via Cooking Vinyl.

Press Release:

The Darkness will be spreading their Easter Is Cancelled message across the land with an Australian and New Zealand headline tour in March 2020. On a mission to lead us to the sunlit uplands of inclusivity, togetherness and rock’ n’ roll fellowship, The Darkness will play shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland.

These performances promise to be incredibly special, reflecting the grand scope and vision from the band’s new album Easter Is Cancelled, alongside epic live favourites such as  ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’ and ‘Love Is Only A Feeling’ from their spectacular canon of hits.

The Darkness have also released today a new single Heart Explodes, taken from their jaw-droppingly ambitious quasi-sci-fi concept album. Heart Explodes is an almighty mini-rock opera, which finds The Darkness baring all in a multitude of heartfelt emotions reflecting the hardships, struggles and changing relationships of life.