The Darkness Tickets

The Darkness hit Download Festival hard this weekend, thrashing out tracks from their recent album Last Of Our Kind and other fan favourites.

If you want old school theatrics, you can always count on The Darkness, who went back to the oldest of schools with Justin Hawkins being carried on stage through the audience atop the shoulders of Viking Barbarians. A fitting intro, because as always, The Darkness want war. In a short, sharp set of old favourites, new gems and countless guitar solo stadium moments, The Darkness proved victorious. 

The far less than 'secret set' saw The Darkness pack out the Maverick tent with fans spilling well out into the wet afternoon, but nothing could kill the spirit of a band still driven by a decadent love of life. The winds of trend may change, but The Darkness remain - the last of their kind. 

Check out our exclusive photos of the band showing us they've definitely still go it and their amazing set here.