The Darkness

The Darkness play Utilita Arena Birmingham on Saturday 12 December, their biggest headline tour in 20 years. They're joined by special guests Feeder and A, so it's a full bill rather than just the one band.

The set is a look back across their platinum-selling catalogue, which now spans eight studio albums. That takes you from the 2003 debut Permission To Land through to Dreams On Toast, which hit No. 2 in the UK Official Albums Chart in 2025. Frontman Justin Hawkins has called it "the very bestest of The Darkness", and he's promised a spandex-clad, rip-roaring set of arena-sized anthems alongside the band's classic hits. With the whole catalogue on the table, you'll hear songs from the early days and the more recent records in the same night.

There's a charitable side to the tour too: £1 from every ticket sold goes to the Live Trust, a newly launched funding initiative that supports the grassroots music sector. So a bit of your ticket ends up going back into smaller venues and the early stages of other bands.

Doors open at 18:00 and the music starts at 19:30. Tickets are £42.50 to £60 plus fees.