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. theriffreport.click/j7o