The Darkness to play Download

Satvir Bhamra March 16, 2011 Categories » Festival Coverage

It was announced yestedaythat THE DARKNESS, the multi-award winning Brit-rockers from East Anglia, famed for their incredible live shows and whose hits include ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’, ‘Growing On Me’,‘Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)’ and ‘One Way Ticket’ have reunited after a five year gap and will be performing at the DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL on Friday 10 June. This performance – with the original line up of Justin Hawkins,Dan Hawkins, Ed Graham and Frankie Poullain – will mark the band’s first Festival appearance since splitting up in 2006. The Darkness will appear as special guests to headliners Def Leppard on the opening night of the Download Festival.

Other bands confirmed for the weekend include:

  • FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
  • SKUNK ANANSIE
  • PLAIN WHITE T’S
  • KVELERTAK
  • FRAMING HANLEY
  • HYRO DA HERO

For more information on the Download Festival, check out:

http://forums.downloadfestival.co.uk/

Heavy-Meta... Read more»

From this category » Festival Coverage
About this festival »