What’s occurring, butt!? Dust off the catsuits, tune up the high-pitched falsettos, and prepare your pelvis for involuntary shaking because THE DARKNESS have officially announced their 2026 UK TOUR — and it looks absolutely glorious.
We’re talking:
✨ Big riffs
✨ Glitter explosions
✨ Spandex tight enough to alter timelines
✨ Justin Hawkins screaming notes only dogs and angels can hear
Fans are already losing it, shouting things like:
“THE BOYS ARE BACK!”
“BRING ON THE CATSUITS!”
“I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED TOUR!!!”
And honestly? Proper job.
🎸🔥 THE DARKNESS — UK TOUR 2026 (FULL DATES)
Serving riffs, glams, shrieks, and pure British rock chaos.
🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM
- Oct 2 — Glasgow — O2 Academy
- Oct 3 — Newcastle — O2 City Hall
- Oct 5 — Leeds — O2 Academy
- Oct 6 — Manchester — O2 Apollo
- Oct 8 — Nottingham — Rock City
- Oct 10 — Birmingham — O2 Academy
- Oct 12 — Cardiff — Tramshed (YES BUTT — CALLING ALL WELSH FALSETTOS!)
- Oct 14 — Bristol — O2 Academy
- Oct 16 — Southampton — O2 Guildhall
- Oct 18 — London — Eventim Apollo
This is a PERFECT venue selection:
✔ big enough to feel massive
✔ small enough to get sweaty
✔ VERY likely to contain men in leopard-print trousers
🎟️ TICKET PRICES + VIP UPGRADES (FULL BREAKDOWN)
Your wallet may cry… but your soul will ascend.
💷 UK TICKET PRICES
- Standard Standing/Seated: £32 – £45
- Front Pit / Early Entry: £55
- Balcony Premium: £65
⭐ VIP “Permission to Rock” Package — £110
Includes:
- Early entry
- Signed art print
- Exclusive VIP laminate
- “I Believe in a Thing Called Merch” bag
⭐ VIP Soundcheck Experience — £160
Includes:
- Access to watch 2–3 songs at soundcheck
- Q&A with the band
- Signed tour poster
- Early merch access
- VIP laminate + tote
⭐ ULTIMATE “I Believe in a Thing Called VIP” — £260
Includes:
🔥 Side-stage viewing for ONE SONG
🔥 Professional photo with the band
🔥 Signed setlist
🔥 Exclusive limited-run tour artwork print
🔥 Everything in previous tiers
Fans’ reactions so far:
“£32 for The Darkness? Absolute bargain.”
“Side-stage during ‘Love Is Only a Feeling’ — SIGN ME UP.”
“I want the VIP laminate framed above my bed.”
🤘✨ WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE 2026 SHOWS
✔ Justin Hawkins hitting falsettos that could shatter glass in Newport
✔ Dan Hawkins delivering riffs so crunchy you could sprinkle them on lasagne
✔ The crowd going FULL GLAM
✔ Guitar solos performed while doing the splits (probably)
✔ Setlists stacked with:
- I Believe In A Thing Called Love
- Growing on Me
- Love Is Only a Feeling
- One Way Ticket (To Hell… and Back!!!)
✔ At least one outrageous speech about rock ’n’ roll saving the universe
Only in Wales, mun?
Nope — but Cardiff is absolutely getting the loudest crowd.
🕶️ THE DARKNESS 2026 — THE VIBE
Camp. Loud. Silly. Brilliant.
Exactly what British rock should be.
This tour is shaping up to be the most fun you can legally have in a building.
