Justin Hawkins admits The Darkness' first arena tour in 20 years is 'overwhelming'
Justin Hawkins has vowed to put on "the best show we can".
Justin Hawkins admitted it is “overwhelming” for The Darkness to be headlining a new arena tour.
The I Believe in a Thing Called Love hitmakers have enjoyed a career resurgence over the last few years, so they are delighted to be heading out on the road to headline arena concerts for the first time since 2006 because they see it as their hard work paying off.
Singer Justin told Classic Rock magazine: “We’re really chuffed.
“Being able to do arena touring again after all this time is overwhelming.
“We’ve been working hard since we came back from that period that we shall not speak of.
“It’s difficult to regain momentum after you’ve taken a break like that, and to get to this point is the result of hard work and determination.
“We can wait to put on the best show we can put in.”
Justin is also taking his Justin Hawkins Rides Again podcast on the road, and he’s looking forward to using his position to help up-and-coming artists.
He said: “Suddenly I have a powerful opinion and people actually respect it.
“I’ve been using my platform to celebrate emerging and unsigned acts recently, so we’re going to be doing that when we’re on the road as well.
“We’re going to get a lot of local talent to come up and talk about their music and the struggles they have.”
The Growing On Me hitmaker is “really pleased” with the talk around his podcast.
He said: “The Ride Again stuff is super-irreverent.
“I’m really pleased with the way the channel is now, because it’s become something where if I critique something and I do it in an honest and amusing way, then the artist concerned feels obliged to hit back, which shows you how critique works nowadays.
“They try and stranglehold you, like, ‘Oh, he’s saying it’s bad cos he’s bitter or jealous, but actually they’re only sating that cos they know I’m right.”
