The Darkness have spoken about being part of Christmas, their resurgence as an arena act, as well as being hailed as “one of the last proper rock ’n’ roll bands”.
The band have become part of the festive tradition, ever since they released their Christmas hit, 'Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)' in 2003. They also swapped their catsuits for big coast and scarves after performing a festive pop up show for fans and commuters across London's St Pancras Station.
Speaking about this show, The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins said: “As Santa prepares to fly his reindeer-fuelled sleigh of Slays across the night sky, thence to squeeze his tubby frame down the exhaust flues of the nation’s central heating boilers, so we, The Darkness, dust off our Christmas songs in readiness for a glut of celebration!".
He continued: “And what better place to celebrate than Britain’s favourite railway station? As the commuters hurry by, mince pies crushed in their frozen palms, we are filled with joy to tickle the ivories of Christmas Warmth, and strum upon the Lute of Festive Light".
The band's guitarist Dan Hawkins added that the show was all "just a good laugh", having headed over to the station following their US Tour. They said that this show was all about bring joy and festive cheer to their fans.
“Our fans are so cool and fill in the gaps,” he said. “We don’t have to do perfect renditions of things – we can just have a laugh. The audience mostly chose the songs today. We’re trying to instil some Christmas vibes into the public transport dreariness of King’s Cross station and the most popular request was ‘Givin’ Up’. They’ve given up givin’ a f***!”.
This also comes as The Darkness shared a life-affirming cover of Cliff Richard's festive hit, 'Mistletoe and Wine'. Check it out and Nova's report here.
