Cobra1000 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 The Darkness get a lot of stick for no good reason, the first album was a fun little piece and the second album was pretty good too. You just have to take them with a pinch of salt. Are they a fun live act with some catchy songs- yes. Are they the second coming of Led Zeppelin who are going to to write some of the greatest rock songs ever- probably not  yeah thats what I thought. Justin Hawkins is obviously a knob, but they were a fun party band and if they are on at a Festival I'd go see them and drink numerous beers. was always my favorite song from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 The Darkness get a lot of stick for no good reason, the first album was a fun little piece and the second album was pretty good too. You just have to take them with a pinch of salt. Are they a fun live act with some catchy songs- yes. Are they the second coming of Led Zeppelin who are going to to write some of the greatest rock songs ever- probably not  yeah thats what I thought. Justin Hawkins is obviously a knob, but they were a fun party band and if they are on at a Festival I'd go see them and drink numerous beers. was always my favorite song from them  The video follows on from I Believe In A Thing Called Love and can be seen here:  Friday Night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 15, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 15, 2011 Wait, what? The Darkness have reformed? Not only that but Justin Hawkins has grown a silly beard/tache combo too. Â Not only that, but the pirate bloke is back and looking more ridiculous than ever. This has me intrigued. I always liked the pirate bloke. Permission To Land was a brilliant album when it came out. All the songs were just fun rock tracks. They still play that Christmas song they released every December as well, so they arent dead yet. Justin Hawkins always came across as a complete spanner, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Delighted they are back, massive fan. Â The people that bitch about them are the ones who tend to take things too seriously. They are a fun band with some fantastic songs. Â Might have to get a Friday day ticket for Download just for them, rest of that day (and the other days) look terrible though imo bar Alter Bridge, Thin Lizzy, BSC & Buckcherry. Â RE: Justin being a tit. I suppose it just depends on if/when it is you meet him, when I met him 2 years back (just after he had gotten clean) he was as friendly as could be - even got the chance to jam with him in the studio, unreal guitarist/singer. But hey you've got to be a 'colourful' character to be a frontman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Dent Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Â If thats a fake, it's the best I've ever seen. About what I expected though, I was never intending to go and there's only a handful of bands I'd want to see. Jane's Addiction is a big one though so I hope they do some headline dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted March 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 Can you re-up the pic please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Usually there's some right dodgy band placings on these things but that looks like it could be pretty accurate. Of course, going on the way the festivals were booked last year, that might well mean it's fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfMetal Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Â If thats a fake, it's the best I've ever seen. About what I expected though, I was never intending to go and there's only a handful of bands I'd want to see. Jane's Addiction is a big one though so I hope they do some headline dates. Â Leeds/Reading dont usually announce that many acts in one go, do they? I suspect a fake. Â Although, if they are confirmed, defo go see Janes Addiction. They were awrsome at Leeds 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bettencourt Posted March 21, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 21, 2011 I'm pretty sure Reading & Leeds do actually announce most of their line up in one go because when they do, tickets usually sell pretty quickly. Or am I thinking of another festival? Maybe V? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfMetal Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 They dont usually announce that many in one go, and certainly not that many for rhe main stage. Tickets usually sell fast for the festival. Â Like I say, its speculation on my part, it just seems a lot of acts to confirm in one batch. Efestivals.co.uk would be best place to check offical confirmations by the organisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoote Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 MCR just confirmed on Facebook they are headlining, and Kerrang has this - Lineup My Chemical Romance and Muse have been unveiled as headliners of this year's Reading and Leeds festivals. Also on the bill are 30 Seconds To Mars, Bring Me The Horizon, Jimmy Eat World and Deftones.  The full line up is as follows:  Friday August 26 Reading / Saturday August 27 Leeds My Chemical Romance 30 Seconds To Mars The Offspring Deftones Rise Against Bring Me The Horizon New Found Glory The Blackout Architects  Saturday August 27 Reading / Sunday August 28 Leeds Jimmy Eat World Jane's Addiction  Sunday August 28 Reading / Friday August 26 Leeds Muse Enter Shikari Frank Turner Taking Back Sunday We Are The Ocean Panic! At The Disco Cage The Elephant  Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Basically, the poster lineup is 100% correct. Â I should mention that I absolutely fucking love that lineup. I might see if I can manage to somehow get a ticket nearer the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Mouzone Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Basically, the poster lineup is 100% correct. I should mention that I absolutely fucking love that lineup. I might see if I can manage to somehow get a ticket nearer the time.  Well the tickets didn't sell out in 0.4 seconds as they do normally, so you may be in luck. Not a fan of the line up at all, seems as if Melvin Benn filled up his speed dial 5 years ago and can't be bothered to check his contact list to book any new acts. I saw the poster for the 2002 festival yesterday and the amount of duplicates between that and 2011 is unreal (and weekend tickets were just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Dent Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Really surprised to see all Reading tix still available this morning. Usually sells out regardless of who plays. Also seen Muse have said they'll be playing some songs from Origin of Symmetry for the last time which is pretty fucking weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfMetal Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Basically, the poster lineup is 100% correct. I should mention that I absolutely fucking love that lineup. I might see if I can manage to somehow get a ticket nearer the time.  Well the tickets didn't sell out in 0.4 seconds as they do normally, so you may be in luck. Not a fan of the line up at all, seems as if Melvin Benn filled up his speed dial 5 years ago and can't be bothered to check his contact list to book any new acts. I saw the poster for the 2002 festival yesterday and the amount of duplicates between that and 2011 is unreal (and weekend tickets were just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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