Get Ready to ROCK! » Dan Hawkins https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Fri, 01 May 2026 15:14:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: THE DARKNESS – G Live, Guildford, 11 March 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2025 23:18:51 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101477 THE DARKNESS – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, 6 March 2025Say what you like about them- and many still do- the tale of The Darkness is a classic tale of redemption. The band that rose too fast to be the biggest thing in the pop let alone the rock world, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: BLACK STONE CHERRY AND THE DARKNESS – Wembley Arena, London, 4 February 2023 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/gig-review-black-stone-cherry-and-the-darkness-wembley-arena-london-4-february-2023/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/gig-review-black-stone-cherry-and-the-darkness-wembley-arena-london-4-february-2023/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:33:00 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=86422 BLACK STONE CHERRY AND THE DARKNESS- Wembley Arena, London, 4 February 2023When this joint headline arena tour was announced, my first thoughts were that Black Stone Cherry and The Darkness were not natural bedfellows- the earnest blue collar southern rockers from Kentucky and the eccentric English band from East Anglia who … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/gig-review-black-stone-cherry-and-the-darkness-wembley-arena-london-4-february-2023/feed/ 0 Gig review: THE DARKNESS – Reading Hexagon, 26 November 2021 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/11/gig-review-the-darkness-reading-hexagon-26-november-2021/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/11/gig-review-the-darkness-reading-hexagon-26-november-2021/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:57:56 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=77134 THE DARKNESS- Reading Hexagon, 26 November 2021Never mind the hysteria that surrounded them in the early 2000’s, proof of how quickly time marches lies in the fact that it now a full ten years since the Darkness triumphantly reformed at Download. Since then they have surprised … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/11/gig-review-the-darkness-reading-hexagon-26-november-2021/feed/ 0 Album review: THE DARKNESS – Easter Is Cancelled https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/album-review-the-darkness-easter-is-cancelled/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/album-review-the-darkness-easter-is-cancelled/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2019 19:39:30 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=62452 THE DARKNESS – Easter Is CancelledCooking Vinyl [Release date 04.10.19] Album number six from the Darkness, with an album cover that will certainly cause some comment, although the band have always liked to push the boundaries. It also marks one of their heaviest albums overall, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/album-review-the-darkness-easter-is-cancelled/feed/ 0 Gig review: TOTO – Royal Chelsea Hospital, London, 13 June 2019 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/gig-review-toto-royal-chelsea-hospital-london-13-june-2019/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/gig-review-toto-royal-chelsea-hospital-london-13-june-2019/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2019 22:01:06 +0000 andynathan http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=60183 TOTO- Royal Chelsea Hospital, London, 13 June 2019In the ever more crowded gigging season, a fresh trend over the last few years has been for London’s finest historic settings to be used for concerts. Following in the footsteps of Hampton Court and Greenwich is now a short … Continue reading →

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