The Darkness Tour U.S., Japan, Merrie Olde England (and Scotland)
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[Posted Wednesday, November 19th, 2003 04:15:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

The Pitchfork staff got a big kick out of a recent hate mail about a review of The Darkness' first full-length Permission to Land. The letter predominately stated that we "suck for all time (ALL FUCKING TIME) for even remotely considering the Darkness listenable." If any of you out there in cyber-land hate The Darkness like our nameless assassin, just go about your daily lives.

But if any of you out there like The Darkness (as we do), England's very own late-'70s hard-rock indie metal minimalist power rock band, of course. Enjoying minor success in their native land with the release of their EP I Believe In A Thing Called Love, The Darkness struck real acclaim with their recent album (the one in question). And now with a brief U.S. tour on the itinerary before flying off to Japan and their homeland, their Metallica-gone-wrong (very wrong) sound can be evaluated in person. Maybe. The dates:

11-19 Chicago, IL - Double Door
11-21 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
11-22 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
11-25 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
11-26 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp
11-27 Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
12-03 Plymouth, England - Plymouth Pavilions
12-04 Bournemouth, England - International Centre
12-05 London, England - Brixton Academy
12-06 London, England - Brixton Academy
12-08 Birmingham, England - TBA
12-09 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
12-10 Manchester, England - Carling Apollo Manchester

The Darkness: http://www.thedarknessrock.com